Today Ivan was entered in The New England Dog Training Club Obedience Trial in Taunton, MA. This was his first time in Open A. He qualified with a score of 191 and came in 5th out of 18 dogs. He just missed 4th place by half a point. Ivan’s heeling was not as “up” as it is in training and he lost 5 1/2 points. He lost a few other 1/2 points here and there which may have been for crooked sits. Once again Ivan was a crowd favorite.
The Qualifiers
So proud of my boy!
Congratulations!!! What a huge open class and only 8 qualified out of 18?
Super work!
Yes, it was a huge class. There were 24 dogs entered and 18 showed up. Out of the 18 only 8 qualified.
The scores were:
195, 194.5, 192.5, 191.5, 191 (Ivan), 190.5, 181.5 and 177.5.
Some of the non-qualifiers had great heeling but missed one of the other exercises. Two dogs did not complete the stay exercises.
That out-of-sight stay is really difficult for some dogs.
Way to go team Ivan!
Great work! Ivan for sure takes 1st place in the handsome catagory.
He’s definitely and Alta-Tollhaus favorite, too!
Congratulations, again, Lynda, and thanks so much for sharing the great video and pictures.
Wooohoo! Great job, Lynda and Ivan! It’s such a treat to watch you work.
You guys are tremendous. Only four points between first and fifth place. Congratulations guys!
Congratulations! Ivan certainly sets the bar high!
Congrats! Such a special boy and what a big class for obed.!
I follow this blog everyday although I do not comment very often. I especially enjoy following Ivan. Congratulations!