Dec 1, 2003

Seneca's Sedona Gala Affair, NA (Novice Agility) NJ (Novice Jumpers), OA (Open Agility) OJ (Open Jumpers) and she is working on her Excellent A agility titles right now. (She also has her Novice Preferred NAP and Novice Jumpers Preferred NJP).
Seneca Bona Fide Bold Bandit, NJ...is presently working on his Open title in jumpers and has two more legs to earn his Novice Standard title or NA.
Well, things are coming together after my attending that workshop this summer with Stacey Perdot, who is well known in the sport of agility. I also hosted an agility workshop at my home in which Roger Coor of the AKC Agility World Team taught. I feel much more confident in working with my dogs but I'll tell you I have lots more to learn. And these dogs are such a joy to work with! You surely breed them right.
One of the judges at the last trial made it a point of coming up to talk with me about Gala and Bandit. She was very impressed with their focus and desire to work.
I think they are great ambassadors for the sport and do much to dispel the Air Head bad press….

Sat, 15 May 2004

…We competed in our first agility trial here in Washington the first weekend of May. It was both dogs first time at and indoor venue so I was just hoping for good focus etc. Also, we had only been able to practice on equipment the week before the trial.
Sat. all kinds of weird things happened. Not just to my guys but many dogs. In the Excellent Standard classes dogs were refusing to go on the dogwalk and others were jumping off. Gala did go on for me put lifted up
her paws after sniffing the equipment and looked at me as if to say,
"This is icky." (Strange coming from a dog who loves horse poop.) … Even so, people from the local club who sponsored the show and other terrier handlers were coming up to me wanting to know where these dogs were from. They said they had never seen Airedales with so much drive. And of course, everyone thinks Bandit is absolutely beautiful.
Sunday was a totally different story. Gala earned another Excellent Jumpers leg and took first (she only needs one more leg to finish that title.) Bandit finished his Novice Standard title taking a third. Then he earned a leg in Open Jumpers taking a first. (Mind you, this was only his 5th trial.)

Thu, 28 Oct 2004

…Bandit (lst Ochocho Pete and Jalamonis June litter) has earned his Open Jumpers title in less that a year of competing. (He began running agility in Nov. 2004) He was the only 24" dog to complete the course the day he finished his title and also had a Qualifying run in Open Standard taking a first place. So he double Q's that day. He needs only one more leg in Open Standard to have his title in that event as well… Gala earned her second Ex. B Jumpers leg. She was one of 9 dogs who qualified in a field of 30 dogs in the 20" jump height that day. She was fifth place just 10ths of a second behind the top four dogs which were all Border Collies.
Every time I trial, people always comment on how athletic both dogs are (Gala is now 5, Bandit is 3) and how much drive they have. They always say they have never seen Airedales who move so well and are so happy on the course.
I don't know if either of my dogs will ever earn a MACH but I think they have really represented the breed well in the sport of agility.
Say, when are you going to have that page on your website featuring performance dogs in action from your kennels?

Sun, 23 Jan 2005
…Gala (…one of Bo's daughters with Katie, 1999) just finished her Excellent A Standard title (AX) Sunday, Jan. 16. She was third in her 20" jump category. The same day she also took a third in Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves. So that gave her a double Q. She is on her way to her MX and MXJ and can also earn points toward her MACH on the way. People were raving about how beautifully she ran that day. She just seems to get better and better...She has incredible heart! When she finishes her agility career, I plan to get her involved in Rally. What little we have done with it, she loves.
Bandit …still needs one more leg to finish his Open Standard title but is running in Excellent A Jumpers with Weaves and doing well. …He is also serving as a Delta Society therapy dog in a local Retirement home and everyone there just loves him. He is such a smooch. I believe he will also be a great candidate for Rally too. He is such a joy to train. There is not anything that dog would not do for me. (Well, except jump on the table at an agility trial from time to time. Go figure. In practice, he never misses.)…

Weds, 12 Oct 2005

Hi Nancy, I know from your website that you are busy with puppies again. I realized after reading that it was another "Bo" litter so I thought I would write you about his daughter Seneca's Sedona Gala Affair. "Gala" earned her MXJ last Sunday at a local agility trial. On Saturday, she earned another leg toward her MX (she now needs only two to finish that title) running 13 seconds under course time. She now has 140 speed points toward her MACH and 4 Double Q's under her belt. It will take us a while to earn those other 16 Double Q's/160 speed points but we are going to have lots of fun on the way. What a joy to run with this dog.
By the way Bandit just needs one more leg to finish his AX. He already has his AXJ.
So, wish us luck. We will be practicing, practicing and practicing until our next trial the first weekend in Nov.

Cheryl S.

Seneca's Sedona Gala Affair, NP, NJP, MX, MXJ

Certified CGC

Currently, Gala has 14 double Q's and 406 speed points toward her MACH. My goal is to finish that title before she is 9!

She has qualified for the AKC Agility Invitational, to be held December 1 and 2, 2007. The finals will be televised on Animal Planet in Feburary, 2008!