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MACH: Master Agility Champion

MACH stands for Master Agility Champion title awarded by AKC (American Kennel Club). To achieve this title the dog and the handler must compete as a team earning first Novice, Open, Excellent and then Master Titles. There are two types of courses at the competitions: Standard which includes the contact equipment (A-frame, bridge, teeter and table) and the Jumpers with Weaves. The Novice, Open and Excellent (A) titles require three qualifying runs with progressively harder requirements and courses. The Master titles requires 10 perfect runs at the Excellent B Level. Qualifying runs at the Excellent B level also earn one speed point for each full second under course time(partial seconds are eliminated.). First place earns double points and a second 1 1/2 points. All other qualifying runs are one point for each full second. Once the team is competing with both runs in one day at the Excellent B level they start to accumulate "Double Q's". A team earns a Double Q when they qualify 100% perfect on both runs in one day. To earn the MACH title, the team must have 20 double Q's and 750 points!

Susy and Diva's Statistics
Diva's DOB: 07-28-2001, Susy's DOB: 04-13-1947
First Agility Trial: 08-03-2002 -Novice A (Neither dog nor handler had titled in AKC Agility)

AKC Agility Title History for DIVA
Date	Title
10/05/2002	NA	Novice Agility
10/06/2002	NAJ	Novice Jumpers with Weaves
08/03/2003	OA	Open Agility
08/03/2003	OAJ	Open Jumpers with Weaves
01/11/2004	AX	Agility Excellent
01/12/2004	AXJ	Agility Excellent Jumpers with Weaves
0702/2004	MXJ	Master Excellent Jumpers with Weaves
07/05/2004	MX	Master Excellent
01/23/2005	MACH	Master Agility Champion
09/17/2005	MACH 2	Master Agility Champion 2
05/28/2006	MACH 3	Master Agility Champion 3
09/30/2006	MACH 4	Master Agility Champion 4
02/09/2007	NF	Novice FAST
04/14/2007	OF	Open FAST
05/20/2007	XF	Excellent FAST
05/26/2007	MACH 5	Master Agility Champion 5
08/17/2007	MXF	Master Excellent FAST
09/02/2007	MACH 6	Master Agility Champion 6
06/13/2008	MACH 7	Master Agility Champion 7
10/17/2008	MACH 8	Master Agility Champion 8
8/22/2009	MACH 9	Master Agility Champion 9

MACH1 ribbon
MACH 1: January 23, 2005
Tualatin Kennel Club -Rose City Cluster Trials
Portland, OR
Judges: Patti Davis and Larry Brockett

Diva and Susy with Judges Larry Brockett and Patti Davis

Diva and Susy with MACH bar and ribbon
photo by Family Tree

MACH collage with AKC certificate
Photos by Vicki Atkins, graphics by Susy
MACH1 Ribbon

MACH2 ribbon
MACH 2 : September 17, 2005
Bell Vernon Kennel Association
Oak Harbor, WA
Judge: Bob Kirkbride

MACH2 Diva with judge Bob Kirkbride and Susy

Diva and Susy with MACH bar and ribbon

Here comes the MACH bar
Susy and Diva finish their run and get a MACH 2; note lady on right bringing the bar.
MACH2 ribbon

MACH 3 : May 28, 2006
Eugene Kennel Club
Eugene, OR
Judges: Kera Holm and Lisa Potts

MACH 3 Diva and Susy with judges Kera Holms and Lisa Potts

MACH 3 Diva and Susy
MACH3 ribbon

MACH 4 : September 30, 2006
Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club of Washington
Olympia, WA
Judges: Steve Herwig and Patrica Charlton

MACH 4 Diva and Susy with judges Steve Herwig and Patricia Carlton
MACH 4 ribbon

MACH 5 ribbon

MACH 5: May 26, 2007
Eugene Kennel Club,Eugene, OR
Judges Steve Herwig and Patti Davis

MACH 5 Diva, Susy, Judges Patti Davis and Steve Herwig
MACH 5 ribbon

MACH 6 ribbon
MACH 6: September 2, 2007
Columbia River Agility Club, Hood River, OR
Judges Jaime Ramirez and Jennifer McDonald

Judges Jaime Rameriz and Jennifer McDonald with MACH 6 Diva and Susy
photo by Tien Tran

Judge Ramirez and wife with Susy and Diva
Mrs Rameriz, Susy, Judge Jaime Rameriz and Diva. The Rameriz' are from Puerto Rico.

Our little camp at the Hood River Trial
Due to the high winds at Hood River, I didn't set up my tent. Rather I put sun screen mesh between two other tents and called it good for the 4 day trial.