60^th MKA Obedience Trials

May 28th , 2006 - South City Plaza (Rooftop-Level 4B), Seri Kembangan, Selangor

Judge : Mr. Yap Hon Choong PJK PPN

Judge's Summary: Allow me to take this opportunity to thank trial manager Mr. Freddy Lim, the calling stewards Mr. Jimmy Lim and Mr. Suren ,  Mr. Paul  TC Chan, National Obedience Chairman, the competitors and others who have in one way or  other helped to make this trial a success. Twenty-six dogs competed in the Pre-Novice. Eighteen of them passed the test while eight did not qualify. Eleven dogs took part in the Novice. Eight dogs passed while the remaining three did not make the grade. All the three entrants for the Intermediate Class failed to qualify. The quality of heeling had been good, in some cases excellent. Stays were solid. Dogs forging, lagging behind, or being restrained by tight leash during heeling lost points. It is the same for crooked sit, stand, present, slow response to come on recall, sniffing the ground on heeling. Dogs stopped working incurred a zero score. Handlers adapting pace to dogs’ are also penalized. All the heeling faults are more pronounced at figure eight, which is an exercise that separates the men from the boys, so to speak. It has been an exciting and pleasant day for me to see such good work being produced. I have enjoyed myself thoroughly and I hope all the competitors feel the same. I would like to thank you all for accepting the results so sportingly. To those who have qualified in their respective classes allow me to say “syabas”. For those who did not make it this time, please do not lose heart. Please remember the saying: “Tomorrow is another day. With tomorrow comes another trial. There are always more tomorrows. And so it goes". .................................................................................................................................................................................... Results for pre-novice, novice and intermediate level: Pre-Novice Level Novice Level Judge Intermediate Level .................................................................................................................................................................................... Judge's critiques for pre-novice, novice and intermediate level: Pre-Novice Level Judge Critiques Novice Level Judge Critiques Intermediate Level Judge Critiques ....................................................................................................................................................................................

PRE NOVICE

EXERCISE	Maximum Points	EXHIBITOR NUMBER
		22	19	32	31	2	12	21	25	17	36	37	13	4	15
1. Heel On Lead	40	38	38	37	36	35	34	34	35	34	32	31	28	26	26
2. Stand Stay	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
3. Recall	20	20	19	18	19	20	20	20	19	18	19	19	19	19	19
4. Sit stay (1/2 min)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
5. Down Stay (1 min)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Total Possible Score	100	98	97	95	95	95	94	94	94	92	87	90	87	85	84
Less Deductions for Misbehavior
Qualifying Score		70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
FINAL SCORE	70	98	97	95	95	95	94	94	94	92	87	90	87	85	84
POSITION		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14

 

EXERCISE	Maximum Points	EXHIBITOR NUMBER
		1	34	14	11	28	20	5	23	9	24	10	33
1. Heel On Lead	40	23	24	25	22	30	26	22	28	32	10	10	20
2. Stand Stay	10	10	9	6	8	10	0	8	8	10	0	0	0
3. Recall	20	19	19	19	16	20	16	10	18	18	10	0	16
4. Sit stay (1/2 min)	15	15	15	15	15	0	15	15	0	0	15	15	0
5. Down Stay (1 min)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	0	15	15	0
Total Possible Score	100	82	82	80	76	75	72	70	70	60	50	40	36
Less Deductions for Misbehavior
Qualifying Score		70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
FINAL SCORE	70	82	82	80	76	75	72	70	70	60	50	40	36
POSITION		15	16	17	18	NQ	NQ	19	NQ	NQ	NQ	NQ	NQ

 

Pre-Novice Class Placings:

1st : Exhibit 22 : Alagu's Spriter Boy - Dobermann (D) -Owned by Low Kian Wee

2nd :Exhibit 19 : Huahuastar Love Me Tender - Yorkshire Terrier (D) - Owned by Wong Wai Kwan

3rd : Exhibit 32 : Jessen Toby - Chi Hua Hua (B) - Owned by Lee Kong Hoong

4th : Exhibit   31 :  Goldwins Typhoon - Golden Retriever (D) - Owned by Jonathan Law Wan Hing

5th:   Exhibit 2 : Jannic - Weimaraner (B) - Owned by Yap Peng Siew

6th:   Exhibit 12 : Cheeriogold Ngiu Ngiu Quenn (B) - Toy Poodle - Owned by Lim Huck Long

7th:   Exhibit 21 :Little Kingdom Striker (D) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Leong Yit Cheng

8th:   Exhibit 25 : Jessie (B) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Tan Chong Seng

9th:   Exhibit 17 : Winnerskenn The Dunes (B) - Miniature Schnauzer- Owned by Jacqueline Low Siu Mey

10th:   Exhibit 36 : Kooi Lim Guy (D) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Chan Ching Mei

11th:   Exhibit 37 : Chestar (D) - Border Collie - Owned by David Lim Seng Loke

12th:   Exhibit 13 : Topgun Double Zero Seven (D) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Rosalind Foo Mars

13th:   Exhibit 4 : Devinci Spiderman (D) - Miniature Schanuzer - Owned by Sivadas Kumar

14th:   Exhibit 15 : Toby (B) - Non-Pedigree - Owned by Sean Looi Zi Qing

15th:   Exhibit 1 : Zackery Of Sherylazade (D) - Shetland Sheepdog - Owned by Goh Leong Chai

16th:   Exhibit 34 : Ria Emeli (B) - Labrador Retriever - Owned by Quah Kar Hin

17th:   Exhibit 14 : Evvy (B) - Non-Pedigree - Owned by Krystin Lai Bun Kian

18th:   Exhibit 11 : Preciousstone Just De Best - Rottweiler - Owned by Wong Kwong Meng

19th:   Exhibit 5 : Whisky (B) - Non-Pedigree - Owned by Fong Yoke Chan

Not Qualified:   Exhibit 28 : Lamdard Double Take (D) - Labrador Retriever - Owned by Khoo Bin Soo

Not Qualified:   Exhibit 20 : Clangan Catch Me If You Can (D) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Edna Khoo Pek Cheng

Not Qualified:   Exhibit 23 : Flash (D) - Border Collie - Owned by Freddy Lim

Not Qualified:   Exhibit 9 : Hunter's Favourite Little Muffin (B) - Non-Pedigree - Owned by Thong Li Ping

Not Qualified:   Exhibit 24 : Dewgold Sylvester (D) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Tham Lai Kuen

Not Qualified:   Exhibit 10 : Great Growen Agnes (B) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Halena Hon @ Halina Hon HJ Sulaiman Hon

Not Qualified:   Exhibit 33 : Mal Ch Ozkid Nino (B) - Chi Hua Hua - Owned by Lee Kong Hoong

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Pre-Novice Level Judge Critiques:

1. No. 22, Low Kian Wee, Dobermann. 38, 10, 20, 15, 15 = 98. Dog was very attentive, lags slightly at figure eight, handler paced dog occasionally. Perfect in all other exercises. 2. No. 19, Wong Wan Kwan, Yorkshire Terrire, 38, 10, 19, 15, 15 = 97. Dog was very attentive too, but lags at figure eight, Present at recall was slightly crooked 3. No. 32, Lee Kong Hoong, LC Chihuahua, 37, 10, 18, 15, 15 = 95. Good pace, occasional lags and at figure eight. Dog went down prior the start of recall 4. No. 31. Jonathan Law Wan Hing, Golden Retriever, 36, 10, 19, 15, 15 = 95.  Pace was  slightly slow and dog was slow to sit at halts as well as at recall. 5. No. 2, Yap Peng Siew, Weimanener, 35, 10, 20, 15, 15 = 95. Dog tends to crowd especially at figure while the other exercises were well executed. 6. No. 25, Audrey Tan, Golden Retriever, 35, 10, 19, 15, 15 = 94. Dog lags at figure eight, crooked present at recall. 7. No. 12. Lim Hulk Leong, Poodle (Toy), 34, 10, 20, 15, 15 = 94. Dog lagged at turns and missed sit at figure eight. Stays were solid. 8. No. 21. Leong Yit Cheang, Golden Retriever, 34, 10, 20, 15, 15 = 94. Dog was slightly restrained during the heel exercise, lagged at figure eight. Other exercises were well performed. 9. No. 17. Ken Lee, Miniature Schnauzer, 34, 10, 18, 15, 15 = 92. Dog was jerked to prevent forging ahead, and there was crowding at figure eight. Present was crooked during recall. 10. No.36. Chan Ching Mei, Golden Retriever, 32, 10, 19, 15, 15 = 91. Handler tends to pace dog which lags at figure eight. Sit during recall was slow. 11. No. 37. David Lim Seng Loke, Border collie. 31, 10, 19, 15, 15 = 90. Dog has to be restrained to sit at figure eight. Dog lags and is wide at about turn.  Dog was slightly pulled in during recall. 12. No. 13. Rosalind Foo Mars, Golden Retriever. 28, 10, 19, 15, 15 = 87. Points were lost due to dog forging, crowding. Crooked sit at recall. 13. No 4. Swadas Kumar, Miniature Schnauzer. 26, 10, 19, 15, 15 = 85. Points were lost due to dog forging and wide at figure eight. Sit was slow at recall. 14. No. 15. Sean Looi Zi Kean, Mixed Breed. 26, 9, 19, 15, 15 = 84. Points were lost due to dog lagging, being restrained to prevent forging and crooked sits. Dog moved one leg during the stand exercise. Sit was crooked at recall. 15. No. 34. Quah Kar Hing, Labrador Retriever. 24, 9, 19, 15, 15 = 82. The team lost points due to dog forging ahead and sitting out of position during heeling and at figure eight. Crooked stand and sit during stand for examination and recall respectively. 16. No. 1. Goh Leong Chai, Shetland Sheep Dog. 23, 10, 19, 15, 15 = 82. Points were deducted because the dog was alternately forging and lagging and had to be restrained with a tight leash when heeling. Sit was crooked at recall. Stay exercises were well executed. 17. No. 14. Krystine Lai Bun Kian, Non-pedigree. 25, 6, 19, 15, 15 = 80. Dog was not attentive and had to be pulled to prevent lagging, especially at the figure eight. During the stand stay exercise, dog heeled very slow and ended with a very crooked stand. Sit was crooked at recall. 18. No. 11. Wong Kwong Meng. Rottweiler. 22, 8, 16, 15, 15 = 76. Dog forges forward and has to be restrained and this is particularly marked at figure eight. Stand was poor as dog was standing at an angle to handler. Dog is pulled in during recall and the sit is very slow. 19. No. 28. Khoo Bin Soo, Labrador Retriever. 30, 10, 20, 0, 15 = 75. Dog lagged, especially at figure eight. Broke during sit-stay exercise, hence could not qualify. 20. No. 20. Edna Khoo Pek Ching, Golden Retriever. 26, 0, 16, 15, 15 = 72. Dog was pulled and jerked into position during heeling. Lagged badly at figure eight. Handler was adapting pace to dog. Broke during stand-stay exercise and moved toward judge. The team therefore could not qualify. 21. No. 23. Belonged to Freddy Lim but handled by Maggie Lim, Border Collie. 28, 9, 18, 0, 15 = 70. Dog lagged, was pulled and jerked into position during heeling, very mark at figure eight. Sit was slow. Stand was crooked during the stand-stay exercise. Poor present and poor sit were noted during the recall exercise. Broke from position during the Sit-stay, hence could not qualify. 22. No. 5. Sam Lim, Mixed Breed. 22, 10, 8, 15, 15 = 70. Dog was restrained with tight leash, with very poor sit and missed the stand command during heeling. During recall, pulled the dog in and it ended with off centre present and crooked sit, hence failing this exercise. The team therefore could not qualify. 23. No. 9. Thong Li Ping, Non-pedigree. 32, 10, 18, 0, 0 = 60. Heeling was done at a brisk pace, with occasional lags. Dog sat crookedly during recall. Overall the performance was good but unfortunately dog broke from position during the sit and down stay exercises. The team has the potential to make the grade, probably at the next trial. 24. No. 24. Mr. Ooi, Golden Retriever. 10, 0, 10 15, 15 = 50. Dog had to be pulled to halt. It missed the stand command. In fact dog was restrained most of the time during heeling. Handler handled the dog to stand for the stand-stay. Present was very crooked during recall. 25. No. 10. Melissa, Golden Retriever. 10, 0, 0, 15, 15 = 40. Dog missed the start and then was forging and lagging alternatively. Broke from position during stand-stay. Did not come when called during recall. Surprisingly dog was solid for the sit and down stays. 26. No. 33. Lee Kong Hoong, LC Chihuahua. 20, 0, 16, -, - = 36. Dog was heeling very wide most of the time. Missed the sit and when the dog sat it was very slow. Moved all four legs for the stand-stay. The dog was scratched for the sit and down stay exercises.

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NOVICE

EXERCISE	Maximum Points	EXHIBITOR NUMBER
		22	6	30	19	16	27	3	8	2	7	38	1	11
1. Heel On Lead	20	20	16	15	16	14	16	10	14	14	17	12	0	0
2. Heel Free	30	29	26	26	25	20	17	18	22	20	0	22	0	0
3. Stand Stay	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	0	0	0
4. Recall	20	20	19	20	19	19	16	19	20	10	18	0	0	0
5. Sit Stay (1 min)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0
6. Down Stay (3 min)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0
Total Possible Score	100	99	91	91	90	83	79	76	86	74	65	54	0	0
Less Deductions for Misbehavior									10
Qualifying Score		75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	0	0
FINAL SCORE	75	99	91	91	90	83	79	76	86	74	65	54	0	0
POSITION		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	NQ	NQ	NQ	X	X

 

Novice Class Placings:

1st : Exhibit 22 : Alagu's Spriter Boy - Dobermann (D) -Owned by Low Kian Wee

2nd :Exhibit 6 : Greenfields Miracle Boy - Golden Retriever (D) - Owned by Tan Chin Loong

3rd : Exhibit 30 : Battlecreek Star Queen - Shih Tzu (B) - Owned by James Khoo

4th : Exhibit   19 :  Huahuastar Love Me Tender - Yorkshire Terrier (D) - Owned by Wong Wai Kwan

5th:   Exhibit 16 : Joker Pet Bearly Celtic Vivi - Miniature Schnauzer (D) - Owned by Jacqueline Low Siu Mey

6th:   Exhibit 27 : Alakenn Cajun - Australian Silky Terrier (B) - Tan Nyek Yoong

7th:   Exhibit 3 : Rickvill Kennel Abby - Australian Silky Terrier (B) - Owned by Yvonne Niap May Foong

8th:   Exhibit 8 : Golden Imagine Frigo (B) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Thong Li Ping

Not Qualified :   Exhibit 2 : Jannic (B) - Weimaraner - Owned by Yap Peng Siew

Not Qualified:   Exhibit 7 : Rose Of Festive (B) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Patricia Chen Siew Ping

Not Qualified :   Exhibit 38 : Jojo (B) - Non-Pedigree - Owned by Yeow Siew Har

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Novice Level Judge Critiques:

1. No. 22. Low Kian Wee, Dobermann. 20, 29, 10, 20, 10, 10 = 99. The team nearly scored full points had not the dog lagged slightly at figure eight. Heel was at brisk pace and the dog was very attentive. This is one dog everyone would like to have. Nonetheless one should realize the amount of hard work the team has put in. 2. No. 6. Tan Ching Loong, Golden Retriever. 16, 26, 10, 19, 10, 10 = 91. Sit was slow and there was occasional wide at turns. Dog lagged at figure eight and sat slowly at halt. Present was crooked during recall. So was the finish. 3. No. 30. James Khoo, Shih Tzu. 15, 26, 10, 20, 10, 10 = 91. The score tied with that of the second. The tied score still remain on the count-back of Heel free plus Recall. Heel on Lead was used to seek out the winner in this instance. During the heel on lead, dog dog missed the stand command, and lagged at turns. The lagging was more obvious in the heel free exercise, especially at slow pace. It was inattentive during the figure eight exercise. Other exercises were well executed. 4. No. 19. Wong Wai Kwan, Yorkshire Terrier. 16, 25, 10, 19, 10,10 = 90. Dog incurred penalty with slow sit and wide at turns during heel on lead, more so at the figure eight. These faults were more pronounced during the heel free exercises. Probably the little fellow had had it after the pre-novice when he did very well. Present was a wee bit crooked during the recall. Nevertheless, this team has great potential. 5. No. 16. Ken Lee, Miniature Schnauzer. 14, 20, 10, 19, 10, 10 = 83. Dog lagged and sat slowly during the heel exercises. These faults were more marked when free heeling, especially at figure eight. This could be due to the earlier rigors of Pre-novice. Present was not straight during the recall. 6. No. 27. Tan Nyek Yoong, Australian Silky Terrier. 16, 17, 10, 16, 10, 10 = 79. Dog forged and lagged alternatively during the heeling exercises. Dog was also wide at turns and sat slowly. Missed the sit command at halt at figure eight. Dog was sniffing the floor on recall with a crooked present. Sat slowly at finish. 7. No. 8. Thong Li Ping, Golden Retriever. 14, 22, 10, 20, 10, 10, (-10) = 86 – 10 = 76. Points were deducted for forging and lagging during the heel on lead and heel free exercises. Dog foul the ring by passing urine and 10 points were taken off from the total score. Dog did well in all the other exercises. 8. No. 3. Yvonne Niap May Foong, Australian Silky Terrier. 10, 18, 9, 19, 10, 10 = 76. Dog missed the stand command, lagged badly and thus was out of heeling position a lot of the time during the heel on lead. Dog lagged more at heel free, sat slowly and was wide at figure eight. Missed the start for the stand-stay. Dog’s name was used twice at recall. 9. No. 2. Yap Peng Siew, Weimaraner. 14, 20, 10, 10, 10, 10 = 74. Dog was slow to sit, down, wide at turns and lagged during the heeling exercises, particularly at figure eight. Response to come was very slow and coming very slowly. Sit was crooked at present and finish. It was very unfortunate that the team just missed one point to qualify. 10. No. 7. Patricia Chen Siew Peng, Golden Retriever. 17, 0, 10, 18, 10, 10 = 65. Dog was crowding the heel on lead exercise, especially at figure eight. The crowding continued during the heel free. Dog lost concentration when executing the slow pace, went down very slowly. On resumption to normal pace, dog ran out of the ring. Dog was thus deemed to have stopped working and this incurred a zero score. Handler moved to help dog during the finish. This team has great potential and one should not be surprised to see them qualify highly in the next trial. 11. No. 38. Yeoh Siew Har, Cross Breed. 12, 22, 0, 0, 10, 10 = 54. Crooked sits, stands and slow downs by dog caused the team to loose valuable points for the heeling exercises. On the top of that dog was out of heeling position by forging and lagging. Dog incurred a zero score for the stand-stay by running away from the ring. Failed to come on the come command.

 

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INTERMEDIATE
 

EXERCISE	Maximum Points	EXHIBITOR NUMBER
		8	18	29
1. Heel Free	35	28	32	31
2. Stand for Temperament Test	10	8	10	10
3. Drop on Recall	20	18	18	20
4. Distance Control	30	0	0	30
5. Retrieve on Flat	15	13	13	14
6. Retrieve on High Jump	25	25	0	10
7. Broad Jump	15	0	0	0
8. Sit Stay (3 min) out of sight	25	25	0	25
9. Down Stay (5 min) out of sight	25	0	0	25
Total Possible Score	200	117	73	165
Less Deductions for Misbehavior
Qualifying Score		150	150	150
FINAL SCORE	150	117	73	165
POSITION		NQ	NQ	NQ

Intermediate Class Placings:

Not Qualified : Exhibit 8 : Golden Imagine Frigo (D) - Golden Retriever - Owned by Thong Li Ping

Not Qualified : Exhibit 18 : Paramont's Rene (B) - German Shepherd Dog- Owned by Francis Lau

Not Qualified : Exhibit 29 : Pika Baby Kon (D) - Shih Tzu - Owned by James Kho

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Intermediate Judge Critique

1. No. 29. James Khoo, Shih Tzu. 31, 10, 20, 30, 14, 10, 0, 10, 10 = 135.  Dog lagged during  the fast pace and at figure eight. Sit during the figure eight routine was hesitant. Sit at the retrieve on flat was slow. Dog did not jump on the return for the retrieve over high jump. Neither did the dog jump over the board jump. Nonetheless this team has good potential and should qualify in the near future. 2. No. 8. Thong Li Ping, Golden Retriever. 28, 8, 18, 0, 13, 25, 0, 0, 10 = 102. Dog was off heeling position due to forging and lagging alternatively. These faults were even more pronounced at figure eight. Lost points when dog moved two legs during the stand for temperament test. Slow to come during the drop on recall. Moved forward twice its body length in distant control. Retrieve on flat ended with a crooked present. Passed the retrieve over high jump, but walked over the broad jump. Dog went down during the out of sight sit-stay though the down-stay was good. With more consistent practice this team should make the grade easily. 3. No. 18. Francis Lau, German Shepherd Dog. 32, 10, 18, 0, 13, 0, 0, 0, 0 = 73. Heeling was at a brisk pace, a lovely sight to watch, albeit with missed down and slight lag at figure eight. Solid on the stand for temperament test. Present was crooked and sit was slow during the drop on recall. Missed the sit command twice for the distant control. Missed the sit twice at the retrieve on flat. Did not jump for the retrieve over high jump or over the broad jump. Broke both the stays exercises. Nevertheless with perseverance, the team can make the grade in future.

 

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