Three teams from the club made the looooong trip to Louisville, KY:  Angie Jones & Nestle, Kellie Wisotzkey & Clay, and Sharon Rodgers & Thunder.  They were also joined by Brian Rutledge & Mishka and Carly Keane & Daisy Lou from Chesapeake DockDogs.  Kellie & Sharon hit some snow with white-out conditions once driving over the western Maryland and West Virginia mountains.  Everyone else had a clear trip.

The venue was great - the ceiling was really high, lots of room to move around, and the crowd was HUGE!!!  The spectator were great and hung around for the whole wave and asked when the next one would be.  All the dogs got a lot of love while standing in line and walking around and gave it back with plenty of wags and kisses for the kids and grown-ups.

Kellie & Clay were the crowd pleasers of the weekend.  On Clay's first jump he decided he didn't want to jump.  So, to the cheers and laughs of the crowd, he ran back down the dock, down the steps, around the side, up the steps to the ramps, where he regally walked into the pool, swam across, and got his duck.  With his Brand New sit/stay on the dock, he pulled out a 13' 3" in Big Air but didn't qualify for finals.  Considering his last event indoors he refused to jump at all, Kellie is very happy with his progress.

Sharon & Thunder competed in their first Speed Retrieve, qualified for the finals and finished in 4th Place with a 7.66 time.  Their Big Air jump of 19' 8" made them 2nd Alternate for the Semi-Pro Finals but they didn't make it in.  Thunder finished in 4th Place in EV with a 6' 4" grab, but couldn't quite get the bumper at 6' 6".  Seeing Jeff & Ares set a new Indoor World Record at 7' 2" was great.

Angie & Nestle had a surprising weekend.  After jumping in Wave #1 and getting an 18' 11" jump, Nestle decided he didn't want to jump in Big Air this weekend.  We were all shocked as he ran down the dock into a dead stop during Wave #3.  He was up for EV and got 2nd Place with a 6' 8" grab.  Saturday night he contracted "cold tail" along with his roomie, Daisy Lou.  Angie & Nestle competed in their first Speed Retrieve on Sunday, wowing the crowd with his vertical flight through the air, and finished 8th with an 8.29 time.

Thunder was his normal O. C. Doggie and ate everything in sight.  He started out by chewing a tiny hole in a microfil pillow and making snow throughout the car and all over the loading dock at the event.  Next were tissues in the hotel room on Friday.  Saturday, even though we put the cooler in the bathroom, he managed to down a 2lb bag of Ginger Snaps.  We found out later that unless you really pulled on the door it didn't latch.  Sunday morning he got in the trash and broke a bottle of Cocktail Sauce, cleaned out the cans of crab, and licked off the cream cheese wrappers.  On Sunday evening, he finished up the beer bread and two leftover pickles from dinner.

Brian & Mishka got home about 9:30 pm on Sunday, Carly & Angie made it to Carly's by 2:00 am on Monday, and Kellie & Sharon found a hotel in Deep Creek Lake and made it home at 12:30pm.  That was one long drive!!!  Congratulations to everyone who competed and we hope to see you soon.  Click here for more club details or here for complete event results.

Sharon Rodgers & Thunder - 19' 8"	Angie Jones & Nestle - 18' 11"	Kellie Wisotzkey & Clay - 13' 3"
Angie Jones & Nestle - 6' 8" 2nd Place - Top Gun EV	Sharon Rodgers & Thunder - 6' 4" 4th Place - Top Gun EV	"The Crew" plus Brian & Carly from the Chesapeake Club