22 and 26 Inches
1999 Northwest Cup
The weather was cool (and wet!!!) but many of the runs were HOT! The Northwest Cup USDAA Trial featured a USDAA Regional Grand Prix of Dog Agility, a qualifier for the USDAA Nationals, and the awarding of the Northwest Cup for the Open (jumping 22 inches and over) and Mini (jumping under 22 inches) that had the best combined scores for the two standard agility runs of the weekend. In case of a tie, the dog with the fastest combined speed (average yards per second) won.
The judges were Jean Mackenzie of New Hampshire and Joe Sare of Michigan. They both set challenging and fun courses and kept things moving along at a brisk pace with much good humor.
Grand Prix
The regional qualifiers were:
| Dog | Breed | Handler | Place |
| 26" | |||
| Mick | BC | Jim Basic | 1 |
| Teegan | Doberman | Craig French | 2 |
| Lucy | Malinois | Lisa Bowers | 3 |
| Calvin | Vizsla | Bill Gignao | 4 |
| Mollie | Smooth Coat Collie | Jaymin Nowland | 5 |
| Holly-Wog | Foxhound | Candy Gaiser | 6 |
| Boz | BC | Bill Newcomb | 7 |
| Mikey | BC | Trudy Morgan | 8 |
| 22" | |||
| Kipp | BC | Lauri Plummer | 1 |
| Luke | Shetland Sheepdog | Nancy Dyer | 2 |
| Oscar | Shetland Sheepdog | Stephanie Labo | 3 |
| Lass | BC | Dana Stillenger | 4 |
| Scuff | BC | Lauri Vandenberg | 5 |
| Meggie | Whippit | Candy Gaiser | 6 |
| Fly | Aussie | mark Phillips | 7 |
| Katie | All Canadian | Kathryn Pate | 8 |
| Swift | BC | Jim Basic | 9 |
| Mysti | BC | Lorretta Baldwin | 10 |
| Tibbie | BC | Dwight Cash | 11 |
| Shadow | BC | Gordon Frazier | 12 |
| 16" | |||
| Shimmer | Shetland Sheepdog | Barb Davis | 1 |
| Heather | Shetland Sheepdog | Katherine Leggett | 2 |
| Blaze | Shetland Sheepdog | Cindy glantz | 3 |
| Willa | Shetland Sheepdog | Susan Hilliard | 4 |
| Tonka | Shetland Sheepdog | JoAnn Mather | 5 |
| Kiri | Shiba Inu | Ken Fairchild | 6 |
| Shooter | Border Terrier | Sharon Freilich | 7 |
| Peanut | Royal Standard Chihuahua | Hillary Hankins | 8 |
| Tillie | Border Terrier | David Skovorak | 9 |
| 12" | |||
| Shimmy | York N' Heinz | Ritamo Kentala | |
| Junior | Papillon | Debbie Auzenne | |
| Becky | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Ken Boyd | |
| Flint | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Gail Mahood | |
And here they are in living color!
22 and 26 Inches
12 and 16 inches
Northwest Cup
| Dog | Breed | Handler | Total Faults | Yards/Second |
| Starters - Mini | ||||
| Fred | Basset Mix | Ed Clarkson | 0 | 2.73 |
| Starters - Open | ||||
| Shawney | BC-Spaniel Mix | Erin Cimbri | 0 | 3.09 |
| Novice - Mini | ||||
| Britta | Cocker | Robin Iverson | 0 | 2.30 |
| Novice - Open | ||||
| Lacey | Australian Shepherd | Wendy ware | 0 | 2.91 |
| Advanced Mini | ||||
| Abbee | Cocker | PJ Pezzella | 26.27 | 2.55 |
| Advanced Open | ||||
| Midge | Portugues Water Dog | Linda Otey | 1.88 | 2.81 |
| Masters Mini | ||||
| Heather | Shetland Sheepdog | Katheine Legett | 0 | 3.68 |
| Masters Open | ||||
| Mick | Border Collie | Jim Basic | 0 | 4.20 |
From left to right: P.J. Pezzella and Abee, Advanced Mini; Robin Iverson and Britta; Novice Mini; Ed Clarkson and Fred, Starters Mini; Katherine Leggett and Heather, Masters Mini; Jim Basic and Mick, Masters Open; Linda Otey and Midge; Advanced Open; Wendy Ware and Lacey, Novice Open; Erin Cimbri and Shawny, Starters Open.
The Northwest Cup winners in the Mini and Open Divisions are:
Katherine Legget with Heather and Jim Basic with Mick.
As you notice, we sent a lot of glassware south to California. It was worth it, however, to get to watch and learn from some very excellent handlers and dogs. Some of our "natives" didn't do too badly, however, with CAT's Wendy Ware, Ed Clarkson and Robin Iverson taking class titles, as did Rainier Agility Team's PJ Pezzela and WIllamette Agility Group's Erin Cimbri.
Congratulations to all and special congratulations to Ken Boyd and Becky, his Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Nancy Soyster and her BC, Ace, and Cindy Glantz and her Sheltie, Blaze, for winning their ADCHs. Quite an accomplishment.
Finally, thanks to all the CAT members who worked so hard and other competitors who pitched in to make the trial go (relatively) smoothly.
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