I agree with much of what was written. OTOH, she makes a supportive statement for the opposite by stating that backside of a wingless is unfair,...
So its in CA this year, and we went to 3 trials I think & got all the Q's needed to enter. I've never gone before & am not even sure I will go to...
I feel like there is a lot of misleading or conflicting information out there. It's not uncommon to hear or read online public comments from...
IMO yes, you can. OTOH, results may vary depending on the dog. Structure may be a limiting factor. Current fitness level may affect time frame.
As much as we'd hope that agility was fun and equally fair for everyone it is sadly not so in so many ways. When you get oversized dogs in to a...
Obviously ymmv. Most trials are about $70 for the weekend here. Plus, some teams have QQ rates higher than 75%. I think one of the OMD folks had...
Offtopic: What is a national team qualifier? Besides that I agree. $1000 would exceed my annual budget for all of group classes, privates,...
I know you were hoping to hear from someone who is paying for this but I haven't seen any replies at all :( Like you, I feel $50/mo for that is...
Of the runs I saw Preferred had an abundance of "slower" dogs but, at least by the Challengers round onwards I didn't see too many really slow...
I only watched a small number of runs at Crufts. Given the amount of whining in the USA about our courses not being up to the same level of...
This situation happens every now & then. I have never seen a dog E'd or NQ'd because of it. What I have seen is (a) the judge just lets it go...
I'm not really into conformation but I have seen more than a few shows on tv :) Yes, it is clear that there are many professional handlers in...
I generally agree with this description. Yes, there are handlers who are paid to run others dogs... you see them with a gazillion labels on in...
In recent memory I do recall one dog at a local USDAA trial repeatedly refuse to go through the tire as if it had never seen anything like it...
My rationale for recognizing Professional & Amateur is not to separate anything but the recognition. i.e. you run the same courses in the same...
I've been calling for this for a long time, just drop the word "elite" & leave the split as Professional and Amateur. The time & resources...
I agree, imho, the sport was misrepresented to the public as if it were a Championship - being attached to the Westminster Dog Show that's what...
Does anyone know if & where the results were posted? I mean the actual results like times, faults etc for each round, not just a mention of this...
Doesn't the Invitational do something similar? I'm also not sure about Westminster's use of the term Championship since it is misleading the...
I think I agree with that statement 90%, or maybe 95%, or I don't know maybe even more than that... if chimpanzees share 96-98% of dna with humans...
