Agility at Crufts 2010
Lots and lots of agility, there was no way we could watch all of it and do everything else we planned, sadly! We chose to miss most of Thursday and Friday, but earmarked the International and the Championship on Saturday and Sunday as definites. We did manage to catch some of the other competitions, like the Mini/Mixi pairs and the Mini Circular Knockout, but it was a little bit hit-and-miss.
One of my favourite competitions is the International event on Saturday, so that had a very big tick next to the Must See box. I love seeing the different handling techniques, and the difference between the dogs. I have a particular soft spot for the Polish dog, it’s been for the last couple of years and is just absolutely stunning. But of course, we were rooting for Lucy and Ben! Videos below …
International Jumping
WALES: Mark Douglas and Ag.Ch. Cories Ruby Tuesday
ENGLAND: Lucy Osborne and Ben Bombastic Mr Fantastic
International Agility
POLAND: Magdelena Ziolkowska and Leck Bohemia Alke
NETHERLANDS: Roy Fonteijn and Flynn
FINLAND: Niina Liina Linna and Tending Chimera
International Agility Final
CZECH REPUBLIC: Radovan Liska and Amulet for Luck
Sadly the camera battery died at this stage, oops! Apologies for the quality too, the Olympus is pretty old now and the videos don’t handle compression well.
The Championships on Sunday were fantastic, thoroughly enjoyed all of it! Really chuffed for Nicola Garrett and Indiana (Ag.Ch. Obay Truly Driven), this is the 3rd time they’ve won the small Championship and I genuinely don’t think I’ve ever seen him move so fast. Toni Dawkins and Kite stormed home for the Medium (second year running!) and I was rooting for Kite in the Large, but she finished up with the Reserve to Mark Laker and Kodi. I really like watching Mark Laker run, he’s super quiet and understated and it works so well, very deserving winner.
I’ve included photos of the courses we watched, both with and without numbers. The numbered courses are a larger image size.
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International Agility (Natasha Wise)
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Championship Agility (Round 2) (Andy Hudson)
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Apologies if anything is wrong, I am working from memory!