Dog of the Month

November's Dog of the Month is Trixie!

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Trixie is a beautiful and playful gal who has been with the River Runners for three years. It was October 2006 when Trixie started her first classes alongside her friends Benny, Lilly, and Daisy who still run in the club with her.

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Trixie is an SPCA special adopted by Ang & Chris, and she has added much to their lives both in the way of cuddles and entertainment. Trixie is a very sweet girl who can do many impressive things beside flyball, like playing dead, dancing, and of course, fitting successfully into the lap of her favorite humans, despite her size.
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While Trixie was a slow starter in flyball, early on she showed her drive for the ball (which you'll never see in her mouth, as she likes to carry a little ball, and in a mouth her size, it disappears), and has proven herself to be a very teachable dog who aims to please her beloved handlers.
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Trixie recently became a big sister to a human baby brother and has already formed a special bond with him. Even going from being an only "child" to sharing the attention of her favorite humans, Trixie has welcomed Fenton with much graciousness and many kisses.
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We are excited to share the racing lanes with this beautiful gal and look forward to seeing her win many more titles, and even more hearts!

October 2009 Dog of the Month

Dog of the Month
SAMSON

It is with extreme sadness that I write this.

A good friend lost her best friend today. For those of you that have had multiple dogs, you know that each one holds a special place in your memories, never to be forgotten, impacts you in some way. But you also know that there will be those rare few dogs that not only hold a spot in our memories, but also in our hearts. These are Heart Dogs, and they are truly marvelous animals.


Sam is a Heart Dog. Forever staking claim to a small piece of his owners heart.


Very recently, Samson, an 11 year old Border Collie, was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma. A large tumor had formed on his heart. He spent a number of happy days at home with his family after the diagnosis, but collapsed today and was helped to The Bridge.


My heart breaks for his "mom". Know that, as much as Sam has taught you and touched your life, your efforts and dedication to him matched step for step. Heart Dogs have no past-tense. They live as long as the heart they have touched continues. Sam is an amazing dog.

September, it seems, has caught us dozing.

Dog of the Month has not been chosen.

Let us rather take this space

To salute all dogs that love to race ...

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August 2009

Dog of the Month

Millie

Still a green dog in flyball ... a few paltry points away from that first title, Millie is what people don't expect from an american eskimo. Sweet, soft mouth, great with kids, and loving the game, she's a fast little up-and-comer on the River Runners flyball team.




Found by her owner, Lisa, while attending a country wedding, Millie wandered out of the brush loaded with ticks, but otherwise happy and healthy. A few days' search found the owners, but they never made any attempt to claim her, and after a month or two of half-hearted rehoming efforts (though most of us knew it from the start), Millie was home to stay with Lisa and her two other canine companions, Daisy and Monty.







She's been training and has had a couple of opportunities now to strut her stuff in flyball. We're all very proud of this little girl, and see stars in her future.

Watch for Millie at a tournament near you!
and yes, please come say hello. She'd love to meet you!

Dog of the Month

For July's dog of the month we've decided to do something just a little bit different. This month, our special little guy/gal is not a club dog. Instead, we'd like to draw your attention to this little gal!

Chi is a mixed breed youngster who was in the River Runner's last set of puppy classes. Always a pleasure to work with, Chi has amazing focus for a puppy. The little girl is fabulous! At the beginning of the six week course Chi was not too fond of tennis balls... but running and jumping? That was her cup of tea! On graduation night we decided to see if the puppies would work away from their handlers and asked that the dogs be sent over one jump to the chute to grab a ball before returning back over the jump. Miss I-Don't-Like-Balls fired away from mom, grabbed her tennis ball, and fired right back! It became quite clear that after only six weeks, Chi knew the game. Her ability to think and work make her an exceptional youngster who will (hopefully!) be a FANTASTIC flyball dog one day!

No, Really!

Puppy class IS the best!

JUNE 2009 - Dog of the Month

TUCKER!

Okay, he's not a flyball dog.
Trained, yes.
CRN obtained, yes.
Even reached tournament warm-up stage ... BUT ... no runs, no points.


A wonderful dog, nonetheless, and happy to be part of the cheerleading section.




His favourite things are canine playmates, smelly sloughs, romps through tall grass, a stand of trees and brush to run through and investigate and, well, I'd hang a sign on his neck, but I don't have to ... he makes it quite obvious: PETS & BELLY RUBS ALWAYS WELCOME! Oh yeah, and me. I'm also a favourite thing.




Judy