Agility Dogs

We thought you may like to get to know the Agility Competition Dogs at the club, then you may recognise them if you see them at shows. We have broken them down into competition levels for ease. Why not link to the Agility Performance Tables Page to see which of them are doing well during 2003and 2004.

Advanced/Championship Dogs Senior Dogs Novice Dogs Starter Dogs

Name	Proper Name	Handler	Breed	Other Information
Dare	Altricia Wishing Silver at Borderstorm	Lisa Adamson	Border Collie	Went senior in her first year of competition (2002) and advanced in 2003. Typical mad merle, but very cuddly. She took some time out in 2002 and 2003 to raise a family and has come back faster then before.
Fizz	Grimly Fiendish	Lisa Adamson	Working Sheepdog	Fizz went advanced in 1997, aged 3. Small and agile, she prefers tight twisty courses. She has one Reserve CC, and has competed at Crufts. Fizz is now in semi retirement.
Spice	Shipelle Spice of Life	Karen Marriott	Border Collie	Spice went advanced in 1999. She has had one litter of pups. Spice enjoys tricky but spread out courses, and her new slimline figure has resulted in extra speed and enthusiassm.

Name	Proper Name	Handler	Breed	Other Information
Cruise	Woodsorrel Cruise Control at Borderstorm	Lisa Adamson	Border Collie	Cruise has only just started competing, but is showing potential. He is fast and frantic with very fast contacts, but his over enthusiasm and Lisa's handling usually result in a fault or two! Cruise has two novice wins and an Intermediate.
Flynn	Sherebridge Envoy	Bob Sharp	Border Collie	Went Senior within 4 months of outdoor competition realising the potential we all knew he had,having 4 outright wins and 3 second places. Since then has decided see saws are for leaping off which has precluded him from any places in Senior. Has adapted well to the rest of the challenges associated with the step up and will expect places next Spring. All winter agility comps will be used as practice so expect to see him held on his contacts for a while
Gemma	Tri Colour Gem	Helen Murphy	Working Sheepdog	Still needs 4 wins for advanced, but getting very close, with numerous 2nd places. Helen is a junior handler who went senior at the end of 2001. Gemma regularly competes at Crufts.
Maddy	Wingeared Reynard	Hannah Cook	Working Sheepdog	Maddy progessed to Senior within a year of competing, taking part in a few finals on the way, coming 3rd in the CSJ. She is not a fast, powerful dog (due to her size, although I'm sure her ears must help a little), but she's eager to please and a pleasure to run.
Rio	A Touch of Spice	Karen Marriott	X
Sally	Long Tall Sally	Marilyn Murphy	Working Sheepdog	Sally had an excellent year in Starters during 2002 winning the Agility Eye tables for Northern Dogs. Marilyn is now working hard on speeding up Sallys contacts and keeping her lower over jumps. She won her first Novice Class in 2003 and got the elusive 2nd win in 2005
Scooby	My Mate Minstral	Richard Blanchard	X	Scooby went senior in the summer of 2004, and is certainly a super quick little dog with fast running contacts. Seniors here we come

Name	Proper Name	Handler	Breed	Other Information
Aggy	Charlie's Angel	Jill Oliver	WSD	At 3 years old, Aggy continues to surprise me. She won out of Starters Agility at Easington much to my amazement (I thought I would be beaten by a fast collie)! She continues to improve and I look forward to Intermediate with interest.
Ash	Coltriever Christie	Steve Smith	Collie X Retriever	Ash has 1 Novice win from 2002 and is looking for his 2nd to go Senior. Ash has competed at Crufts, and fathered a super litter
Becky	Becky Boo	Ian Bateman	Border Collie	You can normally hear Ian and Becky before you see them - his recognisable command of "Stay There" rings out in true dulcet tones. Still, Becky has stunning speed and enthusiasm, and one day, when she gets it right, they will be unbeatable.
Breeze	Creel Clarissa	Trev Candy	GSD	Trev has worked hard on Breeze's contacts and these are now much more reliable. On the right course, Breeze could quite easily gain that elusive first novice win.
Cassie	Wild and Wonderful	Jackie Smith	Collie X	Cass has had some injury problems during 2002 so Jackie has not been able to help her to achieve her full potential. Although Cass can run like the wind, on the course she prefers to be accurate rather that speedy.
Chester	Silver Fox	Sue Bray	Collie X	Chester won out of starters in 2002, and has had some good placings, but he can be inconsistent. However, show him a tennis ball and he flys!
Charlie	Pajenbeck True Grit	Jill Oliver	Flat Coat Retriever	Charlie, a handsome black Flatcoated Retriever was born in 1998. He has been laid off for 2 years due to luxating patella's. He has a fantastic personality, crosses his front legs when relaxing, plays hide and seek in the garden and is so mad about balls - he takes them out of dogs mouths he has never met before! Now 6 years old but still acting like a 2 year old hooligan. He has had a successful year and is now moving up to "Intermediate", thanks to his kennelmate (coming 2nd to Aggy's 1st in Starters Agility at Easington). I hope he will not be out of his depth and continues to enjoy his passion for Agility.
Elsa	Dinas Elsa Pennant	Roger Teasdale	WSD	Elsa was be 2 years old in December 2003. She's a white and black rescue collie from Ireland. She is small, slim and very fast and agile. She is also quick to learn and her training is going well. She has won 3 starters classes so far during the 2004 season, and is looking forward to her Intermediate debut. She just loves agility and it is helping to keep Roger fit and very active trying to keep up with her!
Grace	Charbonny Saving Grace	Shirley Frankcom	Belgian Shepherd	Taking a break from Agility this year while Shirley works on making her new house habitable! But we'll be back
Hattie	Hurricane Hattie	Amy Smith	Lurcher	Hatti has a number of Novice wins, but all for Jumping. Amy has worked hard on the contacts this year, and Hatti is fast becoming a very consistent agility dog too, qualifying for the ABC finals in 2004.
Jade	Dinas Jade Pennant	Roger Teasdale	Working Sheepdog	Jade is 8 years old and is still competing at Starter level, but not for much longer as Rogers other dog Elsa has recently won out. She is generally careful enough to get clear rounds in the course time, but not fast enough for the higher places. But she enjoys herself and it helps keep her fit and active
Josh	Brock of the Dale	Hannah Cook	Working Sheepdog	Josh never learnt how to jump properly and consequently his clear rounds have beenn few and far between. Hard work and lots of training have seen his jumping style gradually improve. He has gained a first in graduate novice agility and a second and fourth at novice. Can the "new improved" josh go on to gain his first proper win?
Kes	Mister Preston Keswick	Jackie Smith	Collie X Shepherd	Kes has always had a disrespect of poles, but this season Jackie has worked hard with this and has had some success, undoubtedly Kes will be capable of a Novice win next season
Meg	Flynns Little Sweetheart	Bob Sharp	WSD	Rescued from an Agility household at 10 months where she was being bullied by the other dogs this lightweight red/white bitch, 18 months old in December is now registered as Flynns little sweetheart, which says it all. An originally shy and quiet dog she has blossomed and delights in agility being quick over the ground and with wickedly tight turns. Bob has deliberately not rushed her training and will not compete until ready but a glimpse of her potential was seen at N.Derbys fun day where she went clear in jumping first time out. Training is going well with solid a.frame and dog walk contacts, whilst recent introduction to weaves and see saw hold no fear.The winter will be spent getting used to each others movements starting in the UKA nursery class in January,and hopefully debut early in the new season
Nel	Celtic Lightning of Llyn	Veronica Wilson	Working Sheepdog	Nell is a 4 year old "failed sheepdog", but has found her niche in agility. She is fast but only has little short legs, so has to work hard. Her contacts are good although she is prone to flying the seesaw - but we are working on it! Veronica thinks she will be a judge in her next life as she never takes her eye off other competitors in the ring and gets really annoyed if anyone blocks her view. In 2002 she qualified out of elementary and in 2003 she won Starters Agility at Norfolk.
Scotch	Detania Rocket Fuel	Julie Smith	Border Collie	*Scotch* is a red and white border collie from the Detania Kennels. He turned one in September 2004 and his attention and willingness to work is outstanding. He is extremely fast and already achieving good contacts. He loves to work and is a typical manic collie around agility equipment, but so cuddly and affectionate at home. Scotch’s debut will be at the Scunthorpe Show in April 2005.
Skip	Offally Lad	Bob Sharpe	Working Sheepdog	As stated last year Skip benefitted enormously from Bobs personal winter training and finished 3rd in the club novice competition despite competing much less than others due to injury and lack of caravan. Still a relatively slow collie he had 2 second places in a day at Easington.Handler dog combination is now as good as it is likely to be so the 200 plus club points acheived last year should be attainable again this season.
Timber	Wood You Believe It	Karen Marriott	Working Sheepdog	Timber is a rescue dog, who exhibits some bizarre behaviours. He has come very close to Novice wins this year and it shouldn't be long before he has one to his credit.
Zita	Delark Chianti	Rod Norton	Belgian Shepherd	Zita look time out this year to raise a family, trouble was, she kept "mum" about who the father was. A few dogs in the boarding kennels were under suspicion. The pups were however very very cute

Name	Proper Name	Handler	Breed	Other Information
Ayza	Glenroyal Xara	Cath Candy	GSD	Ayza has now started competing and has had 3 places already all with Cathy, she is showing potential, and Cathy thinks that some of this is down to the private training she did with her favourite collie Cruise, this helped to keep her focused, as there were not so many distractions, as she is a very nosy dog.
Fly	Megate Glen Firefly	Pauline Sharp	Working Sheepdog	Fly a rescue dog obtained from the Agilitynet website has been with Pauline since April and both are learning the sport together. Typical of working stock Fly has a strong herding instinct and is an avid watcher of agility from the side, but is now much more focused on her handler. An excellent jumper and fast weaver, she has had one clear round already and twice completed fast rounds with only 5 faults. Winter will be spent on further improving her wait, weave entries and contacts which will enable her to be competitive next season. But not too competitive says Pauline.
Seegar	Axelan Dragonheart	Cath Candy	GSD	A late starter due to lameness, he is very consistent and does have his moments of speed. Cath lives in hope of him getting a starter win, and if the course is right, he will. What he lacks in working ability, he more than makes up for with his stunning good looks.