The Northern Border, LLC

09/07/2026

𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄
SEPT 10th SPEEDWAY AND
SEPTEMBER 12/13 CPE AGILITY
(Washingtonville, Ohio)

09/07/2026

Here is a little information on how the final brackets tiers work! Forget everything you know about divisions for finals. While you still earn DOUBLE title points in your respective division, you will be broken up into tiers based on what percentage you land in once all dogs scores are tallied

How does your Horizon dog land in a Championship tier?
Meet the Floating Bubble.

Your Bracket Average is simple: (Round 1 + Round 2 + Season Average) ÷ 3. All three count equally. Then every Open Horizon dog from every location is ranked together, lowest to highest, and split into seven tiers.

Why "floating"? The cutoffs aren't fixed distances. They're recalculated every year from the actual field, so the field sets the bar, not a number on a page. That also means there's no reason to jump to a break. No holding back to stay under a line, no stressing about a division cutoff. Go out, do your best, and let the field sort itself.

A few things to know:
- Bracket Average sets your tier only. It doesn't effect titles or skill points. You still get DOUBLE title points all weekend long based off the regular season divisions.
- Open Tier 1 is the lowest Bracket Averages, Tier 7 the highest.
- LAP and LEGEND run the same system with 6 tiers.
- Top 24 dogs in each Open Tier and Top 8 in each Legend/Lap Tier move on to the Bracket Tournament rounds.

Horizon qualifying runs Saturday. Full Championship documents at internationaldogsports.com/documents/

09/05/2026

Map for week of Sept 7th and 14th
‼️Please do not MOVE OR TAKE OUT ANY EQUIPMENT‼️

09/04/2026

IDS Competitors, the email for next week's Championship was just sent out. Please take the time to read through it in it's entirety as it contains a lot of important information.

Check your spam if you do not see it in your inbox.

Lastly, enjoy this fun video of some of our dogs joining us next weekend 😄

Who's excited?!?!

09/02/2026

‼️𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐎
𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟐/𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐏𝐄 𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 ‼️

The Northern Border - Washingtonville OH

Enter online till 11pm today ⤵️
https://mydogentry.com/public/trials/1533

09/02/2026

Today is last call for the IDS Championship registration ‼️

We are wrapping up planning things on our end and can't wait for everyone to see what we came up with after countless hours, hundreds of emails and lots of late night/early morning conversations.

We feel blessed fostering so many relationships with amazing companies that came together to ensure our swag bags are something to rave about!

Let's all take a moment to appreciate these thoughtful companies!

BOC Water, Pippis Grooming, Lion Country Supply, Ultra Oil, Nupro, Inukshuk, Tilted Barn, Crumps, No Ruffs, Hooman and Pup, Wag & Bright, Caliber Peak Kennels, NEO Pet, Puppy Cake, 16 Mile Winery, Earthbath, Boyt, Janoskis, PAWP, Pinsch Me Design, Ink and Threadworks, Vital Essentials, Spectra Therapy

09/01/2026

💙Friends, Family, Clients, and Followers 💙

⭐️Please vote for Steven (the “to-be” owner of The Northern Border, LLC 😝) to be Baby of the Year 2026, as he made the cut to be in the top 20!!!🙏🏻

*He is currently sitting in 1st place*

Voting is officially open, and can be cast daily! 🥳

Where people vote:

babyoftheyear.org/2026/steven-7b5b

Let’s melt some hearts! ❤️‍🔥

09/01/2026

For all of your boarding and training needs, choose The Northern Border, LLC!!! ❤️⭐️🐾🐶… always happy customers and ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews!

For additional information, please contact Adam (724) 312-5111 📞

08/31/2026

🏁‼️𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐎
𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 ‼️🏁

The Northern Border - Washingtonville OH

Enter online till 11pm today ⤵️
https://mydogentry.com/public/trials/1533

08/31/2026

All invites have been sent out for the 2026 season! Only 3 more days to register for the IDS Championship so please do not wait and miss it as there will be no extensions.

🏆 2026 IDS CHAMPIONSHIP: ALL INVITES ARE OUT! 🏆

The 2026 IDS season is officially closed, and all Championship invitations have now been processed and emailed!

Invitations have been sent through all qualifying paths, including:

⭐ The 3 Last Chance Qualifier events
⭐ Top 10 Rankings
⭐ Frontier Awards
⭐ All other 2026 Championship qualifying paths

📧 CHECK YOUR EMAIL!

If you were expecting an invitation, please check your:

• Email inbox
• Spam or junk folder
• Promotions or other filtered folders

The official 2026 Championship Invitee List has also been updated in case you cannot locate your invitation email:
https://internationaldogsports.com/2026championshipinvitees/

⏰ REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Registration CLOSES September 2, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST.

REGISTER HERE: https://internationaldogsports.com/2026championship/

Please make sure you select the correct location before submitting your registration.

IMPORTANT: The entry list becomes final when registration closes. Out of fairness to all competitors, no additions, substitutions, or modifications will be permitted after the deadline.

Dogs not registered before the deadline will NOT be eligible to compete.

This is it, IDS Teams! The 2026 season is officially in the books, the invitations are out, and now it is time to register and start preparing for the Championship!

Congratulations to all of our 2026 invitees! We cannot wait to see you at the Championship!