Hello to all! I am very happy and honoured to have been asked to be one of the judges for the 2008 Nationals.

 

I’ve been involved, as a judge, for all but the first two events. I did run my Border Collie, Norton, in the 2002 Nationals at Palgrave and it was a fun and exciting event. I want to continue to help make sure this happens with this year’s Nationals.

 

I first got into agility, with Norton, in 1994. Things have progressed considerably since then and I’ve witnessed a lot of changes both within the Agility Association of Canada as well as in the sport of agility itself. My current Border Collie Jackson and I are getting ready to join the fun.

 

In 1999, because I wanted to learn more about the sport and to see things from the judge’s point of view, I signed up for a clinic and that year started judging at the Starters/Advanced level. I then followed up by upgrading to Masters level in 2000. Since then I have enjoyed judging and meeting many of the agility handlers and their dogs across Canada. It is something I really enjoy doing and certainly plan to continue to do so. I and my wife have also helped with the preparation and running of many Ottawa area AAC trials since 1996.

 

This year’s Nationals promise to be a  fun and friendly Maritime event and are being setup and planned by a very dedicated and hard working group. Please come and join the fun - if you don’t qualify at your Regional event (sorry!) perhaps you can volunteer for one of the hundreds of jobs that need to be done to make this Nationals event a success!