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2019 NAC- Team Josie and Team Penny

“We had a wonderful weekend at the AKC National Championship in Tulsa. We had a little hiccup in the beginning but Melisa ‘Missy’ Hutchings saved the day with her tire changing expertise. This was Josie’s 2nd Nationals. She had great runs and was 1 for 3 and got the premier run on Friday. This was Penny’s 1st Nationals. She had great runs too and was 2 for 3 and had a little bobble in premier, but she did make the weave entrance that was not easy. Josie placed 142 and Penny placed 100 out of 189 16″ regular dogs. I’m so proud of both my girls. They both love this game so much and amaze me with every run. I want to say “THANK YOU” to my family, Mike, Missy, Elizabeth, Justin, Autumn and Zack for all your support. It means more than you know to me. Here are a few pics for our weekend. “

Team Josie and Team Penny
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Our Agility Teammates

Photo by Xanadu Farms

When we consider agility teams, we think of the dog, the handler and often a coach or trainer.  But, if you observe, you’ll see that the team is much larger than that.  Of course, there are fellow agility enthusiasts.  And, there are the friends, partners, and family that show up to classes and trials to cheer us on.  They often willingly pitch in and run the trials without hesitation.  They stand by the ring and video record runs.  They are there as we exit the ring to tell us everything that went right with our runs, especially on our not-so-great days.  And, they are often a calm, quiet, supporting presence sitting in the crating area – happy to be a part of the game and to listen.  Thank you to all of our teammates. It is good to know that when we run, we never run alone.