Below is a link to a YouTube video created at the funeral service on June 19th, 2020 for the dog community's beloved Myra Judd who was suddenly killed in a vehicle accident in Phoenix Arizona. The service was private for family but made available via Zoom. . https://youtu.be/9TEDZKoMf9g You will need to click on the Cantor’s picture. You might not be able to see a lot, but you will be able to hear him. #myra_judd #funeral_service

UPDATE A funeral service will be held on: Friday, June 19, 2020 at 12:30pm via Zoom Shiva will be held on: Saturday, June 20 at 7pm via Zoom The Phoenix agility community and Jumping Chollas are in shock and mourning due to the loss of Myra Judd who along with her dog, Racer, died suddenly and tragically in a car accident in Phoenix on June 16, 2020. Myra was a JCAC instructor and very active in training and competing with her dogs. Condolences to her husband, Warren, her sons Robert and Kevin (Karin), sisters Roberta and Elayne, and 3 grandchildren along with all her friends and many others who knew and loved her. Rest in Peace Myra. You are missed. #myra_judd #death

Results for the mini Weavers NADAC trials from Thursday July 18th are now up on our website. Check out the 2019 Results page. The results of the Tunnelers mini-trial held July 9th at the JCAC Patch have been posted on our 2019 Results page. #Results #NADAC #MiniTrial #2019 #tunnelers #weavers

Wendy Hultsman is the club's new Training Director! She was unanimously acclaimed to this new post on June 5th 2019. Wendy has been a long-time JCAC member and also one of its Presidents. Most of the agility community knows who she is as she competes in NADAC, AKC, and USDAA agility and is an active volunteer and member of JCAC. Congratulations Wendy! #WendyHultsman #TrainingDirector #2019

Now's your chance to buy some great (used) agility equipment!! JCAC is auctioning off some of its agility equipment so if you're interested . . . . All are available for viewing on Wednesday June 12th and Tuesday 18th, 2019 at the cordoned off area on the south side of the Jumping Chollas "PATCH". The auction will take place on Wednesday, June 19th. All emails with bids should be sent to Wendy Hultsman at whultsma@asu.edu between 8 am - 8 pm. Highest bid, by 8 pm wins. At 6 pm highest bid so far will be announced. You can download the flyer which lists all the equipment being auctioned off or visit our Events page which also has the flyer. #auction #2019

Great news. Billie Rosen, the Training Director, just received a letter from the AKC that Jumping Chollas Agility Club of Greater Phoenix (JCACGP) - that’s the AKC arm of Jumping Chollas - is now licensed to hold scent work trials. More and more people are getting involved in scent work and, like agility, it is a teamwork event. We discussed possibly holding a scent work trial in February, 2020, but nothing definite yet. To learn more about AKC Scent Work, click here. #AKC #scentwork #JCACGP

The results from the April 12 - 14th NADAC trials held at the Jumping Chollas "Patch" have been posted on our 2019 Events page. Sunday evening was beautiful and there was a lovely AZ sunset. #Results #NADAC #2019

The results from the April 2019 AKC trial jointly hosted by the Valle Del Sol Golden Retriever Club and the Jumping Chollas Agility Club of Greater Phoenix have now been posted on our Results (2019) page. #2019 #AKC #Results

The results of the March 8-10th NADAC trials have been posted on our 2019 Results page. Huge thanks to Renee Stanneart for stitching the files together for the webmaster. Sure made life easier and the result quicker to upload and post. Below, Judge Patti Cavin of Puyallup, WA. Below (foreground), Judge Ed Scharringhausen of Lancaster, TX. #Results #NADAC #2019

JCAC annually hosts a Jr. Handling Agility Competition with t-shirts presented to each Jr Handler. Becky Gilbert has once again organized this event which took place at The Jumping Chollas Patch on February 9, 2019. Each year the t-shirts are a little different and in 2019, they were spectacularly vibrant. Monica Garritt took this fantastic group photo of the juniors, their dogs, and Judge Dan Roy of San Diego CA. #2019 #JrHandlers #NADAC

With her southern drawl and warm charm, Elaine Scott and her dogs, especially Chloe and Tinberlee in recent years, endeared herself to other NADAC agility competitors and JCAC members. She was a long-time JCAC member, having just received her 10-year membership pin in 2018. After a short battle with kidney disease and cancer, sadly Elaine passed away January 25th, 2019. RIP Elaine, you are missed.

Here are several rule changes taking effect in the next few months. Starting August 2019, Bonus runs for Regular only will be judged like at Championships, there will be 4 sections on the course and for each section you complete in flow from the bonus box/line, you will get certain number of points, DRI’s will also be a factor for how many points Gamblers will be making a return as a NADAC class, effective August 2019. This will be different than the original Gamblers, but will be a distance strategy game. For the first year or so, clubs can offer Gamblers without regard to the usual run limits. Starting in January 2020, judges will have to design their own courses again. For those who don’t know, for many years, NADAC has had a course book and judges are given the courses. So we will start to see more variation in the courses!!!! But, this is going to cause judging fees to be increased by $.50 a run, and inflation and increased workloads will result in NADAC fees increasing by $.50. So JCAC will need to consider increasing our entry fees for NADAC trials by $1 a run to offset this increase. Beginning in June 2019, at the Intro and Novice levels only, you will be able to run with a non-squeaky toy, although it will be an E (similar to some other venues). Beginning in June 2019, dogs will be allowed to tug on their leash in the ring and around the ring, even with a toy attached to the leash, however ! the dog’s feet MUST stay on the ground, i.e. no aggressive tugging, and you must not tug within 10’ of another dog. There will be an adjustment to run limits which considers the number of course builds and rounds. Clubs must give a refund for a bitch in season (JCAC already does that). There will a provision for a judge helper for 2 ring shows that go over entry limits. JCAC hasn’t gone over in a while, so this won’t affect us yet (but we can hope it might in the future). #NADAC #rules