Arizona Tournaments
January 27/28 and February 17/18, 2024
Two more Arizona tournaments for the snow dogs. Misty really is becoming a Surf City dog down here… she ran with them in both. Stormy had to sit out again, but is looking forward to getting home and running with her own club. Misty did well… any errors were usually mine, not her’s. She reached another milestone in her career; she earned the needed points to get her ONYX title. Really looking forward to running with our own dogs in the next tournament we go to.
Woodstock, November 2023
The snow dog girls are in Arizona again, practicing with the Arizona Supercharged club, and Misty got to run in the annual Woodstock tournament held in Chandler. She seems to becoming an almost permanent member of the Surf City team from California at tournaments. Nice bunch of people so it’s good. The tournament had a very delayed start on Saturday because of rain; the run lanes were covered with tarps which had to be carefully moved to avoid flooding the lanes. Because of the late start, the finish was under floodlights… a first for us.
Fair Demo
September 2, 3, and 4, 2023
The annual Saanich Fall Fair was the site of demonstrations each day by a small group of the Barn Stormers . We had a slightly different gang each time, as some people were only able to be there on certain days. The following dogs entertained the quite large audiences…. Lea, Charlie, Dixie, Bailey, Misty, Stormy, Reese, Hazel, Stella, Blue and Pilot. The dogs were great.. there might have been some missed jumps here and there, but the spectators cheered them on anyway! We showed that we don’t have to have perfection to have fun, and that all dogs are welcome.
Summer BBQ
August 19, 2023
Party time for Barn Stormers once again. We might not be able to get everyone there, but those who do come always seem to have a good time… The normal view was somewhat diffused by the hazy smoke from all the wildfires but at least, no ash falling. The bbq added to the smoke and set the smoke alarm off and that caused Stormy to panic, breaking out of the xpen, and making a dash for who knows where…. safely caught and returned home. Just all part of being a Barn Stormer.
Sid manned the bbq
Matsqui Summer Classic Flyball Tournament
June 24/25, 2023
We did it again… a second tournament for this year. A slightly different team as Hazel (Jason & Sara) joined Odie (Jo & Jon), Lea (Jill), Dixie (Sid & Janet), Misty and Stormy (Marg & Tony) and newcomer Charlie (Cindy & Kevin). Charlie was dog #7, which meant he could use the warm up time … he was pretty shellshocked to start with, but as the day went on he got more confident. The team did themselves proud… second place both days. A really high point for us all was Odie and Joanne getting a perfect start! 0.000 on the start clock. So very hard to get.. not many people do. It’s taken a lot of hard work for all these dogs and people to get to this point… and they’re eager for more of the club to be able to join them next time!
Run Free Tournament
June 3 & 4, 2023
The first tournament of 2023 for Barn Stormers. A team made up of Odie (Jon & Joanne), Archer (Lisa & Adam), Lea (Jill), Dixie (Sid & Janet) and Misty & Stormy (Marg & Tony) made the trip to Chilliwack on the mainland. We had a great time… Archer debuted and got his first titles, and the others all ran well, getting new titles as well. We came in first in our division on the Saturday, but didn’t do as well on the Sunday. It didn’t matter… we had fun. The decision for a restaurant meal on Saturday was a good one.. lots of laughs and no clean up! The run to the ferry on Sunday was more of a crawl for some of us… and full ferries meant the 9:00 pm for some and the 10:00 pm for the rest.
Flying High tournament, Arizona
February 18-19, 2023
The snowdogs, Misty and Stormy, attended another Arizona tournament. Misty joined with a team from California to run in the Open division. They had an awesome day on Saturday, placing first! Sunday had more challenges… Misty’s downfall was dropped balls… but she redeemed herself by bringing both back. A bobble at the box saw her chasing her ball behind the box, recovering it, and returning to the lane to take all the jumps! Stormy again had to sit out, but cheered the team on. It will be good to get back home and join our own team, who have been practicing all winter!
The venue… a parking garage
The ball dilemma
The prizes
Flying high
Dreaming of flying!
Jail Break Tournament – Arizona
January 21 – 22, 2023
Misty and Stormy continued their snowdog adventures by participating in the JailBreak tournament held in Casa Grande, AZ. Misty got to run on an Open team with members of Arizona Supercharged club – our club away from home. The normal blips and bloops throughout the weekend… some dog caused.. some people caused, but as always, lots of fun. Stormy didn’t actually get to race, but did get some mat time as the 7th dog, which meant she could practice during the warmup time. Two tired little dogs by Sunday night.
Tournament logo
Christmas Mingle
January 16, 2023
Since the weather didn’t cooperate and allow the Christmas party to be held when originally scheduled, it was postponed til January. This time it went off with no problems. Unfortunately, quite a few people for various reasons were unable to attend, but those that did, enjoyed themselves. Special thanks to Janet for organizing the nibbles and drinks… she did it all!
The festive table
Christmas gifts
Finger foods!
And no party is complete without a hug.
