Team Jumpin' to the Rescue

Well, the team is in Springfield, Missouri for NADD Nationals, so this seemed like a good time to give an update on Regionals (in early September in Amana, IA - the team secretary can’t seem to get her sh*t together…).

💚 MANNY 💚
🪀 Received an invite for and competed in all 3 disciplines
🪀 Took 3rd in his division in Hydrodash (HD), earning an invite to Nationals for HD
🪀 Put up a respectable but not particularly competitive distance jump (DJ), but it was enough to earn him a late invite to Nationals for DJ
🪀 Had a highest grab of 11’ in Air Retrieve (AR) at his minimum start height, which unfortunately wasn’t enough to get an AR invite to Nationals - but we just did the last chance qualifier this morning in AR and he got to 12’, so we shall see…
🪀 And the big surprise - he took 3rd place in his division in the Hard Charger competition, which is based on overall performance for dogs who competed in all 3 disciplines

💗 ELLA 💗
🌸 Received an invite for and competed in AR and DJ
🌸 Unfortunately double missed at her 12’ minimum start distance, BUT she already had an invite to Nationals based on her performance at Nationals last year (she just had to attend Regionals)
🌸 Did ok in DJ, good enough to earn a late invite to Nationals in DJ

So starting tomorrow, Manny will compete in DJ and HD , and 🤞hopefully AR if things go well today. Ella will compete in AR and DJ.

The Team is 2 events into the 2024 Season (both NADD qualifiers), so it’s probably a good time for an update. Event highlights below.
🩺 A medical update on Ella is in the comments

📅 FEBRUARY EVENT at Three Hounds Training Ground
🩷 Ella went into this event already with an air retrieve (AR) invite for 2024 Regionals and Nationals based on her performance at the 2023 Nationals
🩷 Ella earned a distance (DJ) invite to Regionals (ok, so the top 3 dogs in each division get an invite, and there were only 3 dogs in her division, but hey, an invite is an invite lol)
💚 Manny matched his personal bests of 19’0” in distance and 13’ in AR
💚 Manny got to try hydrodash (HD) for the first time and got progressively better each time

📅 MARCH EVENT at Kinners On 97
💚 Manny earned an invite to Regionals in both AR and HD
💚 Manny got a new PB of 19’3” in distance
💚 Manny earned his Dock Senior Advanced title, which also earned him a DJ invite to Regionals
🩷 Ella matched her PB of 14’ in AR

📷 Credit: Kinners On 97