After a very long delay, we finally have our official trial number for October. I'll be getting the premium published as soon as possible. Our judge will be Randy Tanner and the trial will again be held at the Canine Sports Academy in Goldsby, OK
As a sneak preview, I can tell you that we will have a standard run on the Friday evening again, and the games will be Tunnelers, Jumplers, Super Dog, and Black Hole.
Since the Western Regional Petit Prix will be a month later, this will likely be your last chance to qualify (unless you're a TDAA member). We will be using some the equipment that will be used at the Petit Prix, namely a rubberized A-Frame (courtesy of Kim Brewer), and the Dog Walk which will be loaned to Small Paws over Texas (S.P.O.T.) from the Canine Sports Academy. To warm up for the Petit Prix, we will have a set of twenty-four weave poles and a distance challenge to practice on in the exercise yard.
I will announce the publication of the premium as soon as it's done, and we hope to see you in October!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Another Milestone!
The Teacup Tornadoes are proud to announce another milestone in Fancy's agility career. This past weekend, July 21st, on her 9th Birthday, Fancy, and her handler Sara Brown, received the UACHX title in UKC agility. Now with two UKC championship to proudly display, they are working diligently towards their Grand Champion title.
Success!
The first Teacup Tornadoes Agility Trial was a great success. It was smaller than we'd hoped, but we made up for it in add-on runs. Friday was a little crazy getting all the prizes, ribbons, coolers, paperwork, and D'Argo, to the Canine Sports Academy, but it all fit in my truck. We spent a hectic afternoon getting ready, but thanks to Connie, Sara, Regina, Dennis, and Kathy, we were ready on time. We got started with a standard run on Friday evening, and because of the small group, we had time for an add-on as well. It was during the first run of the evening that we crowned our first Champion: Molly Bel.I must admit to being a bit frazzled on the Friday, and messed up our runs completely. D'Argo did exactly as I asked. Unfortunately, I had forgotten the course!
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| from left to right: Connie G. with Deuce on the A-frame, Melissa P. with Diva, Jeanette B. with D'Argo, Sara B. with Fancy, Regina S. with Charley, Kris Hurley, our judge, with Shelby, Dennos G. with Molly Bel, Karen G. with Duffy (Remi is hiding his face between Fancy and Molly Bel, and Kim B. with Speed, Juliet and Tonio. |
Because we had a small trial, we managed to fit in 7 standard runs and 5 games, giving a lot of new TDAA dogs a good opportunity for advancement.
We gave out lots of new titles including 2 TMAGs (D'Argo and Tonio), 3 TAMs and 3 TACHs (Molly Bel, Fancy and Tonio). The High-in-Trial dogs were Speed (4"), Duffy (8"), Juliet (12"), Fancy (16"), Shelby (Veteran) and D'Argo (Rescue).
I think it's fair to say that we pulled off a really good first trial, and we look forward to our next one in October.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Congratulations!
Two of our members achieved some milestones this past weekend. Fancy received her first TMAG (Teacup Master of Agility Games), finishing her last Q in, of all things, tunnelers, a game she hasn't been particularly fond of in the past. We're very proud of her.
Duffy, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, (We'll get his stats on this website one of these days), finished his TACh3 (Third Teacup Agile Dog Champion) and his, I believe, TMAG6. He's been a busy boy.
Congratulations to their team mates as well, Sara Brown and Karen Duffy. It takes oodles of patience, hard work, and dedication to achieve these awards. Well done!
Duffy, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, (We'll get his stats on this website one of these days), finished his TACh3 (Third Teacup Agile Dog Champion) and his, I believe, TMAG6. He's been a busy boy.
Congratulations to their team mates as well, Sara Brown and Karen Duffy. It takes oodles of patience, hard work, and dedication to achieve these awards. Well done!
So busy I forgot to take pictures!
The Teacup Tornadoes have been busy these past couple of months. Besides finalizing the details of our trial in May, we've ordered the ribbons, and had two fundraising events.
So to catch everyone up, our inaugural trial will be May 18th, 19th and 20th. We will start of with a Standard run on Friday evening. On the Saturday, we will start with a Game followed by two Standard runs, than a Game, if time permits, plans are in place for an additional Standard run and Game. On the Sunday, another Game, two Standard runs, and a final Game. That's potentially six Standard runs and five Games!
We've ordered the ribbons for the trial, I'll post a sample picture when they come in. They should arrive in a couple of weeks. To help pay for these gorgeous ribbons, we've had a couple of fund raising events. One was a practice game day in February, where we set up two different Games and a generic (all level) Standard run. The event was attended by 14 dog (11 handlers), and many of the attendees joined the Club. We are now at 12 members.
At the Canine Sports Academy trial this past weekend, we had another fund raiser raffling off a TDAA tunnel (10' long, in red) and a nice dog bed generously donated by Kim Brewer from Texas. (This is where I forgot to take pictures!). Both items were won by our TTAC member from Wichita, KS, Lee Ann Jahansooz, and she has offered to fill the dog bed with items and re-raffle it at our May trial. Thanks, Lee Ann! Our next fund raising event will be on April 14th at the Canine Sports Academy for what I'm calling the Three Ring Circus (see calendar for details).
If you're coming to our May trial, don't be in too big a rush to get out the door on the Sunday. We'll be giving out High-in-trial awards for each height class, for veterans, and in honor of my dearly departed Odo (see previous post), a High-in-trial rescued dog award. So if your agility dog is from a breed rescue, adopted from a shelter, or just found on the street, make sure to let us know on your registration form, so we can keep track of your trial points (it's not something the software can handle).
Our trial will have a couple of extra opportunities to win something. We'll have the "Darn I didn't Q" awards. Each time you NQ, you can drop your name in the pot for a chance at a gift certificate. There will be two drawings per day (Saturday and Sunday), one from the Standard NQs and one from the Games NQs. We will also have some people's choice awards, so watch for the ballots in your goody bags.
So to catch everyone up, our inaugural trial will be May 18th, 19th and 20th. We will start of with a Standard run on Friday evening. On the Saturday, we will start with a Game followed by two Standard runs, than a Game, if time permits, plans are in place for an additional Standard run and Game. On the Sunday, another Game, two Standard runs, and a final Game. That's potentially six Standard runs and five Games!
We've ordered the ribbons for the trial, I'll post a sample picture when they come in. They should arrive in a couple of weeks. To help pay for these gorgeous ribbons, we've had a couple of fund raising events. One was a practice game day in February, where we set up two different Games and a generic (all level) Standard run. The event was attended by 14 dog (11 handlers), and many of the attendees joined the Club. We are now at 12 members.
At the Canine Sports Academy trial this past weekend, we had another fund raiser raffling off a TDAA tunnel (10' long, in red) and a nice dog bed generously donated by Kim Brewer from Texas. (This is where I forgot to take pictures!). Both items were won by our TTAC member from Wichita, KS, Lee Ann Jahansooz, and she has offered to fill the dog bed with items and re-raffle it at our May trial. Thanks, Lee Ann! Our next fund raising event will be on April 14th at the Canine Sports Academy for what I'm calling the Three Ring Circus (see calendar for details).
If you're coming to our May trial, don't be in too big a rush to get out the door on the Sunday. We'll be giving out High-in-trial awards for each height class, for veterans, and in honor of my dearly departed Odo (see previous post), a High-in-trial rescued dog award. So if your agility dog is from a breed rescue, adopted from a shelter, or just found on the street, make sure to let us know on your registration form, so we can keep track of your trial points (it's not something the software can handle).
Our trial will have a couple of extra opportunities to win something. We'll have the "Darn I didn't Q" awards. Each time you NQ, you can drop your name in the pot for a chance at a gift certificate. There will be two drawings per day (Saturday and Sunday), one from the Standard NQs and one from the Games NQs. We will also have some people's choice awards, so watch for the ballots in your goody bags.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Memorium: Odo P. Dog, 1996-2012
Odo, the first honorary member of the Teacup Tornadoes Agility Club, died Jan 4th 2012, after battling time and again through illness and injury. He was willing to give it another go, but sadly this last illness was untreatable, and his pain too great. We released his great spirit from his failing body, to romp in the green fields of our memories.
He was our first dog, and will be sorely missed. Rest in Peace.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Trial Plans
The plans for the first Teacup Tornadoes Agility Club TDAA (Teacup Dog Agility Association) trial are progressing rapidly. We have our judge, Kris Hurley, and she has agreed to judge on the Friday evening as well. So here's the latest: the trial will start Friday May 18th with a standard run in the evening; the Saturday and Sunday will have the traditional game followed by two standard runs, followed by another game. However, if time allows, we're planning for an additional standard run on the Saturday.We're very excited about this event. We've got really cool ribbon designs prepared, some fun "Peolple's Choice" awards, "Darn, I didn't Q" drawings, a raffle for a piece of agility equipment, and several High-in-trial categories.
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