Winner: Maddie

Official Name: Bryant's Mad About Ewes
Owner/Handler: Allison Bryant
Description: Maddie is a five year old blue merle Australian Shepherd.
Photo by: Tien Trans

Joint Runner-up: Dallas

Offical Name: ADCH Dusty Dallas Rose MX, MXJ, CDX, U-CD, EAC, FDCH, 1996, 1995, 1992
Owner/Handler: Karen Moureaux
Description: Dallas is a ten year old Border Collie bitch. She's been a member of the US Agility Teams (Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Spain) as well as 1996 AKC National Champion 20" and 1994 USDAA Open Division National Champion. She's also done several TV commercials including Frontline and Fruit of the Loom.

Joint Runner-Up: Folly

Official name: ADCH Call Me Joni's Folly AX
Owner/Handler: Joni Ress
Description: Folly is a four year old blue merle Border Collie.

Best British Entry: Brook

Official Name: Kurgan Blues 'n' Trouble
Owner: Campbell Whytock
Description: Brook is a 2 1/2 year old chocolate Border Collie who likes to sing (whoooo), play tug-o-war with her rope, children with energy and keeps the cats in order. Her favourite obstacle is the A-Frame. She dislikes ironing boards and the Hoover, being rudely awaken to go out for early morning walks, lettuce, the wind and rain. Luckily she's not a working sheepdog!

Official Name: Asia's Dreams Come True
Owner/Handler: Lanelle Rachel
Description: Andy is a three year old 11 inch Papillon

Joint Runner-up: Brandy

Official Name: Golden Gate Blizzard Bonus, UD, Can. CDX, AX, AXJ, CGC
Owner/Handler: Patty Andolina
Description: Brandy is a Shetland Sheepdog and is pictured the day he completed both his AX & AXJ titles in June of this year.

Joint Runner-up: Buddy

Official Name: Quaints EZ Does It Busy Boy
Owner/Handler: Cathy Barber
Description: Buddy Keegan is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and is ten inches at the shoulder. He jumps eight inches in competition.

Joint Winner: Kindle

Offical Name: Aylmere Afterglow CD, OA, AD, OC, OJC, NGC
Owner/Breeder/Handler: Diane Gregoire
Description: Kindle, a 15 1/2 inches Sheltie, was introduced to agility when she was six years old. She has taught Diane so much about performing as a team and just what communication is all about. She has sooo much heart and ALWAYS tries her best...she never has shut down, never.

Joint Winner: Taz

Owner/Handler: Mary Jo Sminkey
Description: Shelties as a general rule are beautiful dogs, says Mary Jo, but Taz's red coat and white face blaze make him really stand out! Taz is a four year old sheltie, 15 3/4 inches tall, who excels at a number of sports, including agility, obedience, flyball, freestyle and herding. He is known for his speed in agility, but we're still working on consistency!

Joint Runner-up: Strider

Official Name: U-AG1 Am. CH. Sukari's Akuaba The Strider CDX AX AXJ AD OAC NJC CGC
Owner/Handler: Carol Mount
Description: Strider is a 7 1/2 year old Basenji who jumps anywhere from 16 inches (AKC) to 24 inches (USDAA, now 22 inches). He is a breed champion, has obedience titles and has titles at the top levels of the AKC agility. Strider is the only Basenji to have agility titles from all of the North American Agility organisations. He has been in a Sony magazine ad and has appeared on TV (Regis and Kathy Lee Live). Training can be difficult. Besides having low drive, Strider's true love is the couch and it shows.

Photo by: Tobe Saskar

Joint Runner-up: Lookee

Official Name: U-CD VON Ri Look See of Parsley Glen CD NA NVC
Owner/Breeder: Vonnie Taylor
Description: Lookee is a white, blue and tan Sheltie with several offspring showing in conformation, obedience and agility. She has AKC and UKC CDs as well as AKC & NACAC Novice agility titles but no jumpers or gamblers... yet. All her titles were earned after she had turned seven. She was born on the 4th July 1990.
Photo by: Country Gallery of Kimball MN

Big Dog Winner 'Best' Action: Dandi

Official Name: CH. Merrimoppet Cedarhills Dandi, CDX, MX Co-Owners/Handler: Barbara Diaz & Karen Rile
Trained by: Barbara Diaz
Description: Dandi, an Old English Sheepdog bitch, is a speedy worker and has beaten border collies and gotten numerous first places. She has been the No.1 rated agility Old English Sheepdog at the Excellent level for the last three years and is the only OES to have obtained a Masters Agility title. She completed the last of the ten required Masters legs eight weeks to the day after giving birth, by cesarean section, to a litter of eight pups. Dandi is also a top obedience competitor and is six years old.

Small Dog Winner 'Best' Action: Whozit

Official Name: Chinquapin's Who's Who, CDX, MX, AXJ
Owner/Handler: Jane Mohr
Description: Whozit is an American Cocker Spaniel.

Joint Runner up: Ollie

Official Name: Baywind's Teddy Bear OA, NAJ, OAC, NJC, NGC, RS-O, GS-N, JS-N
Owner/Handler: Lanelle Rachel
Description: Ollie is a much loved and treasured Papillon. He is 11 inches tall.

Joint Runner-up: Bertha

Official name: Lady Bertha of Page Manor, OA OAJ CGC
Owner/Handler: Beatrice Page
Description: According to Front & Finish, Bertha is the only bulldog in The States ranked in Open Agility for 1998 and first of two ranked in Novice Agility. She jumps 16 inches. She's adorable says her owner!

Best British Action: Whisper

Offical Name: Dunslaynne Whisper
Owner/Handler: Lynne Shore

Photo by: Alan Score

Most Loveable Standard: Marley

Official Name: Sierra Marley's Topaz Sunset
Owner/Handler: Tania Chadwick
Description: Marley is a three year old Golden Retriever who enjoys dragging socks around the house and hogging all of the toys. She can be very puppy-like and silly or subtle, quiet. She likes chasing birds and running at break neck speed through the park; she dislikes the biscuit on the nose trick. Marley would like a golden boy-dog to hand out with... someday.

Most Loveable Mini: Sam

Official Name: Tiffany's General Sam Houston
Owner/Handler: Kay Jackson
Description: Sam is four years old and is a very small corgi male. He is only 10 inches at the shoulder and weighs 18lbs. He has his United States Dog Agility Championship.

Most Loveable Midi: Katie

Official Name: Katie ADM (If Australian dogs are not purebred, they don't have the luxury of a long kennel name.)
Owner/Handler: Liz Barker
Description: Katie, an eight year old X Keeshond/Cattle Dog, has her Masters title which is the highest level of ANKC (Australian National Kennel Control) agility in Australia. She lives in Hoxton Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia with four other dogs and three cats. She was rescued from the Animal Welfare League when she was three and has been doing agility for four years.

Best British Entry: Lucy

Official Name: In High Spirits
Owner/Handler: Karen Parker
Description: Lucy, a lurcher X, was abandoned by some travellers who moved on and left her when she was just three or four weeks old. Luckily for her! She is a fun loving and intelligent dog that loves agility, and even watches herself on the video! Mind you, Karen says that if she didn't have Lucy, they would have a great garden without as many holes dug in the lawn!!

Editor's note: Thanks to everyone who sent photos of their dogs at a moment's notice. Judging was incredibly difficult. They were all beautiful. You must be very proud.

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