March Trial

It started out a bit gloomy and rainy. We had to make some changes in the normal parking arrangements due to some messy mud, but we ended with beautiful, sunny weather and as always big smiles and great food.

Judge Dwayne Bonker brought some interesting courses, but the teams were up to the challenge! So many beautiful runs at this trial, it was great to see some new teams really coming together, to see established teams looking great and to see teams that have been sidelined by injury make a beautiful comeback. It sure was nice to see Lynn and Asher tearing up the courses again.

There was a particularly fast and fun tunnelers course on Saturday. Big smiles from both dogs and handlers on that one. There were six dogs over 8 YPS on that course and one even reached 9.10 YPS!! Amazing!

As usual Debi Hutchinson was handling about 100 dogs. No idea how she manages to fit it all in and run so well with so many different sizes and personalities. She ran her own dogs and also was a superb rent-a-handler for Phoenix, Keli and Mr. Phancy Pants Phantom. There were some beautiful runs with each of these dogs. Way to go Debi!

We had 4 big debuts at this trial as well. Those teams are just starting out, but already showing so much promise! Each one earned their first Q at their first trial. Way to go!

Lindy and Remi

Judy and Pebbles

Brian and Chick

Doug and Cassie

We have gotten a new brag board where everyone can share their triumphs both big and small. It was so cool to see everyone's accomplishments listed together like that. We sure have a lot to celebrate. Huge congrats go out to:

Charlotte Idleman and Raven - NATCH-2/Versatility NATCH-2!!


Debbie Brown and "Boombox" Bailey - Open Triple Superior!


Nicole Bailey and Jinn - Novice Versatility!


Donna Miller and Blue - Novice Versatility!

There were many titles earned and firsts accomplished. Congrats to:

Sapphire - 1st Elite Q, S-OAC, S-OCC

Nicco - 1st Q in Open Touch-n-Go, O-TN-O

Bonnet - 1st Q in Novice Jumpers!

Romance - S-OAC

Lucky - NCC

Dart - HP-E

Jasper - O-TN-E and he held his stay!

Keli - S-TG-N, OJC, TN-O

Blue - O-TN-O, NCC

Dora - S-TG-N, S-TN-N


Because everyone was running so well, the competition for High in Trial was fierce. Those that earned the ribbons at this trial had perfect or near perfect weekends. WOW! Impressive performances by all 3 teams.

HIT teams from L-R: Open - Joan and Lucy, Novice - Anne and Nelle, Debi and her magical path-drawing crayon, Elite - Jean and Kopper

And possibly the biggest brag of the whole weekend... Paula Goss and both her dogs got to the trial on time on Sunday!! We are proud of you Paula! :) In all seriousness, it was a fun weekend and we can't wait to see you all again in May. Mark your calendars for the 26-27!

**All photos courtesy of the wonderful Priscilla Warnock**

January Trial!

We were blessed with unseasonably GORGEOUS weather for our January trial. Since we are in an unheated horse arena this is unbelievably appreciated. It was sunny and breaking into the 60s each day. There were a lot of smiling faces, human and doggie, to be seen.

Suz once again masterminded the Roadkill Cafe. Crockpots lined up like soldiers, each one filled with some hot, delicious goodies. We all ate well and enjoyed sampling new dishes and some old favorites. There were lots of desserts and and even breakfast sandwiches made to order each morning. We are so spoiled!

We had some big debuts at this trial. Priscilla Warnock and baby Robey made their big leap into competition, entering a few classes and looking great! They even earned their first Q!!

Robey is loving this game (photo courtesy of Deb Baracco)

Go Weave! (Photo courtesy of Debbie Burdick)

Erin Batchelor and Lola started off with a bang, earning a Q on their very first run!

Lola is ready to GO! (Photo courtesy of Debbie Burdick)

Anne Lallande and Jake looked like and experienced team and brought home a Q to celebrate her mustering up the courage to hit the big time and enter their first trial! (No photo available)

We look forward to watching these 3 PZ teams start their journey together and seeing all of the success as they grow in the sport.

We got to give out some pretty ribbons this time around. Huge congrats to:

Nicole Bailey and Mojo NATCH-13/Versatility NATCH-13!

Scott Whittington and Lexis Versatility NATCH-7!

And another cool note, brothers Gabe and Canon, owned by Debi Hutchinson and Nicolette Eaton, earned their Novice All Arounds on the same day! Good job boys!!

We all had a blast running on some fun courses brought to us by Ben Philibert, one of our favorite judges. He comes out to judge this trial every year and we are always happy to see his smiling face. Some of our members had some real success out there, leading to a first for high in trial. We are so proud of them! Congrats to:

Deb Baracco and Jet - Elite / Deb Baracco and Cash - Open / Anne Beach and Nelle - Novice

This is the first time any one handler has taken HIT with 2 different dogs!! Way to go Deb! And way to go Anne and Nelle who are really starting to gel as a team and it shows in your results.



It was a ton of fun, we will see everyone soon for our March trial. Here's hoping we don't have snow!

**All photos courtesy of Priscilla Warnock unless otherwise indicated. Visit her here.

PZ scores big at ITZ!

The last In the Zone trial of the year was a blast! There were almost 500 runs on Saturday, but we got it done and had such a fun time. As always, there was food, music and great friends to share it with. Judge Don Cuda brought a big smile as always and some really fun courses. Team PZ had a good showing and achieved some big milestones over the weekend. Huge congrats go out to:

Tom Moloney-Harmon and Piper - NATCH-12/Versatility NATCH-12!

Beth Strother and Phantom - NATCH-4/Versatility NATCH-4!

Leanne Lohmeyer and Cody - Triple-Triple Superior!! Cody is the first born-deaf dog to achieve this feat!!!

After months of rehab Bailey Brown made his return to competition with a very happy Debbie running alongside him!


And after 7 months off from agility following an injury, Mojo Bailey made his big comeback to the ring. He never missed a beat, and both he and Nicole could not stop beaming the whole weekend long.


Thanks so much to Lisa and Dwayne for the great trials you put on all year long. Here's to an even better 2012!!

Medals at ITZ!!

Huge congratulations to Pat Moloney-Harmon and her boy Beckham on earning their first Medal and Versatility Medal with a beautiful Chances run on Sunday at the In the Zone trial in Woodstown, NJ!



Paula Goss and Trae continue to rock, earning their Medal-4/Versatility Medal-4!



Way to go, both teams looked great all weekend.

NADAC Champs 2011!

A strong contingent of PZ family and friends made the trip to Springfield, Illinois to participate in the 2011 NADAC Championships. Representing our club was Paula Goss with Trae, Pat Moloney-Harmon with Aja and Beckham, Tom Moloney-Harmon with Maddie and Piper, Jean Wilkins with Kopper and Zephyr, Charlotte Idleman with Raven, Priscilla Warnock with Lefty, Beth Strother with Phantom, Val Embrey with Chloe, Leanne Lohmeyer with Sydney and Cody, Judy Whitbred with Rocky, and Sam Lietz with Schatzi.

It was an amazing week, starting with Pre Champs early in the week, including the Extreme Games Challenge Championships which Val with Chloe and Jean with Kopper and Zephyr competed. Both ladies came in 2nd place in their respective divisions!! Then Championships began and so many beautiful runs on challenging courses. The East Coast was very well represented and put on quite a strong showing throughout the week. All of us who stayed at home cheered everyone on from the live feed, many of us spending hours watching our friends and not so much time devoted to work!

From L-R: Aja, Maddie, Beckham, Raven, Piper, Lefty, Cody, Sydney and Phantom enjoy some sightseeing

Priscilla's sweet ride

Tom Moloney Harmon and Scott Casino manning the PZ central cheering section

Champs judge extraordinaire Ron Young shows of his smile

Chloe Hooping it up in EGC

Chris, surely getting into some kind of trouble...

Amanda Nelson and Try nailing a bonus run and earning their Mod Squad!! Way to go girls!!

Paula and Trae running to victory in the finals

Matt McCarter, more than likely laughing at Scott Casino's questionnaire.

A kiss before Beth and Phantom run in the finals!

Go Phantom GO!

Paula cheering on the Team competitors

Sisterhood of the Traveling Sweatpants, winners of the best-dressed team award! From L-R: Margaret Reitmeyer and Tempe-Wick, Cindy Peacock and Chance, Charlotte Idleman and Raven.

Raven is a good sport, but she's NOT amused!

At the end of the week there were many brags for PAWZAZZ and our friends. Huge hugs and congratulations go to the following:

Paula Goss and Trae: Overall Champion for the 16" division, Highest number of 100+ DRIs in 2011 and winner of the Judges Choice for Best Weaver award offered in honor of Kori Kimball and co-recipient of the Lucky Award with Amanda Nelson and Try

Val Embrey and Chloe: 2nd place overall in 16" EGC


Jean Wilkins and Kopper: 2nd place overall in 20" EGC, Top Proficient Dog for 2011


Maddie Moloney-Harmon - Top NADAC dog of all time with 22,685 lifetime points!!!


Kori Kimball, our special angel earned the 3rd most 100+ DRIs in 2011.
We miss you KG.

We are also happy to congratulate our friends and extended PZ family for all of their successes! What a great group of people we get to trial and travel with most of the year.

Tina Power and Loudon: Overall Champion 20 inch division

Lisa Bonker and Moxie: Overall Double-Digit Champion for 12-16" dogs

Scott Casino and Summer: Overall Champion for 12" dogs

Chris Chapman and Chelsea - 2nd Place overall 8" dog and Top Skilled Dog of 2011


Diana Thompson and Noah - 2nd place overall 20" division


Kitty Bowman and Clue (no photo) - Overall Double-Digit Champion for 4/8 dogs

Cathie Cage and Casey (no photo) - 3rd place overall in 12/16" Double-Digit Vets

Scott Whittington and Lexis (no photo) - 3rd place overall in 4/8" Vets

Cindy Peacock and Chance (no photo) - 3rd place overall in the Veteran/JH 12" division

Champs is all about seeing old friends from all over the US and Canada, meeting and making new ones and spending a week immersed in Dog World, enjoying our teammates and testing ourselves against the courses. It is a wonderful experience, the camaraderie, the excitement, the level of skill we get to witness is a pleasure to behold. We look forward to feeling the thrill again next year...

Heartfelt hugs and congratulations