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Bette Boop
Handled by: Esther Smithstan
Breed: Boston Terrier
Color: Black and White
Began Flyball: October 2001
First Tournament: June 2002
Current Flyball Title: FDCh
Best Trick: Balloon bouncing on her nose
If Bette ruled the world, the day wouldn't start until 10:00 AM when she crawls out of the bed. Naptime would be noon to 4:00 PM, followed by a nice long walk. All dogs would have wonderful homes with ample supplies of tennis balls and people to throw them.
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Bogey
Handled by: Jennifer Benson
Breed: Lab/Chow X
Color: Gold
Began Flyball: August 2002 (First Tourney: TBA)
Current Flyball Title: FD
Best Trick: Rolling over
Funniest Story: When Bogey drinks water, he submerges his head up to his eyes!
If Bogey ruled the world, he’d enact a law where all dogs were required to be fed as much as they want and sit on the couch all day long. Oh, yeah…and chase squirrels forever!
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Bud
Handled by: Linda Monroe
Breed: Manchester Terrier
Positions Played: Fearless Start Dog
Fastest Time: 4.21 (Fresno, March 2003)
Current Flyball Title: FM
Best Trick: Trying to play catch with anything he can find whenever someone comes over.
Bud's favorite thing is playing and I should have known when I adopted him.
He came from a Manchester rescue group and he brought with him: a Frisbee, a sweater, and breath mints. I hauled him home and the first thing he did was play Frisbee. Bud is a too big Manchester Terrier with floppy ears that make him look kind of goofy. He loves to play flyball and with his house mate Justa. |
Cider
Handled by: Karyn McCulloch
Breed: Boston/Jack Rus Terrier
Began Flyball: June 2003
First tournament: TBA
Positions Played:
Fastest Time: ?
Current Flyball Title:
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Dakota
Handled by: Esther Smithstan
Breed: Border Collie
Began Flyball: January 2002
First tournament: June 2002
Positions Played: Any
Fastest Time: ?
Current Flyball Title: FD
Favorite trick: Taking mom's cellphone off the counter and hiding it in the backyard.
If Dakota ruled the world the day would start at 4:00 AM complete with lots of Border Collie games. There would be no naptime, or even bedtime. All dogs would have patient and understanding handlers. All children and little dogs would loved to be herded around and there would be an endless supply of tennis balls. |
Khi
Handled by: Austin & Sarah Wilkinson
Breed: Border Collie
Born: November 4, 2002
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Kira
Handled by Todd Benson
Breed: Beagle/Terrier X
Color: Cream with Black and White Trim
Began Flyball: August 2001 (First Tourney: April 2002)
Positions Played: Any, but excels as Start or Anchor
Fastest Time: 4.2 seconds (Santa Barbara, July 2002)
Current Flyball Title: FDCh
Best Trick: Doing a back-flip for a tennis ball
Most Annoying Habit: Dropping a slobbery tennis ball on a visitor’s lap
Kira’s favorite activity is flyball, but she also enjoys Frisbee, agility, and hiking in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco. She lives at home with Bogey and two other dogs, Shango and Foster, as well as a cat, Moe.
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Kodee
Handled by: Linda Downing
Breed: Cattle dog Mix
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Meg
Handled by: Jeri Reinhardt
Breed: Border Collie
Born: Nov 15, 1999
Began Flyball: Fall 2001 (First Tourney: June 2002)
Fastest Time:
Current Flyball Title: FDCh
Best Trick:
Meg first started learning flyball in the Fall of 2001 and her first tournament was June 2002 in San Jose. She has earned her "Flyball Dog," "Flyball Excellent," and "Flyball Champion." Meg has a shy temperament and Flyball has given her a great deal of confidence. She loves to compete and she loves tennis balls more than food. Meg also competes in agility and loves herding sheep (when she can fit it into her schedule).
Meg lives with her older brother, Pete, her adopted sister, Penny and Pete's cat Willy (who is Meg's substitute for a sheep).
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Mick
Handled by: Lanie Graves
Breed: Rat Terrier
Began Flyball: Summer 2003 (First Tourney: July 2003)
Fastest Time: 5.5
Current Flyball Title: FDCh
Best Trick:
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Owen
Handled by: Karyn McCulloch
Breed: Boston Terrier
Birthdate: June 2000
Color: Brindle and white
Nickname: Buggie
Began Flyball: August 2001, first tournament April 2002
Positions: anywhere that results in obtaining a ball.
Fastest Time: 5.8 seconds.
Current Title: FM
Best Trick: Goat-herding
Most Annoying Habit: Passing gas
Owen is unique in that he would sleep 23 hours a day if I let him; yet he can play flyball, run agility, herd livestock, and play soccer or fetch all day when asked to. He is a combo of total freak mixed with lazy dog. He also likes to hunt and chase rabbits and gophers. Not bad considering he was rescued after being dropped off for euthanasia due to a broken leg!
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PeeDee
Handled by: Lanie Graves
Breed: Standard Poodle
Positions Played: Any
Current Flyball Title: FM
Lanie Graves is the captain and with over 10 years of flyball experience under her hat, is the most experienced member of the team. She and PeeDee have racked up over 6000 points together. By today's competition that may not seem like much, but in the early days of flyball those points were hard earned and full of experience.
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Pete
Handled by: Jeri Reinhardt
Breed: Border Collie
Born: Nov 15, 1994
Began Flyball: Fall 2001 (First Tourney: June 2002)
Fastest Time: 4.2 seconds
Current Flyball Title: FDCh
Pete graduated from his first flyball class June 3, 2000. His first tournament was January 2002 in Las Vegas. At his first tournament he earned over 500 points which earned him his "Flyball Dog," Flyball Excellent," and "Flyball Champion" titles. He can run in any positions. Pete also competes in agility.
Pete lives with his little sister, Meg "the brat" who also competes in flyball, his adopted sister Penny, the "couch potato," and his cat, Willy.
His favorite trick is anything that will get him food.
By the way, as far as Pete is concerned, dogs do rule the world, there is no "if" about it.
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