NEWS
11th December 2010
Phoebe is going to Crufts 2010!
Phoebe, Anita's beautiful clumber spaniel, came third in the "puppy class" at LKA Championship Breed Show in Birmingham and has qualified for Crufts! Well done to both Phoebe and Anita ..... even if she was the naughtiest puppy in the class!!
13th November 2010
Discover Dogs
Alison and Fin had an amazing time in The Starters Cup Final.
Despite the crowds, noise, astro turf, white picket fencing , commentary and the clapping ..... Finnie did extremely well for such a young hairy chap! Unfortunately the ring was very small so the last jump in his jumping course looked as though he was having to jump over the picket fencing into the group of children sat just behind it. So being a caring lad he skiped around the jump instead. His agility round was much more successful, although Alison did have to work every inch of the course, and he came a very commendable 2nd which made his overall result 5th!
Well done Alison and Fin!!
6th November 2010
At Barking Mad Winter League:-
Sue & Monty got 13th Place in Power & Speed where there were only about 15 clears from something like 150 dogs!
Jen & Austin made their debut and according to Jen although young Austin did not go clear he put in a commendable performance and it seems they have both been bitten by the "agility bug"!!
Charlotte & Izzie got a top 3 place.
Alison & Fin collected a 3rd in Jumping
Chris & Tyzer went clear in Steeplechase
All in all: very well done everyone!!
25th October 2010
Frankie showed us how well all Becky's hard work has paid off over the last couple of months and demonstrated at training (in true "Frankie- style": ie loudly!!) that he can now do 12 straight weaves on both the left and right with an independent entry!! Huge congratulations to Becky .... and of course Frank!!
24th October 2010
Jen and Austin (two of A to Zooom's original members) came back and visited us for some Sunday training ..... and Austin showed off his "12 straight weaves"!! Well done to Jen and Austin - you are both obviously doing well training with your new local club at Barking Mad!!
3rd October 2010
Alison and Fin get their first Novice win at Thurrock Open Obedience Show
2nd October 2010
Ann and Molson win out of Beginners at Elm Park Open Obedience Show!!
19th September 2010
Alison and Fin win out of Grade 2 at Trent Park Agility Show!!!
12th September 2010
KCI Starters Semi-Final
A slightly belated set of 'Congratulations' to the following A to Zooom members:-
- Chris with Tyzer - 11th in Tunnel Vision and 6th in Trio Relay at Redgates
- Deb with Jazz - 4th place in Jumping at UKA in August.
- Charlotte with Izzie - various great results including three x 1st places - one of which was in Agility- and hence winning into Grade 2 and making it to the Starters Final at KCI
- Laura with Sax - 3rd in the Over 12 YKC Jumping semi-final at KCI and qualifying for the Final at Crufts and also qualifying for the DIN Junior Final
- Scott with Molson - proving that their qualification for YKC U12 Agility at Crufts 2011 was not a fluke by winning the YKC U12 Agility at KCI in convincing style!
- Alison with Fin - numerous top ten places at both KCI and DIN, qualifying for finals at both events and going on to qualify for the Starter Cup Final at Discover Dogs in November and the Omnipro Starters Final at Lansdowne next year!
- Ann with Rafe - an 8th and a 7th respectively in G3 agility at KCI and DIN (with held contacts!)
- George with Mo - 5th in Helping Hands at DIN and with Fin - 7th in Helping Hands at DIN
- Carol with Charlie - 5th in G1-2 Agility at Letchworth
- Sue with Monty - 8th in G1-2 Agility at Letchworth
- Kate with Buster - various places including a G3 agility win at Letchworth, taking them into G4
Check out the new A-to-Zooom You Tube Channel and catch up on some of the runs.
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8th August 2010
Scott and Mo have qualified for the Agility Dog of the Year Final at Crufts 2011! They did so in style by winning the heat at Chippenham AC Show.
Well done. We will all be there supporting you in the "big ring"!
Well done also to Alison and Ellie who managed a hair-raising 3rd place in Grade 2 jumping!
See Scott and Mo's run on You Tube
See Alison and Ellie's run on You tube
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31st July 2010
Agility Club Starters Final - Alison & Ellie (far left)
Agility Club 2010. Alison and Ellie had a great day at Agility Club. Ellie won the Grade 2 Jumping and went on to do a "cracking round" in the Agility Club Starters Challenge Final - coming a "nail-biting" 5th overall! Congratulations!
Not to be outdone, Molson came 18th in a tricky Grade 6-7 Jumping class against over 200 dogs! Well done Mo!!!
Laura and Sax managed a "safe" clear round and great fun was had in pairs with Fin and Mo achieving a creditable double clear - just need to get their skates on for a place next time out...!
Keep up the training...!
See Ellie's Grade 2 Win on You Tube (unfortunately missing the first 3 jumps due to Laura's dodgy filming technique!)
See Mo's 18th place in G6 Jumping on You Tube
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Khali
26th July 2010
Meet Khali! The latest addition to the A-to-Zooom crew. A feisty Australian Working Kelpie, Khali is making her presence felt... She is certainly keeping Ann busy. Molson is seriously put out!!!
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Meet Khali! The latest addition to the A-to-Zooom crew. A feisty Australian Working Kelpie, Khali is making her presence felt... She is certainly keeping Ann busy. Molson is seriously put out!!!
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Fin
4th July 2010
Wellingborough Agility Show was another hot weekend but the organisers laid on paddling pools and water sprays for the dogs.
Sue and Monty achieved their first Clear Round in competition this weekend and more are sure to follow. Well Done!
Carol and Charlie achieved an 8th place in a very tricky 1-3 combined jumping class.
Charlotte and Izzy came 8th in their Grade1-2 jumping.
Ann and Molson went clear in a challenging 5-7 jumping and the mini/mixi pairs but his partner wasn't quite so lucky! Rafe came 19th in Grade 3 agility.
Fin and Alison won the Agility Club Starters Challenge (1-2 combined) agility, qualifying for final in 2011.
Cippenham Obedience show on Sunday also reaped rewards with Laura and Fin winning their YKC Starters obedience and qualifying for Crufts. Alison and Fin came 3rd in their Novice class and Ellie won her "A" class, much to Alison's surprise!
So another fantastic week for A-to-Zooom dogs and handlers!
Cheers!
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28th June 2010
Another successful weekend at Watford show, despite it being the hottest day of the year so far.
Fin is on a roll winning Grade 1 agility, and getting 3rd in Grade1 jumping and 8th in combined 1-3 jumping. Just to prove a point that he and Alison are more than ready for Grade 2!
Kate with Buster got well deserved 3rd and 5th places and Chris with Tyzer got their first clear round, achieving 12th place in G1 jumping. Ann and Rafe got 14th in their G3 agility, followed by 12th and 15th places in jumping.
We even persuaded Marie and Esme to come and watch - and may even be able to persuade her to enter a show sometime soon...!
Thanks to everyone from A-to-Zooom, ACTS and FRACAS that helped with ring party on ring 4 and ring 3. Special thanks to those who avoided the football and stayed to help pack up at the end. It was a long, hot day!!!
And turning to non-agility:-
Marie and Esme also visited Buckland Fete and entered the "Sit & Stay Class" .... which they won!!! Very useful for that agility start line!!
Ann and Molson also turned their hand to obedience and got 3rd Place in the Beginner Dog Class at Warlingham on the Saturday.
Well done all! Hopefully it will be cooler next week...
p.s. on another note, Fin's sister is due to have puppies shortly. Click here for details.
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Wellingborough Agility Show was another hot weekend but the organisers laid on paddling pools and water sprays for the dogs.
Sue and Monty achieved their first Clear Round in competition this weekend and more are sure to follow. Well Done!
Carol and Charlie achieved an 8th place in a very tricky 1-3 combined jumping class.
Charlotte and Izzy came 8th in their Grade1-2 jumping.
Ann and Molson went clear in a challenging 5-7 jumping and the mini/mixi pairs but his partner wasn't quite so lucky! Rafe came 19th in Grade 3 agility.
Fin and Alison won the Agility Club Starters Challenge (1-2 combined) agility, qualifying for final in 2011.
Cippenham Obedience show on Sunday also reaped rewards with Laura and Fin winning their YKC Starters obedience and qualifying for Crufts. Alison and Fin came 3rd in their Novice class and Ellie won her "A" class, much to Alison's surprise!
So another fantastic week for A-to-Zooom dogs and handlers!
Cheers!
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28th June 2010
Another successful weekend at Watford show, despite it being the hottest day of the year so far.
Fin is on a roll winning Grade 1 agility, and getting 3rd in Grade1 jumping and 8th in combined 1-3 jumping. Just to prove a point that he and Alison are more than ready for Grade 2!
Kate with Buster got well deserved 3rd and 5th places and Chris with Tyzer got their first clear round, achieving 12th place in G1 jumping. Ann and Rafe got 14th in their G3 agility, followed by 12th and 15th places in jumping.
We even persuaded Marie and Esme to come and watch - and may even be able to persuade her to enter a show sometime soon...!
Thanks to everyone from A-to-Zooom, ACTS and FRACAS that helped with ring party on ring 4 and ring 3. Special thanks to those who avoided the football and stayed to help pack up at the end. It was a long, hot day!!!
And turning to non-agility:-
Marie and Esme also visited Buckland Fete and entered the "Sit & Stay Class" .... which they won!!! Very useful for that agility start line!!
Ann and Molson also turned their hand to obedience and got 3rd Place in the Beginner Dog Class at Warlingham on the Saturday.
Well done all! Hopefully it will be cooler next week...
p.s. on another note, Fin's sister is due to have puppies shortly. Click here for details.
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20th June 2010
A-to-Zooom has had a successful weekend at the RVA show in Peterborough. Held at the East of England Show, this event has something for everyone! Some of us camped for the weekend and braved the somewhat variable weather!
MOLSON: Scott and Molson achieved 1st place in Junior Under12 Agility on Saturday and followed it up with 1st place in Junior Under12 Jumping on Sunday. Molson had a ball! Ann managed to steer Mo round some really tough Grade 6-7 courses and achieved a very creditable 10th place against some top dogs and handlers
20th June 2010
A-to-Zooom has had a successful weekend at the RVA show in Peterborough. Held at the East of England Show, this event has something for everyone! Some of us camped for the weekend and braved the somewhat variable weather!
MOLSON: Scott and Molson achieved 1st place in Junior Under12 Agility on Saturday and followed it up with 1st place in Junior Under12 Jumping on Sunday. Molson had a ball! Ann managed to steer Mo round some really tough Grade 6-7 courses and achieved a very creditable 10th place against some top dogs and handlers
FIN: Alison and Fin had a fabulous weekend, getting top 10 places in every class! They achieved two 5th places a 6th place and topped it all by winning out of Grade 1 by coming 1st place in Grade 1 Agility on Sunday! Huge congratulations to them. This means that Ellie and Fin will both now be competing at Grade 2. Laura ran Fin in the junior classes and got her first Clear round in the Over12 agility. Well done to them. Laura also achieved a 3rd place in Juniors with Sax.
ELLIE: Although Ellie did not quite manage to top Fin's success, Alison was pleased with her, as she put in some good rounds this weekend, achieving a 3rd place in Grade1 Agility on Saturday.
BRUCE: Achieved a 6th Place in Grade3 jumping at only his 3rd show! Well done to Bruce and Nick.
Other A-to-Zooom members did really well this weekend and whilst they may not have come home with rosettes, they still achieved real progress. A special mention to Monty, Charlie and Rafe who are all "nearly there"!.
Keep up the hard work!
All at A-to-Zooom
Watch Fin's win on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55fzQFqGBQ
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ELLIE: Although Ellie did not quite manage to top Fin's success, Alison was pleased with her, as she put in some good rounds this weekend, achieving a 3rd place in Grade1 Agility on Saturday.
BRUCE: Achieved a 6th Place in Grade3 jumping at only his 3rd show! Well done to Bruce and Nick.
Other A-to-Zooom members did really well this weekend and whilst they may not have come home with rosettes, they still achieved real progress. A special mention to Monty, Charlie and Rafe who are all "nearly there"!.
Keep up the hard work!
All at A-to-Zooom
Watch Fin's win on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55fzQFqGBQ
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7th June 2010
A-to-Zooom currently has several members competing at Agility Shows.
A special mention to Charlotte with Izzy and Kate with Buster who had fantastic results at the Barking Mad Winter series, both winning their respective finals! A fabulous achievement.
Alison has just started competing with her young dog, Fin, and has had places at Shuttleworth (4th in Grade 1 agility), Worcester (1st place in Grade 1-2 combined jumping) and BATS (7th Place in Grade 1-2 combined agility). Alison also achieved a 2nd place with her other dog, Ellie, in Agility Club Starters Challenge, qualifiying for the finals in July.
Alison and Fin gained another top ten place at Dartford on Saturday (5th June) getting 5th place in Large Graded 1&2 Jumping - well done to them both.
A number of members went to Thames Agility Show this weekend (12th/13th June 2010). Alison and Fin got another top 10 place, Bruce (assisted by Nick) got his first clear round and Rafe got - and held - his contacts in the ring!!
Other members are doing well in competition and we feel sure their hard work will reap its rewards throughout the sesson - keep up the good work, guys!
Ann and Nick
A-to-Zooom currently has several members competing at Agility Shows.
A special mention to Charlotte with Izzy and Kate with Buster who had fantastic results at the Barking Mad Winter series, both winning their respective finals! A fabulous achievement.
Alison has just started competing with her young dog, Fin, and has had places at Shuttleworth (4th in Grade 1 agility), Worcester (1st place in Grade 1-2 combined jumping) and BATS (7th Place in Grade 1-2 combined agility). Alison also achieved a 2nd place with her other dog, Ellie, in Agility Club Starters Challenge, qualifiying for the finals in July.
Alison and Fin gained another top ten place at Dartford on Saturday (5th June) getting 5th place in Large Graded 1&2 Jumping - well done to them both.
A number of members went to Thames Agility Show this weekend (12th/13th June 2010). Alison and Fin got another top 10 place, Bruce (assisted by Nick) got his first clear round and Rafe got - and held - his contacts in the ring!!
Other members are doing well in competition and we feel sure their hard work will reap its rewards throughout the sesson - keep up the good work, guys!
Ann and Nick
