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Dylan's Dog Diary

MY FIRST TITLE

I earned my NAFA FD on 02/05/06 at a tournament in St George Utah. My first title ever!

I am not quite ready to be running with the team. My mom was super scared that she was going to release me too early or that I might just keep on running once I got the ball. I did so well when I had to be subbed in at the last minute for the last two races of the last heat of the day becasue one of our team dogs was injured.

I am going to another tournament next month. I am running as a sub again but for my friend Penny who is a little older and gets worn out a little faster than some of the other dogs. I will likely get more opportunity to get used to the racing ring so one day I can be an excellent Flyball dog!!!

Getting ready to move........

My mom found a new place for us to live. We will be moving in very soon. She has promised it has a big backyard for us to play frisbee in. It's also away from the busy roads so I might be allowed to go out front once in a while.

Marley's friend Delta is going to be living with us. I don't much enjoy playing with him because he is quite hyper but when he gets older we will get along much better.

My flyball training is going well. I started working on the training ramp now that I will fetch the ball better. We are moving along and getting better with every practice.

My mom has working with me and the clicker a lot. My recall still needs a lot of work but all my other commands doing really well.

I have a new found favorite game called Frisbee. If you haven't tried it before, than you really should. For dogs like me, it motivates us to jump really high and catch a flying disc. I am really good at bringing it back as long as my sister Marley isn't trying to steal it from me.

05.28.05

I have been going through a really hard time lately. My Mom is at a loss for ideas on how to train me. I keep starting fights at the park and my Mom is afraid to take me there.

I got a new cousin this morning. He doesn't have a name yet but he is a fox hound mix. My mom says we will be spending lots of time with him. I liked him at first but after a half hour I decided that I needed to be mean and I bit him. I actually broke the skin and the puppy was screaming and crying. I don't look like a mean dog on the surface. I cannot quite explain why I am behaving this way. Hopefully we will be able to get over this with the help of a professional trainer. We are looking for a good one and hope to find one soon.