Maja Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 This year, Poland has a team in the Continental Championship for the first time. It is one person, Marta Chmiel with her two dogs. Marta is the best competitor in Poland by far, and she had a nice run yesterday with Liv where she placed 24/43. Today afternoon she will run with her second dog. But everybody is already very happy! (Photos by the Continental Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Continental-Sheepdog-Championship-2016-Paimennuksen-EM-kilpailu-1000296960016958/?fref=ts ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 That is terrific! Good luck to her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Wonderful! Congratulations to Poland's sheepdog community - next Continental it will be you too, Maja? Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maja Posted August 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Marta got 197 points today with with her second dog!!!! In-cre-dible!!!! The results show that she is third now, but it seems that not all results are in yet (strong winds cause power outages and there are 10 peopele where they have 0 points but not DQ or RET so I am not sure what this means), but yesterday the 8 people that qualified for the finals had scores from 206 to 165. So it looks good. (Amy, thank you for the vote of confidence , but I have fallen behind a great deal in trialing in the last four years, due to my health problems, and now my dog's too, so I will be happy when I can at least start inviting people for clinics again. All this time my friends have grown and developed and I am happy for them. ) Marta has spent all the time I have known her (which is about 10 years) working very hard getting good dogs, traveling to trials to other countries (e.g. Germany and the UK), inviting excellent trainers and handlers to her farm for clinics, and this is a hard earned and well deserved success. I am incredibly happy for her. Here is today's Marta with her bitch Neala. Neala is 6 years old and she is of Marta's breeding out of her first bitch (second border collie) by Serge van der Zweep's Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maja Posted August 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 Confirmed by Marta - she came fourth, so it means the finals tomorrow!!!!! :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 That is terrific news! Keep us posted, and let her know she's got fans in the USA hoping for good sheep and good luck in her Finals run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 27, 2016 Report Share Posted August 27, 2016 ... let her know she's got fans in the USA hoping for good sheep and good luck in her Finals run! Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maja Posted August 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 Thank you I will . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 That is fantastic! Congratulations to Marta, it is so good to see hard work pay off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maja Posted August 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 Marta won the team thingy for Poland :D :D (Photo by FB Continental 2016 page) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maja Posted August 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 She came 14/16 in the finals, but this is still all great and terrific and I wish I could put some happy FB staly emoticon here a jumpy up'n'down type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 Great accomplishment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoresDog Posted August 29, 2016 Report Share Posted August 29, 2016 Thanks for posting, Maja. I like knowing a new sheepdogging community is growing up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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