Back to the Future
Pensacola is in a different time zone. Did you know that? I didn't, until the flyball team decided to go to a tournament there. It was quite a drive so some of the team didn't really want to go that far. That was an advantage for me because that meant Bleys might get some more time to run. And he did. The team was way too nice and rearranged the teams on Sunday so that Bleys could run a bunch on a team that could make up for his slower times. He earned his FD (Flyball Dog) and FDX (Flyball Dog Excellent) titles thanks to their generosity. Bleys did pick up his speed a tiny bit once he was more comfortable with things, but he is still a good 3 seconds too slow to really be a good contributor to a team. If he gets the whole catching the ball from the box thing down (which we are making progress on) I think that will help, but I just don't know how fast he will ever be.
As an added bonus there was a professional photographer there. He took really nice pictures of all the dogs and got some nice ones of Bleys. I ordered some, but they won't be ready for three weeks or so. He does have a website where the pictures (untouched) will be available for viewing and I'm sure for purchase, but they aren't up there yet. He said probably by tomorrow or Thursday. When they are up I'll post a link so you can check them out if you want to!
The other new dog who ran did amazing! Jake is a tricolored rat terrier who has been learning flyball for about a year and a half, he started about 6 months before Bleys did. He had some set backs early on with a little fear of popping the box, but it looks like he's really got it and boy is he a fast little guy. He's going to rival Kodi (one of the other height dogs on the team) for speed and cute factor. He did passing like a pro and was super fast!
All this really got me to thinking on the way home. It's not really fair to ask the team to do all that special arranging for Bleys on a regular basis, especially since there is another dog who is slow like Bleys, but who has been on the team longer. If they are going to build a team around a slower dog it should be her, and I don't know that they want to in the first place. It is a competitive sport after all. I've already committed to going to the tournament at the end of May, so I think I will still go, but maybe I'll just help out with boxloading, stats, and pictures.
As an added bonus there was a professional photographer there. He took really nice pictures of all the dogs and got some nice ones of Bleys. I ordered some, but they won't be ready for three weeks or so. He does have a website where the pictures (untouched) will be available for viewing and I'm sure for purchase, but they aren't up there yet. He said probably by tomorrow or Thursday. When they are up I'll post a link so you can check them out if you want to!
The other new dog who ran did amazing! Jake is a tricolored rat terrier who has been learning flyball for about a year and a half, he started about 6 months before Bleys did. He had some set backs early on with a little fear of popping the box, but it looks like he's really got it and boy is he a fast little guy. He's going to rival Kodi (one of the other height dogs on the team) for speed and cute factor. He did passing like a pro and was super fast!
All this really got me to thinking on the way home. It's not really fair to ask the team to do all that special arranging for Bleys on a regular basis, especially since there is another dog who is slow like Bleys, but who has been on the team longer. If they are going to build a team around a slower dog it should be her, and I don't know that they want to in the first place. It is a competitive sport after all. I've already committed to going to the tournament at the end of May, so I think I will still go, but maybe I'll just help out with boxloading, stats, and pictures.
Labels: Bleys, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Flyball, Tricolor
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