American Working Dog Federation 2008 Championship

Results

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ON THE PODIUM: (Center) 2008 AWDF IPO3 champions Mark Saccoccio with Joker du Loups du Soleil (AWMA); (left) 2nd Place IPO3 James Honda with Bordermere Aran (USA); (right) 3rd Place IPO3 Mike Diehl with Erriz Blatenskeho Zamki (USA). See more photos below.

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The Trophies

Trophy	Handler	Dog	Organization	Score
High in Trial	Mark Saccoccio	Joker	AWMA	290
High Obedience	Michael Morgan	Bacchus	AWMA	99
High Protection	Mark Saccoccio	Joker	AWMA	99
High Tracking	Beth Bradley	Nathan	USA	100
High IPO3	Mark Saccoccio	Joker	AWMA	290
2nd IPO3	James Honda	Aran	USA	289
3rd IPO3	Mike Diehl	Archi	USA	287
High IPO2	Rhonda Southern	Grimm	USA	284
2nd IPO2	John (Mohawk) Wiitanen	Jack	AWMA	268
3rd IPO2	Paul Konschak	Falco	AWMA	241
High IPO1	James Sears	Art	USA	271
High HOT	James Honda	Aran	USA	289
AWDF Team Winner	James Honda, Mike Diehl, Rhonda Southern		USA	average 286.6
2nd AWDF Team	Mark Saccoccio, Dre' Hastings, John (Mohawk) Wiitanen		AWMA	average 281.6
High FH	Carlos Rojas	Ikke	USA	96
2nd FH	Daniela Bedenice	Olesko	USA	92
Sportsmanship	Gregory Deschenes	Xito	USA	258
High GSD	James Honda	Aran	USA	289
High B. Malinois	Mark Saccoccio	Joker	AWMA	290
High APBT	Rondrell Marshall	Marshall's RCA IPO2	APBT	241
High Schnauzer	Montel Brown	Quentin	WRSF	269
High American Bulldog	Gino Stocchero	Bentley	American Bulldog	243
Helpers Favorite Dog	Nate Harves	Stuka	USA	258
Senior Dog	Angel Ayala Jr.	Zenos	AWMA	281
Youngest IPO3	Dre' Hastings	Kaden	AWMA	287
Youngest Handler	Mark Saccoccio	Joker	AWMA	290
High Scoring Female Dog	Richard Scott	Kovari	DVG	271
High Female Team	Rossellen Westerhoff	Ura	AWMA	271
High HOT GSD	James Honda	Aran	USA	289
High Female Malinois	Rossellen Westerhoff	Ura	AWMA	271
4th IPO3	Dre' Hastings	Kaden	AWMA	287
5th IPO3	Beth Bradley	Nathan	USA	285

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Mark Saccoccio and Joker du Loups du Soleil make their way down the field for the judge's critique following their protection work Saturday. The team finished the day with scores of 95-96-99=290, and on Sunday received High in Trial, High Protection and High Malinois honors as well as the youngest handler trophy.

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From left, Mike Diehl, James Honda and Rhonda Southern take their places on the podium as the winning AWDF Team (USA). The team's average score was 286.6.

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Second place AWDF championship team was a AWMA team formed of (from left) John (Mohawk) Wiitanen, Mark Saccoccio, and Dre' Hastings. The average score for the team was 281.6.

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James Honda and Bordermere Aran with a few of their trophies. The team placed a close second in the IPO3 championship with scores of 95-98-96=289. In addition to the second place trophy, they were the leading scorer on the AWDF winning team and received the high German Shepherd Dog trophy and the high HOT GSD trophy.

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Carlos Rojas and Ikke receive the High FH trophy from AWDF Vice President Lyle Roetemeyer. The team scored 96 points on their FH track.

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Gregory Deschenes and Xito receive the Sportsmanship award Sunday.

Razor's Edge Bentley Catalog 47 reports to judge after protection work

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American Bulldog Razor's Edge Bentley and handler Gino Stocchero report to the judge at the end of their protection work Saturday. They received the high Bulldog trophy Sunday.

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Montel Brown and Quentin v. Grobis Meute work on a 97 obedience score Saturday. They received the high Schnauzer trophy Sunday.

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Malinois Bacchus vom Drachenherz stops the attack out of the back transport Saturday afternoon as handler Michael Morgan looks on. The team scored 99 in obedience earlier in the day and received the High Obedience award Sunday.