White Rose Agility

2011-01-01T13:22:00.002Z

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Training at the normal times this Wednesday, and subs are due. (10 weeks as we owe for 3 weeks cancelled due to bad weather before Christmas) Not sure what the annual fee is yet as we are waiting to hear if the insurance premium has gone up.

2010-12-21T22:18:00.001Z

TRAINING CANCELLED
Jan, Wendy and I have been down to the venue tonight and in our opinion we cannot train tomorrow because of the effects of the bitter temperatures: some of the lights are not working because the switches have frozen (!); it is not possible to peg weaves or tunnels because the ground is frozen and rock hard; the car park and yard are still covered in frozen snow; and, quite frankly, it was so cold that even the time we spent there, moving about, was uncomfortably bitterly cold - to stand instructing for hours, or waiting for 'turns', is just not feasible.So, really sorry, but we are cancelling tomorrow's training. As the bitter cold is set to continue, we are discussing ways that would allow us to continue in the New Year without anyone - or their dog - getting frostbite......Have a lovely Christmas and a Happy new Year!!

2010-12-19T09:53:00.003Z

Christmas Schedule
Weather and road conditions permitting, training as usual on Wednesday 22 December; no training on Wednesday 29 December; training as usual on Wednesday 5 January.
Have a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS everyone - and lots of rosettes in the NEW YEAR.

2010-12-15T23:20:00.003Z

Christmas games...
I can't believe that I forgot to take the camera to record for posterity the Christmas games: the sausage dash; the Senility Course; the contact chaos; the flick-flack challenge! And thank you to everyone for eating almost all the food - it means there is less to tempt me to over-indulge (clear up) afterwards. I enjoyed tonight - hope you all did too!

2010-12-12T19:39:00.001Z

CHRISTMAS PARTY
Hi Everyone,
We are having one or two party games amidst the training on Wednesday, as well as a bite to eat - nothing fancy, but we could do with knowing who is coming so that we know how many mince pies, for instance, to buy! So, RSVP!
And wear something festive!!

2010-11-29T15:56:00.002Z

More successes:
I'm not sure of all the results from Hare 'n Hounds on 27 November, but I do know that Mark and Shadey won the Grade 1 Agility!! Wooohooo!!!
At NAWS on Sunday 28 November there were some great results as well, despite bitterly cold temperatures:
Sara and Tilly won the Grade B (Combined 1&2) Jumping, and Wendy and Geordie overcame the weave entry jinx and came second in the Grade C (Combined 3&4) Jumping.
Helen and Lucy came 4th in the Grade B Jumping, while Helen and Jock got a Clear Round in Grade B Agility, and Lucy and Sasha got Clear Rounds in both the Jumping and the Agility!

Well done to everyone!!

2010-11-09T12:43:00.003Z

Harrogate ATS Fun Show
Quite a few of us managed to get to the show...and quite a few rosettes came home with White Rose Agility members too! here's what I know -
Sara and Tilly 2nd in Grade 1/2 Jumping
Helen and Lucy 3rd in both 1/2 Agility and 1/2 Jumping
Helen and Jock 5th in 1/2 Agility
Jules and Jette got 2nd in 1/2 Agility
Tish and TJ 1st in the Grade 3 Agility and 2nd in the Grade 3 Jumping (or it might have been the other way around)
Brenda and Bryn Clear Round in the Agility (would have been 5th but rosettes went to 4th...)

2010-11-02T21:15:00.000Z

TRAINING CANCELLED TOMORROW
They have been digging up the entry to the stables - a 6ft deep hole across the entrance. With the weather the way it is, it might not be finished and filled by tomorrow evening, so for safety's sake we are cancelling tomorrow night's training. Sorry!

2010-10-31T20:01:00.004Z

This Weekend.
Saturday:
I only know of two results from Hare 'n Hounds, but how good are they!?!
Jules and Jette came 1st, and Sara and Tilly came 3rd in their Jumping class!!
Sunday
At NAWS we had good results too:
Krissy came 6th in Jumping and 7th in Agility with Zeta;
Rachel came 5th in Agility with Fred;
Helen came 6th in Agility and 4th in Jumping with Lucy, and also went Clear with Jock in the Jumping;
and Tish came 2nd in Jumping with TJ.
Well done to all of you!!!

2010-10-03T08:55:00.003+01:00

Mel and Spike into Grade 4
In one of the last outdoor shows of the year, Mel and Spike came 1st in the Grade 3 Agility at South Durham yesterday, taking them into Grade 4, and also came 3rd in the Combined 1 to 3 Jumping. Way to go!!
Also at south Durham, Wendy and Kyle came 7th in Grade 6 Jumping, while at Lune Valley, Brenda and Bryn came 6th in Grade 4 Agility, and Jo and Flash came 9th in one of their classes.
I'll update when I get more results sent to me.
Congratulations to everyone!!

2010-09-22T23:07:00.002+01:00

Results from last Weekend
Last weekend saw members competing at Delinquent Dogz, Ribble and Easington.
Delinquent Dogz - Brenda and Bryn came 1st in Level 2/3 (Grades 3 to 7) Agility; Brenda and Corker came 1st in Veteran Jumping.
Easington - Avril and Jack came 7th in Grade 3 Agility; Mel came 5th and 8th in Grade 3 Agility, and 8th in Grade 3 Jumping.

2010-09-12T19:56:00.002+01:00

WIGAN
All the news I have had from Wigan is that it has had to be cancelled today because of the mud. Apparently it teemed down again in the night, and an already muddy ground became a quagmire, so the show had to be cancelled.
However, in the less than perfect conditions of Saturday, Mel managed to keep her footing and win the Grade 3 Jumping!! Well done Mel!!

2010-08-24T18:27:00.005+01:00

Results from a lovely sunny West Lakes:
Helen and Jock - 3rd in Agility!!
Jules and Jette - 6th and 19th in Agility; 8th and 10th in Jumping
Tish and TJ - 1st, 2nd and 12th in agility, and 4th in Jumping
Mark and Shady - Clear Round
Jo and Floss - 10th Jumping
Jo and Flash - 3rd and 5th Agility; 1st and 7th Jumping.
That means that Jo and Tish- who each won one of the lovely Peakdale trophies - are in charge of cakes next week when we resume training!!

2010-08-17T15:27:00.006+01:00

Well, White Rose members cleaned up at Hare 'n Hounds last weekend. I'm still waiting for specifics, but I know Rachel's Fred did some lovely runs, putting a big smile on her face, and Jan's Logan tried his best for Tish and Rachel in different classes.
Avril went home with a fistful of rosettes - a 13th, two 18ths and a 24th and Jules and Jette came 3rd despite Jules having a cold and a poorly leg. Mel also needed a van just to carry home the rosettes - a 3rd, a 4th, a 5th and two 17ths! Jo got four (!) 2nd places, including one with Floss, a 10th and a 15th. Tish's TJ took 3rd in agility and 2nd in Jumping. Brenda's Bryn got a 2nd, 4th, 7th and some clears, and together with Wendy's Geordie, won the costume section of the Fancy Dress Pairs - they were 'The Lost Samurai' Canin-ja warriors - lol!
Well done to everybody!

2010-08-12T08:31:00.000+01:00

No Training on Wednesday 25 August - Instructors' Holidays!!

2010-08-09T09:51:00.001+01:00

Reminder
If you want to train with Lucy Osborne on Tuesday 31 August, let me know asap please!

2010-08-03T17:05:00.002+01:00

End of July Shows

I only know these results, so apologies for missing anyone.

Delinquent Dogz - Jules and Jette 2nd in Jumping

Dog Vegas - Brenda and Bryn 3rd in Grade 4 Agility

Congratulations!

2010-07-18T19:58:00.002+01:00

Otley.
Well, we all knew it couldn't be long, didn't we? Tish and TJ won the Grade 1 Agility at Otley and are now promoted to Grade 2!! More flapjack on Wednesday please Tish!

2010-07-11T19:12:00.006+01:00

News from High Peak:
Mega congratulations to Linda and Gemma for winning Grade 5 Medium Agility on Saturday!
And to Tish and TJ for winning Grade 1 Jumping, also on Saturday - part way to Grade 2 now!
And to my boy Bryn for coming 6th in Grade 4 Agility on Sunday.
I'm still waiting to hear other results from this show and from other shows......I can only publish what you tell me!

2010-07-06T20:12:00.002+01:00

A Reminder....that subs for the next quarter are due tomorrow night
and that times are changing for classes from next week:
Set up 6.45pm for Puppy Class at 7.00pm
Instructors' Class 8.00pm to 8.30pm
Competition Class 8.30pm to 10.00pm
Pack away.

2010-07-01T13:08:00.001+01:00

Lucy Osborne returns to White Rose Agility.
Lucy Osborne, winner of the Crufts International Stakes 2010 and the Crufts Singles 2010, is returning as guest instructor at White Rose Agility, Halifax on Tuesday 13 July from 8pm to 10pm - price £25. This time she is focusing on handling techniques.

There are 2 places still available on a first come, first served basis. If you would be interested in taking one of the places, please get back to me asap. (yettontop at ntlworld dot com - replacing with @ and .)

2010-05-22T21:00:00.003+01:00

Waldridge Weekend
So, I'm not at a show this weekend, though I would like to be at Waldridge Fell Agility Show by the sea at Redcar celebrating with Wendy and Georgie who came 5th in the Grade 3 Agility today after leading the class for most of the way. Another huge cheer for Rachel and Amos, who not only got his first KC Clear Round today, but came 5th in the class!!
They will be a few sore heads tomorrow I think!
Sunday update: Wendy and Geordie came 4th today in Grade 3 Agility - going steadily upwards.....well done! And at the ABC Show at Winterton, Helen and Lucy got a lovely clear on the 1-3 agility today and Jock finished the weekend off with a super clear in the steeplechase.
Further update - Kirsty and Maisie Mouse have won out of Grade 1 into Grade 2!! Congratulations!

2010-05-18T20:26:00.000+01:00

What a weekend!!!!

As far as I know, the biggest success this weekend was Wendy and Kyle winning the Graded 4 to 7 Agility (Grade 5 section) at Hare 'n Hounds Show at Redcar and moving up to Grade 6.

He also got a 9th place

But, meanwhile, at Dog Vegas, Sarah and Tilly qualified for the First Contact final by getting a 5th in the agility,

and Kirsty and Maisie got a 3rd in one of their classes.

Brenda and Bryn managed an 8th in Combined 4 to 7 Jumping at Redcar and a 10th in Combined 4 to 7 Agility, plus a couple of other unplaced clears.

Jules' Jette also managed a Clear Round at Vegas.

I'm sure there were other results too, so I'll update when I get them.

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2010-04-12T11:33:00.001+01:00

Sunny Scunny! And Sara and Tilly won a 4th! Congratulations to the Princess and her mum!!
And King Kai and Lisa won the Grade 5 Jumping!! On their way to Grade 6 for this super-fast young dog. Congratulations!

2010-02-24T13:33:00.000Z

Still On!!!
Despite last night's snows, we are still on for training tonight. The snow is thawing very fast, and the latest forecast is for temperatures to stay above freezing tonight, so we are training as normal. Well, as normal as we ever are at White Rose Agility!!

2010-02-13T19:22:00.002Z

Hare and Hounds today
Congratulations to Sara and Tilly for coming 3rd in Grade 1 Agility today, Kirsty and Maisie Mouse got 8th in Agility and got the last few points Amazing Maisie needed for her Bronze Agility Warrant.
What a lovely day!!!!

2010-02-03T16:24:00.001Z

Tonight's Training
Sorry everyone, but training is cancelled. So many people are unable to make it, and with snowy roads likely to get icy later on, we felt it was for the best.
Hope to see you all next week!

2010-01-28T20:34:00.000Z

She does it again!
Peggy, handled by Mike, won her agility class at Agility Addicts, so is now a Senior Dog!! well done to both of them! (Lovely cakes Mike - thanks!)

2010-01-17T09:56:00.000Z

TRAINING THIS WEEK!!
All the signs suggest that we will be training this week - fingers crossed! - so I've emailed the class organisation to everyone in case you might have forgotten times etc. I've also adjusted the payment details to take the last two cancelled weeks into account. Please let me know if you have not received the email so I can try again!

Hope to see everyone there!!

2010-01-12T17:39:00.000Z

TRAINING CANCELLED AGAIN!
Sorry everyone - Jan has visited the stables and says the approach is extremely icy. Even if we park outside, we feel that the surface is too risky especially in the dark with the possibility of further snow. So, no training tomorrow I'm afraid.

Hope you will appreciate that this has been a reluctantly taken decision.

2010-01-12T09:48:00.000Z

Training Wednesday 13 January
Well. the date is not auspicious, but it really all depends upon the weather between now (Tuesday morning) and tomorrow evening as to whether we will be training or not. Most roads are fine now (some minor side roads excepted) so we will have to wait and see.
If you know that you will NOT be coming training, please let Jan or Mike or Brenda know as soon as you make the decision, as it will affect the decision about what type of training, if any, goes ahead.
Many thanks!

2010-01-07T19:18:00.000Z

Who's a SuperDARL Winner then?
Just heard from Kirsty:
"Just got an email saying that Maisie has WON the Rescue 'Dog of the Year' title/trophy etc!!!!!!!!!!!.......... Gosh!!"
What a wonderful recognition of the partnership between Kirsty and the Amazing Maisie Mouse!

2010-01-06T10:24:00.002Z

NO TRAINING TONIGHT.
Weather and road conditions locally have forced us to cancel - sorry.
Hope to see you all next week - but keep an eye on this Blog in case!

2010-01-05T20:25:00.000Z

Training Tomorrow - 06/01/10
Jan has let me know that she is prepared to take training tomorrow night if there are enough people interested, and if the weather permits.

She asks that anyone who intends to come training should ring her first (before 5.30pm) to check that it is still on. Use 0 7 8 0 05 7 4 7 6 9 (omitting spaces)

2010-01-03T19:32:00.001Z

Happy New Year Everyone!
Weather permitting, there will be training on Wednesday, at the new times:
7.00pm set up for Advanced Class, ending at 8.30pm; 9.00pm start for Novice Class, packing away at 10.00pm. There is no class before the Advanced Class any more, so don't come earlier!
Subs are due for the new quarter, plus the annual registration fee.
If you can't remember which class you are in, or how much to pay, get in touch with Brenda, Jan or Mike.
In view of the current weather conditions, please check the Blog before setting out, and also please let one of us know if you will not be coming so we don't worry about you.

2009-12-31T18:09:00.000Z

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Hope 2010 is full of lovely rosettes and memorable runs for us all!

2009-12-28T18:52:00.000Z

NO TRAINING THIS WEDNESDAY 30 DECEMBER.

2009-12-16T07:38:00.000Z

Remember that there is no training next week - 23 December. There are enough of us wanting to train on 30 December for us to check with the venue that this will be okay - watch this space!!
From 6 January 2010 the class times will alter, as previously circulated. The Advanced Class will set up at 7.00pm and end at 8.30pm. There will then be a coffee break during which that evening's four instructors will have sole use of the equipment. The Novice Class will begin at 9.00pm and pack away at 10.00pm. If you are not sure which class your dogs are in, please get in touch with Brenda, Jan or Mike beforehand.
All that remains to be said is:

Happy Christmas - and may 2010 be filled with red rosettes for you all!!

2009-11-21T19:17:00.003Z

AT LAST!!!!
Not before time, Peggity Pitstop took Mike to 1st place in a tricky, Nic Jones Graded 4/5 Agility at Wilmslow today!! Grade 5 for the start of 1010 Mike - and cakes at training on Wednesday please!!

2009-11-08T07:30:00.001Z

11 November Training - back to normal again! Hopefully all the left over fireworks will have been used up by then!

2009-09-16T23:19:00.003+01:00

The new logo has now been activated with Sew-What so have a browse to see what garments you might want for the winter shows! (http://www.sew-what-uk.com/sess/utn;jsessionid=154ab164cc4fc99/shopdata/index.shopscript)

2009-08-13T08:47:00.002+01:00

Ring Party Tee Shirts
Any members who have ring-partied at Wirral or Newton Heath, or are going to do so at High Peak, please contact me about your WRA Ring Party tee shirt asap so that we can the order in.
Thanks!
Brenda

2009-08-06T17:28:00.002+01:00

Where did the time go?
In a week or two White Rose Agility will enter its tenth year! A whole decade of dog agility!! Just where did that time go?

2009-07-30T22:12:00.001+01:00

Hope everyone like the new logo! Thanks to Jules for all her hard work designing it for us.

2009-07-29T09:09:00.002+01:00

SORRY!
Sorry everyone who has sent me results - there have simply been too many to be able to keep up with them all!! You are all being soooo successful, that I've been overwhelmed!
Many apologies!!!!

2009-07-06T07:33:00.002+01:00

Tons of successes over the last few weeks but I haven't had time to update the Blog to record them - and now I can't remember them all!!
Anyway, 'normal' training resumes this Wednesday, and it's pay-day too (sorry!) If you're not sure how much you owe, have a word with Jan.

2009-06-02T10:03:00.003+01:00

And elsewhere the same weekend......
More congratulations are in order for other members who were elsewhere last weekend:
At Hinckley- Lisa and Kai -6th in Large Combined 1 to 3 Agility, and Ellie 21st in the same class (hmm.... the baby is beating you Ellie!)
Tony and Rogue - Clear Round in Large 4/5 Jumping - yes! jumping! no poles down - but unfortunately a little dispute about the tunnel put him out of the places on time.....next time....... :)

2009-05-31T21:00:00.004+01:00

Wigton
What a hot weekend! fabulous show - and the two highlights were:
Mike and Peggy winning the Large Graded 3 to 5 Agility and moving up to Grade 4 (a few days of happily phoning all the show secretaries to change grades!!)
and Viv and Chaz winning the Medium Combined Grades 6&7 Jumping, to set Chaz on his course to Grade 7!
Lots of cakes coming at training, I think!!
PS Kirsty and Maisie also picked up a 10th and a 12th, as well as a Clear Round - Brenda's Bryn managed a Clear Round too. I think Colette's Mia may have had some good results, but I'm not too sure what.

2009-05-28T08:24:00.002+01:00

2009-05-26T14:52:00.003+01:00

May Bank Holiday Weekend
Still waiting to hear from people about their results - I know there were a lot of shows on this weekend - Nottingham, Packington, Delinquent Dogz, to name just three.
So far:
Delinquent Dogz - Helen got a Clear Round with Jock in the Capability Jumping (KC shows = Anysize); Brenda also got a Clear Round with Amber in the 1 to 3 (KC Grades 1 to 7) Jumping. Kylie kept getting FIRST places with Hollie - hope she'll tell me exactly how many!
Nottingham - Wendy and Kyle had a Clear Round in the BC/WSD Helter Skelter, while Wendy and Mollie had a couple of Clear Rounds in Veteran Classes.
Rest of results to follow when they are sent in......

2009-05-19T12:14:00.005+01:00

Some More Successes!
Two main KC shows last weekend, with White Rose represented at both:
Dog Vegas - Liz Balderstone and Percy came FIRST in the Medium Combined 3 to 5 Jumping, taking them part way to grade 6; and Linda Dawson and Gemma came FIRST in the Medium Combined 3 to 5 Agility, taking them into Grade 5! And Viv Antcliffe and Chaz came SECOND in their first Medium Combined 6/7 Agility class!!
Waldridge Fell - Brenda and Bryn had clear rounds in the Large Combined 3 to 5 Agility and Jumping, and in the Large Graded 1 to 3 Jumping - the agility clear just scraped into the numbered rosettes at 29th place. Kirsty and Maisie also had a clear round in the Large 1 to 3 Agility.
Well done everyone - this post will be edited to add more results as they are sent.

2009-05-12T08:52:00.004+01:00

Thank you to Katherine Palin, McTimoney chiropractor, who came to the club to do an assessment of some of the dogs last night. We had 12 dogs ready for her, and she worked solidly for 3 hours to assess them all - with some positive suggestions for stretching exercises for us to do with the dogs pre- and post-exercise and agility in order to keep them in good shape. Everyone was pleased with her assessments of their dogs, which is reasuring at the start of the busiest time of the agility year.
I'll see whether we can get her to come back again later in the season if there are enough dogs to warrant a second visit - let me know!

2009-04-27T09:15:00.004+01:00

(Need more photos of White Rose Dogs please!!! Some are missing from this line up)

All clapped out!

From applause that is! A few of us went to HATS Unaffiliated Show on Sunday and had a very successful day. So here goes for results:

Pre-Competition Small/Medium Agility - Annette and Toby - FIRST

Grade 4/5 Small/Medium Agility Linda and Gemma - FIRST

Grade 3 Large Jumping - Jan and Kira - FIRST

Grade 6/7 Small/Medium Jumping - Brenda and Amber - FIRST

Grade 4/5 Small/Medium Jumping - Liz and Percy - SECOND

Grade 1 Large Agility - Kirsty and Maisie - THIRD

Grade 3 Large Agility - Brenda and Bryn - THIRD

Grade 3 Large Jumping - Jan and Bud - THIRD

Grade 1 Large Agility - Tish and TJ - FOURTH

Grade 3 Large Agility - Jan and Bud - FOURTH

Pre- Competition Agility - Rachel and Amos - FIFTH

Grade 3 Large Agility - Jan and Kira - SIXTH

And CLEAR ROUNDS to Kirsty and Maisie in Grade 1 Large Jumping, and to Annette and Toby in Small/ Medium Pre-Competition Jumping.

I don't think Rachel has stopped grinning yet!! Amos' first ever Clear round, and it was in agility, and it had a number on it!!

Let's hope the rest of the season lives up to the start we at White Rose Agility have had this year!!!!

2009-04-14T17:37:00.004+01:00

WELCOME!!

White Rose Agility wants to welcome:

Rachel's new lurcher Fred, a friend for Amos (see top photo)

and Kirsty's new collie boy (see bottom photo) - Tim - playmate for Billy Woof and Maisie Mouse

2009-04-14T15:38:00.006+01:00

White Rose Agility Results This Easter Weekend
Well what a weekend for results! All that winter training certainly paid off.
So, here goes-
Dog Vegas Easter Show
Mike and Peggity qualified for the Dog Vegas Final by coming 4th in the Large 3 to 5 Agility Qualifier. I know Mike got other places as well with his dogs, but can't remember them, so hopefully he will send them to me and I can update this post.
Wendy and Kyle also qualified for the Dog Vegas Final by coming 5th in the Large 3 to 5 Agility Qualifier. Kyle was also 4th in the Large Grade 5 Jumping.
Jan and Mollie move up to Grade 3, courtesy of Mollie's win in Large Grade 2 Agility on Saturday, and she also got a second in in the Large Grade 2 Agility on Monday. NB Jan, this means the Rusty moves up too, you know!
Liz and Percy - well, what can I say? 3rd on Friday in the 3/4/5 Medium Jumping; 1st on Saturday in the Grade 4 Jumping; then a further 1st on Sunday in the Medium Grade 4 Agility and 1st in the Medium 3/4 Jumping!
Lisa and baby Kai were 4th in Grade 3 Agility (twice!), and 10th in Grade 3 Jumping, while Lisa and Sabre came 2nd in Grade 5 to 7 Jumping and 5th in garde 5 Agility. Husband Tony's Rogue did some excellent Clear Rounds, not knocking any poles down even when he added in an extra 6 hurdles to the course....
Kirsty and Maisie got 10th in Grade 1 Jumping on Friday; 4th in Grade 1 Agility on Saturday; plus two other clear rounds just outside the placings.
Colette and Mia were 4th in Small Agility on Monday.
Brenda and Bryn got a Clear Round in Large 3 to 5 Jumping; and with Amber she got a Clear Round in Medium 6/7 jumping (but rosettes only went to 1st place.....)
While at Delinquent Dogz, Kylie and Toohey came 1st in the 1 to 7 Agility, and 2nd in the 1 to 7 Jumping; and Hollie came 1st in the joint Veterans/Capability Jumping Class on Sunday, and 1st in both the Jumping and Agility on Monday.
Helen and Jock went Clear in their Jumping Class on Sunday, while Avril and baby Jack got Clear Rounds in Agility and Jumping, and Rachel and Amos managed to do his rounds off lead and without the sausage incentive.
Dianne flew the flag at Hare and Houndz by coming 2nd in the Grade 7 Agility and another 2nd in Grade 7 Jumping with Drie.
Wow!!! What a lot of Stars!! Loads of cakes this week at training I think, so the diet is on hold again.....

2009-04-02T13:27:00.002+01:00

For the benefit of those who couldn't make it last night, a reminder that the new times have started: Foundation Class at 6.30pm (though arrive earlier to set up); Grades 4+ at 7.45pm (though arrive at 7.30pm to set up); Grades 1 to 3 at 8.50pm ( put away at 9.50pm)
This quarter's subs are also due, and it's a 13 week quarter. For anyone who doesn't know the rates, just ask Brenda or Jan or Mike.

2009-03-12T09:36:00.005Z

Lisa and Tony took the training last night, which I thoroughly enjoyed - many thanks to both!! Well thought out and challenging, just like I like it. It meant that I got some show-style training in with Amber - I continue to be impressed by how much more confident she is getting again, working further away from me and taking direction so that we can get the optimum line far more rapidly. She's a good girl!! And 9 years old yesterday!
It also meant I was able to do some jumping skills instructing at the other end of the arena, looking at layering box work and changing direction at speed to get the fastest lines. Good to see David back in action after his operation again - more active than he's supposed to be yet, but not as active as he usually is. I really enjoyed the evening, and everyone else seemed to do so too.
Except.....that Wendy had some bad news about her mother during the evening, and we are all thinking of her at this sad time.

2009-02-21T13:17:00.002Z

Congratulations from Newton Heath.
Congratulations to Mike Brook and Peggity for qualifying for the Olympia and Pedigree ABC Semi-Finals at Tatton Park in June - that's both Peggy and Anya that Mike has qualified this year. The big question is: is it too soon for baby Kayla to join them there?
Congratulations also to Liz Balderstone and Percy for winning Medium Grade 1 to 3 Agility - way to go Percy!!
Looks like it will be lots of cakes at training this week!

2009-02-11T12:52:00.003Z

Training is ON tonight - just in case anyone is in any doubt.
Went there yesterday and the parking area is a little slippery in places, but paths have been cleared across the yard. Obviously, today's rain/snow/sleet/hail might turn to ice if the temperatures drop, so take care.

2009-02-04T12:11:00.001Z

Training tonight cancelled.
Jan has been to have a look around, and says the area is very icy as well as foggy. Rather than risk someone skidding in the carpark, or falling in the yard on ice, we have decided to cancel tonight's training.
Please pass on the message to anyone else you know.

2009-02-04T10:23:00.003Z

Training Tonight
Spoke to Jan last night - she lives the closest to the venue - and the roads were 'okay' then, but of course she hadn't been to the stables so couldn't comment on the state of the carpark there, or the yard itself. She has promised to let me know by 4pm today if she thinks it would be safer to cancel, but she thought it looked okay to go ahead for today.
I will post on here if I get any further information. If you know you are not going to attend, please let me know before 6pm so that we don't all worry about you being stuck somewhere on the roads.

2009-01-29T07:38:00.003Z

Busy! Busy! Busy!

Unusually, all but 2 of the 19 members turned up for training last night, so there was a real buzz and sense of purpose about the place.

Training started with all 5 of the young dogs working well for their hour's training in the pre-competition class. We can't really call them puppies any more, as they are coming closer to their first shows in a couple of months time, and looking so promising too!

The 2 Small dogs and 3 of the Large dogs were absent from the Competiton classes, but the other 21 dogs were all present to tackle the two courses featuring elements from training in the last few weeks - obstacle discrimination, flick flacks, tight wraps, send ons and outs, and, obviously, fast accurate contacts and weaves. (The easier of the courses is shown above)

As instructor for one of the classes I was delighted how the handlers worked the courses and how the dogs attacked the courses with enthusiasm. We had all Grades of dogs and handlers present, with some differentiation of course to reflect this.

Looking forward to next week already!!

2009-01-01T07:49:00.002Z

Happy New Year everyone!
I hope that all your dreams come true in 2009!
See you at training next Wednesday to start making that happen.....

2008-12-23T07:58:00.004Z

Happy Christmas to everyone and looking forward to some great results in 2009!

Training starts again on Wednesday 7 January, just in time to brush up for Wilmslow at the weekend.
Puppy class - starts at 6.00pm. If you can get there earlier to help put out that would be appreciated.
Competition class - arrive at 7.00pm please. Training will start as soon as the courses are set, so the more people can arrive on time, the longer we will have for training. Training finishes at 9.00pm, when we also need people to help put the equipment away.
See you there!

2008-12-03T17:49:00.000Z

Training Cancelled due to weather.
Training tonight is cancelled as the forecast is dire - freezing temperatures and heavy snow. We really don't want anyone to have travel problems or to slip and fall on the ice or to pull muscles in the cold conditions.
Hope to see you all next week!

2008-11-19T07:59:00.000Z

Christmas Fun
Anyone up for some Christmas fun and games on Wednesday 17 December? Usual times for the classes, but everyone brings something to eat or drink - let me know in advance so that I can make sure that we don't have too many mince pies, for example. Silly hats and tinsel etc are compulsory......
Might be time after we finish (9.30pm) to go to the pub up the road if anyone is interested?
Hope you will all be able to join us.

2008-07-20T16:26:00.001+01:00

So Many Successes at High Peak!!

Sorry if I miss anyone - I'll edit later to correct any errors or omissions.

First Places taken by:
Natalie and Ben
Colette and Mia
Viv and Chaz
Linda and Gemma (which takes them into Grade 4)
Plus the winning Team Dash team - beating the medium and large teams too! - included Rosie and Misty, Natalie and Ben and Colette and Mia. Good luck in the Final at Dashin' Dogs.
all the above also got other placings, as well as Liz D and her 'new kid on the block' Josh; Liz B and Percy; Lisa, and Jane and Foxy.
Lots and lots of cakes at training folks!!!!

2008-07-14T22:33:00.001+01:00

She Made It!!
Diane and Drie won into Grade 7 at Barnard Castle this weekend - what an achievement. Now it's the world of Championship classes that beckons. Well done to both of them.

2008-05-20T22:00:00.000+01:00

Noodle wins again!
Simon and Lorraine tell me:
Noodle has won again! at The Scottish Kennel Club show on Sunday, she won Puppy Bitch, Junior Bitch (this class included the Best Puppy at Crufts), and then won Best Puppy in Breed!!
Congratulations to a beautiful girl.

2008-05-12T07:18:00.001+01:00

The latest 'White Rose Bud' - welcome to Curtis Ryan James Mewse, who waited for the good weather before arriving......mother and son doing well - and dad too I reckon!

Love from us all Natalie - we want to see him in the flesh as soon as possible please.

2008-04-10T14:16:00.000+01:00

Unusual Opportunity.

We currently have vacancies for handlers/dogs that are already competing, to train with us on Wednesday evenings - any Grades or sizes, as we have differentiated classes appropriate for all. Sorry - no beginner handlers at the moment.

Please e-mail Brenda on yettontop at ntlworld.com (replace the @ and omit the spaces)

2007-11-25T07:33:00.003Z

Newton Heath Wins!

Congratulations to Liz and Percy for winning Small Grade 2 Agility at Newton Heath. A good win so early in his agility career!

And to Viv and Chaz for yet another win, this time Medium Grade 4 Agility, taking them into Grade 5 classes for the new year!

Well done to both of you.

2007-10-09T07:46:00.000+01:00

Wednesday 10 October Training
At the end of training on Wednesday we will be packing the equipment on to the trailer ready for the Northern Agility Winter Series show in Leeds this Sunday. All help gratefully received!

2007-10-01T10:34:00.000+01:00

FAST RESULTS!
Just two weeks after joining us, Jan Stubbs and her Australian Shepherd Dog Mollie won Grade 1 Agility at Lincoln and went up to Grade 2 - fast workers in every sense!
Colette and Mia continued their winning ways also, winning another TWO classes at the same show.
Well done to both handlers!
Brenda

2007-09-17T16:24:00.000+01:00

HALF WAY THERE!
Well done to Di Besford again - another win with Drie in Grade 6 Agility, this time at Easington.
Just two more to go to her Grade 7 (Advanced) status, and they won't take long on present form.

2007-09-16T14:42:00.000+01:00

WELL DONE ROSIE AND JAN
for winning Grade 5 Small Jumping on Saturday at Bromsgrove. More sheltie success!

2007-09-11T22:49:00.000+01:00

More Congratulations!

Also at Wigan: Liz Balderstone and Percy win out of Grade 1, and Viv and Chaz win yet another class.

Well done everyone!

2007-09-10T10:56:00.000+01:00

CONGRATULATIONS!
Diane and Drie won the Grade 6 Agility at Wigan yesterday. All the hard work is paying off - I'm sure that Grade 7 isn't far away now.
Well done!
Brenda

2007-07-23T19:55:00.000+01:00

Buddy is Fantastic!

Jan Dawson and Buddy (Buddy Fantastic) won the Graded 1 to 3 Agility class at Weardale this weekend, taking them into Grade 3.

Well done to both of them!!

2007-06-24T07:10:00.000+01:00

Congratulations!
Sharon and Chaser have moved into Grade 6 at Lune Valley!! Well done to both of them!

2007-06-24T06:55:00.000+01:00

Membership Details
I've been doing some number crunching on the membership list, and this is the result:
We have currently 60 dogs registered with the club, 13 of which are either retired or young dogs waiting to start competing.
Of the remaining, competition, dogs:
11% are Grade 1
13% are Grade 2
34% are Grade 3
6% are Grade 4
15% are Grade 5
15 % are Grade 6
4% are Grade 7

2007-06-23T17:36:00.000+01:00

Normal service will be resumed......
Well, after the disaster of the flood waters being diverted from the building site next door into the training arena, the contractor has pumped out all the water, aerated the surface and added new sand mixture where needed, so we are back in service again.
Classes resume on Monday 25 June, with Puppy Class at 7.15pm and Wednesday 27 June at 7.15pm for competition agility - just one combined class this week because so many people are away at the Lune/Barrow week. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

2007-05-20T21:46:00.000+01:00

Success at Ribble!

Viv and Chaz move up to Grade 4 by winning Medium 1>3 Agility at Ribble!

2007-05-20T21:38:00.000+01:00

Success at Ribble!

Sharon and Pintje win the Grade 1>7 Small Agility - on their way to Grade 7!

2007-05-20T21:29:00.000+01:00

Success at Ribble!

Colette and Mia come 3rd at Ribble.

2007-04-14T19:19:00.000+01:00

Licoln's 2-day 30th Anniversary Open Agility Show has all Graded classes, for all heights, and a Team class for mixed heights of dogs.
The show is on 29 & 30 September at Lincolnshire Showground. If enough of us are going, I think we could enter 5 teams!
Schedule at http://www.agilitynet.com/schedules/lincoln_september2007_schedule.doc

2007-04-09T17:26:00.000+01:00

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At Dog Vegas on Sunday 8 April, Colette and Mia won the Small Combined 1,2,3,4 class to move up into Grade 2.
And at Dashin' Dogs, also on Sunday 8 April, Rosie and Misty won the Small Grade 5 class to move up to Grade 6.
Well done to both handlers and their dogs!
Cakes at training on Wednesday???

2007-01-20T19:40:00.000Z

Wrap up warm for training on Wednesday - a couple of the upper wall panels were blown out in the gales, and it is unlikely that they will have been replaced by Wednesday - or that the new lighting box for the 'far' end will have beeen replaced. Despite these minor hiccups, training will be as normal - and the sheet for Dianne's next visit on 12 February will also be available.

2007-01-14T15:18:00.000Z

Following discussions earlier today, we believe we have one or two vacancies for new members, who must already be competing with their dogs (ie not pre-competition)So, if you know of someone who might be interested in joining our group, get them to get in touch with Mike, Jan or Brenda.
Any size of dog would be welcome, and more than one dog if required.

2007-01-05T17:00:00.000Z

There are new arrangements for the puppy classes on Mondays, and the competition class on Wednesday from Monday 8 January.Mondays: Youngsters' class starts at 7.00pm (setting up) and ends at 8.00pm. The babies' class starts at 7.45pm and helps put away at 8.30pm. The price reamins the same at £3.00 per dog, payable on the night.Wednesdays: Setting up starts at 7.15pm, so that people who found it difficult to get there in time to help before should be able to do so now. First session ends at 8.45pm. The second session starts at 8.45pm and ends at 9.45pm, so that those who had to leave early before should now be able to stay and help put the equipment away. Price is £3.00 for the first dog, and £1.50 for the second dog belonging to and handled by the same person.Please let us know asap how many dogs you plan to train so that we can organise the two sessions so that they have fairly even numbers.If you know of anyone already competing who would like to join the group, please let Mike, Jan or Brenda know as we have one or two vacancies at present.05/01/07

2006-12-30T08:51:00.000Z

Monday 15 January
The sign up sheet for Monday 15 January - training with Dianne Talbot - will be at training on Wednesday 3 January.
Don't forget to get your name down if you want a place!

2006-12-30T08:46:00.000Z

Another newcomer to the group! Meet Bryn - Brenda's new baby boy.

2006-11-14T21:54:00.000Z

Who's a lucky girl?
Natalie's new baby - a surprise birthday present from husband Tony!

2006-10-12T21:55:00.000+01:00

Monday 13 November
The sign-up sheet for Monday 13 November will be available at the training session on Wednesday evening (18 October)
After that, it will be possible for people not at training to sign for any remaining places by getting in touch with Brenda.

2006-09-30T18:50:00.000+01:00

I have to brag!
Amber came first in the Medium Senior Agility at Lune Valley Agility Show today!! Just one more win, of any kind, will give her the 4 wins she needs to go Advanced.
Wish me luck - so close to the end of the season!
Brenda

2006-09-28T21:18:00.000+01:00

Burgess mini super dog finals at RVA in October
Sharon Sampson tell me that she has qualified for the Burgess mini super dog finals at RVA in October, so we all wish her every success!

2006-09-25T21:55:00.000+01:00

Wyre Show Schedule
The schedule for Wyre Show in December is now on their website at http://www.wyreagility.co.uk/
Brenda

2006-09-24T15:31:00.000+01:00

More News from Ribble!
Natalie, Viv and David have qualified for the 2007 Agility Addicts Team Trios Final to be held next year at Cartmel (Wyre Show). Apparently Ben, Chaz and Diesel pulled out the stops to come second. Well done!

2006-09-23T19:13:00.000+01:00

Ribble and Easington
I've just got back from Saturday at Ribble, and want to congratulate David and Diesel for coming 3rd in Large Novice Jumping and Sharon and Chaser for coming 4th in Small Novice Agility. Well done to both! There are probably other good results from the shows, so please post them here for all of us to enjoy!

2006-09-19T07:55:00.001+01:00

Newton Heath November Schedule
This schedule is now on the Newton Heath website (just put NHDTC into Google) and entries close on 23 October.
Lots of classes for Large dogs - from Starters, Graduate, Novice, Senior and Advanced agility, jumping and TFO, plus veteran jumping (9+) and an ABC Qualifier.
Only two classes for Small and Medium dogs: Novice and Senior agility and jumping. What a shame.....