COMPETITION RESULTS

February 11/12, 2012
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
This past weekend we flew to Orlando, Florida with our dogs to compete in the Central Florida Disc Challenge, AWI Qualifier and the Quadruped Distance Competition. Despite the "cool" temperatures (mitts and longjohns were a hot commodity) and "breezy" conditions (~7 tents were destroyed in 20-30 mph winds), we had a great time and placed well in a field of many top world champions.
On Saturday, both Riff (with Rick) and Brew (with Angela) made the cut to both the AWI Freestyle and Toss & Catch finals! In the end, Brew placed 9th and Riff placed 15th in freestyle against 57 other competitors.
On Sunday, we decided to both play with Riff in the Quadruped... Riff is our more accurate catcher and the cool conditions allowed her to stay fresh and ready to play! Once again, both teams made it to the finals with Angela & Riff placing 3rd in the Women's Open Division and Rick & Riff placing 2nd in the Men's Open Division. Second place in the Men's Open was a GREAT achievement, considering that the 1st place team also broke the World Record that day!
Special thanks to Susan and Virginia for looking after the kennel and our dogs that stayed home while we were away.


January 28, 2012
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & Angela travelled to Lapeer, Michigan with all 7 dogs to compete in the 2nd Annual Frost Bite Fling disc dog competition.  Rally and Riff came home with the hardware, with a 1st and 2nd place in Freestyle as well as Toss & Fetch.  It was a great day and the weather was great for travelling.


October 30, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick travelled down to Waterford, Ontario to compete in the Howl-O-ween Disc Dog Trial.  All the dogs did well and both Riff and Brew came home with several 1st and 2nd place finishes in practically every event they entered!

Fall 2011
We have had a busy and action-packed September/October that we are just catching up on now!  Our dogs competed in 2 different world disc dog championships...  Skyhoundz World Championships in Chattanooga, Tennessee and the AWI Disc Dog Championships in Gray Summit, Missouri.  Although no trophies this time, we had some great rounds with all the dogs and made many new friendships along the way!  We look forward to training over the winter season to get ready for 2012!

August 27, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Angela, Gander, Brew and Rally attended the "Party with the Big Dogs- Super Series" in Alliston for a great day of competitions that included weight-pulling, dock diving and disc.  In Gander's 2nd ever weight pull competition, she successfully pulled 670 lbs, earning her a 2nd place ribbon!  Brew also made his debut on the dock and got a 1st place in the Junior division and had a personal best of a 18 ft jump!  Rally made a few jumps as well and had fun hanging out for the day.
 

August 5-7, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Angela & Rally competed at the 2011 National Agility Regionals in Oro this past weekend. This competition brings together the best agility dogs from all over Canada.  Once again, Rally exceeded Angela's expectations, placing 6th in his height class (out of 41 dogs), as well as earning 2, 2nd place ribbons and a 5th place ribbon in individual classes!


July 23, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & Angela competed at the Skyhoundz Eastern Canadian Regional Qualifier this past weekend in Brantford, Ontario.  All the dogs performed very well in the heat and Riff placed 3rd in Open Freestyle and 4th in Distance/Accuracy with Rick.  Rally placed 2nd in both Open Freestyle and Distance/Accuracy, as well they placed 1st in Pairs Freestyle with Rally.  Brew also did well, placing 4th in Open Freestyle with Angela.  The top 3 placements earn an invitation to the Skyhoundz World Championships this September in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Thanks to Caroline & Jim from Canidae as well as Rick's family for coming out and supporting and cheering us all the way!


July 16-17, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
This past weekend we travelled to Gray Summit, Missouri for both an AWI World Qualifier and Quadruped Distance event, while Virginia, and Rick's parent looked after the kennel for us.
The AWI was on Saturday and the top 5 placements earned an invitation to the AWI World Championships in October at the same location. Angela & Rally took 1st place, but since they already qualified earlier this year in Houston, the q spots moved down to 6th place. Rick & Riff placed 4th and Angela & Brew placed 6th! So all of our dogs will be competing at the AWI World Championships! As well, Angela & Rally placed 2nd in the Toss & Catch event, just missing out on a cash prize.
We also had a great day on Sunday at the Quadruped distance event.  All 3 of our dogs made it to the finals (Brew was lent out to a lady from California) and we ended up with 2nd in Women's division with Brew (handled by Stacey), 3rd in Women's Open division with Angela & Rally and 4th in Men's Open division with Rick & Riff.
Once again we came back over the border with some precious and well-deserved hardware... and the dogs played VERY well in extreme temperatures!
 

June 25, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & Gander competed in a weight pulling competition this past weekend at the "Party with the Big Dogs" - Super Series in Brantford, Ontario.  In her first ever competition, Gander won her weight class with a 400-lb pull and she didn't even break a sweat!  ;-)  Congrats to Rick & Gander!
      

June 4, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick travelled to Owosso, Michigan to compete at the Curwood Festival State Championships with both his dogs Riff and Brew.  Rick & Riff came home as the Overall Michigan State Champions and Rick & Brew were right behind, placing 2nd!  As well, Riff took 1st in the freestyle event and Brew took 3rd in the Distance & Accuracy event.  CONGRATS!!


May 27-29, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Angela & Rally competed at the 2011 Ontario Agility Regionals in Oro this past weekend.  Rally exceeded Angela's expectations, with not only qualifiying for the Canadian Agility Nationals later this summer, but also overall placing 7th in his height class (out of 47 dogs), as well as making the finals in the Steeplechase class!


May 21/22, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & Angela travelled to Kokomo, Indiana to compete in both the Quadruped distance competition, as well as a UFO Local Event.  On Saturday, Angela & Rally placed 2nd in the Women's Open division in the Quadruped with a longest catch of 56.5 yards and Rick & Riff placed 6th in the Men's Open division with a longest catch of 70.5 yards.  On Sunday, Angela & Rally placed 1st in Open Freestyle and Rick & Riff placed 1st in the Toss & Fetch event against 50 other teams from all over the United States. As well, Rick & Riff placed 2nd overall and Angela & Brew placed 3rd overall.  Thanks to Shirley for looking after the kennel and our dogs that we left at home to keep her company.
 

April 23, 2011
RiffRaff (handled by Rick) earned her Starter Agility Dog of Canada title at Rat Pack Agility competition in Orangeville.  Rally (handled by Angela) had some nice runs and Truman, Gander and Brew also played and had fun!

April 16/17, 2011
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & Angela travelled to Houston, Texas with the van packed full of 6 dogs and gear to compete at the AWI Qualifier.  Angela & Rally placed 2nd in Freestyle and Rick & RiffRaff placed 1st in a toss&fetch class of 65 other teams from all over the United States. As well, Rick & RiffRaff placed 6th in the Freestyle event and Angela & Brew placed 13th.  Rally's 2nd place finish in the AWI Qualifier earned them a spot at the AWI World Finals in October in Gray Summit, Missouri.


March 13, 2011
Today was Rick & RiffRaff's day to shine in agility!  Riff Q'd (with 1st place) in Starter Jumpers and Starter Standard courses, as well as earning a special award for the "Most Improved Team" in the 2 Starter Standard courses!  Each time they get out on the agility field, their confidence grows and they work well as a team.  Gander (our Newfie) also earned her 1st Q in Starter Jumpers as well.  No pics or videos this time, as we were too busy running our 5 dogs...  hopefully next time!

February 23, 2011
Rally and Truman had a great night at an agility competition at Royackers in Ariss.  Between the 2 dogs entered in 5 classes, we came home with 5, 1st place ribbons and 5 qualifying ribbons!  Check out some of the action on our video page.

January 30, 2011
We attended another agility competition in Orangeville with all the of the dogs.  Everyone had fun and Truman was the star of the day, earning his Agility Dog of Canada (ADC) title!  Yeah Truman!


December 12, 2010
After competing in disc dog all summer, it was time to change gears and get back into our 2nd favorite dogsport, AGILITY!  We took the gang to an agility competition just north of Guelph and had a great time!  Rick & RiffRaff played well for only their 3rd competition ever.  Rick is gaining the experience and confidence needed to make a great agility handler, with Riff waiting patiently at his side.  Truman is starting to really enjoy the game, but never much as he enjoys his birds!  ;-)  Gander and Brew debuted on the competition field and showed great promise for the future.  Rally was as solid as ever, flying through the courses with ease.


October 17, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & RiffRaff travelled down to Cartersville, Georgia to compete in the USDDN International Championships.  Competing against teams from all over the world, they placed 4th in the SuperPro division!  Congrats to Rick & Riff!  This was the last major competition that we are attending this year...  now it's time for a break and some extra hikes in the woods and cuddle time.  ;-)

October 2, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Congrats to Angela & Rally who took 4th place at the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge "Flying Freestyle Disc" event in Gray Summit, Missouri.  This was an INTERNATIONAL event with competitors from Japan, Poland and the United States.

September 25/26, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Congrats to Rick & RiffRaff for bringing home a trophy for 3rd place in the Sport Distance/Accuracy Division at the 2010 Skyhoundz World Disc Dog Championships! This team was on fire and also placed 8th in the Open Freestyle Division. As well, the team of Rally, Angela & Rick placed a respectable 7th in the Pairs Freestyle Division against some tough competition. Thanks to Virginia and Lindsay for looking after the kennel while we were away.


September 4/5, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Thanks to Virginia and Lindsay for looking after the kennel, we were able to travel to Naperville, Illinois for the UFO Major and Ashley Whippet Invitational Disc Dog Championships. At the UFO Major, Rick & RiffRaff placed a respectable 11th in Freestyle (in a class of over 70 other teams), and 4th in Toss & Catch (against 90 other competitors). As well, Angela & Brew finished 28th in Freestyle at their first major competition. At the AWI Championships, Angela & Rally placed 6th in a group of over 30 top-notch teams from all across North America.

August 21/22, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & RiffRaff travelled to Ottawa, Ontario to compete in the USDDN Canadian Qualifer and came home with 1st place in both Super Open Freestyle and Super Pro divisions. This earns them an invitation to the USDDN Internationals Finals in Cartersville, Georgia in October.

August 3, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Thanks to a great effort by our dogs, we are on our way to Chattanooga, Tennessee in September for the Skyhoundz World Disc Dog Championships!
Rick took both 1st & 2nd with RiffRaff and Brew in the D/A division (competing against 50 other teams), while Angela placed both 1st & 2nd with Brew and Rally in the Freestyle division. As well, we placed 1st in the Pairs Freestyle division with Rally (reigning world champion). Only the top 3 placings get invited to the world championships. And to top it off, Rally took home the "Tango Memorial Award" for the top scores in freestyle that day!


July 17/18, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & Angela travelled to Gray Summit, Missouri with the truck packed full of dogs and gear to compete at the "HOT JAM" AWI Qualifier... man was it HOT!! But the heat didn't bother the dogs... Angela & Rally placed 2nd and Rick & RiffRaff placed 3rd in a toss&fetch class of almost 100 other teams from all over the United States. As well, Rick & RiffRaff placed 4th in the Freestyle event in the AWI Qualifier which earned them a spot at the AWI World Finals in September in Chicago.

Thanks to both Virginia and Shirley for looking after the kennel while we were away.


May 22/23, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & RiffRaff travelled to Denver, COLORADO for a weekend of disc dog competitions. On Saturday, they competed in the Skyhoundz Western Open Qualifier and took 3rd place in the Open Freestyle Division, which earns them a spot at the World Championships this coming September in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They had an even better day on Sunday, by placing 1st in BOTH the Freestyle and Distance/Accuracy events in the AWI Qualifier which earned them a spot at the AWI World Finals in September in Chicago. Congrats to Rick & RiffRaff!


May 15, 2010
Rick and Angela travelled to Kokomo, Indiana to compete in the Quadruped (long distance competition) and Angela & RiffRaff came home with a 4th place finish and a trophy for the longest catch of the day of 58 yards. Gander also earned herself the "Crowd Pleaser" award!


April 4, 2010
Check out the following videos of both Rick & RiffRaff and Angela & Rally. This was taken from an American TV broadcasting of the Purina Incredible Winter Dog Challenge, which took place in Whistler, BC on January 9th, 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_O4y2lfQxY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DnJhrvIqRU

February 20/21, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & Angela travelled to Orlando, FLORIDA with Rally & RiffRaff for the Central Florida Disc Dog Challenge and The QUADRUPED (long distance disc throwing). Rick & RiffRaff placed 1st in the Advanced Toss & Fetch and Angela & Rally placed 3rd, as well as 3rd in the AWI Qualifier which earned them a spot at the AWI World Finals in September in Chicago. On sunday, Angela & RiffRaff captured 1st place in the Women's Open Division with a top catch at 56 yards, and puts them in the lead for the Quadruped series.

Special thanks goes out to Virginia and Lindsey for holding down the fort while we were away and caring for the boarding dogs as well as our own.

Check out this segment on Good Morning America that shows segments from the PIDC in Whistler, BC of Angela & Rally!

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9633974

January 9th, 2010
**RESULTS ARE IN!!**
Rick & Angela travelled to Whistler, BC for the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge and competed in Freestyle Flying Disc with Rally & Riff Raff.

Rally & Angela took 1st place which earned them a spot at the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Nationals to be held at Gray Summit, Missouri this coming October. Competitors from California, Washington, Colorado, British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario came to Whistler for this event. As well, Rick & Riff Raff finished in a very respectable 5th place at their first Purina event.

We would like to think Virginia and Shirley who ran the kennel while we were away, cared for both our dogs and the kennel dogs and did a great job of it! You made this trip possible for us and we are grateful to you.

Other pictures of the event can be viewed through the following link:
http://www.theprovince.com/news/photos/Incredible+Challenge/2426497/story.html