MACH4 Never Satisfied MXC MJB2 Drama Queen "Pain & Gain" Movie Star Ex-Racer #1 Agility Greyhound 80QQs 4652 MACH Pts
MADDIE
MACH Kells Never Drink Mad Dog 20/20 MX MXJ MJB My First Puppy Coursing Bloodlines Clown Hound AMK9 Biathalon Finisher 20QQs ~1350 MACH Pts
IVY
Never Appropriate NA NAJ Ex-Racer
BEHIND THE SCENES
Reagan Never Swing Left OA NAJ A Member of Wurzinger Family
SADLY MISSED
Riley MACH3 Never A Doubt CD MXC MJC 06/28/2006 - 05/01/2019 Always the Bridesmaid Precious, wonderful, content Ex-Racer #2 Agility Greyhound 67 QQs 4537 MACH Pts
Katie MACH Never Had Braces UD 05/17/1998 - 10/21/2010 1st MACH Greyhound 14th Utility Dog Greyhound #5 Greyhound in AKC Agility Retired Oct. 2007 1 Squirrel Catch Kong Excavator Extraordinaire Ex-Racer Heart Dog
Travis MACH2 Never Expected CDX 06/08/1998 - 07/26/2008 #1 Greyhound in AKC Agility 1st GH to earn 2 MACHs Junior Jumper Dock Dogs title A Stunning, Sexy Dog Ex-Racer Heart Dog
Jessie Never Make It FCh CD NA NAJ 08/03/92 - 05/12/04 2 Coursing Best of Breeds #19 ASFA GH out of 300+ in '97 Greatest Teacher My Screw Up Dog
"Teresa CD AX AXJ" 1994? - 11/17/06 #6 Greyhound in AKC Agility Most Humbling Excellent Hiking Companion Coursing Field "Chump" Safe, Slow, and Sweet
The photos have been resent to me. These are the untouched originals so Riley doesn't look old and faded like she did in the first ones I received.
Princess Riley
Riley did really well at the Invitational. The hardest thing about competing at a venue like this one is there is simply no where to run Riley around and as you know she likes to zoom zoom. Allowing her to take a spin in the morning before competing helps to take the edge off.
Despite long walks, three days with no free running has Riley wound up tight and ready to explode.
On the day before the actual Invitational, there was a Time to Beat class that you could enter as a warm up. I pulled Seven just to save her wrist from one run, but definitely wanted to take advantage of it with Riley. We had a hairy moment at the end, but got through it and Riley placed 9th out of a lot of dogs.
The next day, Riley qualified in Round 1 with an 8th place out of 114 dogs.
The same day, Riley did not qualify in Round 2. She had an off course at 32 seconds. I should have cued the turn better with very clear deceleration. But even so Riley may have been unstoppable. At 31 seconds, she bounces the 15-20 feet of space between the two jumps meaning she does not take a stride. She simply jumps and then jumps the next jump.
Round 3 is Riley's best effort with a 2nd place finish out of 114 dogs. I was really proud of her for that.
On another note, one of the judges, Alan Arthur, had judged at another trial I competed at earlier in the year. He was very complimentary of the girls and told me he had an Italian greyhound. He also told me that his wife read my blog.
So at the Invitational, Alan was once again very nice and complementary. He especially liked Riley's Time to Beat run. And then he mentioned he reads my blog now too. So a shout out and a hello to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Arthur!!!