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Ch. Bearfoots Gun For Hire
AKC ASCA Ch.Suncatchers Johnny Be Good
Sire- Ch. Mr Roo To You
Dam- Ch. Sundance Here Comes Trouble
Here's a couple of pictures. The first is of Skyler in Flyball, there are 2 of Koda, one is a side view of Koda from his ILP pictures and the other from Flyball, the last was just taken with Pagan a week ago. We don't have any Flyball pictures of him yet, but we're working on it.
Koda Bear is out of John - he is one of our top competitors in our Flyball Club Too Hot to Handle which in turn is the largest in Region 11 under NAFA. I have no idea how we compare size wise in U-Fli, however one of our teams took 2nd in Nationals last year with them. Koda has acquired the following titles with NAFA: FD (Flyball dog), FDX (FD excellent), FDCh (FD champion), FDCh-S (FDCh Silver), FDCh-G (FDCh Gold) and is pretty close to getting his FM (Flyball Master). In U-Fli, in just a few tournaments he has gotten his: TF (Top Flight), TF-I, TF-II, TF-III. He acquired these titles in less than a year! All these titles are based on points which are accumulated each heat by the team based on their times. He has become so good he is sometimes run on 2 teams in the same tourney, so instead of 6 races w/ 5 heats, which many dogs find exhausting, he is running 12 w/ 5 heats! We started out doing obedience and he has become my demo dog when I teach basic for the Suwannee Valley Kennel club. We did great in our first trial, pretty good in the second and from that point forward he has pretty much given me the finger in the ring. We're working on it. I just want to get his last leg of his CD and move on. We just started Rally earlier this year and went to our first show with just one practice under our belt. We won the class with a 196 against 18 other dogs. He got a 195 the second day but didn't place. As soon as my knee is more stable will finish our RN and move onto our RA. He knows the work and seems to enjoy Rally. From learning how to pick up a ball in Flyball, I know have Koda assist me in picking up other things such as glasses, pens etc. He has turned it around and found that if he isn't getting enough attention (in his mind), he steals things and then brings them to you for praise for having carried them.
Pagan - Gunner & Sand at Kalema (I think) are his grandparents. He has been Jeff's best friend for years and has just started Flyball. He just completed his second tournament in Athens GA just a few weeks ago. While no where near as quick as his 1/2 brother, he is still holding his own. He has acquired his FD & FDX. He will be going to his first U-fli tournament in just a couple of more weeks. He is quite proud of himself. He is also getting ready to start in Frisbee tournaments. He went from total disinterest to totally bananas in just one day.
Skyler (aka Skymonkey) - Dam - Sky started out doing great in Flyball, but during tournaments gets too nervous and concerned about whether she is doing it right and keeps coming back to check in with her handler. She has achieved her FD, FDX, TF, TF-I & TF-II. She started at the same time as Koda and was initially about 1.5 seconds faster, but Koda is now running between a 4.2 - 4.6, basically Border Collie times. She will probably be "retired" or just run the occasional race.
Here's a cute flyball video of one of the slower teams we race against:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1096763804412928850
I'll keep you up to date as we finish titles etc. So far both Pagan and Koda are very healthy and seem to have very hardy digestive systems as we find some very strange things "processed out in the yard.
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Koda, Pagan & Jeff, Koda
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Pagan
CH. Suncatcher's Double Stuff
