Comments on: Run run Sprinty run run run Sprinty run run!

By: Verde

Verde — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:14:04 +0000

I do have to say nephew Dooley is taking to his puppy agility class like a duck to water. Long bendy tunnels, no problem, tippy boards, teeters slamming on the floor, NO SWEAT! As soon as he figures out what gets him, Click, treat, He’s got it! Now the trainer has to be smarter than the dog. Talk about a challenge.

By: Deanna

Deanna — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:20:32 +0000

That is just truly awesome. I’m “allergic” to agility (preferring competitive obedience), but it’s mostly because I don’t have the opportunity to see agility done at that level. So many agility competitors seem to prefer to do things on the fly instead of training and preparing. That was a thing of beauty. They made it look so easy. Only the best-trained, hardest-working and most-prepared can make something like that look that easy.

By: Original Lori

Original Lori — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:18:11 +0000

Just amazing! Beautiful to watch. And you can tell how much Sprint loves it!

By: Verde

Verde — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:22:30 +0000

Wow!

By: CLynch

CLynch — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:55:26 +0000

I had never seen Sprint and Theresa run until I watched them on ESPN. All I have to say is WOW!!! They are an amazing team. Great communication and so well connected. Sprint knows exactly where she is going and what to do every step of the way. No misunderstandings there!

By: Teresa Rodney

Teresa Rodney — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:45:29 +0000

Wow - I’m blushing at all the awesome comments. Thank you all! And, as far as Gina’s puppies are concerned - there was a girl that caught my eye as well, but if I took her, Gina wouldn’t have her Faith today. It was more important for Gina to get to keep that little one!

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:30:12 +0000

No, she didn’t take one of Sprinty’s nieces. She came up from SoCal to evaluate the litter, but she specifically wanted a girl, and one of the boys was the only one that showed the high-end intensity, focus and drive she was looking for. All the puppies went into homes as family pets and companion/competitionhunting dogs — with the notable exception of my Faith — but none of the three girls said, “I’m the ONE!” to T-Rod.

By: Anne T

Anne T — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:42:54 +0000

I have to comment again, as this is such a beautiful run. Love those running contacts and Teresa’s confidence in Sprint to let her do her job on hitting those yellow zones and nailing her pole entries.That’s training! No micro managing with this team. My fav spot though has to be when Sprinty barks at the start line, Teresa turns back at her and stops,reinforces the stay and as soon as Teresa turns her head & shoulders away, Sprinty hops forward while maintaining a sit. So much more canine creativity than the BC ‘creep’!Lol!
I love it when ABCs ( All But Collies) reach this level of competition!

By: Nancy Freedman-Smith CPDT

Nancy Freedman-Smith CPDT — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:34:43 +0000

What a great run, and a great team. My Fav part was the start line when she kissed her head. Great handling - she makes it look so easy! I can’t believe more people don’t want Flat Coats after reading your blogs about them, I know I do! Did she get one of your pups?

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:37:13 +0000

My brother the football coach, who can see every inch of a defense develop and know how a play will end when it is just starting, knows nothing about canine agility. Or really, about dogs.

I dragged him to a trial to see T-Rod and Sprinty, because it was close and we were going to grab a bite afterward.

He watches them run, and he gets as charged up as when he sees a perfect defensive call play out. He notices everything T-Rod did, the subtle body positioning that no one but a top agility competitor would usually see.

He tells me three things Teresa did during the run that I didn’t even notice, and he said had no idea a dog was even capable of that incredibly high level of communication — while running, turning and jumping at full speed, no less.

Coach Joe was impressed, to say the least!