FCI Dog Agility World Championships 2008!

Remember Toshi? Well he did it again! 3 days ago, he won 1st in the FCI Selection test for Japan representatives! He is going to Helsinki, Finland this year for the World Championships with Queen Bee, his female BC. We are all very excited for him! It was only last year he was number 11th in the World Rankings. Way to go Toshi! Way to go Queen Bee!

Our 2nd Journey to the Cynosport World Games 2008!

I know we have been too busy and have not been updating our blog for a while. But this time we will have regular updates on our training preparations to US while we are organizing our 3rd USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials 2008 in July 5th and 6th. With the International Three Dog Team Masters Competition, it will be in addition to the Competitions that we can Q(qualify) to take part when we are in the States.

We currently have 3 Local Qualifiers for Grand Prix of Dog Agility, 5 Local Qualifiers running for the USD$10,000 Steeplechase Dog Agility. This is the Championships competitions.

We also have quite a few dogs that Q for Standard Agility, Jumpers, Snooker Gamblers and Relay. Also Qs for Performance Agility and Jumpers. Those participating on our 3rd Event and Q will soon get their 1st USDAA International Dog Agility Championship or Performance Titles. Absolutely cool and all these titles are recorded in USDAA's books and also in their website! If we subscribe to an account in the USDAA website we would be able to see all our dog's pass competition records be it Q or no Q ie. every event that our dogs participated in is recorded in specific details nothing is left out. With this we are able to track our dogs competition records since the date of inception. Not forgetting ..............

Our USDAA Dog Agility Title Certification(International Standard Recognised Title for our dogs)

Cynosport World Games usually holds 5 Competitions over the 5 Straight days, they are :

Grand Prix Dog Agility World Championships (Quarterfinals and Semifinals and Finals!)
USD$10,000 Steeplechase Dog Agility Championships (Quarterfinals, Semi Finals and Finals!)
Performance Nationals (Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals!) (Similar to GP)(More info can be found at usdaa.com)
Performance Speed Jumping (Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals)(Similar to Steeplechase)(More info can be found at USDAA.com)
Three Dog Masters Team Agility (Consist of Masters Agility, Masters Jumpers, Masters Snooker, Masters Gamblers and if you are in the finals the Masters Team Relay)

Sometimes the organisers would hold fun matches for competitors to compete in, this enables us to participate and at the same time warm up our dogs for the actual competitions. All these events are running in concurrent with National Flyball Competitions, International Frisbee Competitions and APDT's Rally O!

Last's years event was a Blast! We were sitting at the Spectator Stand watching the Performance National Finals Run at night. When out came from the shadows of the dark start line A darked coloured Great Dane jumping the 26" height! Everyone was cheering and clapping. I too cannot contain my excitement! Maybe it was the atmosphere maybe cause I am watching that Great Dane happily running the course with ease like it was his own little playground. It is amazing to watch such a variety of breeds competing in the finals in the main ring! Their owners had worked hard to put them there. Well we hope to be there this year!

2nd USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials

2nd USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials Group Picture

Kenneth Tatsch receiving his token of appreciation

We had our 2nd USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials at West coast Park Dog Run on the 5th & 6th April 2008. Our trials started at 9am and ran till 5pm.This is the first time we are having an Agility Trial spread over such long hours for a two day event.

We are very honoured to have the President of United States Dog Agility Association Inc, Mr. Kenneth Tatsch. With his vast knowledge and experience, Kenneth is both a mentor and inspiration to us all. His boldness, determination and perseverance have set him a class above the rest.

We were troubled by heavy rains and thunderstorms during the last 2 weeks. God has again been kind to us, our weekend weather was great only a passing shower on later part of the Sunday’s Event which cooled down the grounds and our dogs. We have also seen an increase in the number of participations. Now we have 18 participants, and we have awarded 26 Qualifying Ribbons to the group.

We ran the Championships and Performance Titling Programmes and 2 International Tournament Programme, the Grand Prix of Dog Agility and Dog Agility Steeplechase. Everyone was competing through our local qualifiers for both the Grand Prix of Dog Agility and Dog Agility Steeplechase to get a foothold into the Cynosport World Games 2008. We are also raising funds for our Singapore World Team selling our limited edition World Team Ts and Caps.

We were hoping with the introduction of this Great Dog Sport of Dog Agility and it's World Championships, we are able to Promote Excellence in the Sport of Dog Agility!

Singapore World Team is in the mist of qualifying for the Grand Prix of Dog Agility World Championships at the Cynosport World Games 2008 in Scottsdale Arizona, USA!

"We Support the Singapore World Team" Tee on Sales

This logo has a meaning behind it ie. Singapore World Team embracing Dog Agility around the World no matter what the obstacle!

We will be putting this unique "We Support the Singapore World Team" Tee & Cap in our 2nd USDAA Sanctioned Trials on 5th & 6th April 2008 at West Coast Park Dog Run. So come by to witness Singapore's Best Agility Dog & Handler Teams in action competing for the Internationally recognised Dog Agility Titles and the coveted World Championship qualifiers. At the same time pick up a unique "We Support the Singapore World Team" Tee & Cap to support our World Team's quest into the World Championship Dream! And have great day of Fun together as a family.

Local Dogs put Singapore into the Map of Grand Prix of Dog Agility World Championships at the 2007 Cynosport World Games, Scottsdale, Arizona!

LOCAL NEWS!

2 Local Pet Dogs puts Singapore into the Map of World Dog Agility Championships Competitions!

For the first time in Singapore History, Singapore is placed in the map of Cynosport World Games at the 2007 USDAA Nationals Grand Prix of Dog Agility World Championships. 2 Singaporean Pet Dogs, Max a Border Collie and Keesha, an Australian Shepherd, flew for over 16 hrs to the United States to compete at the Grand Prix Quarterfinals and qualified to enter into the Grand Prix Semi Finals out of over 1000 over dogs that has qualified in their Regional Competitions in their respective countries in the competitions held on 31st October to the 4th November.

Competition was tough but we are proud to say our dogs did extremely well among those Sporting breeds bred specifically to do Agility.

Max, age 6yrs, is now ranked 59th in the World of Grand Prix Dog Agility, Keesha, age 5 yrs is now ranked 80th, excellent being that this is the first time the dogs flew to take part in this event and first time stepping into US soil.

The 2007 Cynosport® World Games which features the final rounds of the worldwide competitions was held October 31st through November 4th at the WestWorld Equestrian Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. and will be aired on a cable network later in the year.

About the United States Dog Agility Association:
The United States Dog Agility Association, Inc. (USDAA) is the world's largest independent authority for the sport of dog agility, with more than 30,000 registered competitors and more than 30,000 dogs representing more than 200 different breeds of dogs, including mix-breeds. USDAA represents more than 150 affiliated groups conducting more than 500 days of events each year throughout the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Spain, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore and Japan. Now in its 20th year, USDAA's Grand Prix of Dog Agility® World Championships is the longest running championship tournament series in North America and the third longest in the world. More information can be found at www.usdaa.com or www.cynosport.com. The USDAA supports work of The Humane Society of the United States to improve the lives of dogs and other animals.

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Singapore will also be hosting it’s first USDAA International Tournament Event in Singapore on the 5th and 6th January 2008. Open to the Public, winning qualifiers in their classes will be able to gain a foothold in the Semifinals of the 2008 Cynosport World Games, Grand Prix of Dog Agility and also the popular USD$10,000 Steeplechase Tournaments.

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