Match Reports
Flyball Report
BFA Nationally Sanctioned Tournament
Wokingham
Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th September
Good outing to Wokingham for the Barkshire Bandits show to finish our outdoor season.
We had lost a couple of dogs at the last minute due to illness/accident, (wishing a speedy recovery to Jasper and Flynn), so the ones who were left jiggled dogs around so that we could still send two teams.
We knew we could not live with the opposition in our divisions, so we used it as a training day for dogs and handlers, old and new. After a hesitant start we all managed to get our act together, and even managed to win a few races! Lots of improvement for everyone, very promising for next year.
The team dogs will now have a very well deserved couple of weeks off, while we concentrate on our new starter dogs beginning on Saturday. Look forward to meeting you all.
BFA Nationally Sanctioned Tournament
Wokingham
Saturday and Sunday 17th and 18th September
Good outing to Wokingham for the Barkshire Bandits show to finish our outdoor season.
We had lost a couple of dogs at the last minute due to illness/accident, (wishing a speedy recovery to Jasper and Flynn), so the ones who were left jiggled dogs around so that we could still send two teams.
We knew we could not live with the opposition in our divisions, so we used it as a training day for dogs and handlers, old and new. After a hesitant start we all managed to get our act together, and even managed to win a few races! Lots of improvement for everyone, very promising for next year.
The team dogs will now have a very well deserved couple of weeks off, while we concentrate on our new starter dogs beginning on Saturday. Look forward to meeting you all.
Flyball Report
BFA Nationally Sanctioned Tournament
Acremead, Didcot
Saturday and Sunday 10th and 11th September
BOXED VERY CLEVER AT DIDCOT
Box Clever Flyball Club sent 3 teams to the large national tournament at Acremead Kennels, Didcot last weekend including the trainee Mystery Box team competing in one of the novice divisions.
The weather conditions were atrocious on the Saturday for the top team and the novice side, it was wet muddy and very slippery "underpaw". The Box Clever team seeded 4th in Division 4 looked to have a difficult task on their paws with several more established teams ranked above them but the conditions called for consistent, accurate, experienced and courageous flyball, something the line up of Reuben, Flynn, Rhona and Cerys all have in large amounts. From their very first run they ground out accurate, complete runs at a good pace that the more fancied sides could not live with, first the top ranked Buccaneers and then local friends and rivals Bassetts fell to the steady, relentless pressure from the Boxers. At the lunch interval Box Clever held a perfect 3 and 0 record and a clean sweep was on the cards. The final match was against the very dangerous Recall Rebound who had already notched up a faster time than the Boxers earlier in the day but yet again the relentless, accurate running from the western raiders told and a handsome 3 nil victory was earned. A fantastic performance from Box's top team gave them 5 wins for a perfect record and a glorious, well deserved first place.
The day belonged to the novice Mystery box side who found themselves lined up against teams for some of the top flyball sides around but unphased by that and the terrible weather produced a stunning display for a first time out. The team of Pippa, Rocco, Bee and Buddy outclassed all the teams in their division and came away having won all their matches for another Box clean sweep and first place. More icing was added to the cake when the results showed they had produced the fastest time from any of the 3 novice divisions on the day, all 4 of these dogs showed they have great flyball careers in front of them.
Sunday saw the skies clear but the damage done to the ground was still very evident as the Box Pacers set about their division, seeded 4th so some tough racing was to come. The team rotating their 6 dogs, Tilley, Mopp, Evie, Libby, Zillion and Fergus struggled with the tricky conditions in their first race but then settled and at the lunch break had won 2 and lost 1, a record shared with 3 other teams, so the afternoon was going to be wide open and anyone's title to take. The Pacers opened up with another win to put them in the hunt going to a last match shoot out with Scallywags, they got their noses in front but were hauled back just losing in the 5th and deciding leg but ending up a commendable 3rd in their highly competitive division.
A fabulous weekend for the club was then rounded off when 3 team members were presented with awards, Reuben with Phillip Moore along with Wilson and Heather Gregory (absent due to an immnent arrival) got their National Flyball Silver Award for 10, 000 career points to date and Zillion and Lauraine Chiverton gained their National Flyball Dog award for hitting their first 200 points.
The club now travel to Wokingham next Sunday hoping to round off a great first season in Flyball.
BFA Nationally Sanctioned Tournament
Acremead, Didcot
Saturday and Sunday 10th and 11th September
BOXED VERY CLEVER AT DIDCOT
Box Clever Flyball Club sent 3 teams to the large national tournament at Acremead Kennels, Didcot last weekend including the trainee Mystery Box team competing in one of the novice divisions.
The weather conditions were atrocious on the Saturday for the top team and the novice side, it was wet muddy and very slippery "underpaw". The Box Clever team seeded 4th in Division 4 looked to have a difficult task on their paws with several more established teams ranked above them but the conditions called for consistent, accurate, experienced and courageous flyball, something the line up of Reuben, Flynn, Rhona and Cerys all have in large amounts. From their very first run they ground out accurate, complete runs at a good pace that the more fancied sides could not live with, first the top ranked Buccaneers and then local friends and rivals Bassetts fell to the steady, relentless pressure from the Boxers. At the lunch interval Box Clever held a perfect 3 and 0 record and a clean sweep was on the cards. The final match was against the very dangerous Recall Rebound who had already notched up a faster time than the Boxers earlier in the day but yet again the relentless, accurate running from the western raiders told and a handsome 3 nil victory was earned. A fantastic performance from Box's top team gave them 5 wins for a perfect record and a glorious, well deserved first place.
The day belonged to the novice Mystery box side who found themselves lined up against teams for some of the top flyball sides around but unphased by that and the terrible weather produced a stunning display for a first time out. The team of Pippa, Rocco, Bee and Buddy outclassed all the teams in their division and came away having won all their matches for another Box clean sweep and first place. More icing was added to the cake when the results showed they had produced the fastest time from any of the 3 novice divisions on the day, all 4 of these dogs showed they have great flyball careers in front of them.
Sunday saw the skies clear but the damage done to the ground was still very evident as the Box Pacers set about their division, seeded 4th so some tough racing was to come. The team rotating their 6 dogs, Tilley, Mopp, Evie, Libby, Zillion and Fergus struggled with the tricky conditions in their first race but then settled and at the lunch break had won 2 and lost 1, a record shared with 3 other teams, so the afternoon was going to be wide open and anyone's title to take. The Pacers opened up with another win to put them in the hunt going to a last match shoot out with Scallywags, they got their noses in front but were hauled back just losing in the 5th and deciding leg but ending up a commendable 3rd in their highly competitive division.
A fabulous weekend for the club was then rounded off when 3 team members were presented with awards, Reuben with Phillip Moore along with Wilson and Heather Gregory (absent due to an immnent arrival) got their National Flyball Silver Award for 10, 000 career points to date and Zillion and Lauraine Chiverton gained their National Flyball Dog award for hitting their first 200 points.
The club now travel to Wokingham next Sunday hoping to round off a great first season in Flyball.