August ended with two great days of agility in McCook, Il. On Friday, I had a “Double Q,” qualifying in both Jumpers with Weaves and Standard. I earned 17 points in Standard and 4 in Jumpers. Let’s take a look:
When are Two Q’s not a Double Q?
Sunday was a good day as well. I earned my “Q” in Jumpers and in FAST Class, but not in Standard. In order to count as one of the 20 “Double Q’s” required to earn my MACH (or Master Agility Champion) title, the Q’s must be in both Jumpers and Standard. I earned a 2nd place red ribbon in FAST class for this run.
I like FAST class because it is even more a game of strategy than speed. In Jumpers and Standard Classes, the course is laid out for you. In FAST class you decide your course and you must get the most points in the allotted time. In this competition I left the third place dog, a Belgian Malinois, in the dust (if you consider 4/100′s of a second dust). I added 6 points to my score for a total of 272. Let’s see Sunday’s runs:
This leaves me 15 Double Q’s and 478 points to go to my MACH.
National Agility Championship
The National Agility Championship will be held in Virginia in April, 2011. In order to be eligible to compete you must earn 400 points and 6 Double Q’s from December 1 – November 31 in the prior year. I’m up to 5 Double Q’s and 272 points. Do you think I’ll make it?
Stay tuned…
–Lancelot
September 13, 2010 at 12:56 am |
Sadly, L, I can no longer see videos on your blog. The link doesn’t work for me. I have had to resort to finding them on YouTube.