December 13-15, 2024, the AKC Agility Invitational is taking place in Orlando, Florida. The top 5 agility dogs in each breed are invited to attend. Keeshonden have always traveled to represent our wonderful breed and this year is no exception with Kees teams Jean Munger and Lyra, Lydia Taylor and Lark, Laura Inman and Tifton, Stacey Smid Alexander and Spirit. It is not uncommon to see a Keeshond in the finals.
Keeshonden hold a special place in AKC Agility history. Molly, handled by Maureen Waldron, raised the bar of agility excellence for all breeds by being the first to get a MACH 2 through 17 (one MACH is 20 QQs plus 750 speed points – no small achievement). KCA commemorates Maureen and Molly’s groundbreaking agility success with the “MACH Molly Award”. It is given yearly at the AKC Agility Invitational to the highest MACH dog in the country. This year Sally Slade and her dog AGCH2 MACH31 Croswynd Making Mavericks MXS8 PDC MJS8 PJC MFS2 TQX T2B10 CA THDN CGC TKP, a Corgi, will be awarded the trophy for their success in 2023.
In the agility world where Border Collies are revered, we are all so proud that it was originally a Keeshond who inspired all the greater agility community to excel!
Jocelyn Tipple
Headwaters Kees
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