By Lisa Duggan
Photos by Samantha Houston – contact Sam on facebook
Lisa feeds her dog ‘Dee’ on CSJ
CSJ Highland Agility Stakes
Sunday 2 July
Scone Palace… Scottish Game Fair, main ring event
5 qualifiers around Scotland in spring 2017, from the heats of a max. of 5 Small, 5 Medium and 20 Large dogs are invited to Final. In addition the winner from the 2016 final is invited back to defend their title.
Open to grade 6/7 dogs
Youngest finalist Kyle Davidson and Scream (border collie)… Eldest 60 Peter Elms, 65 Mark Bruce and at 70 Anne Ripley.
Judge Tam Quinn (experienced Scottish agility judge who has judged at Olympia and Crufts)
RESULTS
Prelim – invitational run
Small
1)Mark Bruce and Sindy (Jack Russell Terrier) – defending 2016 winner
2) Anne Ripley and Clova (Schnauzer)
Medium
1) Derek Elms and Kia (merle Collie X)
2)Nigel Staines and Scorch (Kelpie)
Large
1) Kyle Davidson and Scream (Border Collie)
2) Peter Elms and Jynx (Border Collie
Final (full results and photos below)
Small
1) Pamela Keith and Sway (working Cocker Spaniel) (Musselburgh East Lothian)
2) Derek Elms and Bunty (Jack Russell Terrier X)
Medium
1) Nigel Staines and Scorch (Kelpie) ( Lockerbie Dumfries and Galloway)
2) Steven Richardson and Libby (X breed) (Agility Champion, defending 2016 winner, World Agility Open World Champion) Steven Richardson feeds Dee on CSJ
Large
1) Lisa Duggan and Dee (Border Collie) (Stirling). Lisa feeds Dee on CSJ
2) Kyle Davidson and Scream (Border Collie)
Comments from Nigel Staines…
“First time a mother and daughter dog have won as Scorch’s mum won back in 2008.”
“I have appeared at the Highland Final many times over the past 12 years. I have always referred to the Final as Scotland’s equivalent to Olympia thanks to size of course and large crowd.”
“Zico (AG CH Dragonheart Dark Destroyer AW Gold), won the apparently cursed invitational event (no previous winner of this event had won the main final later on) and then broke the curse and went on to win the final, this was in 2008, a great day, a great occasion, one of the many fantastic memories this amazing dog left for me. Zico qualified for the final every year, Scorch (Morgans Dark Destroyer AW Gold)is 7 years old, is Zico’s daughter, was at the Highland 2016 Finals – Large, placing top 5 in both runs. Sunday was a great day, I got her as relaxed as I could by having her Sire ringside with her (Zuma – An Australian import kelpie, Elfinvale Legend), it was great to relive 35 seconds of the feeling that I was competing with Zico again for that short moment. Steve Richardson who got the reserve is a great friend of mine, Libby owes him nothing as defending Highland Winner and current World Champion and was great to compete against him.”
Large and small winner dogs at the CSJ Highland Trials
| CSJ Highland Agility Stakes | ||||||
| 2017 final results | ||||||
| large | ||||||
| Place | Handler | Dog | Faults/Clear | Time | ||
| 1 | lisa duggan | sherebridge kismet | c | 34.465 | ||
| 2 | kyle davidson | scream if you want to go faster | c | 34.732 | ||
| 3 | heather mclean | morgans shocking navigator | c | 35.949 | ||
| 4 | steve pegram | borderbrook final match | c | 36.051 | ||
| 5 | carol anne duthie | incanto in it together | c | 36.219 | ||
| 6 | euan paterson | clan chieftan macsweep | c | 36.285 | ||
| 7 | katrina hands | just the best jess | c | 36.333 | ||
| 8 | peter elms | chikaramor lovegame | c | 36.393 | ||
| 9 | claire todd | storms macy be the one | c | 37.089 | ||
| 10 | allan wright | no shadow of doubt | c | 37.253 | ||
| 11 | bethany todd | morgans R smooth criminal | c | 37.900 | ||
| 12 | karen penman | ticky two | c | 39.980 | ||
| 13 | dorothy anderson | lalapaws just jude | c | 40.637 | ||
| 14 | elaine brownlie | tale of two tribes | c | 41.408 | ||
| 15 | steven richardson | morgans digital demon | 5 | 34.456 | ||
| 16 | euan paterson | preloved glendale girl | 10 | 33.738 | ||
| 17 | dane redford | rednamuir truly focused | 10 | 36.433 | ||
| medium | ||||||
| Place | Handler | Dog | Faults/Clear | Time | ||
| 1 | nigel staines | morgans dark destroyer | c | 36.358 | ||
| 2 | steven richardson | ag ch no worries sweeps dream | c | 36.723 | ||
| 3 | derek elms | calderwood charmer | c | 38.582 | ||
| 4 | jennifer kent | ag ch maximus mischief managed | c | 42.84 | ||
| 5 | linda hill | crash bang wallop | 5 | 41.793 | ||
| 6 | denise clayton | scallie marise of vynor | e | |||
| small | ||||||
| Place | Handler | Dog | Faults/Clear | Time | ||
| 1 | pamela keith | tiz awesome for devongem | c | 39.175 | ||
| 2 | derek elms | calderwood cheeky cherub | c | 41.889 | ||
| 3 | sharon sturgeon | carive don biggles | c | 45.698 | ||
| 4 | mark bruce | sindy of erskine | 10 | 39.579 | ||
| 5 | anne ripley | olecrose cotton lavender | e | |||
