Bay Team Achievements: International
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• World Championship Competition
• World Cup Competition
• International Agility Link

International Competition

In International agility, two organizations (FCI and World Dog Show) host world-championship-style events where the teams meet in one location to compete. A third organization (IAL) sends standard courses to clubs around the world.

World Championship Competition

This tournament, sponsored by Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI), is invitational for countries, although individual handlers/dogs can compete. It might/not take place in any given year. In the U.S., the AKC chooses five dogs and handlers to represent the U.S. at the World Championship. Dogs compete in two height categories, Open and Mini .

1996 Competition

U.S.A. Open Team Member : Scud and Nancy Gyes

1997 Competition

U.S.A. Open Team Member : Scud and Nancy Gyes

1998 Competition

U.S.A. Open Team Member : Scud and Nancy Gyes

1999 Competition

U.S.A. Open Team Member : Scud and Nancy Gyes; 7th in the world in individual large dogs

World Cup Competition

This tournament, part of the World Dog Show, is invitational and might/not take place in any given year. In the U.S., the USDAA chooses four dogs and handlers to represent the U.S. at the World Cup. Dogs compete in one height category.

1996 Competition

U.S.A. Team Member: Mick and Jim Basic

International Agility Link

A new, loosely organized group, the International Agility Link (IAL), started promoting world-wide competition in 1996 over the Internet (with snail mail as a backup).

Five times a year, a standard course with simplified rules is sent to participating clubs around the world. The clubs have one month in which to hold the IAL competition, and then the IAL committee compiles the results. The top teams are identified by their cumulative scores, restarting each year. Dogs compete in four height categories: Toy (jump height 12"), Mini (16"), Midi (20"), and Maxi (24").

In 1997, 13 countries participated.

		Placed in the top 50
1998	Club of the Year, 1st in Maxi, 4th in Midi, 1st in Mini, 1st in Toy	Power Paws (club under whose name Bay Team members entered)
	Maxi Dog of the Year	1st, Mick and Jim Basic 4th, Boz and Renee Newcomb 24th, Cadbury and Sharon Freilich 33rd, Ranger and Sharon Freilich
	Midi Dog of the Year	9th, Brig and Dale Nakashima 17th, Tippy and Steve Bettcher
	Mini Dog of the Year	5th, Shooter and Sharon Freilich 10th, Bobbie and Aileen Brodsky 30th, Micky and Steve Bettcher
	Toy Dog of the Year	5th, Toast and Nancy Gyes 7th, Flint and Gail Mahood 16th, Reno and Debbie Ogg 19th, Junior and Debbie Auzenne
1997 (incomplete)	Unrestricted Club of the Year, 1st in Maxi, 2nd in Midi, 1st in Mini	Power Paws
	Maxi Dog of the Year	1st, Boz and Renee Newcomb 2nd, Scud and Nancy Gyes 3rd, Flash and Bill Newcomb
	Midi Dog of the Year	3rd, Tippy and Steve Bettcher
	Mini Dog of the Year	1st, Micky and Steve Bettcher