Great year for agility dogs
A Chinese Crested and a West Highland white terrier have joined the agility classes.
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THE last show was run in lovely cool, rain free weather with good results all round. Handlers and their four-legged pals are now looking forward to the year-end fun Christmas show at Scottburgh Country Club on December 15.
It has been a great year for the South Coast handlers and their dogs, which have proved time after time that they have what it takes to be among the best. What has been interesting is to see is that agility training is attracting more and more breeds. South Coast clubs are well represented with rescue dogs, and now also include a special Chinese Crested and a West Highland white terrier (or Westie), proving it is a sport for almost any dog .
The following results are for Dogs in Action (DIA) and Pumula Agility Dogs (PAD).
Natal German Shepherd Dog Club.
Contact.
Grade 3 – Large: 1st Spark and Gail Taylor (DIA); 2nd Swift and Gail Tayor (DIA); 3rd Tara and Ann Shaw (PAD).
Grade 2 – Small: 1st Hash and Barbara Egan (DIA).
Non contact.
Grade 3 – Large: 1st Tara and Ann Shaw (PAD). Small: 2nd Icon and Desiree Grutter (PAD).
Grade 2 – Large: 1st Buffy and Ann Shaw (PAD). Small: 2nd Tricky and Marissa Botes; 3rd Hash and Barbara Egan (DIA).
Grade 1 – Large: 1st Xena and Irmgard Botes (DIA); 2nd WB and Maritha Delport (DIA).
Dog jumping
Grade 1 – 2nd Romulas and Ann Shaw (PAD); 3rd Spark and Gail Taylor (DIA).
Grade 3 – 3rd Shiro and Elsie Pretorius (DIA).
Grade 2 – 1st Quin and Barbara Egan (DIA); 3rd WB and Marithe Delport (DIA).
Grade 4 – 2nd Shiro and Elsie Pretorius (DIA) .
Hibiscus Kennel Club
Contact.
Grade 3 – Large: 2nd Swift and Gail Taylor (DIA); 3rd Ozz and Ninette Smith (DIA). Medium: 2nd Page and Heather Moorcroft (PAD). Small: 1st Icon and Desiree Grutter (PAD); 2nd Shiro and Elsie Pretorius (DIA); 3rd Sophie and Gail Taylor (DIA).
Grade 2 – Large: 2nd Sparkle and Ninette Smith (Independent). Small: 1st Tessa and Heather Moorcroft (PAD); 2nd Hash and Barbara Egan (DIA).
Grade 1 – Large: 2nd Izzy and Eloise Boshoff (DIA); 3rd Buffy and Ann Shaw (PAD).
Non contact.
Grade 3 – Large: 2nd Ozz and Ninette Smith (Independent); 3rd Dexy and Linda Liversey (DIA). Medium: 2nd Page and Heather Moorcroft (PAD). Small: 1st Shiro and Elsie Pretorius (DIA); 2nd Icon and Desiree Grutter (PAD); 3rd Tessa and Heather Moorcroft (PAD). Grade 2 – Small: 2nd Hash and Barbara Egan (DIA).
Grade 1 – Small: 1st Po and Michelle Howard (PAD).
Dog jumping.
Grade 1 – 2nd Spark and Gail Taylor (DIA); 3rd Romulas and Ann Shaw (PAD).
Grade 3 – 3rd Shiro and Elsie Pretorius (DIA).
Grade 6 – 1st Selvey and Marissa Botes (DIA).
Grade 4 – 1st Miko and Elsie Pretorius (DIA); 2nd Mindy and Bernice Smit (PAD).