2 0 1 0 G W P C A N AT I O N A L S 2010 Nationals On Friday, the dogs seemed more settled into their routines and the competition heated up a little. Allan Immerman judged Friday’s events – judges both days were super and a lot of fun to show under. Rally Excellent B was perhaps the most competitive class of the day with Kay Braddock’s Belle and Tammy Aylward’s Willis both scoring a very respectable 96. However, Kay and Belle finished the course in less time and, thus, awarded first place. Tammy and Willis also scored a very nice 95 in the Rally Advanced A class. The Rally Novice B class picked up an extra competitor in Hilde Stapgens and her dog (whose call name I didn’t get). They took first place with a 94 while Betsy and Roy took second place. Betsy and Roy had a nice run, but did one of the stations incorrectly which cost them some points. Cindy and Timex also did a nice job and placed third in the class. Obedience again started with the Utility B class. Kay Braddock’s Jet ran into some trouble, with the signals I think, and failed to qualify. Carol and Gracie got a nice qualifying score of 191 and took the class. In Open B class, both of these dogs qualified with Kay and Jet placing first with a 193, and Carol and Gracie placing
second. The other two dogs, Kay’s Hank and Sandy William’s Mark failed to qualify, but both dogs did a nice job. Tammy and Willis also did a nice job in Open A, but again failed to qualify. As I said, Open A is tough class for dogs. Kay and Belle picked up their “insurance” leg for the CD by scoring 189 on Friday. This was not as stellar a performance as the previous day, but still good. As a result, Kay and Jet took High in Trial, while Carol and Gracie walked away with the High Combined honors. Our dogs also competed well in the all-breed events the remainder of the weekend. Carol and Gracie qualified in Open B with a nice score, but not high enough to get into the ribbons. Kay and Jet placed fourth in this class, while Kay and Belle placed second in Novice B. Cindy Heiller was the only rally competitor to show on Saturday. According to Cindy, she and Timex got lost on the course! Good sport that she is, Cindy said better the rally course than getting lost in the field while on a horse! They did better on Sunday and got a qualify score in the Rally Novice B class. Carol was the only obedience competitor to show on Sunday, getting a 191 in the Open B class. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Michigan in 2011!
Betsy Watkins, Judge Chris Cornell and Cindy Heiller
Carol Piette-Cagle and Gracie working on that high combined score ©2010 GWPCA WIRE NEWS
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