13.6.2010
The little ones have started practising: the future challengers of Zen's record of on side approach to the weaves... Dion (Decathlete's Velocissima) and Jaime (Decathlete's Gallardo), age 5 months, can already do the approach from 30 metres :-0 Still of course with the help of nets and with only six poles but a good start :)
12.6.2010
Hitti (Decathlete's Hornet) and Janita Leinonen were placed second on an agility course and Omie (Decathlete's Galaxy) and Janita were third. To qualify to the national team tryout competition you need to have the required results for the dog-handler -team: seven clean runs, one win and a "double-zero" (two clean runs in two competitions in a row). Omie has now got these results with both Elina and Janita! Thank you Elina for the priviledge to get to compete with this great dog!
Juju (Decathlete's Gryffindor) and Veijo Koistinen were placed 4th.
6.6.2010
A triple win again to Decathlete's team in Norway when
Zen (Decathlete's Sirius Black) and Jaakko Suoknuuti won,
Omie (Decathlete's Galaxy) and Janita Leinonen were second and
Hitti (Decathlete's Hornet) and Janita Leinonen were third.
It was an international competition so Zen received a CACIAG and Omie received a reserve-CACIAG. Since Zen already is an International Agility Champion, the CACIAG was moved on to Omie who will need another CACIAG in Finland a year from now to become an International Agility Champion!
The competitors from abroad can only benefit from the certificates that are given out in the Norwegian Kennel Club competitions. Since this was one of those competitions and they give out two certificates on agility courses both Omie and Hitti became NORWEGIAN AGILITY CHAMPIONS!
Zen (Decathlete's Sirius Black) and Jaakko Suoknuuti won also the jumping course, and with that win Zen became a NORWEGIAN JUMPING CHAMPION!
Hitti (Decathlete's Hornet) and Janita Leinonen were on a split 2nd place with Jenni Lehtinen and Dingo :) Only one certificate is given out on NKK jumping courses.
During the competition week our family won all the official competitions and also all the certificates that were given out were split evenly between our three dogs. What a week :)
Thanks to Jenni and Jan-Egil for the full maintenance for the whole week! Not being able to get to read the e-mails or answer the phone gave us a rare opportunity to have a real holiday...
Janita Leinonen with Hitti and Omie in Norway (Omie's win on 29.5. missing).
Jaakko Suoknuuti and Zen in Norway. The music is a song that I ordered to Jaakko as a gift, the song is about him an Zen. Thank you Kapa Ahonen who took up this project without knowing anything about agility! :)
5.6.2010
Rico (Decathlete's Comet) and Heidi Karanko won an agility competition. Congratulations Heidi and Rico!
Vimma (Decathlete's Fidelius Charm) and Jaakko Knuutti ran clean on a jumping course.
30.5.2010
Vinka (Decathlete's Starfighter) and Anne Juslin were placed 3rd in a district championship competition and a first prize result in a class 3 tracking competition! Huge congratulations to Anne and Vinka for the first leg towards the champion title!
30.5.2010
A triple win to our family in an agility competition in Norway when
Zen (Decathlete's Sirius Black) and Jaakko Suoknuuti won,
Hitti (Decathlete's Hornet) and Janita Leinonen were second and Omie (Decathlete's Galaxy) & Janita were third :)
We also took a double win on the jumping course:
Hitti (Decathlete's Hornet) and Janita Leinonen won and Zen (Decathlete's Sirius Black) and Jaakko Suoknuuti were second.
There was a jumping finale on Sunday to everyone who did well on the open jumping courses. All our three dogs were in the final. Janita won the finals with
Omie (Decathlete's Galaxy) running fastest and was second with
Hitti (Decathlete's Hornet).
30.5.2010
Thekla (Decathlete's Little Thekla) became a DANISH RALLY CHAMPION being handled by Louisa Wibroe :) Congratulations on a great job with a deaf dog!
29.5.2010
Erre (Decathlete's Raptor) and Heidi-Maria Puolakka won both the agility course and the jumping course! Erre received the second leg to the jumping champion title. A big hug to the champions :)
29.5.2010
Zen (Decathlete's Sirius Black) and Jaakko Suoknuuti won an agility competition in Norway.
Omie (Decathlete's Galaxy) and Janita Leinonen won a jumping course.
27.5.2010
Zen (Decathlete's Sirius Black) made a new record of on side approach to the weaves , 130 meters! Zen didn't even know where the weaving poles were when Jaakko took her out of the car and sent her towards the agility field with a command "weave". A perfect weave on the first try :) We have not yet found a distance were Zen would not have done it right on a first try. Janita was filming the video and threw a toy to the end of the weaves when Zen had finished the weaves but because of the camera the toy came too late and Zen did not want to turn back to it...
