The Dog Agility French Championship was very exciting. In terms of the size, it was much smaller than the Ontario Regional which we went to see in 2010, but the excitement was much greater. The audience was as high as they can be, and I wonder if it had anything to do with the location being very close to Beaujolais...
What amazed me the most was the club spirit. One for all, all for one! When the winner got announced, there went the flag, people carrying the winner to the podium, and people doing the club cheer... So much pride and so much honour. This is because the agility team is a very selective part of a dog club. For some clubs, in order to join the agility team, you have to be a member of the club long enough to gain respect and must have the
right dog. This must be why two clubs told us, visiters from Canada with a Cocker Spaniel, that the agility was only for
competition and it is currently
full. They just do not know how perfectionist Nathan is how Japanese I am...
At the competition, they had the demonstration by the Team France member for 2011. I found my favourite pair: Gregory Bielle Biadalot and his Border Collie, Cayenne (Photo below, the one in the middle). The bonus is, he is an amazing singer! French national anthem never sounded beautiful than his a capella. I cannot wait to see them in Liévin at the FCI World Championship in October!
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