Weekend Report October 13: NARA Eastern Regional Podiums, Mondio Qualifiers, and a Big IGP/PSA Weekend

The October 9–11 weekend brought French Ring, Mondioring, IGP, and PSA activity across the United States. Some results are already on the official record; others are still awaited. Here’s what’s confirmed so far. The Q&A below is an editorially simulated recap based on published event information and results. It is not a verbatim interview. French Ring: Eastern Regional podiums are in K9 Sports Nation: Let’s start with the NARA Eastern Regional. What can we confirm? Experienced handler: The event took place October 9 in Brunswick, Georgia, hosted by Apache Ringsport Club. Ari Fleishman judged, with Phil Ryder and Caleb Argarin serving as decoys; both were listed as NARA L3. The podiums have been published on NARA’s results pages . In Ring 3, Spencer Bowman and Lycan du Chinil de Prestige took first, followed by Michelle Rivera and Von Der King’s Black Magic in second, and Bobby James and Ninja du Blason a Croix d’Argent in third. Ring 2’s first-place team was Ross Hanson and Nierlenders Pyro. Ari Fleishman and Nugget de L’Ombre des Legendes placed second, with Bebo Santana and A’Shaka “Zulu the Warrior” De Shunza in third. In Ring 1, Karly Brandimarte and A-Ryka vom Rhodes Haus placed first. Ashley O’Byrne and Strongholds Preacher took second, and Ryan Butka and Oh Whisteling Whiskey River du chenil de Prestige placed third. K9 Sports Nation: What’s next on the NARA calendar? Experienced handler: The Western Regional was held the previous weekend, October 3, in Williams, Arizona, hosted by Copper State Ring Club. Its podiums are also published by NARA. The Eastern and Western results lead into the 2026 NARA National Championship and Cup , scheduled for November 6–8 in Acworth, Georgia, hosted by Perimeter Working Dog Club. Mondioring: published Fair Play score sheets K9 Sports Nation: What do the Mondioring records show? Experienced handler: The USMRA results page has score sheets for Fair Play Mondio in Grove City, Ohio, on October 10 and 11. On October 10, judge Don Lee oversaw the event. In MR3, Best Striker 16130, a Belgian Malinois handled by CeAnne Taylor, qualified with 342.5 points. The MR2 sheet lists several qualifiers: Skugg, a Belgian Malinois handled by Sarah Keegans, with 277 points; Toast Des Ombres Valeureux, a Belgian Malinois handled by Samantha Adams, with 252; and Ashley Villi Virta, a Belgian Tervuren handled by Anna Balsamo, with 249. Sunspear’s Apex Predator, a Belgian Tervuren also handled by Anna Balsamo, scored 220. The results page also records a non-qualifier in MR2. In MR1, Bjorn Ironside Sommet du Valhalla, a Belgian Malinois handled by Carol Souza, qualified with 191.5 points. The event’s obedience entries included an OB3 qualifier: Flinke Idole des Loups du Lac, a Belgian Malinois handled by Shaina Zimmerman, with 84 points. On October 11, Fair Play Mondio held another event in Grove City. R’Cannoli du Poilu, a Belgian Tervuren handled by Michele Ellertson, qualified in MR2 with 250.5 points. Toast Des Ombres Valeureux, handled by Samantha Adams, recorded 232 points and did not qualify. K9 Sports Nation: Were there other Mondioring events? Experienced handler: Motley Crew Mondio Club held an event on October 11 in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, with Jake Schneider, Paul Salveson, and Ethan Hilgemann officiating. Results had not been posted on the USMRA site at the time of writing, so we can confirm the event took place, but we can’t report scores or placements. IGP: two completed trials, results pending K9 Sports Nation: What happened in IGP over the weekend? Experienced handler: Two USCA club trials are listed as completed, but results were not publicly available when we prepared this report. The O.G. Inselstadt Schutzhund Club Trial took place October 10 in Hazelhurst, Wisconsin, with USCA judge Debra Krsnich. The event offered IGP1–3, USP1–3, GPr1–3, FPr1–3, UPr1–3, FH1–3, StP1–3, BH-VT, and AD. Its K9 Sports Nation trial page lists the event as completed. The Indian Creek Schutzhund Club Trial followed October 11 in Marengo, Illinois, with USCA judge Al Govednik. Its trial page also shows it as completed. Until organizers or competitors publish verified score sheets, placements remain unconfirmed. We’ll update the record when results are available rather than guess at outcomes. PSA: Midwest Regionals and club trial K9 Sports Nation: And the PSA weekend? Experienced handler: The 2026 PSA Midwest Regionals took place October 10–11 at Kennelwood Academy for Professional Dog Trainers in Union, Missouri. The event was organized by Jeremy Ciepluch and judged by Clay Smith. Saturday, October 10, was the Regional Championship; Sunday, October 11, was a club trial. An open field was held Friday, October 9. No official results had been published at the time of writing. That means we can report the event schedule and location, but not a champion, placements, or scores. Looking ahead, and sharing results K9 Sports Nation: What should readers keep an eye on next? Experienced handler: November 6–8 will bring two major national events: the NARA National Championship and Cup in Acworth, Georgia, and the AWMA IGP National Championship in Hampstead, Maryland. For event updates, browse the K9 Sports Nation trials calendar and events calendar . You can also follow available coverage through livestreams . Competitors and organizers, please help keep the community record complete. Add verified results to your handler profile or use our submit-results page . K9 Sports Nation’s competition records help make results easier for the sport community to find and follow. Clubs looking to connect with nearby teams can visit the club directory . For upcoming learning opportunities, see the seminars platform and Learning Center . This weekend offered both a set of published results to celebrate and a reminder that event information is most useful when the score sheets follow. We’ll keep an eye on the pending IGP and PSA records and share updates once they’re confirmed. Editor’s note: The images in this article are AI-generated illustrations. They are not photographs from the events described. Author: Becca Sharp Publisher: K9 Sports Nation