Ready? Yes, We ARE!

Our 2011 tournament season begins this Saturday. We are attending the Spring Round-Up hosted by Stampede Flyball Racing Team. It has been 5 LONG months since our last tournament. Needless to say, we are a little excited.

Spring tournaments seem to always be filled with debuts of our newbies, and this year is no exception.

photo by Keith Highley

Michelle will be debuting with Dharma, lower left. Dharma and Michelle attended our Intro to Flyball class. Dharma found her calling. She continued to our next class, and the fever set in. We are so excited to see her run this weekend and will be looking forward to seeing what Michelle uses as her reward. Let's just say Dharma likes shiny silver objects :-)

Next up we have Josie and Suzie, lower right. Josie and Suzie are active in agility and herding. We think Suzie is more excited to attend her first tournament than Josie! Suzie loves passing and being in the line up. Both Suzie and Josie have a very competitive spirit!

Next up was to be Elana and Litchi, upper right. Unfortunately, Litchi recently hurt her rear leg, so she won't be attending. She too took our Intro to flyball class and caught on to the game very fast. She is active in agility and Splash Dogs.

And last, but not least, Calamity Jane, upper left. It's been a long road for Cyndi and Calamity. So many fears for Calamity to conquer, and thru hard work, she has! We are excited for both Cyndi and Calamity. She loves Course a Lure, but has been showing that same love for flyball.

While we have so much excitement, there will also be a hint of sadness this weekend. It will be UTBs, and Cyndi's, first tournament without our beloved Lucie. But, we have a feeling she will be there in spirit. We actually witnessed her spirit at practice this past week. Lucie loved to do a little shake right out side the start gates on her return. Her terrier silblings have never done the "Lucie". But Sunday, Dezzie did!! We all stopped in our tracks and looked at each other. "Lucie!", we exclaimed. She was letting us know that even though her body was no longer with us, her spirit is alive and well in her family and UTB.

Safe travels to all and we will see you in the lanes!