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NTIPDU were proud to be one of
the sponsors of the A1 K9 UK Challenge 2006
Sponsors of the event were Arden Grange, John Humphris, NTIPDU,
BIPDT and of course A1 K9.
Congratulations to Charles and
Gaynor of A1K9 for organising a successful day bringing dog handlers
together to demonstrate their abilities. Everyone who attended was
given the opportunity to see an event carefully planned and put into
practice, from the excellent health and safety provisions to the
catering facilities.
Saturday 30th September
2006 saw the A1 K9 UK Challenge 2006 take place in Pontarddulais with
typical ‘Welsh’ weather, rain, sun and wind but this did not
dampen the spirits of either the competitors or the spectators.
The day started with a briefing from
Charles and the judges for the day; John Humphris (John Humphris Ltd.)
and Jim Gould (Sgt, South Wales Police Dog Section). The obedience and
agility section were conducted simultaneously with Jim judging the
obedience and John judging the agility. Trophies were available for
the winner of each section; Mark Adams from Heath Working Dogs won the
obedience trophy with his 3-year-old GSD Tyson and Mick Tustain from
Wandsworth Parks Police won the agility trophy with his 4-year-old
Malinois Ike.
Following a well-earned break for
lunch, all the competitors and spectators congregated behind the
fenced off field ready for the final section ‘Manwork’. Gaynor and
her faithful GSD Rauk treated everyone to an expertly conducted
demonstration of this exercise. Once again a trophy was available for
the winner of this section and was won by Mick Tustain.
The prize giving ceremony took place
with the winners of each section collecting their trophies and the
overall top three competitors collecting their trophies and prizes.
Mick Tustain took First place
overall, winning him the 1st Place Cup and £250.00, Peter
Branch from Caesar Security with his 4-year-old Malinois Meg took
Second place overall, winning him the 2nd Place Cup and £100.00
and Ron Stanley from Heath Working Dogs with his 4-year-old GSD Duke
took third place overall winning the 3rd Place Cup and £50.00.
With all profits derived from this event
being donated to Macmillan
Cancer Support, the aforementioned winners promptly donated their prize money, which
boosted the amount raised to in-excess of £2000.00.
The NTIPDU would like to thank
both the competitors and the spectators for making this event a truly
enjoyable day. The NTIPDU will definitely be one of the sponsors for
the A1 K9 UK Challenge 2007.
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A1
K9 UK Challenge 2006 Final Positions
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Competitor
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Obedience
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Agility
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Manwork
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Overall
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Mick Tustain
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88
½
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148
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146
|
382
½
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Peter Branch
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84
½
|
147
|
140
|
371
½
|
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Ron Stanley
|
91
½
|
136
|
123
|
350
½
|
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John Davidson
|
77
½
|
132
|
140
|
349
½
|
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Victor Braba
|
89
½
|
120
|
132
|
341
½
|
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Dave Powell
|
71
½
|
129
|
134
|
334
½
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Jim Szmidt
|
88
½
|
137
|
102
|
327
½
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Peter Zemek
|
87
|
114
|
124
|
325
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Mark Adams
|
93
|
135
|
96
|
324
|
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Kevin Hughes
|
71
|
127
|
119
|
317
|
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Paul Kranze
|
52
|
106
|
104
|
262
|
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Miss S Vetter
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82
½
|
138
|
27
|
247
½
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Andrew Colley
|
73
|
80
|
92
|
245
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Kenny Davidson
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69
½
|
87
|
43
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199
½
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