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February 11, 2008

My First Flyball Tournament

This past Saturday I competed in my first flyball tournament!

I competed in single dog races and did great! It was a perfect place to make my debut. It was held at the Prince William County Fairgrounds, where we have our practices, so I was already familiar with the building.

What I wasn't familiar with was the food trailer.

It's always parked in front of the building but when we have practice, it's always closed. On Saturday though, it was open! When I first saw it as Amy and I were leaving the building, I started barking furiously at it. When she let me out the door, I ran right up to it and kept on barking. Then I started smelling some very delicious scents coming from it like hot dogs and hamburgers and french fries, that's when I decided it was okay.

So the single dog racing didn't start until later in the day, after team racing. Here are some of my teammates who participated in the team racing:

This is JackieO and Po. Even though Po is a few months older, Jackie's the boss and she makes sure that Po and everyone else knows it :o)

And here are Aggie and Max. Aggie competed in single dog races like me and Max, well, he's a veteran on the team, I can only hope to be able to run in as many races as he has.

Throughout the day, like we did when we went up to the tournament in York, Amy and I had short training sessions inside the building, playing the "Look at That" game and practicing relaxing in this hectic atmosphere. When we weren't working, I waited patiently in the car.

Finally, when the team racing was done and the awards were given out, it was my turn! After a long day of watching everyone else race, I was really excited. Amy was a bit nervous, but she didn't have a reason to be because I was really focused and did really well.

Here's my box turn. Just think, a few months ago, I was terrified of the sound that the box made when triggered, now it doesn't bother me at all.

And here I am running back up the lane. I've always loved the jumps.

If you want to see me in action, click here.

I raced in two races, both against my teammate Riot, and even though I didn't beat Riot (he is super duper fast) I had a lot of fun! I was quite happy when I was done :o)

Posted by Mango at February 11, 2008 10:01 PM

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