Dania Cup Course Plans & News update

I am back from my travels in Denmark now. Dania Cup was a great few days and it was so good to see so many good friends and catch up with people.

I was also judging and running Jack & Scott at the show. Jack in fact had a really good week and perfect prep for the EO next week in Austria.

Scott was unlucky, he did have some nice runs but I made silly mistakes. We did win a class at Rugby when we came back though which as nice. Was unlucky in the Championship final when we knocked the long jump down which was the second to last obstacle.

Below are my Dania Cup course plans:

This weekend I am going to Weardale show.. another long drive!

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Update

Hello,



So this week has been seminars followed by a couple of days off. The seminars went really well and I had some great feedback along with the other trainers. It was a fun few days also, making lots of new friends.


I have been staying with some friends near to the Dania Cup venue, so today I am taking the short drive down to the venue. My plan for the week is as follows:


Sunday: Judge Open Ag & run what ever I can afterwards


Monday: Competing


Tuesday: Competing


Wednesday: Day off


Thursday Judging class 1 Agility & Class 3 Jumping


Thursday evening depart for the journey home to make it back for Rugby (Sat 16th July)

Friday (evening): Eurotunnel back to UKFor now I am moving down to the Dania Cup Venue. Can’t wait to catch up with lots of friends at the show.

Not sure if il have internet, il try and post some results here if I do have access.


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Course Plans from Denmark Seminar July 2nd - 6th

For those of you on the seminar to practice and remember what we did.

Lee

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Qualification for FCI Worlds 2011

Hello,



The last few weeks have been a great mix of emotions for me. I am currently in Denmark doing a 5 day seminar course, before taking a couple of days off and moving on to Dania Cup starting Sunday 10th July.


The seminars are 4 x 1.5hour sessions a day, where I am trying to give the students a sense of what is happening on UK courses, as opposed to FCI courses. They are all enjoying it so far!


I am judging Open Agility on Sunday, and Agility 1 & Jumping 3 on Thursday, before starting my journey home. I will arrive at Rugby Show on Friday evening.


Now for the best news, last Monday was the Team GB selection day for the FCI World Championships in Levine 2011.


Scott worked sensationally, gaining 4 top 5 places on the day, meaning I finished 2nd overall in the ranking systems, 2 points behind Dave Leach, and some 15 or so ahead of 3rd & 4th who were in turn ahead of the rest of the field.


The rules for the day meant finishing in the top 2 would guarantee you a place in the squad for Team GB, and a further 2 handlers would be selected (as stated on the KC schedule)


I made sure I ran atI pace (2x3rd places), but without making stupid errors such as pushing off contacts or letting the pressure of the final run get to me, (although Scott never misses contacts anyway!) and did what I had to do to finish 2nd.


So I was thrilled with the prospect of running both indiviuals and team at the World Championships. However the management decided that they were going to move the goal posts somewhat by selecting 6 large dogs to travel. I don’t have a problem with that, what I have a problem with is being dropped from Individual runs and only selected in the Large Team.


It is not often I will say I 100% deserve something, but Scott & I thoroughly deserve to run individuals. I don’t even need to start to justify it, but his results this year would do that easily.


I am yet to find anyone who supports the management decision except those who obviously benefited, again I stress I have no personal problem with them (I like and support everyone on the team) it is the fact I deserved my shot at Individuals as well as team.


That said... I will get over that, and I will be proud to stand alongside Anthony Clarke & Dave Leach as the other members of the Large Dog Team at the World Championships 2011. What an honour and a privilege it will be to represent Great Britain. I am so thrilled that Scott has taken me to the most prestigious and biggest agility event in the world, what a fantastic dog he is.


Thank you for all the kind messages I received after qualification, means a lot.


A huge congratulations to every other member of team GB who qualified for France at all three heights, well done. Also to Natasha Wise who did a great job judging.


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Cheeky Video

Barbie & The Cheeky Girls... what more could you want: Enjoy!

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Thames Show & Barbie and the Cheeky Girls

I had a fantastic weekend at Thames. Not only was the company fantastic and show great fun, but my results were really pleasing.

Scott finished 3^rd in the Championship final, just behind Ian Jackson and winner Anthony Clarke. It was a great final and I was very pleased, although winning until 3 dogs from the end was also nail biting!

One Sunday, the heavens opened and the rains came down, but I was determined to do well and after warming up with a 5-7 Jumping win with Scott, I managed to do a stunning round it the Olympia class (part2) and won that also. I had watched some very good runs despite the wet, but Scott flew around and I am now happy that I have qualified for both Olympia semi finals!

Now, the bit you have been waiting for..

As part of our fund raising for 8 of us travelling to the EO in Austria, Anthony Clarke, Jo Tristram and myself had been nominated to dress up as Barbie (Jo) and pop double act, the Cheeky Gilrs. We ran ALL of our classes in the outfit, including the CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL (which Anthony won! & I was 3^rd in) in order to get people to donate just a little, to help with our travel costs.

THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED SO FAR J

Please though, we need to keep building up our funds, so at Tuffley & Rugby it is the turn of Lucy Osborne, Sian Illingworth, Dave Leach & Shaun Young. Hopefully they will be as humiliated as us haha!

We have an online donation PayPal account – we would really appreciate any support.

Donate now: http://www.acagility.com/wordpress/?page_id=648

Lee

How to donate to team GB as we lose any fashion respect in the ring this Sunday!

Okay,

So it appears myself & Anthony Clarke will be the "Cheeky Girls" on Sunday at Thames as along with some other members of the GB EO Team we bid to raise some funds for our trip to compete in Austria in July.

Please click and donate just a little, we really really do value the support.

http://www.acagility.com/wordpress/?page_id=648

Also see facebook for more ideas for some of the other members!

Lee