IWPA International Championships

What is it? When is it? Where is it? Who is invited? Lots of questions but first let’s talk about what it is and how you might qualify to get there.

The International Championships are held after the end of the pull season, usually in late April or early May and located somewhere in the United States or Canada. IWPA rotates their Championship locations between Western US and Canada, Central US and Canada, and Eastern US and Canada. Organizers submit bids to host the Championships in their location. They must have an approved site to hold the wheel pull whether it be on natural surface or artifical surface. Also must have an approved site for the snow pull. This could be on natural snow, or on shaved ice on a pad or in an ice rink. The submitting organizer also arranges for a location for the awards banquet, and general meeting. Sufficant lodging also needs to be available for the out of town travelers. The Championship Chairperson reviews the bids and selects the best purposal based on the presenting bid package. This is all completed early in the pull season.

Now how do you get to go to the International Championships? Well first you need to be a member of one of the twelve regions within the United States and Canada. During the season ( September 1^st thru March 31^st), IWPA members compete with their dogs within their region for points earned based on placings at a pull in one of the 8 weight classes. The top 5 highest points earned at different pulls within their region are added together at the end of the season to determine the placing for regional metals, gold, silver or bronze. These regional metalist along with the 4^th and 5^th placing dogs are invited to attend the Championships. They gather in one place to compete with other regional medalists to win the title of “International Champion.”

A lot of truly good dogs have pulled awsome weights in relations to their own weights but the records are only set at the Championships. Below is a list of record holders from previous years Championships.

IWPA Record Holders

WHEELS/NATURAL SURFACE

Class Dog Handle Reg. Pulled Breed Location

20	Sanchez	Trent Vance	4	935	Pitter-Patt	Kalkaska, MI (2005)
35	Two Dogs	Larry McGee	3	2000	American Pit Bull Terrier	Greeley, CO (1997)
40	Gracie	Damon Keels	6	2135	American Pit Bull Terrier	Kalkaska, MI (2005)
60	Stone Cold	Collin Cox	6	3050	American Bulldog	Kalkaska, MI (2005)
80	Dixie	Daryl Anderson	4	3810	American Bulldog	Kalkaska, MI (2005)
100	Chevy	Darryl Spauldin	4	4900	American Pit Bull Terrier	Cheyenne, WY (2001)
120	Maynard	Derrick Exstrom	9	4045	Rottweiller	Greeley, CO (1997)
125	Neebles	Mark Landers	9	3980	American Bulldog	Evans, CO (2007)
125	Crowbar	Mark Landers	9	3980	American Bulldog	Evans, CO (2007)
150	Rochelle	Debbie Lee	7	3620	Saint Bernard	Kalkaska, MI (2005)
Unl	Sly	Frank Wells	9	5395	English Mastiff	Greeley, CO (1997)

WHEELS/ARTIFICIAL SURFACE

Class Dog Handler Reg. Pulled Breed Location

20	Harry Houdini	Eli Landers	9	810	Patterdale Terrier	Spokane, WA (2004)
35	Willey Makett	Anita Persinger	4	2030	American Pit Bull Terrier	St. Louis, MO (1995)
40	Lucy	Eli Landers	9	2090	Patterdale Terrier	Spokane, WA (2004)
60	ILB Long Gone	Larry McGee	3	3130	American Pit Bull Terrier	Leavenworth, WA (2000)
80	Dixie	Daryl Anderson	4	3810	American Pit Bull Terrier	Spokane, WA (2004)
100	Chevy	Darryl Spauldin	4	4700	American Pit Bull Terrier	Leavenworth, WA (2000)
120	Ox	Ron Poitras	5	4400	American Bulldog	Leavenworth, WA (2000)
125	Bone	Donald Taylor	7	4180	American Pit Bull Terrier	Cadillac, MI (2002)
150	Mollee	Terry Lee	7	4420	English Mastiff	Cadillac, MI (2002)
Unl	Sly	Frank Wells	9	5002	English Mastiff	St. Louis, MO ( 1995)

SNOW/NATURAL SURFACE

Class Dog Handler Reg. Pulled Breed Location

20	Gingersnap	Donna Libbey	6	250	Jack Russell/Chihuahua	Spokane, WA (2004)
35	Swampdog’s Diffy	Todd Pederson	7	440	American Pit Bull Terrier	Delaware, PA (1999)
40	Diamond Lil	Dean Mircos	9	930	American Pit Bull Terrier	Loveland, CO (2003)
60	Cody	Larry Brillart	11	1100	Siberian Husky	Loveland, CO (2003)
80	Eli	Bill Arndt	9	1130	Mix	Estes Park, CO (1994)
100	Shaq	Chris Stock	9	1700	Oklahoma Bulldog	Loveland, CO (2003)
120	Mack	Fred Jenson	9	1270	Alaskan Malamute	Estes Park, CO (1994)
125	Swampdog’s Bugg	Todd Pederson	7	1500	American Bulldog	Loveland, CO (2003)
150	Moses	Mark Pickrel	11	1500	Alaskan Malamute	Loveland, CO (2003)
Unl	Chunka	Nathan Sellers	2	1390	Alaskan Malamute	Cheyenne, WY (2001)

SNOW / ARTIFICIAL SURFACE

Class Dog Handler Reg. Pulled Breed Location

20	Bridget	Jenny Cousino	6	425	Terrier	Kalkaska, MI (2005)
35	Jackie	Bob Bonacorsi	4	1005	American Pit Bull Terrier	Grand Rapids, MI (1998)
40	Gidget	Phillip Dill	6	645	Border Collie Mix	Kalkaska, MI (2005)
60	Smokey	Tim Long	9	1370	American Pit Bull Terrier	Grand Rapids. MI (1998)
80	Porky	Bob Bonacorsi	4	2000	American Pit bull Terrier	Grand Rapids, MI (1998)
100	Shadow	Nacho Alvarado	9	2005	Black Lab	Kalkaska, MI (2005)
120	Bubbadog	Bob Bonacorsi	4	2630	Alaskan Malamute	Grand Rapids, MI (1998)
125	Lilly	Todd Allen	6	950	Mastiff Mix	Northford, CT (2006)
150	King Dukes	Terry Reed	9	1450	Dogue De Bordeaux	Northford, CT (2006)
Unl	Riddle	Joal Brisbois	6	2630	Mastiff	Grand Rapids, MI (1998)

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