Agility Competitor
- 1982: I started with Agility at the local club "KV Rijnland" (Leiden NL).
I took several seminars with Peter Lewis, Bill and Angela Chuter who were among the first people to introduce agility to the rest of the world.
- 1982-1989: Several Agility as well as Obedience (English Obedience) trainers from England came to Holland where I took the opportunity to work with them.
Their phylosophy about working with dogs is still the one I believe in.
- 1985-1989: I took part in several Championships and Team Contests for our club "KC Uden" (NL).
- Mitch: My first Border Collie (Logo of agimm)
- 1991: Participation at the 1st European Championship in Helsinki.
As part of the Swiss Team that won the Gold Medal in Team Competition.
- 1991 we made it finals at the Swiss National Championship.
- 1992: 6th place at the Swiss National Championship, 2 months later Mitch died of cancer at the age of 6 years. I will always remember him.
- Maid: Border Collie Bitch born 23th July 1994.
Since 1996 we run in the Agility Class 3. In only 6 months we made it to the highest level. Several victories in agility and jumping contests. 4 times we won all contests on one day.
- Agility World Championship: 1997 (Double World Champion), 1998, 1999 und 2002 (14th).
- Agility World Cup: 1997 (12th), 1998 (Winner), 1999.
- 10 times participation at the Swiss National Championship, 8 times finalist
- SM-Final 1996, 1998, 1999 (Meister Standard), 2000, 2001, 2002 (Meister Large), 2003 (4. Platz).
- Finalist at the Swiss National Championship: 1996, 1998, 1999 (Winner), 2000, 2001, 2002 (Winner), 2003 (4th Place).
- With 16 contests already in Agility Class 3.
- 2nd half of 2005 50% confirmations (best 20% with a clean run in agility 3).
- 2nd place at the National Team Competition 2005 with AT Züri-West (Cayan Biberstein, Chantal Küng and Christa Mouwen).
- Mel died on the 2nd of January 2006 unexpectedly.
- Myrthe: Easy to handle, movements very coordinated.
Agility:
- 21st competitions to qualify for agility 3
- 3 x in Agility 2, 3 wins
Herding:
- entrytest for competitions 6th of februar 2009 passed
Mic
Son of Myrthe(6th of July 2010)
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