Dog Vegas Archived News
Winterton Showground - August 2010
(Left to Right) 2nd Bob Sharpe with Sherebridge Justin Case, 1st Trevor Shelswell with Bartonview Cast A Spell and 3rd Colin Veal with Wiccaweys Magic Magpie
Roger Teasdale's Run
Grantham Results 2010
Easter Dog Vegas Results 2010
From 2011 there will be a New Dog Vegas Large Grade 6 Qualifier which will be supported by First Contact & the Final be held at our July Show - click Here for full list of Qualifying Heats
First Contact Large Grade 1 & 2 Agility Final 2010
Well, the last First Contact Grade 1 & 2 Agility Final has taken place. After a lot of discussion, First Contact have decided to move their support, after 6 years, from the grade 1 and 2’s to sponsor a grade 6 qualifier and final
The 2010 First Contact Agility Final took place at the Dog Vegas show in August at the Winterton Showground, Scunthorpe
The prizes on offer - Some lovely glass trophies and a voucher for £100.00 of agility equipment, t-shirts, Rosettes to 10th place and a Rosette for all the unplaced finalists
We were blessed with a dry, but windy evening; fortunately, the ground conditions were perfect for the competition. The crowd gathered to watch the entertainment for the evening, as our judge Gary Wilkes was setting a suitably challenging agility course for the competitors
With the running orders drawn, the course set and Lotta Bowers on the microphone it was time to start the final
First to go was Helen Jones with Vausewood Skip (AW) with an unfortunate 5 faults in a time of 37.712. As it turned out, we had to wait until the fourth dog to run, Philip Bauckham with Jack So Sunny, to set the standard with a lovely clear round in a time of 33.930. Philip would eventually go on to take the third place trophy. We all watched a further eight dogs come and go before we had a challenger for the winning position. Running 13th - unlucky for some, but not for this combination, was Stephanie Shann and Wiccaweys Buddy Marvelous. They had a fantastic clear round in a time of 29.277! Was this going to be the winning round?? The next combination to even come close was Linsey Toon and Sir Barks Alot, running 18th; they had a clear in a time of 31.045. A very good try, but proving that the time was hard to beat. Even with a total of 10 clear rounds, Stephanie and Buddy, managed to hold on to their lead to be the last ever First Contact Grade 1 and 2 winner. Well done to both of you. We look forward to handing you the winning Grade 6 trophy soon.
Out of the 24 dogs that ran, there were 10 clears, 5 with 5 faults, 3 with 10 faults, 1 with 15 faults, and 5 eliminations, demonstrating that the course was well thought out. Well done and thank you to our judge Gary!
Course Plan
The final proved to be a very exciting competition to watch, every partnership was worthy of being there, showing us that the standard of our up and coming handlers and dogs is getting higher each year. Grade 7 people - watch your backs!
It was lovely to see that a large number of the dogs were rescued or re homed and seemed to be enjoying every minute of their new lives together. Especially our winner - another lucky dog from the popular Wiccaweys Rescue Centre. The winner from last year was also from Wiccaweys - Wiccaweys Dancing Brave.
Congratulations to Stephanie and Wiccaweys Buddy Marvelous
Well done and thank you to all the competitors who provided us with a thrilling and entertaining final, to the clubs that hosted the qualifiers, and the judges and ring parties throughout the year, Gary Wilkes for judging the final, Lotta Bowers for commentating and thank you to Dog Vegas for hosting the final We look forward to seeing the grade 6 dogs and handlers providing an equally exciting final next year
For more information on the grade 6 competition, or the Dog Vegas Agility shows, please contact Jackie Kenny on jaxk9@tiscali.co.uk
For more information on First Contact agility equipment, please contact Hazel or David at info@firstcontactagility.co.uk
Left to Right
Judge - Gary Wilkes :: 2nd place - Linsey Toon - Sir Barks Alot :: 1st place - Stephanie Shann - Wiccaweys Buddy Marvelous :: 3rd place - Philip Bauckman - Jack's So Sunny :: David Bew - First Contact :: Hazel Higgins - First Contact
Photo courtesy of Memories In Pictures
Results
1st Stephanie Shann Wiccaweys Buddy Marvelous C 29.277
2nd Lindsey Toon Sir Barks Alot C 31.045
3rd Philip Bauckham Jack So Sunny C 33.930
4th Chris Wright Star Express C 34.044
5th Wendy Kirk Sherry Fizz Bomb C 34.946
6th Troy Hedger Stormdancer Ellantante C 36.444
7th Pat Pickard Icemead Atlantis Mist C 37.121
8th Charlotte Gardener Charlottes Little Angel C 37.908
9th Kirsty Horne Amazing Massive Mouse C 41.000
10th Ray Greenley September Shadow (AWB) C 45.130
11th Bernadette Bobbins My Beautiful Belle 5 30.787
12th Jackie Atkins Back Robin Girls Talk 5 33.776
13th Sally Jervis Bob Gonzales 5 34.680
14th Helen Jones Vausewood Skip (AWS) 5 37.712
15th Joanne Hinsley Voodoo Fire 5 40.800
Dog Vegas Grade 3, 4 & 5 Small/Medium Final
Supported by Showoffs Rosettes
The time had come at last for me to report on a final from a competitor’s angle instead of watching from the sidelines.
After struggling to get back to fitness after an injury 2 years ago, I somehow, managed to qualify my little medium dog Copper, for the Dog Vegas small/medium 3-5 combined final. After that one qualifying round at Easter, the poor little dog never managed another training session or competition until we walked onto the final ring at the Dog Vegas show in August! Not much chance of us winning the lovely crystal clock that was the first place trophy. There were 21 competitors booked in to run - I was running order 13!!
We all walked the course which was set by our judge, Heather Mitchell - thank you Heather for stepping in at the last minute. Gill Blanchard was due to judge this final for us, but must have decided at the last minute that she wanted to compete in it - as that weekend, she managed to qualify herself! Well done Gill!
It was a lovely flowing course that was set. There were a couple of little traps at the beginning that created a couple of eliminations. Dogs going from jump 1 to number 4 (the tunnel) and jump 1 to back jump number 3. There was a lovely little teaser near the end with the tunnel under the dog walk - causing a couple of dogs to lose some time on the way to the finish, while they waited for the handlers to catch up.
Course Plan
We ended up with 5 faults, when my little boy completely missed the dog walk, because I was so intent on getting to the other end I must have just pulled him of it - definitely a case of great dog - shame about the handler!
I feel that overall the course ran really well and was a very fair test to dogs and handlers. It was a great final, with a lovely atmosphere - thank you to the crowd for your support.
Congratulations to everyone on getting there, especially to the top three places, a couple of rising stars here.
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1st Nicola Roe Odds On Deefa Do C 38.813 - A Sheltie, not yet two years old – fantastic!
2nd Peter Ray Nujax Ice Danger C 40.550 - A Miniature Schnauzer - again, two years old in September - well done!
3rd Sharon Sampson Cogshals Odyssey 5 35.476 - What a cracking time for this little spaniel - especially as it is her first season competing - definitely another one to watch out for next year
Thank you to Jackie Kenny and the rest of the Dog Vegas team for organising and sponsoring the final. Thank you to Cheryl at Show Offs Rosettes for sponsoring the heats and proving us with some top quality rosettes. Thank you to all of the shows that held the heats and to Kathryn for judging the final. Thank you to www.memoriesinpictures.co.uk for supplying the photographs.
We look forward to doing it all again in the 2011 final - for information on the heats and final for 2011, contact Jackie jaxk9@tiscali.co.uk
Kennel Club Shows
27th - 30th August 2010 - 4 day show at Winterton Showground - Incorporating the First Contact and the Large and Small Dog Vegas finals
25th - 26th September 2010 - 2 day show at Bakewell Showground - Incorporating the new 'Judges Are Special' invitation class
Winner of the Special Judges Class sponsored by PawsTrading
This class was instigated by Dog Vegas as a thank you for all the Judges hard work throughout the season - Photos courtesy of Memories in Pictures
Independent Shows at Arena UK, 10 Gonerby Lane, Grantham
23rd October 2010 ** NEW DATE**
18th December 2010
22nd January 2011
12th February 2011
19th March 2011
Summer dates and list of shows that are holding our qualifying heats to follow
Dog Vegas organisers Jackie and Kev Kenny, Hazel Higgins and David Bew are pleased to announce that the Dog Vegas Large Agility Combined G3-5 Qualifiers will now be supported by Paws Trading
In her announcement Jackie Kenny said, 'Many of you will have seen or bought things from Paula's pet stall at the Dog Vegas shows such as North Derbyshire, Nottingham, Beacon, Scunthorpe and Lincoln. She has a vast amount of stock - everything you could possibly need for your dog at the most competitive prices on the agility circuit. Most likely she will be having a trade stand at the shows. For any queries regarding a stall or sales information, you can contact Paula on tel 01773 832758 or mobile 07916 339436, email Here or even visit the web-site Here
The 10 heats will remain the same with rosettes from 1st – 15th place and a nice trophy for the winner. If the class is split, the sponsorship will cover both halves
The Dog Vegas Final will be sponsored by the Dog Vegas team, who are providing £250 in prize money, a 1st place trophy, vouchers for money off future dog Vegas shows, placing rosettes to 5th and a commemorative rosettes to all finalists
As a result of securing the Paws Trading sponsorship, the Dog Vegas organisers have decided to sponsor qualifiers for the Small & Medium Dogs as well as the Large ones. There will be 10 qualifiers i.e. 5 for Small Dogs and 5 for Medium Dogs. The class will be a Combined G3-5 Agility. Please note that these are not 'special' classes
The top three from each class will be invited to attend the final at the August Dog Vegas show where the 30 Small & Medium dogs will compete against each other, at their own height, for a total of £100 prize money and a 1st place trophy
Rosettes will be provided for places 1st to 5th place and there will be a 1st place trophy. If the class is split then, they will provide the above in both halves
The Dog Vegas team would also like to thank Taryntimers for their generous sponsorship for 2009. Taryntimers have been proving timing equipment to all UKA and most KC and independent agility shows for many years. Sarah Stokoe took over the business in October 2007. Since then, about half of the equipment has been upgraded, with the rest due to be done in 2009. If you would like more information on their services, please contact Sarah on tel. 01429 820792 or email Taryntimers@dsl.pipex.com
If any club or group would like to host any of the Large or Small and Medium classes or if you have any queries about this announcement, please contact Jackie jaxk9@tiscali.co.uk
May Dog Vegas Results 2009
Beacon Large Dogs Results 2009
Beacon Medium Dogs Results 2009
Dog Vegas Easter 2009 Results
Prestbury Park Results 2009
Dashin Dogs Large Dogs Results 2009
Large Agility Combined 3, 4, 5 (Sponsored by Pawstrading) Results 2009
Grade 3, 4 & 5 Final 2009
Yet another year of agility passes us by, already the second Dog Vegas final has come around. It doesn't feel like 2 years have gone by since we agreed to organise and sponsor the first Large Grade 3, 4 & 5 Agility series. Last year was such a success, that we decided to organise and sponsor a competition for small and medium dogs as well. To be able to do this, we needed some additional support.
This year the large 3-5 heats were kindly sponsored by Paws Trading - a pet supplies business, who many of you will know from attending numerous agility shows. For more information on Paws Trading, please check out their website www.pawstrading.co.uk or ring Paula on 01773 832758.
The small/medium heats were supported by Show Offs rosettes – a local manufacturer of quality rosettes and trophies, who supply all of the rosettes we use for our Dog Vegas shows. For more information on Show Offs, please contact Cheryl on (tbc).
The Finals took place at the Dog Vegas show on Saturday 29th August 2009 at the Winterton Showground, Scunthorpe.
There was a real buzz in the air as there were money prizes on offer to 5th place for the large dogs and 2 nd place for the small/medium dogs - Some lovely ‘diamond' trophies and vouchers for future Dog Vegas shows, placing rosettes and also a rosette for all unplaced finalists.
We were blessed with a good weather for the evening, and perfect ground conditions for the competition. The crowd gathered to watch the evening's entertainment as the judge Linda Hutchinson was setting a suitably challenging agility course for the 62 competitors.
With the running orders drawn, the course set, the wine flowing and Lotta Bowers on the microphone it was time to start the small/medium final.
First to go for the mediums was Emma Rouse and Colstongorse Basil with an elimination. Second to go was Michelle Sturge and Ruby Golden Twist, producing a steady clear in a time of 47.128. Third to run was Leanne Szostak and Return of The Kim, also going clear and sneaking into the lead with a time of 42.562. This little dog appears to be destined to do agility, having been born alongside international show jumpers at John Whitakers' yard in South Yorkshire. Fourth to go was one of our very own ‘chef's', in her first final - Stella Parker and Lady Lilly AW. Unfortunately for Stella, Breeze picked up 5 faults - not bad though for a dog that has had a hip replacement!
Fifth on the line was Anne Holt and Maybe Moss, Anne says this little Jack Russell loves running and jumping – they managed to jump into the lead with a lovely clear round in a time of 37.354. With another 21 dogs to follow, could they hold onto this lead? The next clear, was running order number seven, Carol Ellis and Our Connie, they managed a time of 39.045 to eventually take fifth place. After a mixed bag of faults and eliminations, Julie Rumsey was the next to pose a threat to Anne's lead with her little rescue dog from Ireland. Gertie ran a clear in a time of 38.127 to go into second place. The only other person to come close to Anne's time was Ruth Grint, running 24th with yet another little rescue dog, Woodside Houdini. They managed to slip into second place, winning the £25 prize money, with a time of 38.029, letting Anne retain her lead and go on to win the £75 prize money and ‘diamond' trophy. Well done!
Then it was time to start the large final.
First to go was Sue Roberts, a teacher from Worcester with Bright Stars U Kan Goo Roo. Unfortunately, Sue had a refusal to come away with 5 faults in a time of 39.231. Next to go was Kim Watts with Canen Cerys with an unfortunate elimination. Third up was Kevin Lampitt with Cheesy Wotsit, a Kelpie x Collie. This pair qualified last September at Dashin' Dogs, since then they have made it up to Grade 6 and we can see why, they did a fantastic round, clear in a blistering time of 32.053! A high standard had been set from the start. Was this going to be the winning round? Two more clears were soon to follow for Liz Hutchinson with Dalesman Joe and Dave Deaville with Midwinter Rush and Roulette with times 32.583 and 37.038 respectively. Linda's time was close enough for Kevin to loose a few finger nails! Running order number seven, Pat Holiday with Darleyfalls Fiasco made a very good effort of taking pole position by smashing Kevin's time by almost 3 seconds, but ended with 5 faults. With another amazing time 28.997, was Ian Jackson with Darleyfalls at Midnight , but again picking up 5 faults. After numerous faults and eliminations, we had to wait until running order 21 to get the next clear round, this was Caroline Key and her working sheepdog Safn-y-Coed Cai. Cai is a true working sheepdog as she does this as her day job, agility for this dog, is a hobby. So the time of 34.393 was a good try, but only good enough for an eventual 5th place. Following Caroline to the line was Alison Naylor and Major Sweep. This pair, from Hereford, have attended 2 other ‘novice' finals, so would having that experience help with the nerves after being eliminated with her other dog? It seems so as they managed a very good clear round in a time of 32.469 - four tenths of a second behind Kevin. The pressure was staring to build as we were nearing the end of the competition. We new the time could be beaten, but could it be beaten with a clear round? Next to last to run was Janet Thompson with Comebyandaway Totalli Diva. Even though this is Tali's first season competing, with the Comebyandaway prefix, we knew this was a pair to watch, it was obvious that Janet meant business from the start; with a faultless clear round in a time of 32.392, she didn't disappoint us. Unfortunately for Janet, just was just outside Kevin's time by 3 tenths of a second, to put her into second place. I think by this time, Kevin must have bitten all of his nails. He didn't have to wait much longer though as there was only one pair left to run - Jayne Pettitt and Wiccaweys Dancing Brave - a veteran of finals at this show as she won the First Contact final last year! Would they be good enough to take the £100.00 cash and first place trophy? It seems not - Kevin managed to retain his lead and walked away with the £100.00 cheque, first place trophy, free entry for his dog at a future Dog Vegas show and a lovely rosette. Well done!
Out of the 36 large dogs that ran, there were 6 clears, 11 with 5 faults, 2 with 10 faults, 1with 15 faults, and 16 eliminations!
Out of the 26 small/medium dogs, there were 9 clears, 3 with 5 faults, 1 with 15 faults and 13 eliminations.
This Final proved to be a very exciting competition to watch, every partnership was worthy of being there.
It is very rewarding for us to be able to put something back into agility, it makes all of the hard work worth while when we see how much these dogs enjoy their job, especially as a lot of the dogs were rescued or re-homed. It is great to see the pride on the owners faces of what they have achieved with their dogs.
Congratulations to Ann Holt and Maybe Moss on winning the first small/medium Show Offs Dog Vegas final.
Congratulations also to Kevin Lampitt and Cheesy Wotsit on winning the second Large Paws Trading Dog Vegas final.
Well done and thank you to all the competitors who provided us with a thrilling and entertaining final, to Paws Trading and Show Offs rosettes for sponsoring the heats, to the clubs that hosted the qualifiers, and the judges and ring parties throughout the year, Linda Hutchinson for judging both finals, Lotta Bowers for commentating and thank you to the Dog Vegas team for organising and hosting the final. We look forward to another successful competition next year.
Large 3, 4 and 5 results
1st Kevin Lampitt Cheesy Wotsit C 32.053 £100.00
2nd Janet Thompson Comebyandaway Totalli Diva C 32.392 £70.00
3rd Alison Naylor Major Sweep C 32.469 £50.00
4th Liz Hutchinson Dalesman Joe C 32.583 £20.00
5th Caroline Key Safn-y-Coed Cai C 34.393 £10.00
6th Dave Deaville Midwinter Rush Of Roulette C 37.038
7th Ian Jackson Darleyfalls at Midnight 5 28.997
8th Pat Holiday Darleyfalls Fiasco 5 29.888
9th Wendy Powell Astra Merlin 5 31.575
10th Matt Scott Lunarlites Red Magic 5 31.788
Small/medium 3, 4 and 5 results
1st Ann Holt Maybe Moss C 37.354 £75.00
2nd Ruth Grint Woodside Houdini C 38.029 £25.00
3rd Julie Rumsey Lust for Life C 38.127
4th Amanda Spinks Sirensong Dark Angel C 39.016
5th Carol Ellis Our Connie C 39.045
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Dog Vegas organisers Jackie and Kev Kenny, Hazel Higgins and David Bew are pleased to announce that the Dog Vegas Large Agility Combined G3-5 Qualifiers will now be supported by Paws Trading
In her announcement Jackie Kenny said, 'Many of you will have seen or bought things from Paula's pet stall at the Dog Vegas shows such as North Derbyshire, Nottingham, Beacon, Scunthorpe and Lincoln. She has a vast amount of stock - everything you could possibly need for your dog at the most competitive prices on the agility circuit. Most likely she will be having a trade stand at the shows. For any queries regarding a stall or sales information, you can contact Paula on tel 01773 832758 or mobile 07916 339436, email Here or even visit the web-site Here
The 10 heats will remain the same with rosettes from 1st – 15th place and a nice trophy for the winner. If the class is split, the sponsorship will cover both halves
The Dog Vegas Final will be sponsored by the Dog Vegas team, who are providing £250 in prize money, a 1st place trophy, vouchers for money off future dog Vegas shows, placing rosettes to 5th and a commemorative rosettes to all finalists
As a result of securing the Paws Trading sponsorship, the Dog Vegas organisers have decided to sponsor qualifiers for the Small & Medium Dogs as well as the Large ones. There will be 10 qualifiers i.e. 5 for Small Dogs and 5 for Medium Dogs. The class will be a Combined G3-5 Agility. Please note that these are not 'special' classes
The top three from each class will be invited to attend the final at the August Dog Vegas show where the 30 Small & Medium dogs will compete against each other, at their own height, for a total of £100 prize money and a 1st place trophy
Rosettes will be provided for places 1st to 5th place and there will be a 1st place trophy. If the class is split then, they will provide the above in both halves
The Dog Vegas team would also like to thank Taryntimers for their generous sponsorship for 2009. Taryntimers have been proving timing equipment to all UKA and most KC and independent agility shows for many years. Sarah Stokoe took over the business in October 2007. Since then, about half of the equipment has been upgraded, with the rest due to be done in 2009. If you would like more information on their services, please contact Sarah on tel. 01429 820792 or email Taryntimers@dsl.pipex.com KC Dog Vegas shows in 2009 All of the Large Dog Classes will now be graded, apart from the Combined Qualifier classes. Due to the limited number of Small and Medium dogs that attend the show it is not possible to provide graded classes for all these heights. However, the Combined classes will be broken down further, so instead of Combined G1-4 and Combined G5-7, there will be a mixture of combinations for example G1-2, G3-5, G6-7 plus there will be one graded class each day
