Alan
Bray
(The Boss)
Index
Summary
Introduction
Training
Judging
Feeding and Nutritional
International
Championships
Crufts
Olympia
Pedigree
Supadog
Other
Finals
League Finals
Agility Eye
Agility Club
Tournaments
October 2006
Achievements
Summary to 09 October
2006
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Competed in agility for 15 years & for the
last 10 years running two private agility
training clubs, Fox Agility in Leicester
(Which Alan’s daughter Selena now successfully
runs) & together with Jayne the Upanova Tigers
Agility Training Club.
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Judge to advance Championship level, (The
highest level in agility).
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Captain of the Upanova Tigers Agility Club who
are the National Premier League Champions 2003
& 2004 & runners-up in 2005.
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Won 364 classes with 10 different dogs & taken
4 dogs to advanced level.
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Won 48 major finals from 269 qualified giving
a ratio of winning 1 in every 4 finals, (Not
all finals are actually run) with 7 different
dogs.
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Major final wins at International level,
Championships, Olympia, Crufts, Supadogs Week
& Day, Dogs in Need & Pedigree Chum Advanced
Power & Speed.
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One of the victorious English team of five
handlers winning the ISDS Home Nations
International Tournament in both 2003 & 2002,
(No KC competition since then)
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Won & was also runner up in the 2006 KC
International Festival British Open
Championship competing against 17 other
nations.
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Only handler to win Agility Champion status
with both small & large dogs, (Achieved in
2003).
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Together with Jayne are the only handlers to
win Championship tickets in both small & large
dog categories with Alan’s being achieved on
the same day at the same show in 2003.
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Only handler to win reserve Championship
tickets in both small & large dog categories
again achieved on the same day at the same
show in 2004.
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Only handler to win a large dog Championship
ticket with a crossbreed in 2003.
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Only handler to qualify all 4 competing dogs
for the same Championship final consisting of
20 dogs in total, (Achieved twice in 2004).
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Won 8 individual Championship tickets & 9
reserve tickets.
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Qualified Crufts with 7 different dogs over 11
years, winning 12, agility & one
flyball final & finishing runners-up on 5
other occasions.
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Qualified Crufts 2007 team agility, senior
singles, small Eukanuba singles & mini-mixi
pairs.
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Won the 2006 Crufts team agility final &
qualified the 2007 finals.
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Won the Crufts 2001 senior singles & knockout
double.
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Won the Crufts senior singles twice in 2003 &
2001 & runner – up in 2004.
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Won the Crufts senior singles knockout in 2001
& runner up in 2006, 2005 & 2004.
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Won the 2005 Crufts Eukanuba Mini - Maxi pairs
final, 3rd in 2006 & won the
Eukanuba knockout final twice in 2004 & 1999.
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Won 7 KC Olympia final events in the 7 years
of qualifying, finishing runners-up on 3
occasions & winning 5 of the 7 semi – finals
to reach Olympia.
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One of only four handlers, (Which includes
Jayne) to qualify the KC Olympia finals in
both small & large dog categories & one of
only two to achieve this in the same year,
(The other being Jayne) with Alan achieving
this twice in 2005 & 2004.
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Qualified for the KC Olympia 2006 finals with
Tiggy.
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Qualified the 2006 KC Olympia semi finals with
5 dogs.
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Won 5 Supadog finals & finished runners-up
twice since 2002.
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Won the 2006 Supadog day final with Jayne
runner up.
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Only handler to win a double Supadogs final in
both large & small dog categories in 2004.
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Won the 2002 Supadogs large novice final,
(While Jayne won the small senior final).
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Won 3 Dogs in Need classic finals in 2006,
2005 & 1998 & finished runners-up, third &
fourth in others.
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Qualified the 2006 Pedigree pairs relay final,
(But couldn’t run due to Greg’s injury).
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Runners-up in the 2004 Pedigree pairs relay &
2002 Agility Club knockout pairs finals.
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Qualified the 2005 & 2004 Pedigree Chum team
finals.
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Qualified the 2006 & 2005 Celebration gamblers
& advanced power & speed finals.
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Won the last ever, Pedigree Chum Advanced
Power & Speed final in 2003.
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Qualified the 2002 Pedigree gamblers finals &
the Pedigree Chum Highland agility finals.
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Finished third in the 2002 Pedigree Chum
Markies Grand National Jumping final.
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Won the Agility Club large advanced dog of the
year national premier league championship on 3
occasions with two different dogs in 2005,
2004 & 2002.
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Won the Agility Eye Midlands advanced dog of
the year five years in succession 2005–2001,
(Finishing both 1st & 2nd in
2004) & in addition winning the Agility Eye
senior dog of the year in 2004.
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Finished third in the 2005 & 2004 Agility Club
small dog of the year league competition.
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Won the 2004 Agility Eye Midlands small dog of
the year league competition.
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Alan has competed in agility for 15 years
handling Rough & Border Collies, Miniature
Poodles, German & Belgian Shepherd Dogs,
Dobermans, Jack Russell Terriers & Shetland
Sheepdogs.
Alan is the 2006 KC British Open Champion, (&
runner up).
Alan is the only handler to achieve agility
champion status in both small and large dog
heights & was the first & still is one of only
two handlers to win Championship tickets in
both small & large dog finals, (The other
being Jayne! Although, Alan’s was achieved on
the same day at the same show in 2003!) Alan
is also the only handler to win reserve
tickets in both small & large dog finals,
again achieved on the same day at the same
show in 2004.
In addition, Alan is the only handler to win a
large dog Championship ticket with a
crossbreed achieved in 2003 & is the only
handler to qualify 4 competing dogs for the
same Championship final consisting of 20 dogs
on the same day, (Achieved twice in 2004).
Alan is the only handler to achieve the double
at the Supadogs finals by winning both the
large advanced & small senior dog finals in
2004 and also winning the large novice final
in 2003 whilst at the same time Jayne was
winning the small senior final. Alan also
achieved the double at Crufts by winning both
the large senior agility and senior circular
knockout finals in 2001.
Alan has won the Agility Club large advanced
dog of the year Premier League Championship
title three times in 2005, 2004 & 2002. Won
the Agility Eye Midlands advanced dog of the
year league Championship title 5 years in
succession 2005 - 2001 (While in addition
finishing both 1st & 2nd
in 2004) & also won the Agility Eye Midlands
senior dog league Championship title in 2003.
Alan has won 48 major finals from 269
qualified, (Not all finals qualified are
actually run) with 7 different dogs in
addition to also winning 364 classes with 11
dogs & has taken 4 dogs to advanced standard.
Major final wins include the British Open
Championship, Championship tickets and
international competitions, (Representing
England), Crufts, Olympia, Supadogs Week &
Day, Dogs in Need Classic’s & Pedigree Chum
Advanced Power & Speed.
Alan is the Upanova Tigers club captain, the 2004 & 2003
Agility Club National Premier League Champions
and the 2005 runners up in addition to being
the 2004 Agility Eye National Advanced League
Champions & 2003 Agility Eye Midlands
Champions.
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Training Experience
Alan was brought up with Border Collies since
being just 6 months old & boasts a wealth of
experience of handling various breeds of dog &
training both clubs & individuals since 1992
from basic introduction to advanced agility
handler training.
On invitation Alan & Jayne run training days
for clubs all over the country & have trained
specialist clubs on many occasions including
the British Poodle & English Shetland Sheepdog
clubs in addition to the Spanish World Cup
team & a Scottish training week in 2002.
Alan is well known for training fast accurate
contacts, handling & motivational methods.
These are based on short, sharp exercises
suited to all breeds of dog ensuring they both
enjoy the sport & fully understand what is
required of them.
Training instruction is provided from basic
puppy introduction through to competition
level, onto advanced. Training covers
motivational improvement, specific obstacle &
combination of obstacle recognition,
specialist course handling, handling fast dogs
& problem identification and correction.
Alan was a club trainer & committee member at
both Nottingham and Hinckley clubs & in 1994
set up & instructed at his own, “Obedience for
Agility” training club in Nottingham & then in
1997 the “Fox Agility club” in Leicester
before having Lace, Fox, Tigg, Jadie & Shay
all stolen in March 1999. Tiggy was recovered
some 5 months later but the others all lost
forever. (It is however believed that they
have all been renamed & were based in Belfast,
Northern Ireland).
Since the autumn of 1999 Alan & Jayne have
obtained & trained new puppies through their
own ‘UPANOVA TIGERS’ agility-training club.
Alan has a good sense of humour, (Well he does
run Miniature Poodles), is an Agility Club
Approved Training Instructor, (ACAI) & has
also attended a weekend’s Agility Club
sponsored judging seminar.
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Alan has judged throughout Britain since 1994,
including all the top competition qualifying
heats at all standards including the advanced
Championship certificate classes for all dog
height categories in 2006 & 2007, the
inaugural 2002 Welsh National final, the 2004
Dogs in Need Classic Thursday finals & has
been invited by the Kennel Club to judge the
YKC Crufts finals & by Pedigree to judge the
Highland Agility final.
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Feeding & Nutritional
Supplements
All the dogs have always been fed on Pedigree
Professional, giving the right balance of
energy & nutrition without any “side effects”
however as this is high in protein we mix this
during the winter months with Pedigree
Complete when the dogs are not being worked as
intensively as in the summer.
This is supplemented by the daily intake of
the following tablets, Odourless Garlic Oil
for the blood & Primrose Oil for the joints.
In addition Tigg & Raeven have Devils Claw &
Glucosaphine tablets for cartilage, discs &
joints. Puppies are fed on Pedigree Puppy to
6 months old then Pedigree Junior until 18
months old.
Competition
Achievements
Won & was also runner up in the 2006 KC
International Festival British Open
Championship competing against 17 other
nations.
Chosen to represent
England
in both the 2003 & 2002 ISDS Home Nations
International Championships, (There hasn’t
been a KC event since) with Tiggy, (& Skylar
as reserve) as one of the five – strong team
from the 10,000 dogs currently competing.
England won the competition on both occasions
with Tigg finishing 2nd & 4th
in the 2003 team competition to help England
retain the Championship title & despite
Tiggy’s spinal injury incurred at this event
she still managed to come 5th in
the individual competition as well. Skylar
finished 2nd in the speed jumping
final after an all England run – off for 1st
place with Simon & Diesel.
In 2002 Alan individually won all 3 individual
competitions including the jumping & agility
with Tiggy who was at her absolute best & the
individual knockout competition with Skylar so
helping England to win the overall inaugural
event.
Won the 1995 Allied Irish Bank final in
Belfast,
Northern Ireland
with Lace.
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Reserve CC winner at the 2006
Scunthorpe, Hinckley & DIN Championship shows, 3rd at
Nottingham & 5th & 6th
at Rugby.
Won the Scunthorpe Championship final with
Tiggy 02/04/05 to make Tiggy an Agility
Champion, (Ag Ch) & thereby qualifying for the
Crufts 2006 Championship & won both the Thames
& Chippenham 2005 Championship finals with
Portia in June & March which qualified Portia
for the Crufts 2006 Championship & making that
4 wins with Portia & an Agility Champion,
(Again) but in her own right with Alan being
the only handler to have Champions with both
small & large dogs.
Qualified the 2005 Crufts Championship final
shown live on BBC2 with Tiggy.
Won 8 individual finals in total with Portia
(4), Tiggy (3) & Buzzy, won 9 reserve tickets
with Portia (5), Tiggy (3) & Skylar, recorded
8 third places with Portia (4), Skylar (4) &
Buzzy,
7 - fourth places with Tiggy (2), Skylar (3),
Buzzy & Portia, 8 - fifth places with Skylar
(5), Buzzy & Tiggy (2), three 6th
places with Tiggy (2) & Skylar, two 7th
places with Skylar, an 8th place
with Buzzy & an 11th with Skylar
from the 59 finals qualified with 4 different
dogs since 2001.
Only handler to qualify all 4 competing dogs
for a Championship final consisting of 20 dogs
& this achieved on two occasions in 2004 at
the Vyne Mayday show & the Agility Club show
in July.
Only handler to win both large with Buzzy &
small with Portia Championship certificates at
the same show, this being achieved at the 2003
Vyne Mayday show.
Won a 2002 Championship certificate at Newton
Heath with Portia & two, 2002 reserve
Championship certificates at Hinckley with
Portia & at Thames with Tigg gaining entry
into the KC stud – book.
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Qualified 8 different dogs over 11 years,
winning one flyball & 12 agility finals.
Qualified the 2007 Crufts team finals with
Skylar, (& Jayne & Raeven), the senior singles
final with Tiggy 7 the mini – mixi pairs final
with Skylar, (& Jayne & Portia) & the Eukanuba
small singles final with Portia.
Qualified the following 2006 agility finals: -
The 2006 Crufts advanced Championship with both Tiggy &
Portia winning their agility heats with both
of them & finishing 3rd with Portia
in the jumping to qualify the final.
The 2006 Crufts senior singles & knockout finals with both
Tiggy & Skylar through Tiggy winning the
qualifying league on 42 points & Skylar
scoring 14.
Tiggy won the semi final & Skylar finished 8th to
both qualify the final where Tiggy was
eliminated at the table & Skylar finished 4th.
Skylar was 8th in the knockout semi
final & finished runner – up (For the second
time) in the final.
The Eukanuba 2006 Crufts Mini – Maxi final on 29 points with
Skylar together with Jayne running Portia
where we finished 3rd in the
final.
Qualified the 2005 Crufts Championship final
after winning the jumping heat, the senior
singles agility final & finished runner – up
in the knock – out all with Tiggy & winning
the Eukanuba Mini – Maxi pairs final together
with Jayne and Portia.
Qualified 2002 senior singles with Tiggy but
while competing she suffered a strain injury
on the astro – turf & had to be withdrawn.
Did the double in 2001 with Tigg by winning
both the senior singles & knockout finals
Won the 1999 Eukanuba small knock – out final
with Jadie.
Won the 1998 Eukanuba small pairs final with
Jadie & also won the flyball final with Lace &
the Beacon team.
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KC
Olympia Finals
Alan is the only handler to qualify both large
& small dogs for the same Olympia finals
having qualified both Tiggy in the large &
Portia in the small KC Olympia 2006, 2005 &
2004 finals.
Alan has qualified the 2006 KC Olympia stakes
final with Tiggy after finishing runners up on
day 2 of the Royal Show semi final & Portia in
the small final after also finishing as
runner- up in her semi – final.
Alan has won 7 KC Olympia final events in the
7 years of qualifying & won 5 of the 7 semi –
finals in reaching
Olympia.
Alan qualified the 2006 small KC Olympia semi
final with Portia by winning the first
qualifying heat at the Ribble show in January
& also with Neo (Gill Z’s terrier after the
Hinckley show in June) & days 1,2, 3, & 4 of
the large KC Olympia semi finals at the Royal
Show in July with Tiggy & Kruise on days 1 & 3
after the January Ribble show & then the
Haslemere, Vyne, Tunbridge Wells & Hinckley
shows & day 7 with both Tiggy & Skylar
although neither can run this now.
Alan & Tiggy won the 2005 KC Olympia pairs
agility relay after qualifying by winning day
4 of the Royal Show semi – finals following
qualification of all semi – final days with
both Tiggy & Skylar, (Plus other days with
both Buzzy & Kruise but Alan had to withdraw
from days 2 & 3 due to work commitments).
Alan & Portia finished 3rd at the
2005 KC Olympia final & runners - up in the
pair’s agility final after qualifying through
finishing 6th in the semi final in
September.
Alan & Portia won the 2004 KC Olympia small
agility stakes with the whole final screened
live on British Eurosport TV including before
& after event interviews & finished runners -
up in the pairs after qualifying the finals by
finishing 3rd in the semi – final.
Having qualified the 2004 final Alan had to
withdraw Tiggy after a reoccurrence of her
spinal injury after also withdrawing all 3
large dogs from the first 3 days of the 2004
semi – finals held at the Royal Show after
injury to Tiggy but also qualified days 4 & 5
of the Town & Country Fair where Tiggy won the
day 4 semi – final to qualify the Olympia 2004
final.
Alan qualified days 1, 2 & 5 of the 2003 semi
– finals with Tiggy, days 1 & 3 with Buzzy &
3, 5 & 6 with Skylar before winning day 2 with
Tigg to qualify for the Olympia 2003 final
where Tiggy won the semi – final, finished
runner – up in the final, (When she wouldn’t
lay down on the table) & came 4th
in the Power & Speed final on her come back
from injury, (Again not going onto the table).
Other KC Olympia wins with Tiggy include doing
the double in 2002 by winning both the
Saturday semi – final & the pairs final, won
the 2001 speed jumping grand prix final & in
1998, won the small pairs final with Jadie.
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Pedigree Chum Dogs in
Need (DIN) Classic Finals
Qualified all 8 years of entry with 5
different dogs in 2006 - 2003, then 1998 –
1995 inclusive.
Won the large dogs 2006 advanced agility
classic with Tiggy & also finished 3rd
with Skylar
Won the small dog senior classic tournament
final in 2005 with Portia & in 1998 with Jadie.
Finished second with Skylar & 4th
with Tiggy in the 2005 advanced classic,
(Jayne was third!), while at the same time
finishing 4th with Buzzy in the
2005 senior classic final.
Qualified Buzzy (4th) & Skylar (6th)
for the 2004 advanced classic final.
Finished 4th in the 2003 senior
classic final with Skylar, won the 1998 small
senior classic final with Jadie whilst again
finishing 4th in the Large dog senior classic
final with Foxy, (after leading it until the
last 4 dogs!) & finished 6th in the
1995 advanced classic final with Lace.
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Won the 2006 Supadogs day individual final
with Tiggy with Jayne & Raeven finishing
runner up to become the only husband & wife
team to achieve this. Also qualified Portia in
the small final.
Finished runner up in the 2005 individual
final with Portia & qualified the large final
with both Tiggy & Skylar. Qualified the week
long show final with Portia.
Done the double in 2004 at the Supadog week
finals by winning both the advanced large
final with Skylar & senior small final with
Portia. Won the 2002 Supadog week novice
agility final with Skylar (While Jayne was
winning the small senior final with Portia) &
was runner – up in the 1998 Supadog week
senior small final with Jadie
Qualified the individual final in 2005 with
both Tiggy & Portia & in every year since 1997
finishing 4th in the 2003 final
with Skylar. Won the 2002 morning final with
Tigg & qualified all 3 competing dogs in 2001.
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Qualified the 2006
Celebration senior gamblers final with Kruise
after the Easter show, the advanced power &
speed with Skylar at the Nottingham show
(Finishing 6th) & Buzzy & the
Pedigree pairs relay final with Skylar (& Greg
Derrett with GT) after the Hinckley show..
Qualified the 2005 Celebration senior gamblers
final with Buzzy & finished 5th in
the Pedigree Team agility relay with Skylar.
2004 finals include 4th places in
both the Celebration Advanced Power & Speed
final & the Pedigree Team agility relay final
with Skylar & runner – up in the Pedigree Chum
pairs relay final again with Skylar.
Won the 2003 Pedigree Chum Advanced Power &
Speed final with Buzzy after finishing 11th
in 2002 & 10th in the 2001 finals
with Tigg. Qualified the 2003 Pedigree Chum
tandem pairs relay final by winning the Ribble
heat in January with Buzzy & finished 6th
in the 1998 final with Foxy.
Finished runner - up in the 2002 Agility Club
pair’s knockout final with Tigg. Came 6th
in the 2002 Pedigree gamblers final with Tigg,
qualified the 2002 Adams Derby final with Sky
& came 3rd in the 2002 Pedigree
Markies Novice Grand National final with Sky
after also qualifying the 1994 final with
Lace.
Qualified the Pedigree Highland finals in both
1997 & 1996 with Lace & all the Barbour pairs
knockout finals held at the Royal Show
finishing 3rd in 1994 with Lace.
Was runner-up in the Barbour Bomber final in
1994 with Lace & qualified each year of the
Spillers finals finishing 3rd in
the knockout in 1997 with Foxy. Qualified the
1999 - 1996 Beta finals & finished 6th
in the 1994 Tex Chunks final all with Lace.
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League Competitions
Captain of the Upanova Tigers, winners of both
the 2004 & the inaugural 2003 Premier League
Championship title & runners – up in 2005.
Won the 2005 advanced dog of the year with
Skylar for the third time while Tiggy finished
runner – up & Portia came 3rd in
the small dog of the year.
Won the 2004 advanced dog of the year for a
second time with Tiggy whilst finishing 4th
with Skylar & 17th with Buzzy. Came
3rd with Portia in the small dog of
the year.
Finished 5th with Tigg, 6th
with Sky & 9th with Buzzy in the
2003 dog of the year, Won it in 2002 with
Tiggy & at the same time finished runner – up
in the Novice dog of the year with Skylar.
Came 3rd in the 2001 dog of the
year with Tigg. Finished 9th in the
1998 dog of the year & 6th in 1995
both with Lace.
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Agility Eye National
League
Won the 2005 & 2004 Midlands advanced league
title & 2004 National advanced dog of the
year. (Finishing both 1st with Sky
& 2nd with Tigg).
The Upanova Tigers club finished 4th
(out of 236 competing clubs) in both the 2005,
2004 & 2003 National league competitions.
The club finished 9th in both the
2002 & 2001 competitions representing a major
achievement for a membership of just 13
including elementary handlers competing
against clubs with 50+ members!
Won both the 2002 advanced
Midlands dog of the year with Tigg & the novice
Midlands dog of the year with Sky in addition
to finishing runner – up in the National dog
of the year in both the advanced with Tigg &
Novice with Sky.
3rd in the 2001 dog of the year
with Tiggy. Won the 1998 National & Midlands
small dog of the year with Jadie.
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Club Leagues
Won 4 club annual league competitions
including Beacon Birmingham in 1998 with Jadie
& 1997 with Lace,
Nottingham in 1994 &
Hinckley 1995 both with Lace.
Show
Tournaments
Won 10 show tournaments including doing the
double by winning both the senior large (Skylar)
& small (Portia) dogs title at Newton Heath
2005, Dundee 2003 with Tiggy & 1997 with Lace,
Bretford in 2000 with Tigg & Letchworth,
Tuffley, Beacon, Ash & Newton Heath in 1998
all with Jadie. Tiggy won the Crufts 2006
senior agility qualifying heats league table
on 42 points.
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