Fur-Fetched is now taking photographs at flyball events and offering prints to participants on the spot (actually the second day of the event).

See what's new at:

www.furfetched.zenfolio.com

Thanks,

Irene

 

 

Had lots of fun taking pictures of dogs with Santa! Unleashed The Dog Store on Wycliff Ave in Raleigh was our host, we had about 40 families in all come by for the event.

 

All photos can be found at: www.furfetched.zenfolio.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New puppies to visit! Howard is a 9 month old Golden, Georgia Grace is a 4 month old Labby. Makes for a lively household I'm sure! Took these shots today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have some catching up to do -- Reba got her Flyball Dog title at the Athens Dawg Derby on July 10! Our esteemed team captain Amanda put her on our fastest team to give her plenty of time. Fortunately she had just enough confidence to complete her heat and get her title early in the tournament. Unfortunately her confidence eroded quickly after that.  Scared of the box judges.  Watch her in the video that Mike Durman kindly took of her FD run:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyICm3hrKwY

 

Yay Reba!

We said goodbye to our friend Wyn last week, wonderful Border Collie owned by Amanda and Geoff Brown and loved by everyone who knew her. Be at peace Wyn!

 

 

 

Reba did great at the NUT! She competed beautifully in several heats, not fast enough to get her Flyball Dog title but she has something like 12 points now! No acting frightened off the box, although she did steal the ball once.  I'll update her point total when our wonderful Count, Geoff Brown, does the stats for the tournament. Reba looked really good though, running out with enthusiasm and confidence. Athens here we come!

Our extraordinary photographer, Sam Bennett, let me try his Nikon D700 since I'm thinking of a camera upgrade.  It's super fast, low noise, now if I can just figure out the focus. Photographing flyball is a challenge! Kudos to those who get great pictures!

Looks like Kazul racing days are over. He has 2 bad disks in his back, diagnosed in the spring by Dr. John Sherman of Vethab in Raleigh NC. Kazul received a course of medications and then therapy at Vethab until the tragic death of Dr. Sherman. His death was a terrible shock to everyone, his loss will be felt by many in the sport dog community as well as those who knew him.  He was an amazing diagnostician and a kind man. There are many dogs out there who owe their rehabilitation to his abilities.

Meanwhile, Reba is progressing with her flyball training and been doing warm-ups in tournaments for some time now. She even has 1 point! She tends to get spooked, for example when turning off the box if she sees the box judge she may drop the ball.  She's getting closer all the time though, and is even passing one of our dogs without much problem. She'll be back in the lanes later this month at the Coconut Classic!

Reba's learning to bring the ball back -- check out this series of photos (taken by Bonnie Sandy):

 

   

 

 

 Good girl!