Q&A with Karen Marriott
Talking all things Dog Agility Championships for 2022
Sport: Dog Agility
Tell us about your agility career to date?
I’ve been competing at agility for over 20 years. During that time, I have competed with a Golden Retriever, collie crosses and my current Border Collies. I've represented Great Britain twice and England 4 times, and regularly competed at the prestigious events Crufts & Olympia.
All my dogs are raw fed, and I started feeding raw over 18 years ago. I support my dogs naturally wherever possible, and always look for natural treats and supplements for them, or make my own. I always train my dogs with positive reward training and enjoy dogs having their own characters, and I love the fact they run and compete with personality. I like my dogs to be happy and crazy!
Photo credit: Yulia Titovets
What are your teams big goals for 2022?
TRIO:
Crufts Goals – Trio has already qualified for Crufts 2022, goal for 2022 is to qualify for Crufts 2023.
Olympia (Excel) Goals – to qualify for the semi-final held in Sept 2022* (*now achieved) Trio has won 1 championship ticket this year, so my goal for 2022 is to win at least 1 more. You need to win three in total to make your dog an agility champion. This would be a HUGE achievement, but I believe Trio is capable of this.
Team GB Goals - We’ve already progressed through the first stages of qualification for Team GB with Trio. The next important try-out for the squad is in February 2022. I am trying to achieve selection for the European Open (EO’s) in Belgium 2022.
CLUE:
Goals: Progress up the grades to reach the highest grade (grade 7), hopefully by the end of 2022. Clue is currently grade 3. I will also try to qualify for the ‘Kennel Club Novice Cup’ semi-final, during this time (if she stays in the lower grades for long enough).
The semi-final is held in August, and the final will be held at Crufts 2023.
HundEnergy Sponsorship
We first approached Karen and Trio when we heard they’d been using HundEnergy Bars in agility competitions, and Trio later went on to winning her first agility championship after eating a HundEnergy bar beforehand!
It was apn organic partnership for us, we are just as importantly wanting to share the HundEnergy love into the agility world, so we know how lucky we are having someone who supports and believes in our products.
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