[Lacey Vessell]

Tomorrow the FMBB World Championship begins:smile: The team representing the USA in IPO consists of:

Ivan Balabanov - Quenny Ot Vitosha
Mike Morgan - Bacchus Vom Drachenherz
Greg Doud - L'Flair Ot Vitosha
Marina Shukh - L'Simba Du Loups Du Soleil
Cari Cole - Nykko Ot Vitosha

Hoping this is the year the USA obtains first place!!!!!!!!

According to the site there is no USA team for mondio or agility

The website for those interested is http://www.chienplus.com/fmbb2007/

 

[Lacey Vessell]

Four of the five USA team members have completed their tracking today with the following results:smile: :

Ivan - 97
Marina - 97
Cari - 95
Greg - 89

GO USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On a side note - Yagus van de Duvetorre (my non-American favorite ) scored a 98 in obedience and 97 in protection phase thus far.

 

[Selena van Leeuwen]

Dutch aren´t good enough this year. With low ´90´s and high ´80´s on B/C will not do it and tracking on something else than green grass isnt practiced much so no title for us I guess. Mario Verslype is doing great indeed.

 

[Lacey Vessell]

There are a few of your countrymen left to go Selena, ya never know I'd trade the use of some non-green grass etc., for a KNPV club:smile:

I should have posted Yagus's handlers name up there - thanks for clarifying who his handler is Selena.

 

[Selena van Leeuwen]

Well i don´t see a podium place for us :wink:

I do see one for Mario and Yagus, and well deserved to...usually he also scores high in ´90´s for tracking so I guess I set my hope to him.

 

[Lacey Vessell]

Okay I know I'm a little fanatical about this competition but .......

The scores are in for Yagus and Mario - 91 98 97 = 286 Looks like he has a very good shot as it stands now for a podium placement.

Ivan scored a 94 in Protection which gives him 97 ___ 94.....Hopefully he will score at least his normal 97 (or higher ) in obedience and he just might have this competition!

Marina scored an 88 in obedience this morning 97 88 _____

Greg scored a 92 in obedience this morning 92 89 ____

Cari scored a 85 in protection this morning 95 ____ 85

Mike Morgan, who I think is one of the nicest competitors I have ever met, has not gone yet in any of the phases (luck of the draw?) and is definitely capable of obtaining a podium position.

They are all doing a great job at representing the US and AWMA in this competition!


On a side note...the pictures on the site are pretty descent (1st days) - even though in the 2 of the USA team during the opening ceremony either Ivan is out of the picture or Greg is out of the picture.....Ivan has a "American Flag" bandana around Quenny's neck.

 

[Selena van Leeuwen]

Ivan scored higher than Mario


BALABANOV IVAN QUENNY OT VITOSHA 97 98 94 289

 

[Lacey Vessell]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ivan's the man:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:

I must also add that Marina and L'Simba Du Loups Du Soleil scored a 97 in the protection phase - GREAT JOB - their overall score was a very respectable 280.

Wonder what happened to Cari and Nyyko in obedience?????? It's a shame that dogs like to show their butts at the worst time because his obedience is usually excellent .....maybe he got into the vodka????

 

[Lacey Vessell]

The final results are in: Top Ten placement out of 92 teams entered:

1BALABANOV IVANQUENNY OT VITOSHAMU.S.A. 979894289
2SKOGSTER MIAMECBERGER CHORTORYISKIMFinlande 989297287
3VERSLIJPE MARIOYAGUS VAN DE DUVETORREMBelgique 919897286
4MÖLSÄ SUSANNARANI FFinlande 959595285
5EDER ROBERTDA'EDER VON DER BRUNNENSTADTMAllemagne 979096283
6SCHERK CONNIEYNKA Z POLYTANUFAllemagne 909695281
7SCHMIDT WOLFGANGES-FLINDTTO'S BOSTONMAllemagne 959393281
8SHUKH MARINAL'SIMBA DU LOUPS DU SOLEILMU.S.A. 978895280
9KUHN JÖRGBOOMER V.D. ABENDWEIDMSuisse 958994278
10BERGER NICOLEORKAN ZUM CHASSERALBLICKMSuisse 929293277



OUTSTANDING that Ivan took first place!!!!!! The entire USA Team did a great job!!!! Congrats !!!!

 

[Dan Reiter]

Marina was with our club MVSV until recently moving to California. I remember when she got as pup (which was less than 3 years ago). Amazing young trainer who has great talent and most of all puts the time and effort that all her scores show.

Dan Reiter

 

[Jeff Oehlsen]

How old is Ivans dog????

 

[Dan Reiter]

Quenny I believe to be about 6 years old. I cant remember (getting CRS " cant remember sh..") but I do believe Marina's is still a 2 year old.

Dan

 

[Connie Sutherland]

Quenny:
Born December, 2001

 

[Connie Sutherland]

... (getting CRS " cant remember sh..")

Dan

Oh, THAT's what I have ... CRS ! :lol:

 

[Jeremy Norton]

Ivan and Andy have done themselves proud. What a dog Qenny is!!! And serious congrats to Marina as well (Sim, too, of course) for a great showing.

Well done, all who competed.
Best,
Jeremy

 

[Sam Trinh]

L litter born Dec 15th, 2004

 

[Lacey Vessell]

Someone posted a link to video's taken of numerous dogs/competitors (they'll be adding even more) at the FMBB on the AWMA site - thought I'd share for those curious/interested...gotta scroll halfway down the first page till you come to them.

http://www.ipo.nu/video.asp