The 2009 AKC/USA World Agility Team suffered a great loss during the summer of 2009.  Geri Hernandez’s Focus (aka Focus Pocus) suddenly passed away on Wednesday morning.  Focus, a young, bright star, has been taken from the agility community far too soon and, more importantly, from his best friend and loving companion, Geri.  Our thoughts and prayers were with Geri during this difficult time.

Focus’ Tribute Page

Small Team (14″ Jump Height)

Melanie Del Villaggio
and
Dara
(Tennessee)
Dee Anna Gamel
and
Kelsi
(Georgia)
Marcy Mantell
and
Wave
(California)
Katie Conn
and
Twix
(Pennsylvania)

Medium Team (18″ Jump Height)

Karen Holik
and
Sizzle
(Florida)
Jennifer Crank
and
Blaster
(Ohio)
Ashley Deacon
and
Luka
(California)
Paulette Swartzendruber
and
Rush
(New York)

Large Team (26″ Jump Height)

Channan Fosty
and
Icon
(California)
Marcus Topps
and
Juice
(Texas)
Geri Hernandez
and
Focus
(California)
Denise Thomas
and
Zippity
(Pennsylvania)

Team Management

Coach, Nancy Gyes
Assistant Coach, Kathie Leggett
Team Manager, Toni Osojnicki
Team Captain, Andy Hartman

The 2009 AKC/USA World Agility Team suffered a great loss this week.  Geri Hernandez’s Focus (aka Focus Pocus) suddenly passed away on Wednesday morning.  Focus, a young, bright star, has been taken from the agility community far too soon and, more importantly, from his best friend and loving companion, Geri.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Geri during this difficult time.


Focus’ Tribute Page