From the AKC, comes this final announcement of the 2008 World Agility ChampionshipsTeam Selection:
AKC is proud to announce the 2008 AKC/USA World Agility Championship team members.
Large (26” height)
- Marcus Topps – MACH Peak’s Juice – Border Collie (Texas)
- Linda Mecklenburg – Rival’s Super Power, MX, MXJ, NF – Border Collie (Ohio)
- Ann Braue – MACH Bluefire Casusin’ Commotion – Border Collie (Wisconsin)
- Carrie Jones – NAC MACH2 Sagehill’s Time Steppin’ Jive – Border Collie (Virginia)
- Geri Hernandez – NAC MACH Hob Nob Sharper Image – Border Collie (California)
- Ashley Deacon – MACH Luka De La Brise – Pyrenean Shepherd (California)
- Paulette Swartzendruber – MACH Bare Cove Blu Lite Special – Shetland Sheepdog (Massachusetts)
- Karen Holik – MACH3 Triune’s Feelin Hot Hot Hot – Shetland Sheepdog (Florida)
- Joel Lavalley – MACH5 Taylormade Marvel – Shetland Sheepdog (Tennessee)
- Marcy Mantell – MACH Plail’s Few and Far Between, CDX PT MXF – Shetland Sheepdog (California)
- Joan Meyer – MACH5 Triune’s Hello Again MXF – Shetland Sheepdog (Kansas)
- Melanie Del Villaggio – MACH2 Crystalove Dare to Tri Chaos – Shetland Sheepdog (Tennessee)
- Dee Anna Gamel – NAC MACH4 Hilltop Kelsi Lee Kinsella – Shetland Sheepdog (Georgia)
Big congrats to the final team members and good luck in Helsinki!
Hey Johann, my compadre Border Collie--
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looks like the agility world don't hv much breed choice, don't they?
ReplyDeleteI understand that the Helsinki comp only allows pedigrees - presumably that rules out the crossbreed agility dogs that would have otherwise be on the national teams. But that's just what I heard. :-) In the UK we crossbreeds can be on the Kennel Club activity register and compete as equals - even if the border collies do out-number us!
ReplyDeleteI believe you are right Gussie about the FCI Worlds in September are pedigrees only - this is the event our American Kennel Club sends a team - they only allow pedigrees as well. (Although, I'm not sure if they allow those with an AKC PAL/ILP listing (like me) to participate in the Worlds or not, like we can at local and national events in the US. I've heard it's not...
ReplyDeleteThe IFCS World Championships which were just held allow mixed breeds, I believe. Our USDAA organization (which allows mixed breeds) sends a team to that event.
So Pacco, there you go, if your country is a member of the IFCS, Me thinks you've got a shot buddy!