Oct 2010
Drum Roll Please...Announcing the 2010 Tazzie Trophy and Indy Award winners for 2010: Congratulations to Laura Echeverria and Dude for winning the Tazzie Award and to Leslie Eide and Tundra for winning the Indy Award. These two teams really put on a great show this year and are, without a doubt, most deserving of these coveted awards. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Leslie Eide and Tundra also earned ATCH-II this past weekend at the Zia ASC Agility trial. Huge CONGRATULATIONS go out to a smokin' team: Leslie and ATCH-II Tundra!!!
Way to go Stacie Santa Cruz and Legends HiRoll'r Lucky Lucas on achieving ATCH-III. Luke is now officially retired and ready to go to Disneyland (in his dreams).
Sept 2010
ZIA congratulations go out to Ann Allan and that fabulous “Couloir”!! This past Labor Day weekend Couloir got 3 more Cattle Q’s in Starters--- including---a 2nd place finish!!! Besides that achievement, Couloir TWICE placed 1st in Sheep to get her Open title. Completing these successes were TWO 4th place finishes in Ducks!!! YOU MAKE US PROUD----Team Ann & Couloir!!!!!
August 2010
Congratulations to Laura Echeverria and Dude for earning ATCH-II at the August Zia ASCA show. These two have become a fantastic team!!!! Great job Laura and Dude.
Stacie Santa Cruz and Jesse earned ATCH-III at the August Zia ASCA show. That's two ATCH's in one year for the little red Aussie.
Congratulations to our Shawna Davis and her Sayde, now known as: "Shawna & ShadowsEnd Sayde RS-E JS-E GS-O STDcsd". Team Shawna and Sayde earned their Started Duck title at the 2010 LOBO 3-Pine Classic!! HOW SWEET IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WELL DONE, TEAM SHAWN & SAYDE.
Huge congratulations go out to our Ann Allan and her ASCA CH LyricsEverready Black Ice Couloir STDdsc RS-N, GS-N, JS-N-OP(“Couloir”) for earning not only her ASCA Started duck title but her Started cattle title as well at the 2010 LOBO 3-Pine Classic. Extra congratulations for Ann for handling this little girl to those herding titles!! WAY TO GO TEAM ANN & COULOIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 2010
Carol Roberts is on a roll!!! Introducing Supreme VCH BISS WTCH CH Del Sol's Irresistible Magic RS-E JS-E GS-E (aka, Sirius). Carol would like to send a big "Thank You" to both Dawna and Megan Sims for all the time, energy, training and dedication they contributed to Sirius' Supreme Versatility Championship. Everyone, please, send a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Carol & Sirus.
Huge Kudos go out to all the competitors at the June ASANM Agiility trial - YOU SURVIVED THE RECORD BREAKING HEAT WAVE OF 100+ TEMPS. You are a tough group of competitors!!! If they ever had any doubts, your Canine Companions are now absolutely certain that you are completely insane. Stay Cool.
Huge ZIA congratulations go out to two of our members and their agility team
mates for recently earning their ASCA Agility Trial Championships!! Kudos
to Carol Roberts and ATCH Shania with their title win at the CASA Kiowa,
Colorado agility trial in May AND--- at the recent June ASANM agility
trial at Roberts Lakeview Farms, both Ann Allan and her Maddie and Carol
Roberts and her Dylan ran their ATCH victory laps to huge applause
recognition from the competitors. All three of these championships were
earned with hard work, determination and true meaning to "teamwork"!!!

ATCH Legends R Made For Ewe (Maddie) & Anne Allan
ATCH CH Del Sol's Silver Temptation stdsc (Dylan) & Carol Roberts
ATCH CH Shania & Carol Roberts
Ken Shoemaker's Jazz earned her Elite Gamblers title this weekend - She completed that title in style, with a big blue First Place ribbon. Julie Fillinger's Chama (On the Lamb Rio Chama) finished her Open Regular Agility title!
All the up-N-coming Zia young guns are really making waves. We saw a glimpse of the future this past weekend at the ASANM agility trial. Jane Winkler's Chevy earned two new titles; Novice Regular and Novice Jumpers. He also got his Canine Good Citizen Certificate the previous weekend. Linda Shoemakers' Maya earned her Novice Gamblers (Veteran). Maya now has all her NOVICE Titles! Julie Fillinger's Hondo (SRN Eagle Rio Hondo) finished his Gamblers Agility Standard - Novice and Regular Agility Standard - Novice titles! Ray Hodel's Boomer finished Open Jumpers (on to Elite with his brothers and sister).
May 2010
Ann Allan's Couloir earned her Novice Regular title in Kiowa, CO over Memorial Day weekend. Ray Hodel's Penny got High In Trial Veteren on Friday and Saturday and got Overall Veteren HIT on Sunday. Stacie Santa Cruz's Jesse got HIT Elite on Saturday at the KIowa show.
Stacie Santa Cruz's Jesse earned his AKC Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent titles at the May show.
February 2010

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS GO OUT TO “TEAM TAXI”---one of ZIA’s Junior Handlers, Janelle Farkas and her fabulous Aussie-girl, TAXI on earning their ATCH at the PASA ASCA trial TODAY!!!! Special “CONGRATULATIONS” also go out to Sharon Farkas, who should win the “Mother of the Year” award for her time, perseverance, devotion, and above all---never wavering support for Team Taxi!!! AND---------- Janelle also has been honored as Salutatorian of her Canoga Park Senior High School graduating class. This is one week she will never forget!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The one-and-only Pam Smith has WOW'd us all again. Her little Jetta earned her ATCH III (formerly known as ATCH-SP) and super Ms. Oakley earned ATCH VII at the Las Cruces ASCA show. What a remarkable handler and two super awesome Aussie's. You are our inspiration!
Dawn Hamilton's up-N-coming little agility boy, Bogart (aka Bogey) earned their first two titles in Las Cruces. They earned their Novice Jumper (JS-N) and their Novice Gamble (GS-N) titles. Great Job Dawn and Bogey!
Ann Chernoff-Allan's youngest Aussie, Couloir, finished her championship in NM. Not only did she get WB but she also got BOB. What a great way to Finish. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Stacie Santa Cruz and Jesse earned their ATCH II on 2/14/2010 and their MACH on 2/26/2010. Jesse says, "It was great to get two Championships in one month".
January 2010
Our very own Leslie Eide and her Aussie, Tundra Tiger earned their USDAA Lifetime Achievement Award and their Bronze ATCH!!!!! You go Team---Leslie & Tundra!!! Leslie and RIVAL---one of ZIA’s rescue Aussies---also earned a USDAA Master Gamble and a Master Jumpers’ qualifier and also earned his Advanced Pairs Title - What an awesome boy!!! Leslie's Brink also was fabulous!!!! ZIA CONGRATS LESLIE AND HER TEAMS!!! ALL OF YOU MAKE US SOOOOOOOOOOOOO PROUD!
Ray Hodel and Boomer finished their AKC Novice JWW. They had two smokin' fast 1st place runs to complete their NAJ. Great Job Ray & Boomer.
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