tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13583344601572543.post8754786814611800370..comments2023-03-26T02:30:55.087-05:00Comments on Full Tilt Border Collies: Enjoying Agility...All Of Us.Loretta Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08197255610605412423noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13583344601572543.post-25038786745206448642017-03-31T22:51:27.395-05:002017-03-31T22:51:27.395-05:00Well said, thank you!Well said, thank you!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634810193842902717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13583344601572543.post-24273819604030590162017-03-31T12:34:27.525-05:002017-03-31T12:34:27.525-05:00Our dog sports, no matter how earth-shatteringly i...Our dog sports, no matter how earth-shatteringly important they seem to us, are a GAME. No one's bleeding. No one's dying. Take the time to reflect on how lucky we are to get to play these game's with our wonderful dogs and all the friends we make along the way. DocTervhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274421169520735432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13583344601572543.post-6344887788407067052017-03-31T02:55:34.384-05:002017-03-31T02:55:34.384-05:00Thank you for reminding ALL of us about good sport...Thank you for reminding ALL of us about good sportsmanship and KINDNESS. I came into agility in 2005 under the repeated encouragement of a friend. I was given a Staffy at 10 months, and we began trailing in 2006. I feel I am not as competitive as many, but continued on, with only a little instruction and ability to practice. I was in awe of the "true competitors" , such as Denise Kilpatrick and Laurene Galgano, and felt honored to watch them run and to be able to speak with them. I stayed in Agility because of their and many, many other competitors KINDNESS and encouragement. A MACH was an impossibility in my mind. My little Staffy, Gus, was a crowd favorite, and we made many friends because of his 50+ tricks we did at trials, and of his sweet and gentle nature. He wasn't that fast. But he was an honest jumper. I wanted to quit, but people's KINDNESS and encouragement kept me trailing. And then the impossible happened. MACH! Gus took me to Invitationals twice, and Nationals once. People commented on my little guy, smiling and saying they wanted to take him home. Or that he was so cute. We trailed in 15 states. And almost everywhere the majority of people were kind. And good sportsmen. I retired my little dude last year at 12 yrs old, 126 points shy of MACH3. With titles of CD, RE, MXB2,MJB2, MXF, T2B2, THD and RATO. The journey is one of memories of many smiling faces, words of encouragement, and kindnesses to me and my Amazjng Gus . My 10 years of agility with him is summed up in a comment made to me after Gus and I left the ring 2 years ago after a fun run. A woman I barely knew, but saw often at trials, was in the stands above me. As I walked w Gus below her, she said "Gwyn" I looked up, and smiling, she said " when I die, I want to come back as one of your dogs, you're always so kind to them." <br />Keep doing what you are doing, impress upon the new "true competitors" of kindness, self control, and friendliness toward the little people like me. It has made all the difference in my life, and I wouldn't be alive today without the kind support of my agility family all across these United States. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841329553267596648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13583344601572543.post-26448696786670403092017-03-30T19:19:01.602-05:002017-03-30T19:19:01.602-05:00Yes!!!Yes!!!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378710392378543981noreply@blogger.com