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Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Aug 5, 2023
2023 First Season Team Scoring Methods – 40x85 January
We are going to begin our analysis with the 40x85 league from January through April. January 2023 Scenario 1 Three clubs competed in...
Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Aug 1, 2023
2023 First Season Comparison of Team Scoring Methods
Background The International Dog Agility League (IDAL) is conceived as a recreational competition league. It is a way for agility...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Jul 23, 2023
August IDAL League Courses
Believe it or not, we are at the end of another season. The following courses are for August 2023 IDAL play. This month, we are running a...
Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Jun 23, 2023
July IDAL League Courses
The following courses are for July 2023 IDAL play. This month, we are playing a game called Copy Cat. Briefing for Copy Cat Copycat is a...
Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Jun 17, 2023
IDAL 2023 Titles Earned – Season 1
I am pleased to announce the round-up of titles earned by the participating teams in the first season of 2023. Congratulations to...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Jun 16, 2023
April 2023 40x85 Results
I gotta say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching every single one of these runs. From the dropped bar, to the interesting strategies, to...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Jun 8, 2023
April 2023 50x70 Results
Catching up on all the results! Here are the final results for April. This month, we played a game called Heinz 57. Heinz 57 can be a...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Jun 8, 2023
April 2023 60x90 Results
Here are the final results for April. This month, we played a game called Heinz 57. Heinz 57 can be a frantic game as the handlers try to...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Jun 8, 2023
March 2023 50x70 Results - Final
I thank everyone for participating in the League and waiting patiently for me to catch up on scores. I have compiled all of the scores...
Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Jun 1, 2023
June IDAL League Courses
The following courses are for June 2023 IDAL play. This month, we have a challenging set of twisty numbered courses. It will be...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
May 22, 2023
April 60x90 Interim Results
Some close times here. Not quite as close as the 50x70 but still close.


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
May 22, 2023
April 2023 40x85 Interim Results
I gotta say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching every single one of these runs. From the dropped bar, to the interesting strategies, to...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
May 22, 2023
Heinz 57 Strategies: April 2023 50x70
I like strategy games. They allow handlers to devise a strategy that plays to the strengths of the team. That is, unless the dog decides...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
May 16, 2023
March 2023 60x90 Results
Great job everyone. I hope you are enjoying yourselves. I love watching folks having fun with their dogs. It is probably why I love...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
May 16, 2023
March 2023 40x85 Results
You folks rock! Only two clubs were able to run this month. Hopefully some more folks will have better weather and such next time. Thank...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
May 16, 2023
February 2023 50x70 Results
Alright! Now that I have January done, I can do February. Thank you to everyone for your patience. Some folks had weather issues, and I...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
May 15, 2023
January 2023 50x70 Results - Final
Here are the long-awaited January 50x70 results. I had a couple of late submissions due to weather and a scoring complication that I...
Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
May 2, 2023
May 2023 IDAL League Courses
The following courses are for May 2023 IDAL play. This month, I used a couple of numbered courses designed by Bud Houston and Wayne Van...
Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Mar 31, 2023
April 2023 IDAL League Courses
The following courses are for April 2023 IDAL play. This month, I have taken a numbered course designed by Dennis Vogel in 2019 for the...


Melissa Wallace, PhD, CPDT-KA
Mar 19, 2023
February 2023 60x90 Results
New month, new course. I hope you guys had fun! The weather has been super tough on many clubs. A few were able to get in some runs. This...
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