Bel Air MD - What a nice event.  The crowd loved watching the dogs and stayed around after to meet them all and say how great they were.  Despite the worries about parking, the DockDogs' staff worked with the event venue and got us all close parking making it a lot easier after some people had a rough Thursday getting in.

Having Rain, Storm, Thunder and Twister competing conjured up a nasty storm Saturday afternoon.  Fair tents were damaged, port-a-pots were knocked over like dominoes, and parts of the fair were flooded.  Thanks to a 40 minute warning from Jeff Rohrbaugh to Linda who spread the word, all the DockDogs competitors took their time, got their belongings in their car and when the dark clouds got close took the canopy covers off.  Dogs and people took shelter in cars and buildings.  No damage to anything of ours!!

Steve & Twister competed in their first National Pro Final (against her sister Rain) with a 2nd Place finish, jumped their first Elite jump, and got a new Personal Best of 23.02 all in one day.  They also decided to try their first Extreme Vertical competition and grabbed 5' for a tied 2nd Place Cadet finish.  Steve has become a DockDogs addict and has planned vacation and work around his addiction.  His wife Heather, due to her husband's influence, tried her hand at jumping Twister and turned in very respectable 20' 9" jump for her first time.  We predict a 12 Step Program in this family's near future!

The team of Taylor Rohrbaugh & Daisy Lou continue their winning streak with a 2nd Place Semi-Pro finish, a new National Personal Best of 21' 8", and their National Master Title.  Lil' Lab - Big Jumps!!  Jim Pierce and Jake joined them in the Semi-Pro Finals and finished in 7th Place.