out and about
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!)
Current titles: CCGC (Canadian Canine Good Citizen), FD (Flyball dog),
FDX (Flyball Dog Excellent), FDCh (Flyball Dog Champion) and ADC (Agility Dog of Canada)
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 squeaks.
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.
Siblings: Kramer & Bailey, her siamese cat brothers.
Dislikes: The vacuum cleaner. Her older brother Bailey who likes to
"slap" her nose and chomp on her tail.
Adventures in Sledding, Skijoring, Agility, Flyball, Frisbee and much much more
with Piper:
Hi again!
Mom's been keeping my social calendar so busy that I haven't had a chance
to write! Let's see if I can remember what we've been up to...
Way back in June I went to play flyball in Caledonia. We had 2 new team
members join us that we recruited from the Ottawa Valley Border Collie Club. They are a
fabulous addition to our team. We all traveled down in one vehicle-3 humans & 4 BC's.
It was a little bit crowded, but no one seemed to mind if I stood on them while chasing
cars. We had a fantastic weekend of racing, but once again, we ran a bit too fast and got
disqualified on our very last race of the day. Mom seemed a bit sad, but I had tons of
fun! Flyball's great!
Caution! Border Collies on Board!
Here’s Missy, Tucker, Blur & Piper
The Caledonia Afterburners Team
(front) Ty & Idgie
(back) Pam & Blur, Charlotte with Missy & Tucker, Sands & Gage, Tiffany &
Piper
The next weekend our flyball team & agility club did some
demos for a fundraiser at the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind in Manotick. I did
flyball, frisbee, agility and some dogs (not me!) did some obedience demos. I even got my
picture in 2 local papers, mind you they called me a "he"! I'm still getting
over that.
I also competed in my first K-9 Kup. The K-9 Kup is a fun team agility
competition that goes for 4 weekends in the summer. Different clubs get teams together for
some fun competition. Mom said I did really well. I didn't knock over any bars and touched
all my contacts on the dog walk and A-frame.
Tiff & Piper running the Jumpers Course at the K-9 Kup
Canada Day weekend I spent doing flyball & agility demos at a big
horse show in Ottawa called the National Capital Round-Up. We had some great crowds come
out and watch us. Unfortunately on the Sunday, it rained and everything got very slippery.
All the flyball dogs kept sliding into the box and all the agility handlers were falling
everywhere!
And the list goes on...
I went to another flyball tournament. This one was in Brampton. Another
long drive--but that's okay, I love to ride in the car. Once again we didn't place because
we got disqualified. Oops! We'll show them next time!
The Brampton Afterburners Team
Keisha, Koltrane, Idgie, REM, Piper & Gage
A few weeks ago there was a large horse show in Ottawa, the National
Capital Classic. One of the events was a horse & dog relay, where the horse does a
jumpers course and then we dogs get to do an agility course. Well lo and behold my horse
did the course really fast and I ran it even faster! We won! Mom says that we are going to
be on TV in the fall. They interviewed mom and took lots of pictures of me eating my
prize--a big dog cookie.
All the dogs & handlers from the horse & dog relay
Piper’s prize-winning run
Sunday was my agility trial debut. Mom says that I did really well in
it too. I read the numbers and followed the course without knocking down any bars (okay, 1
bar) or missing any of the contacts (okay, 1 contact). Mom tried to keep up with me, but
as usual, she just slowed me down. Anyway, I came home with a whole bunch of red ribbons
(and a white one for knocking down that silly bar!) and even some prizes too! Mom said I
got a Gamblers leg, a Snooker leg and two Standard legs. I need one more Standard leg and
I'm going to become an Agility Dog of Canada (ADC). My buddy Blur did really well in his
first trial as well. He just needs one more leg too and then we can both compete at the
Advanced level.
The Results from Piper’s very first agility trial
Well now I must go and rest up. This weekend I get to help out at another
fundraiser for the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind and another K-9 Kup! I'm a busy dog,
but I like it that way.
Take care,
pIPER
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.
A view of the world from the eyes of a border collie continues on the
next page...
(Copyright,
2005. 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.
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