Jager capped his 2011 DockDog season in
absolute style! Despite competing against the best dogs in the
country, many of them less than half his age, Jager won the Iron Dog title
at the World Championships in Canton, OH in September.
He then defended his title at the National
Championships in October in Killington, VT where he again won first
place in Iron Dog. At Nationals Jager and I were voted "Most
Exciting Team to Watch" in the people's choice awards. He
placed second place in Big Air Super Elite Division, 4th place in Extreme
Vertical, and 4th place in Speed Retrieve. Not bad for a dog who
will be seven in December.
The real turning point came in
August. After seeing Jager's amazing potential in Bel Air, MD, Bill
and Nina Helfer "encouraged" us to come out to Ohio the
following weekend to work on Jager's sit/stay. In one weekend of
Helfer's doggie boot camp, Jager finally had a decent sit/stay! This
no doubt gave me the confidence to take Jager to Ohio as a true Iron Dog
contender. The rest is history!
Worlds - 9/2/11 |
Worlds - 9/2/11 |
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 Jager's
page has been updated to include photos and statistics from his dock
diving career. Jager's enthusiasm for the sport is nothing
short of impressive! He is such a natural canine athlete.
At left, Jager jumping at Codorus (2010). What an amazing photo taken by
Terri Kieffer.
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Jager jumping for the EV bumper in Virginia Beach (2010)
photo courtesy of Annie McManus |
| EVENT |
DATE |
BIG AIR |
SPEED RETRIEVE |
EXTREME VERTICAL |
IRON DOG |
AWARDS |
| World of Pets Expo - Timonium, MD (club event) |
Jan 28-29, 2012 |
27'-3" |
5.73 sec |
7'-2" |
3082 |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place Iron Dog
2nd place BA (Super Elite Div) |
| Nationals 2011 |
Oct 7-9, 2012 |
25'-4" |
5.876 sec |
7'-2" |
3061 |
1st place Iron Dog
2nd place BA (Super Elite Div)
4th place EV
4th place SR |
| Worlds 2011 |
Sep 2-4, 2011 |
25'-8" |
5.421 sec |
7'-2" |
3066 |
1st place Iron Dog |
| Medina County Fair - Medina, OH (national event) |
Aug 6-7, 2011 |
26'-4" |
5.669 sec |
7'-0" |
3075 |
1st place EV
click for video!
1st place SR
1st place Iron Dog
7th place BA (Pro Div) |
| Harford County Farm Fair - Bel Air, MD (national event) |
July 30-31, 2011 |
25'-5" |
5.569 sec |
7'-4" |
3085 |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place Iron Dog
6th place BA (Pro Div) |
| Clays Park - N. Lawrence, OH (national event) |
May 21-22, 2011 |
25'-1" |
5.694 sec |
7'-0" |
3066 |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place Iron Dog
7th place BA (Pro Div) |
| Cabelas - Hamburg, PA |
May 7-8, 2011 |
25'-3" |
5.60 sec |
7'-0" |
n/a |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place BA (Elite Div) |
| Care-A-Lot - Virginia Beach (national event) |
April 30-May 1, 2011 |
21'-2" |
5.42 sec |
7'-0" |
3024 |
2nd place EV
1st place SR
2nd place Iron Dog
1st place BA (Semi-Pro Div) |
| Sportsmens Splash - Oaks, PA |
Feb 19-20, 2011 |
24'-4" |
5.50 sec |
7'-4" |
n/a |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place BA (Elite Div) |
| 2010 Bloomsburg Fair (national event) |
Sep 25-26, 2010 |
21'-9" |
5.78 sec |
6'-10" |
3022 |
2nd place EV
1st place SR
1st place Iron Dog
1st place BA (Semi-Pro Div) |
| 2010 Stihl Dogs & Logs World Championships - Salem, OR |
Sep 3-5, 2010 |
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7'-6" |
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4th place SR
5th place EV |
| Harford County Fair - Bel Air, MD (national event) |
July 31-Aug 1, 2010 |
26'-0" |
5.65 sec |
6'-11" |
3070 |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place Iron Dog
3rd place BA (Pro Div) |
| That Fish Place - Lancaster, PA |
July 24-25, 2010 |
23'-6" |
5.99 sec |
6'-9" |
n/a |
1st place EV
1st place SR
2nd place BA (Elite Div) |
| Codorus Summer Blast |
June 26, 2010 |
25'-1" |
6.260 sec |
7'-0" |
n/a |
1st place EV (Jo handling)
2nd place SR (Jo handling)
1st place BA (Elite - Taylor handling) |
| Furry Fun Days - Shippensburg, PA |
June 6, 2010 |
22'-9" |
5.710 sec |
n/a |
n/a |
1st place BA (Master - Sandy handling)
1st place SR (Sandy handling) |
| Clay's Bark in the Park - North Lawrence, OH (national
event) |
May 28-30, 2010 |
24'-4" |
5.257 sec |
7'-0" |
3074 |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place Iron Dog
8th place BA (Pro Div) |
| Care-A-Lot - Virginia Beach, VA (national event) |
May 1-2, 2010 |
23'-9" |
5.690 sec |
6'-11" |
3044 |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place Iron Dog
2nd place BA (Pro Div) |
| Palmyra Puppy Plunge - Palmyra, PA |
April 24-25, 2010 |
23'-6" |
5.440 sec |
6'-10" |
n/a |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place BA (Elite Div) |
| Doglympics - Orlando, FL (national event) |
Feb 20-21, 2010 |
23'-1" |
5.953 sec |
6'-10" |
3026 |
1st place EV
1st place SR
1st place Iron Dog
2nd place BA (Pro Div) |
| Waterfowl Festival - Easton, MD |
Nov. 14, 2009 |
23'- 8" |
n/a |
6'-10" |
n/a |
1st place EV |
| Bloomsburg Fair |
Oct. 2-3, 2009 |
23' -7" |
6.056 sec |
7'-2" |
3032 |
1st place EV
2nd place SR
2nd place Iron Dog
2nd place BA (Pro Div) |
| Wine & Koi Festival - Frederick, MD |
Sep 5, 2009 |
22'-4" |
n/a |
6'-0" |
n/a |
Jager's first EV event |
| Harford County Fair - Bel Air, MD |
Aug 1, 2009 |
19'-7" |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Jager's first DockDog event |
