A view of the world from the eyes of a border collie...
Reporting in from recent Sledding, Skijoring, Agility Events and Flyball Tournaments
around the area we welcome "Piper" and her handler extraordinaire, Tiffany
Salmon.
Introduction:
Name: Piper: a.k.a. Pippeaire, Pup Official Handle: Piper (how original!) Breed: Border Collie Date of Birth: October 20, 1999 Location: Shepperd's Crook Farm, Lorenville ON Favorite toys: Frisbee. Frisbee. Frisbee. Tennis balls are good too.
Anything that squeeks. Favorite activities: Playing frisbee, going to the dog park and playing
frisbee & riding in the car. Activities that her parents make her do: Flyball, agility, skijoring
& dog sledding. Dislikes: The vacuum cleaner.
From a recent correspondence with Tiffany Salmon in July 2006:
Dear Nancy,
I was so sorry to hear that you lost poor Walter! I did remember you saying that you had a new puppy, but I guess I just assumed it was another OES. So Conformation eh? Now there's something I know nothing about. Maybe 'cause my dogs have turned out feet and very little coat? LOL
I was at Julie's on Sunday. Wow! That's quite the place. I'm very jealous. It wasn't a very successful day, I was Queen of the 5 fault runs although I only had Piper entered in two runs and Rio in four. We had signed up hoping for yet another chance at our Master Team Relay legs (the only thing Rio was missing for her ATChC for the past 18 months), but we actually got our first Team leg in March and two more in June (all with her red Border Collie boyfriend Bert) to get her ATChC! We actually got 2 more team legs at our trial on Saturday. I'm thinking I'm now retired from team. Yuck.
I haven't been doing much disc. I am a
Canadian Disc Dog judge now however. I've been alternating flyball &
agility on weekends. Flyball is going okay. Our team is in first place
in our region which isn't bad although it's not really due to my dogs!
Agility has been going well since no one is pregnant or injured :) I
ran my two girls plus boyfriend Bert at the Ontario Regionals and
managed to get all 3 in the top 5! (Bert 2nd, Rio 4th, Piper 5th). I
don't think I can afford to go to nationals in Vancouver, but I've still
got 4 days to decide!!!
I'm hoping to breed both Rio and her co-owned daughter, Flare, this Fall which will create a very busy time with two litters of puppies! I must be crazy. The two and a half year old isn't a great help when it comes to picking up puppy poo although I bet she's the only one in town that plays pooper-scooper with imaginary poo in their family room :)
This weekend is our big Horse & Dog relay at the Capital Classic. It's supposed to be a scorcher. Oh well--it's always a fun event even if it is a lot of work!!
Take care, Tiffany
Flyball
anyone? Piper's ready for action!
(Photo courtesy of Tiffany Salmon.)
Who are these 2 teams from the Afterburners Flyball Club in Ottawa,
Ontario -- Formula 1 and Pit Crew? Find out here.
What is Flyball? Find out more about this interesting sport by clicking here.
Wondering what Piper - the Busy Border Collie - is up to now-a-days? Find out more right here.
Anyone know what Millie, the going concern -- Old English Sheepdog,
has been up to lately? Find out right here.
A view of the world from the eyes of an English Springer Spaniel on the next
page...
Take a look at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race up in Anchorage, Alaska through
the eyes of Robin Rosay's eyes as she reports right here...
A view of the world from the eyes of a border collie continues on the
next page...
(Copyright,
2008. Used with permission from Tiffany Salmon.)
Keep an eye open for different topics of interest such as: profiles on
people and their dogs, to name but a few interesting topics...Also, have a look at what Rita Susanto and "Justin" have been up to these
days.
Why not be part of "out and about" and send in your canine
companion's accomplishments to us. To do so, please send us a brief description of how you
both did in the event(s) along with the location(s) you and your canine were both in to: NK Concepts - Dog Supply Training Specialist.
A View of the World Through a Border Collie's Eyes
