Bay Team Member Achievements

BayTeam members excel in agility. Because we love it! And so do our wee beasties! Read about:

• NADAC Nationals & NADAC Top 10
• USDAA Nationals & USDAA Top 10
• International Competitions
• Assorted Cup Competitions
• Notable Firsts
• Other Agility Achievements

Assorted Cup Competitions

Nov 1999 California Cup

Here are how Bay Teamers placed in The Bay Team's 2nd Annual California Cup Competition. 319 Dogs were entered including dogs from Alaska! The basis of the scoring was faults for the four regular rounds. The tie breaker was a yards per second calculation.

• Overall Winner - Bill Gignac and Calvin
• Elite Small -
  • (1) Cindy Glantz and Blaze (Sheltie) 0 Faults 4.11 YPS
• Elite Large -
  • (1) Bill Gignac and Calvin (Vizsla) 0 Faults 4.27 YPS
  • (2) Ron Etherton and Tyler (Flat Coat) 0 Faults
• Novice Small-
  • (1) Anne Etherton and Will (Papillon) 0 Faults 3.46 YPS

Nov 1998 California Cup

Here are how the Bay Teamers placed in the Bay Team's 1st annual California Cup in Hayward, CA ( based on the four standard runs).

• Elite Small Dogs - Micky (All American) handled by Steve Bettcher (0 faults)
• Overall Winner - Micky and Steve Bettcher ( 0 faults and 4.12 YPS)

Feb 2000 Northwest Cup

Here are how the Bay Teamers placed in the Feb 2000 Northwest Cup in Canby, Oregon (based on the two standard runs), giving faults and yards per second.

• OVERALL OPEN
  • 4. Olaf - Bearded Collie - Anne Ellefsen 0 3.43
• OVERALL MINI
  • 4. Blaze - Sheltie - Cindy Glantz 0 3.44
  • 5. Shooter - Border Terrier - Sharon Freilich 0 3.29

Here are the results of the top 5 dogs for each class for the Northwest Cup.

• Open Master Class
  • 2. Olaf - Bearded Collie - Anne Ellefsen 0 3.43
  • 3. Mick - Border Collie- Jim Basic 5 4.41
  • 4. Wicked - Border Collie - Jim Basic 5 4.05
• Mini Master Class
  • 3. Blaze - Sheltie - Cindy Glantz 0 3.44
  • 4. Shooter - Border Terrier - Sharon Freilich 0 3.29
• And last and least (being the only 8" Level III dog!): Level III--open and mini combined
  • 3. Maddy - PWC - Gail Mahood 8.67 2.64

Notable Firsts

Double agility championships (ADCh, NATCh):

• First team ever: Mick and Jim Basic
• First mixed breed: Meiske and Kathryn Horn (6/96, 9/96)
• First flat-coated retriever: Tyler and Anne Etherton (4/98, 1/98; also first flat-coated for each championship)

Miscellaneous

• 1st Bearded Collie to achieve NADAC Open, Elite, and Outstanding Elite Jumpers titles; 1st Beardie for any Elite title: Skyedance and Jack Buhite, 1/26/97, 5/31/97, ??/??/98
• 1st Chihuaua to earn AX: Peppy and Cindy Luke, 4/25/98
• 1st Pharaoh Hound to achieve any Open-level title from any of the 3 agility organizations (NADAC, USDAA, AKC): Tom and Gayle Kalman, (OACþ 8-21-99); 1st to achieve EAC (3-11-00), OJC (3-12-00)
• 1st Whippet to earn ADCH: Lina and Candy Gaiser, Nov 99

Other Agility Achievements

AKC 1998 Championships:

• Ranger and Sharon Freilich, 3rd, 24"
• Peppy and Cindy Luke, 17th (of 29), 8"

1999 Incredible Dog Challenge Invitational Regional Event

• Micky and Steve Bettcher, 2nd little dogs
• Flash and Bill Newcomb, 3rd big dogs

1998 Bay Team California Cup

• Micky and Steve Bettcher, Elite Small Dogs winner and Overall Winner