I had the pleasure to attend the championships on the last day of this remarkable event, Sunday the 6th. Although I did not attend the first two days, you can see from scores that there were some excellent performances!

The Championships were held in New Hartford, Conneticut, USA. The field setup was unique. It is the training field for the kennel which was generously the host of the trial. The field itself is set down about 6 to 8 feet below the rest of the facility, which gave the spectators a clear view of the entire field as they sat above at the edge of the retaining wall.

There were competitors from the USA, France and Mexico all striving to achieve the top score and win the very FIRST NARA Cup! Each level demonstrated excellent and tough competition. Friday were the Brevets and Ring 1s, Saturday the Ring 2s, and Sunday the Ring 3s. Friday and most of Saturday were cloudy/rainy, but Sunday morning was a chilly bright morning in New England. Great weather for competition.

Terry Davis with Marko put on a performance to remember for years! It was a nearly flawless performance, superb handling and team work! This is what all competitors strive for - way to go Terry and Marko!

I borrowed a camera (unfortunately without telephoto lense). Click on an image to see a larger view.

The unofficial results are below.

BM = Belgian Malinois
DS = Dutch Shepherd
AB = American Bulldog

2002 NARA Championships/NARA Cup Trial
Judge: M. Jean-Claude Delpech

Brevet (Decoy: Christian Dominguez, Mexico Level II)

Mike Kitchen / Roucki BM/M 93.95
Kelly Harrington / Remy BM/M 84.05 (Blue Dog)
Brendan Reynolds / Oscar BM/M 75.25 (NARA Champion)* A Blue dog, or a dog in the US less then 6 months can not win the Championships

Ring I (Decoys: Terry Davis, NARA Level I, David Puigrenier, France Level II)

Frank Cowen / Rocco BM/M 193.9 (NARA Champion and Cup Winner)
Paula Bunker / Rudy BM/M 191.8
Christine Johnson / Jagger DS/M 187.3
Joe Cinnante / Draco BM/M 181.3
Tony Scitarelli / Two BM/M 167.5
Nancy Nicosia / Foobam DS/M 167.5
John Garcia / Spaz BM/M 161.6
Kelly Harrington / Remy BM/M 147.2
Monique Laperriere /Diesel AB/M 125.7
Craig Kelly / Darco BM/M 118.1
Debbie Seymour / Jackal DS/M Abandoned

Ring II (David Puigrenier, France Level II; John Johnston, NARA Level II)

Hector Dulac / Po Dulac BM/M 264 (NARA Cup Winner)
Terry Davis / Arno DS/M 241.7 (NARA Champion)
Hector Dulac / Malco BM/M 237.2
Richard Clark / Odin BM/M 234
Matt Carraturo / Pego BM/M 227
Paul Mills / Ossegor BM/M 226.1
Richard Bonilla / Chico BM/M 206.8
Ryan Adams / Walker BM/M 190.2
John Garcia / Spaz BM/M 186.6
Robert Ferrell / Ovni BM/M 169.7

Ring III (Decoys: Ludovic Teurbane, Mexico Level II; David Puigrenier, France
Level II)

*Terry Davis / Marco BM/M 398.5 (NARA Champion and Cup Winner)
Dany Maison / Rodin BM/M 352.6
Alex Baronnet / M'Ec BM/M 319.01
Sonia Solorzano / Maik BM/M 299.87
Phillippe Beloni / Oslo BM/M 284.6
John Johnston / Karo BM/M 247.0

**Congratulations to all the competitors, decoys, the judge, the hard working club members and hosts for an event to remember!** :)

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