Ontario Regional Championships

Well the OTEA dogs had a pretty good showing this past weekend at the Ontario Regionals held in Ilderton, ON. The weather was awesome, great volunteers, great competitors and the courses were challenging.

2008 Nationals Qualifiers: Abbey, Peso, Chase & Breeze!


Abbey had a great weekend coming in 7th place overall with a total of 439 points! She had clean runs in Standard 1 (earning 6th place) and Jumpers 2 (earning 7th place) and only had 5 faults in Standard 2 (earning 5th place) and Jumpers 1. She got a mini gamble each day but didn't get either of the main gambles (earning 6th place in both). She qualifies for Nationals and will be heading east to Sussex, NB in August! Abbey also earns her 9th Masters Steeplechase Q in the qualifier round on Friday and a 6th place ribbon but doesn't qualify for the money round. Maybe at Nationals?!

Peso has a great Sunday, recovering from a very tough Standard 1 on Saturday. He has an amazing Jumpers 2 round, running clean and fast, coming in 11th place in the 22" Regulars class! That is awesome work!! This amazing just turned 2 year old also qualifies for Nationals but unfortunately will not being heading east with Abbey :(

Baxter started with a great Gamble 1 round but unfortunately the final bar in the gamble came down missing out on the gamble points. He had a good (for him) Jumpers 2 round and not bad round in the Standard 2. He unfortunately didn't qualify for Nationals but did have a fun time and will be heading east with Abbey to at least play in the Steeplechase round :)

Baxter and Shona want to thank Andrea for being the BEST helper ever this past weekend! Andrea kept Baxter calm before going into the rings which in turn help Shona to remain calm too :) You're the best!

Ripley and Phoenix had a good time watching their respective mom's, Flare and Rio, compete in the jumpers rounds. They each got to practice a few jumps and lots of tugging (even with each other!) They are excited to be playing next year with the big boys.

OTEA Student Colleen & Chase have a great weekend and this young 2yr old boy also qualifies for Nationals! He even got the main gamble in Gamble 1. Colleen's other dog Breezie also qualifies for Nationals and earns a 4th place overall in the 22" Veterans division. Breeze also makes the Sasha's Blend Steeplechase finals and finishes 1st!! Great job Colleen with both your "kids" :) We are working on talking Colleen and hubby Ron into heading east with us in August for Nationals...I think that is a great idea ;)


I can't believe that we have been talking about the Regionals for months now and now it is over. Thank you to everyone that made the Regionals such a success!

May 17 & 18 - Spot On AAC Trial

The OTEA dogs have a great weekend at Spot On's AAC Agility trial in Blackstock, ON. The weather wasn't be best but that didn't stop the great runs!


Abbey has an amazing weekend coming away with 4 out of 5 Q's! She has an awesome Masters Gamble round earning 1st place, a Q and her Masters Gamble Dog of Canada (MGDC) title! (She is the first wire fox terrier to ever achieve this title!) With the help of OTEA's Colleen and her incredible dog Breezie, Abbey gets her 2nd Masters Team Q. She also gets Q's in Masters Snooker and Steeplechase.


Peso also has an amazing weekend getting his 3rd and final Advanced Standard Q to earn his Advanced Agility Dog of Canada (AADC) title. He also gets his final Advanced Snooker Q moving into Masters now :)


Baxter has a great weekend too. He had a few bars but not 1 off course (for this speed demon, that is pretty good!) His contacts and weaves were great too, I am very proud of the big red guy.

OTEA Student Colleen and Chase also get their Starters Gamble Q and their Starters Team Q.

OTEA Student Michelle and Icis were competing in a CKC trial this past weekend. Icis was able to get her final Novice Agility Q (with a perfect 100 score!) earning their Novice Agility (AgN) title! Congrats!!

May 10 - Terrier Fun Day!

Saturday was Owen's day! Owen, along with dog siblings Abbey, Baxter and Ripley, head to Bewdley, ON for a Terrier Fun Day! The first event that Owen got to try was small dog racing. Thanks to Pat & Bob for lending us a muzzle. Owen took a few races to actually get the idea that you are suppose to race the other dogs to the end of the track. He preferred to chase the other dogs but really liked going through the end hole (though quite a tight squeeze for him!) He actually won his final race!!



The next event that Owen got to try, and I believe he just loved, was lure coursing. He took off after the lure and never let it out of his sight. He was running his heart out and just had the best time! I think this could be a sport that Owen would love to do more of.



Owen also got to do some go-to-ground work. Bob was the teacher at this station helping us get Owen to understand the job. At first he was just interested in the rat but eventually when he realized he was "allowed" to bark and go for it, he was in terrier heaven! lol. He actually got the hang of going through the tunnels and even moved on to a more advanced course. He had a bit of trouble getting his larger body through the longer course but still did well.



Abbey also did a bit of small dog racing but acted like it was much too uncivilized for her (imagine having a muzzle on!!) Abbey, Baxter and even Ripley got to do a bit of agility at the agility station. It was the first time this year out on grass and they all did well.

May 2 - Acton Agility AAC Trial

The OTEA dogs head to Acton Agility's AAC Trial. All the dogs had a great day coming home with 2 Q's each :)

Abbey continues her countdown by getting her 2nd Masters Gamble Q and is only 3 Q's away! She also has a good Masters Steeplechase run finishing 1st with her 7th Q.


Abbey running Masters Gamble 1 - no Q but very close :)

Baxter has a good day coming away with a 1st place and a Q in Masters Gamble 1 and 3rd place and a Q in Masters Gamble 2.


Baxter running Masters Gamble 1 - Q and 1st Place!

Peso also has fun with the gambles getting ready for Regionals. Peso came away with a Q in both Masters Gamble 1 and Masters Gamble 2.


Peso running Masters Gamble 2 - Q