Bay Team notable firsts
From BayTeam
BayTeam members excel in agility. Because we love it! And so do our wee beasties! On this page, notable first-evers (or, OK, we'll brag about 2nd- or 3rd-evers, too) in agility.
See also:
- Bay Team member achievements for links to more achievements
Double agility championships (ADCh, NATCh)
- First team ever: Mick and Jim Basic
- First small dog of any breed: Meiske and Kathryn Horn (All American) (6/96, 9/96)
- First Flat-coat Retriever: Tyler and Anne Etherton (4/98, 1/98; also first Flat-coat for each championship)
Miscellaneous
- 1st handler to have 2 dogs in all 4 USDAA Top Ten categories in the same year: Jim Basic, Swift, and Mick: 1999
- 1st handler to have 2 dogs in all 4 categories in 2 consecutive years: Jim Basic, Swift, and Mick: 2000
- 3rd dog in California to earn CPE C-ATCH: Jake and Ellen Finch (first California All-American) (6/6/04)
- 3rd Californian to have two C-ATCH dogs: Jake, Tika, and Ellen Finch (first Californian with two nonpurebred dogs; 3rd anywhere with 2 nonpurebreds) (11/26/05)
Breed agility firsts
- 1st Bearded Collie to achieve NADAC Open, Elite, and Outstanding Elite Jumpers titles; 1st Beardie for any Elite title: Skyedance and Jack Buhite, 1/26/97, 5/31/97, ??/??/98
- 1st Chihuahua to earn AX: Peppy and Cindy Luke, 4/25/98
- 1st Pharaoh Hound to achieve any Open-level title from any of the 3 agility organizations (NADAC, USDAA, AKC): Tom and Gayle Kalman, (OAC 8-21-99); 1st to achieve EAC (3-11-00), OJC (3-12-00)
- 1st Whippet to earn ADCH: Lina and Candy Gaiser, Nov 99
- 1st Bernese Mountain Dog ADCH: Kintla and Katie Tolve, (date?)
- 1st Pyrenean Shepherd MACH: Luka and Ashley Deacon, spring 2008
- 1st Pembroke Welsh Corgi ADCH-Gold ('06), LAA-Gold ('06): Flint and Gail Mahood
- 1st Catahoula Leopard Dog ADCH (date?): Cate-E and Leslie Bickel
- 1st Tervuren ADCH (date?): Kita and Rob Michalski
