| What Date? | Sunday, 9th May 2010 |
The winners of the Novice Division of the 2005 Brisbane |
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| What Time? | Registration Opens - 9:00am Competitors Meeting - 9:45am Competition Starts - 10:00am Event Concludes - 3:30pm |
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| Where? | Pine Agility Dog Sports Club (PADS) Cribb Road Brendale Qld BARK thanks PADS for hosting this event. |
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| Is It Sanctioned? | Yes! This is an ACDA Sanctioned Event. | |
| How Much? | Toss & Fetch: $5 per team Freestyle: $5 per team Game: $5 per team Non-members pay a $5 surcharge on top of their team entries. |
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| Member Benefit | Become a member at this clinic for just $10 and get your first entry FREE! | |
| Contact Info | Kerri Lougheed BARK President 0417 763 335 president@bark.asn.au |
This is a Championships competition for owners who want to play Canine Disc with their dog.
This event has been sanctioned by the Australian Canine Disc Association (ACDA). All competition rounds will be considered towards ACDA Titles and Awards.
World class disc dog handlers will also be available to offer advice and help you improve. So get your dog, jump in the car, and come join the fun.
Spectators are warmly welcomed to watch and entry is free.
During the event you will see a variety of dogs of different sizes and speeds running out to catch discs and then returning them to their handler. Spectators are encouraged to cheer loudly when the dogs make catches. It is a lot of fun to watch these amazing canine athletes as they chase down the discs and catch the disc with their mouth. Whilst this is a fun sport for spectators to watch, no-one has more fun than the dogs.
Spectators might want to consider bringing a rug or portable chairs so they can stretch out on the lawn beside the competition field and rest their feet while they enjoy Brisbane's best Disc Dogs in action.
Prizes will be awarded to the the top three placings in all divisions. A special award will also be presented to the day's highest scoring Junior (14 years and under as at January 1 of this year).
The event will include 5 competition divisions:
The following eligibility rules apply to all ACDA sanctioned competitions.
Within the first rounds of each of the Toss & Fetch divisions the teams competing in Freestyle will be first in the starting order. In the final round of all Toss & Fetch divisions the teams competing in Freestyle will be last in the starting order in the same sequenced order that they competed in the first round. All other Toss & Fetch teams compete in the same sequenced order in the first and final rounds.
All Freestyle teams must also compete in one of the Toss & Fetch divisions but they have the option of withdrawing from the final Toss & Fetch Round without prejudicing their Freestyle placing. Within both Freestyle rounds the teams will be sequenced in the following order: Juniors Teams then Novice teams then Open teams. The event organisers have absolute discretion to re-organise the starting positions of handlers competing in Freestyle with multiple dogs.
Teams competing in the Junior, Novice and Open Divisions will have the total of their two rounds added to determine their placings.
Toss & Fetch is judged using the ACDA Throw & Catch Judging Criteria. A round score of 7.0 and 13.5 will earn the team an FDA qualifying card, a round score between 14.0 and 20.5 earns the team an FDE qualifying card and a round score between 21.0 and 42.5 earns the team an FDM qualifying card. A team required three (3) qualifying cards to gain that title.
At this competition, teams competing in the Pro and Super-Pro Divisions will have their freestyle score multiplied by 3. This multiplied total will then be added to the total of their two rounds of Toss & Fetch to determine their placings.
Freestyle is judged using the ACDA Freestyle Judging Criteria.
The game for this competition will be the Accuracy Game.
In the Accuracy Game, there are three circle zones centred 10 metres, 15 metres and 25 metres away from the throwing line. Teams score 1 point each time the dog makes a catch with at least one paw on or inside the line of the marked circle zone the centre of which is located 10 metres from the throwing line (4 metre circle diameter). Teams score 3 points each time the dog makes a catch with at least one paw on or inside the line of the marked circle zone, the centre of which is located 15 metres from the throwing line (5 metre circle diameter). Teams score 5 points each time the dog makes a catch with at least one paw on or inside the line of a marked circle zone, the centre of which is located 25 metres from the throwing line (7 metre circle diameter).
The circle zones will not be in a straight line. The precise position of the circles will be revealed on the competition day. A team's first throw can only score in the 10 metre scoring zone (1 point). A team's second throw can only score in the 15 metre scoring zone (3 points). A team's third throw can only score in the 25 metre scoring zone (5 points). Subsequent throws can score in any of the three scoring zones.
The time limit for this fun event is 60 seconds, in which teams can make as many throws and scoring catches as they like. The qualifying score in the Accuracy Game for earning a leg towards the Frisbee Dog Games (FDG) Award is a minimum of 9 points.
Kodiak the dog performs a high catch.
Photo: © Karen Noud (used with permission).
Novice Champions - Todd Farrell & Rusty
Open Champions - Damian Noud & Tigereye FDS FDE
Pro Champions - Liz Buchanan & Ember FDA
Super-Pro Champions - Damian Noud & Tigereye FDS FDE
Novice Champions - Liz Buchanan & Ember FDA
Open Champions - Tony Redwood & Xena FDA
Pro Champions - Liz Buchanan & Ember FDA
Super-Pro Champions - Damian Noud & Tigereye FDS FDE
Novice Champions - Maranda Wegrzyniak & Trixie
Open Champions - Russell Kinsela & Tilly FDA
Pro Champions - Damian Noud & Tigereye FDE
Novice Champions - Russell Kinsela & Tilly
Open Champions - Damian Noud & Amber
Novice Champions - John Farrell & Sammy
Open Champions - Damian Noud & Tigereye
Novice Champions - John Farrell & Sammy
Open Champions - Damian Noud & Tigereye
Parking is free. Bathroom facilities are available at the site. Lots of shade is available under trees beside the field. Drinking water is available from taps on the site. Wham-O Fastback Frisbee discs, club merchandise, drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.
You need to bring a leash for your dog. If you can, please bring a crate or some means to tie out your dog so you can practice your throwing technique while your dog rests. You also need to bring a water bowl for your dog. Drinkable tap water will be available on-site.
Fastback Frisbee® discs will be on sale at this event. Fastback Frisbees are approved by the ACDA for
competition use in Australia. They were specifically designed for safe use with disc catching dogs and hover a
really long time.
New: $10
Annual membership in the Brisbane and Region K9 Disc Club (BARK) can be purchased at this event. New memberships and renewals receive one free canine entry at this event. BARK members pay $5 for training clinics as opposed to $10 that non-member's pay so you've paid for your membership in just two events. Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st for each year. Individual membership is $10.
The Australian Canine Disc Association (ACDA) is the sanctioning body for Canine Disc in Australia. Because this is an ACDA sanctioned event, all participants must agree to become ACDA Affiliate Members. Affiliate Membership in ACDA is free.
Also, all competitors at ACDA sanctioned events are charged a $2 ACDA levy which funds ACDA and the services it provides for its membership. However, BARK will pay your ACDA levy on your behalf out of the event fees you pay when you attend the event.
Because this is an ACDA sanctioned event, teams who participate in the competition will be eligible to count their rounds towards the Awards and Titles that will be issued by the Australian Canine Disc Association (ACDA).
A map of the PADS field is below. If you get lost ring Damian on 0400 359 377.
Aerial map of the PADS field.
Photo: © Google Maps.