Off Course Agility

Ed Peters commentary about arrival at NADAC Championships 2021 and Pre-Trial day 1. Also a short conversation with my sister, LeeAnn.

Ed Peters discusses what a person planning for 2021 or any year's NADAC Championship event should include. Ed talks about his dog Tres and their participation at this year's event. Ed also discusses what his plan is for the podcast at NADAC pre-trial and Championships. Finally Ed is joined by his sister LeeAnn and they discuss their plan and LeeAnn's dog Belle, the beagle. LeeAnn talks about the p...

My guest on this episode is Marj Vincent from Ontario, Oregon. We discuss how she and her husband Bruce got started in agility, the breeds of dog that she has run, some of the venues she has run with her dogs, her friendship with Sharon Nelson over the years. Marj is one of the judges that judge the video taped runs on Youtube that are submitted by NADAC competitors from across North America. We a...

My guests on this episode are Luke Rincker, my youngest guest to date and Lisa Schmidt who star together on YouTube on their the Luke and Lisa Puppy Show. Their latest episode can be found at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiam88tk7w0 They welcome questions from the viewers via the comment section on their videos. You can find information about Lisa at her In The Zone Agility site...

Ed Peters discusses a few topics: trials and technology, numbers for the podcast, new telephone voicemail number to give the podcast feedback and recent update on the COVID Measures and Guidelines for NADAC Championships.  Feedback, comments or to volunteer to be a guest on the podcast please email to offcourse@optimum.net

My guest on this episode is Isabel Danforth from New Hampshire. Isabel participates at NADAC trials with mini poodles. Her first agility poodle was Cocoa who is now retired from competition. She is now running at the novice level with her new young dog Shir.  We both talk about the Northeast Agility Enthusiasts (NAE) trial at Dummerston VT which is coming up in August 13-15, 2021. As always feedba...

Toya McCullough is an agility handler that runs with her black poodle, Brecker. I recently met her at an In The Zone trial in South Jersey and it was her first NADAC trial. She has run in many different venues, including AKC, CPE, UKI, and USDAA. She enjoyed her first experience with NADAC. She has volunteered at the Westminster Kennel Club Masters Agility Championship previously and at this year'...

Heather Eckenrode is my guest on this episode. Heather does agility with her medium sized mixes Bradshaw and Rooney. Her up and coming dog is Franco, a real cutie by my sister's judgement. Her dogs are named after important names from the Pittsburgh Steelers history. Heather and her dogs have run in many venues including NADAC, CPE, UKI, DOCNA, USDAA and ASCA. In this episode she talks about some...

Ed Peters discusses how for him in New Jersey, May is NADAC season. The time of year where he can easily travel to NADAC trials for four weekends in a row. He has a little fun practicing to be an agility commentator. If you are at a trial where I am trialing look for my Off Course Agility Podcast lawn sign which has a phone number where you can leave us a message to share your fun from the trial....

Erin and Clay Batchelor from Maryland are both instructors at Pawzazz Agility. They both discovered agility and started training in 2011, Erin with Lola, an English Shepherd, and Clay trained with Yoshi, an Australian Shepherd. Later Erin got her border collie, Jinx and Clay got Knox. They have been extremely successful at NADAC Championships in 2017 and 2019 with Jinx, Yoshi and Knox. They have c...

On this episode Ed Peters talks a bit about AKC 2021 Nationals that were on ESPN. Ed, Tres, his sister and Belle recently attended one day of an actual trial.  Tres ran Into jumpers (no Qs where obtained) but it was good to be at a trial. Ed comments about a new NADAC forum that seems to be in beta testing at nadacforum.com Comments, feedback can be sent to us at offcourse@optimum.net

My guest on this episode is Eric Brad from Vancouver Island, Canada. Eric has been doing agility since the early 2000s. NADAC is where he currently trials but he started in the AAC (Agility Association of Canada). Eric and his wife are fanciers of the Belgian Shepherds which I learn on this podcast includes the Malinois, Tervuren and the Groenendael. Eric is a student and teacher of modern animal...

Ed Peters discusses and comments about the following NADAC news items which can be found on the NADAC website. 2020 Survey Results and Discussion https://www.nadac.com/2020-survey-results-and-discussion/ Merging of Barrelers / Hoopers https://www.nadac.com/barrelers-and-hoopers-voting-results/ Comments or feedback can always be sent to offcourse@optimum.net

How often have you seen a couple who does agility together?  On the east coast when I think a couple that does NADAC agility with their dogs and their human partner, Pat and Tom Moloney-Harmon are a couple that quickly comes to mind. So on this episode in honor of Valentine's day I talk to them about how they started in agility. Pat and Tom are fanciers of the Shetland Sheepdog and have run quite...

On this episode Ed Peters discusses the NADAC changes for 2021, the NADAC Top 10 for 2020 and a final commentary. NADAC changes were discussed by Chris Nelson in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5H6osuW47E The NADAC 2020 can be found at  http://www.nadac.com/2020TopTen As always you can send us an email with comments, suggestions to offcourse@optimum.net

Lorrie Reynolds from Colorado has been doing agility since 2002. She has run in NADAC, DOCNA and USDAA. She started with her dog Maxx and has gone to both NADAC and DOCNA Championships over the years with her dogs. She is a certified trick dog instructor, canine conditioning  and fitness coach and stunt dog judge through Do More With Your Dog. She has a website where you can find out more. www.max...

Ed Peters reviews the first year of the Off Course Agility podcast and then talks about changes for 2021. You can always share your comments, suggestions or volunteer to be a guest by sending an email to offcourse@optimum.net

Lisa Schmit from In The Zone Agility is the guest on this episode. Lisa discusses how she started, her dogs, her training seminars and online courses. Lisa talks about her RVing for agility and how she likes to stop at some historic places when she is traveling. Lisa has attended many of the NADAC Championships in the West and ones more toward the East too. You can check out her vast accomplishmen...

Terry Todesco from Maryland is the guest on this episode. She is currently a CPE and AKC handler for her current Papillon, Huxx.  Huxx has earned his CATCH and CATE in CPE. Her first agility dog was Picasso, a mixed breed, and her second dog was ClaireBeth. They both ran NADAC, USDAA and CPE. Terry talks about some of the differences between CPE and NADAC.  Comments about the podcast are always we...

Craig Coonrad from Arizona is my guest. He tells how he got started in agility. He runs Border Collies. Craig is a NADAC judge and talks about becoming a judge and his judging at NADAC Championships for a number of years in Wyoming, Utah, and Ohio. He has been busy judging locally in Arizona and driving up to 6 hours to judge other trials during the pandemic. Craig is also an agility instructor. C...

Karla  Vialle from Kansas is my guest, she is a NADAC competitor who runs female yellow labs. She originally started with Sadie Louise, and currently she has Josephine and her sister Savannah. Karla is also a SP NADAC judge and hopes to lose the SP next year. She also enjoys sailing with her husband and her dogs. Also she was previously a professional ballroom dancer. Comments are always welcome a...

Sam Lietz is my guest, I first met her at In The Zone trials in South Jersey and then she moved out to Washington in 2015. She discusses how she discovered agility. We talk about her rat terriers, Schatzi, Squeek, Dance and her border collie Bling. Sam has been the primary announcer at NADAC Championships over the last few years and we have a discussion about that and her attending of many Champio...

Ed Peters discusses the Video Taped run course maps, for Oct 1 to Nov 1st of 2020 found on the NADAC website at following link. https://www.nadac.com/video-run-course-maps/ Ed is joined by LeeAnn Peters to discuss the Elite regular courses and which one she might enjoy running with Belle. If you listen to this podcast after November 1st 2020 you can find a video of some of the courses discussed at...

Beth Gideon from Washington is an agility enthusiast who mostly runs NADAC. She runs with her Border Collies, Youke, Brady, Camm and Rhys. She originally started agility with a mutt named Jasmine. She has been involved as board member, trial chair and trial secretary for the Rainer Agility Team. She also operates her own dog-walking and pet sitting business. Comments and feed back may be sent to o...

Michael Vorkapich is an agility handler from Washington who runs with Collies. He and his dogs have been involved with many dog activities including Agility, Treibball, Carting, Obedience, Barn Hunt, Rally, Rally Freestyle, and Trick Dog. We discuss some of these plus his activities with Rainier Agility team, Sno-King Agility Club, and Hoofs N Paws 4-H club. His dog D'Argo has agility titles in CP...