AKC Agility League Crowns Winter Season Champions

Regulation Elementary Champs – Raindogs of Ketchikan, Alaska

AKC Agility League Crowns Winter Season Champions

New York, NY- The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization that is the world’s largest registry of purebred and mixed-breed dogs, and a leading voice for canine welfare and responsible ownership, is excited to announce the winners of the AKC Agility League’s winter season.

The AKC Agility League recently concluded its 12th season of competition and honored its top teams and competitors. Team champions were named in each of the ten divisions. The League offers three 12-week long seasons a year. Teams, composed of three to eight dogs, run six courses each season. There are three ring size divisions: Extended (100 X 100 min.); Regulation (70 X 100 min.); and Limited (50 X 70 min.) and five skill levels: Ph.D. (international); Senior (Masters/Excellent); Sophomore (Open); Freshman (Novice); and Elementary (Pre-Novice).

“The continued growth of the AKC Agility League is due to its amazing participants and canine athletes,” says Gina M. DiNardo, AKC President and CEO. “We are so thankful to all who participated this season and look forward to more to come!”

This season’s team champions are:

Extended Ph.D. – WestRover’s Speed Squad

The team captain is Viveka Rosenberger, and the team runs at WestRover Agility Club in Westover, Alabama. Team members are:

• Klari Tedrow & Border Collie, Ddfarm Dignity OA AXJ MXF
• Sarah Herring & Papillon, Kisu’s Backfield In Motion AX MXJ MJB XF T2B BCAT
• Sterling Wanninger & Australian Shepherd, Cross Creek’s Redeeming The Venture
• Sterling Wanninger & Australian Shepherd, Rowes Just Turnin AX AXJ BCAT CGCA CGCU TKA
• Viveka Rosenberger & Shetland Sheepdog, MACH Stonehaven Stuck On You MXB MJS PJD MXF TQX T2B2 BCAT TKI
• Viveka Rosenberger & Shetland Sheepdog, AGCH MACH5 Trinity’s Giddy Up Your Stuff MXS2 PDS MJG2 PJS MFC TQX T2B7 DCA
• Klari Tedrow & Border Collie, On Target’s Out Of The Park MX MXJ MJP MXF CGC TKA
• Beth Griffin & Border Collie, Wynn RN MX MXJ MFB T2B

Regulation Ph.D. – Show Me’s Need for Speed

The team captain is Debbie Heifner, and the team runs at the Show Me Agility Club of Central Missouri. Team members are:

• Charlotte Gunby & All-American Dog, Heavenly Oaks Capt. Archie Awe-Some AX AXJ OF
• Debbie Heifner & Working Kelpie, Rutherford Bunji MX MXJ XF
• Karla Vialle & Labrador Retriever, PACH Trinity’s Hot Cup Of Jo MXP4 MXPB MJP7 MJPS PAX MFPB T2BP2 CGC TKN
• Mary Updyke & Shetland Sheepdog, MACH Casino Royale Flush MXB MJS MXF T2B2
• Barb LaFata & All-American Dog, Mackie’s Diamonds Shine On MX MXJ MXF T2B

Regulation Senior – Creekside ICB

The team captain is Nikki Hall and the team runs at the B&D Creekside Activity Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Team members are:

• Tracy Horn & All-American Dog, Quicksilver’s Chchch Changes OA OAJ MXF DCAT
• Tracy Horn & Border Collie, Cedar Fibonacci Playin The Market MX MXB MXJ MJS PJD MFS T2B BCAT
• Nikki Hall & Border Collie, AGCH MACH3 PACH Cedar Shiver Me Timbers MXC PAD MJG PJS MXP5 MXPS PADP MJP5
• Darlene Schmucker & Papillon, CH Tresor’s First Ray Of Sun FDC NA OAJ OF FCAT TKN ATT
• Darlene Schmucker & Papillon, Tresor’s There’s Only One Of B&D NA NAJ XF FCAT FTN
• Katja Brown & All-American Dog, Ontarget’s Premium Blend CD RA AX AXJ SCN TKI
• Annette Alfonso & Border Collie, Quicksilver Talk All You Want AX OAJ
• Annette Alfonso & Border Collie, Starcrest Never Say Never NA OAJ

Limited Senior – The Powder Puffs

The team captain is Audrey Vojtech, and the team runs at Flint Creek Dogs in Antioch, Illinois. Team members are:

• Audrey Vojtech & Border Collie, On Target’s Sugar Rush AX MXJ OF TKA
• Audrey Vojtech & All-American Dog, On Target’s Jungle Juice TKI
• Timothy Vojtech & Border Collie, Cedar Alliance Without Limits MX MXJ MJB
• Timothy Vojtech & All-American Dog, On Target’s Snitches Get Stitches

Regulation Sophomore – Sourdough Starters

The team captain is Michelle Steed, and the team runs at a private facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. Team members are:

• Michelle Steed & Shetland Sheepdog, Chasing Ch’Aak’ of Desert Meadow RN NAP NFP TKI FITG
• Scott Milner & Shetland Sheepdog, Divedancing Dakl’Aweidi of Desert Meadow NJP NFP TKI FITG
• Michelle Steed & Shetland Sheepdog, Gardengate Cermel Rainy Day Eyre RN ACT2 ACT2J TKI VHMP FITG

Limited Sophomore – Splashdown’s Sophomore Woof Pack

The team captain is Nanci Miller, and the team runs at Splashdown Dog Sports in Bainbridge, New York. Team members are:

• Victoria Anderson & Australian Shepherd, Rising Star’s Auggie RN NA SWA SEE CGC TKI
• Nanci Miller & Border Collie, Windy Ridge March to the Highlands SWN SIE SEE SBA TKI
• Susan Watson & Border Collie, Orla O’Shea FDC NA NAJ TKN
• Victoria Anderson & Australian Shepherd, Propwash Elsmere Rosie SWN SCA SEA CGC TKI

Regulation Freshman – Earning Our Wings

The team captain is Pam Robbins, and the team runs at the Durham Kennel Club in Durham, North Carolina. Team members are:

• Penny Leigh & English Cocker Spaniel, Redline Sense and Senseagility NAP BCAT ACT2 ACT2J DM FTI
• Pam Robbins & Border Collie, Cs Louis ACT1J FTN
• William Jones & Belgian Malinois, Quetzal NA NAJ ACT2J
• Wendy Dilts & Shetland Sheepdog, Apex Rocco Rocketeer Blast Into The Stratosphere RI NAJ ACT1 ACT2J
• Heidi Buck & Golden Retriever, Emerson’s Take Hold And Fly
• Penny Leigh & Belgian Malinois, Apocalypse Del Encanto ACT2 ACT2J SWN DDP FTN

Limited Freshman – Paws Under the Northern Lights Too

The team captain is Dianne Marshall, and the team runs at House of Fly in Fairbanks, Alaska. Team members are:

• Karen Ricks & Border Collie, On Target’s Hot Stuff Mauna Loa
• Hushi Sugiura & Border Collie, Happy-Go-Lucky Seve SCN SIN SBN
• Dianne Marshall & Border Collie, 5h Zing BCAT

Regulation Elementary – Raindogs

The team captain is Michelle Steed, and the team runs at a private facility in Ketchikan, Alaska. Team members are:

• Ellen Ryan & Shetland Sheepdog, Blue Heavens James Fenimore ACT1 ACT1J
• Rachel Walton & Border Terrier, Sunkist Shoulda Seen ‘Em Comin ACT1 ACT1J
• Michelle Steed & Shetland Sheepdog, Gardengate Cermel Rainy Day Eyre RN ACT2 ACT2J TKI VHMP FITG
• Jackson Landis & Chihuahua, Pete’s Dark Roast Revenge Geddy Lee
• Danelle Kelly & Border Collie, Hardrock Henry

Limited Elementary – Hawkins Heroes

The team captain is Kara MacKenzie, and the team runs at FAST Doggie Agility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Team members are:

• Tate Fields & All-American Dog, Fields’ Bear
• Allie Anderson & Nederlandse Kooikerhondje, CH Waterbound Best Bette at Clussexx BCAT CGC
• Cheryl Oetting & Australian Shepherd, Avid’s A Little More Altitude RN
• Tracy Slater & All-American Dog, Rocky Mtn’s Malligator
• Alleah Baron & Portuguese Water Dog, Marshview Og Sizzling Shard Of Olympus TKN

Enrollment for the AKC Agility League’s Spring/Summer season is open now. Competition launches on May 11th! For more information, click here. Questions? Contact AgilityLeague@akc.org.

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