The Ridgeback Register's NATIONAL SPECIALTY Watch -- Day 3

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Obedience Results

Qualifiers were in short supply at Monday's Obedience competition. But, hey, they're Ridgebacks, right?

UTILITY B
No entries

UTILITY A
One entry, no qualifier

OPEN B
1st place: Ch. Wheatridge's Pecan Sandie, CDX

2nd place: Ch. Echoridge Thunderbolts N'Zazi, CDX, SC, MX, MXJ

3rd place: Emerald Isle Simply Irresistible, CDX, AXJ, OA, OF, SC, RE

OPEN A
1st place: Alpine Ridge Dakarai, CD, RE

2nd place: DC Pherou's Sanyati of Kariba, CD, LCX, MC, MX, MXJ, RE

NOVICE B
1st place: DC Spring Valley's Pele, MC, TD, RN, NAP, NJP

2nd place: Ch. Ivorymoon's Dalasina Dafina, RN

3rd place: DC Diamond's Ice Heist, SC

4th place: Freedom's Pride of Northstar, SC, RN, NAP

NOVICE A
1st place: John Rogers Smith

2nd place: DC Dimond's Precious Gem

3rd place: Mozanbridge's Skaduwee Danser, RN, JC

4th place: FC Intrigue's Apollo Sun by Jager, SC, RN

GRADUATE NOVICE
2 entries, no qualifiers

VETERAN
1st place: Ch. Alchemy Oridgenal One More Time, CDX, AX, MXJ, SC, RN

2nd place: Ch. Kennebec Chip Off the Ol' Fella

3rd place: Ch. Kennebec's Alchemy Alliance, CDX, JC

4th place: DC Kennebec's Queen of the Heart

HIGH IN TRIAL
Ch. Wheatridge's Pecan Sandie, CDX (198 1/2)

HIGH COMBINED SCORE
Not awarded

Rally Results

If you had any doubt about the popularity of this new "Obedience Lite" event, consider: This year's Rally entries were about double those at last year's National.

EXCELLENT B
First place: Ch. Pumamere Lamaji Dreamwalker, CD, RE

Second place: Rare Mettle's Day Off

Third place: Emerald Isle Simply Irresistible, CDX, AXJ, OA, OF, SC, RE

Fourth place: DC Ridgeview's Leo the King of Stars, CD, SC, RE, OA, OAJ

EXCELLENT A
First place: DC Wheatridge Orion Adobe Sunset, SC, RA

ADVANCED B
1st place: Tifari's Sinful, RN

2nd place: DC Ridgeview's Leo the King of Stars, CD, SC, RE, OA, OAJ

3rd place: DC Freland's Run Beyond the Limit, CDX, SC, AX, MXJ, RE

Fourth place: Emerald Isle Simply Irresistible, CDX, AXJ, OA, OF, SC, RE

ADVANCED A
1st place: Freland's Gift of Running, JC, RN

2nd place: Freedom's Pride of Northstar, SC, RN, NAP

3rd place: DC Spring Valley's Pele, MC, TD, RN, NAP, NJP

NOVICE B
1st place: DC Diamond's Ice Heist, SC

2nd place: Ch. Ridgelea's Buzz of Bridon, SC

3rd place: Clifford from RR Res Q

4th place: Denali's Mazoe Mushandi Nelion, SC

NOVICE A
1st place: Ch. Intrigue's Atticus by Seger, SC

2nd place: Rare Earth Gotta Have It, SC

3rd place: FC RedSkyes Destination Intrigue, SC

4th place: Kenya Mufasa Mika, SC

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Agility Results

Revolt of the agility Ridgebacks: Murderously complicated made for wholesale DQs in many classes.

STANDARD / EXCELLENT B/REGULAR / 26 inch

First place: MACH3 Ch. Koda's Gold Dust Woman, CD, SC

STANDARD / EXCELLENT B / REGULAR / 24 inch

First place RR: Ch. Oridgenal's Poet Laureate

Second place: MACH2 Ch. Kennebec's Alchemy Alliance, CDX, JC

STANDARD / EXCELLENT A / REGULAR / 4 inch

No qualifiers

STANDARD / OPEN / REGULAR / 24 inch

1st place: DC Rare Earth's One Step Beyond, CD, RN, NA, NAJ, NF

STANDARD / OPEN / PREFERRED

1st place: FC Uzuri's Juba Lee Xcusively Taylormade

STANDARD / NOVICE B / REGULAR

1st place: Echostar's Thunder by Ridgelea

2nd place: Freedom's Pride of Northstar, SC, RN, NAP

STANDARD / NOVICE A / REGULAR

No qualifiers

STANDARD / PREFERRED / REGULAR

No quailfier

JUMPERS WITH WEAVES / NOVICE B

First place: Freland's Gift of Running, JC, RN

2nd place: Ch. Ramnes Unreal Zeal, CD, RE

JWW / NOVICE A
No qualifiers

JWW / NOVICE / PREFERRED
No qualifiers

JWW / OPEN / REGULAR
No qualifiers

JWW / OPEN / PREFERRED
No qualifiers

JWW / EXCELLENT B / REGULAR / 26 inch
1st place: Ch. Alchemy Oridgenal One More Time, CDX, AX, MXJ, SC, RN

JWW / EXCELLENT B / REGULAR / 24 inch
1st place: Ch. Oridgenal's Poet Laureate

2nd place: MACH2 Ch. Kennebec's Alchemy Alliance, CDX, JC

JWW / EXCELLENT A / REGULAR / 24 inch

No qualifiers

ENDURANCE TRIAL

Twenty dogs were entered in the sixth RRCUS Endurance Trial on Sunday, though in the end only 13 competed. (Drops-out included bitches in season, dogs that were too young and dogs that had blown their pads lure-coursing earlier in the month.) The course was 12 miles by bike or foot, and seven handlers decided to forgoe the wheels and jog the distance.

ET PARTICIPANTS

"Cirque"
DC RidgeView's Cirque of the Towers
Owned by James Harrison, Sally Swenson and Susan Ralston from Salt Lake City, Utah (This is Cirque's third time as an Endurance Trial participant.)

"Zuri"
FC RedSkyes Destination Intrigue, SC, CGC, FCH
Owned by Ginger Gilbert from Cary, N.C.

"Een"
Kuluta's Een In' N Miljoen, SC, CGC
Owned by Maura Bushior from Raleigh, N.C. (Dog's name means "one in a million" in Afrikaans)

"Epic"
Intrigue's Epic Journey, RN, SC, CGC
"Titan"
MBIF FCh Intrigue Apollo Sun by Jager, SC, FCh, CGC, RN
Both owned by Susan and John Morrill from Burlington, N.C.

"Pasia"
Zareba's Hot Hot Heat of Rare Earth, TT, CGC, TDI
Owned by Marie Sajewicz from Browntown, Mich.

"Isis"
Ch. Votre Amour Auksinis Feniksas, CGC, HIC
"Dodo"
Crestridge Dombolo Zuba Gobvu, CGC
Both owned by Asta McCormick from Gurnee, Ill.

"Inkosi"
Ch. Inkosi Inkulu, RN, JC
Owned by Jeanie Rance-Marr from Hurst, Texas

"Miles"
BISS BIF Intl Ch DC Freland's Run Beyond the Limit, CDX, AX, MXT, SC, RE, TDI, TT, HIT, HIC, FCh, VCX
Owned by Jennifer Underwood, T. Baggaley and K. Bicknell from Sunnyvale, Calif. (The oldest dog in the ET, Miles turns 8 this summer.)

"Cristal"
Cedarpoint's Champagne N Roses
Owned by Zoelyn and Kevin Ashton from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (first-ever Canadian dog entered in the ET)

"Selig"
Oridgenal Selig HIC
"Cayenne"
Oridgenal Novena, TDI, NA, AXJ, HIC, CGC, JC
Both owned by Nancy Glass from Cummings, Ga.

Greetings!

Here comes the judge ... and the winners!

Paula Hartinger took command of her ring this morning, moving efficiently and pleasantly through her entry. She placed emphasis on the down-and-back, asking each handler to repeat the pattern once all the individual exams were complete. Expression was also important -- see our Tic Tac report below.

Included in this email are the results for Veteran Dogs, Class Dogs, Stud Dogs and Best Ridge.

Also, at left are the results for Obedience, Rally, Agility and the Endurance Trial.

If there were an event for typing, we think we'd place.

Here's to nubbin fingers!

Theresa M. Lyons
Denise Flaim

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