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Advanced Competition

ADVANCED TRACKING COMPETITION 2010

The Vic Friezer Memorial Advanced Tracking Competition for 2010 was conducted over two heats and a final.

Five dogs and handlers entered the competition but Don Brodie and Sky missed Heat 1, as Don was ill.

Heat 1 was held on a property at Putty, ground cover was excellent but a few cows and a bull caused grief for Eric Camp and Sherman. Judge was David Kilner and stewards/tracklayers and cross over tracklayers were Tiki Friezer, Anne I Howard and Margaret Keast.

Heat 2 was held at E.M.A.I at Camden with judge Kerry Williams and again stewards/tracklayers and cross over tracklayers were Tiki Friezer, Anne I Howard and Margaret Keast.

The final was held on Sutherland's Tracking Grounds at Camden – probably the last time that this property will be available as it is being developed for housing.  Judge was Tiki Friezer and the three "wonder women" Tiki Friezer, Anne I Howard and Margaret Keast were stewards/tracklayers and cross overs.

In the Advanced Tracking Competition, the tracks are set out on the day, unlike a tracking trial where the tracks are set out beforehand, so being the steward/tracklayer can be verrrry interesting! Particularly on ground that the tracklayer/steward may never have seen let alone walked on before.

The basic format of the track is approximately 500 metres in length with four to six turns of which at least two will be acute and one open; a one or a two flag start and a cross over track that may cross twice on one leg or on two separate legs. Legs may be any length. The Judge determines the actual format on the day.

Competitors must find three articles on the track and a glove at the finish. Articles are whatever the co-coordinator can think of – this year they included a small [1.5"] plastic farmyard animal, a medicine dropper, a small pill bottle, small fridge magnets [very small!] and a wooden peg!

RESULTS

HANDLER

DOG

 

HEAT 1

HEAT 2

FINAL

TOTAL

PLACE

Graham Elven

Bronte

Border Collie

95

55

94

244

1st

Helen Schaecken

Nicky

German Shepherd

92

60

84

236

2nd

Ineke de Wit

Rhyder

Dalmatian

77

80

45

202

3rd

Eric Camp

Sherman

Border Collie

0

95

10

105

4th

Don Brodie

Sky

German Shepherd

A

50

10

60

5th

Congratulations to all those who competed and thank you to the workers.