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Canine Hepatozoonosis
2007-12-01 19:16:00 Say what, I know, that’s what I said too. Therefore, here is the medical description taken from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine website… Hepatozoon americanum / canis Canine hepatozoonosis is an emerging protozoal tick-borne disease of dogs that has been reported in the United States of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Florida. ... More About: Health , Dogs , Recognition , Pato
Military Mascots
2007-11-28 15:53:00 When I posted Operation Baghdad Pups, I was unaware of a grassroots organization called Military Mascots who’s sole mission is “…to find and make contact with folks who may be able to help their adopted friend come to the US to be with their own families prior to their redeployment.” Supporting Deployed Service Members and The ... More About: Dogs , Rescue
Rethinking Delegate Voting
2007-11-27 17:07:00 I think the NAFA delegate voting system is due for some rethinking. I think I know why the delegate voting system was developed the way it was and if someone knows differently please let me know. It was developed so that the clubs that participate at NAFA sanctioned events are the ones that should have a vote. This sounds logical to me. Why would you want clubs to have a vote if they are not participating in the sport at NAFA sanctioned events? However, why are all the delegate votes given to the club owner? NAFA Rulebook, Chapter 4 - Delegate Votes (b) All delegates shall be assigned to the club owner. The Participants Why are the participants left out of the voting process? After all, the participants are the ones that make Flyball happen. Flyball is a team sport so why don’t the team members get a vote. The club owner can choose to divvy up the votes or not. Why should they have all the power? Without the “teammates”, there would be no team. NAFA Ru... More About: Voting
NOTA
2007-11-26 01:20:00 Well NAFAŽ election time is upon us again. It was announced this last week that only 20% of the votes had been returned. Seem like a low turn out this close to the closing of elections. Not much has been said on the flyball list this year but maybe that is because ... More About: Flyball
Hall of Fame and MVP
2007-11-26 00:42:00 The NAFA Clyde Moore Memorial Hall of Fame and Regional Most Valuable Player Awards are for dogs to be recognized both nationally and regionally. The Clyde Moore Memorial Hall of Fame is the most prestigious flyball award any flyball dog can be awarded. You can read about this year’s slate of candidates for both Hall ... More About: Recognition , Flyball
Operation Baghdad Pups
2007-11-25 04:14:00 I know this is another non-Flyball related post but this seems like a worthy cause to help our US soldiers and an animal in need. The SPCA International is working to bring companion animals of US soldiers serving in the Middle East to safe, happy, forever homes in the United States. Charlie One night, while on guard ... More About: Dogs , Baghdad , Rescue , Operation , Pups
Giving Thanks
2007-11-21 14:57:00 We all have much to be thankful for even if your life isn?t where you think it should be right now. We are all free to travel, to pursue our dreams, and express our thoughts without fear. No matter what side of the war you are on or what political position you take, ... More About: Giving , Thanks , Hank
Male Dogs, Ugh
2007-11-19 16:53:00 ?I love the feeling of standing in cold wet pee in the morning,? not! Don?t get me wrong I like all dogs but from time to time, they act like? well? dogs. I have to remind myself sometimes that they are dogs. However, it?s a very quick reminder at 4:30 in ... More About: Dogs , Male
Retirement
2007-11-15 18:24:00 The question is when is it time to retire your canine athlete? I guess the short answer is when they tell you it?s time. Telling your friend that it?s time to retire is never easy. My wife?s Labrador retriever, Paige had to retire early from her Flyball career because of an eye injury from ... More About: Health , Dogs , Retirement , Recognition , Tire
Flyball, a Team Sport
2007-11-14 06:52:00 Another championship season has come and gone and is now in the history books. Unfortunately, I’ve missed both the NAFA and U-FLI championships but from reading about both events, it sounds like everyone had a great time. It seems like I will be reading more about the events that I miss than having firsthand accounts ... More About: Sport , Team , Flyball
Ultimate Dog Championships
2007-11-09 15:49:00 Flyball will be on Animal Planet on November 18, 2007 at 10:00 am. Flyball will be part of the Ultimate Dog Champ ionships and the Flyball portion of the Championships will be from Las Vegas, Nevada. You can see the Animal Planet website for additional details. Planed activities for the championships and dates ... More About: Flyball
Showcasing Flyball
2007-11-06 19:01:00 I must say that U-FLI is really patting themselves on the back right now and I suppose it is a well-deserved pat on the back. After all, over $6000 was raised for a worthy cause. St. Jude’s Showcase of Dogs ‘07 Fetchin? Frenzi brings U-FLI to the ?St. Jude Showcase of Dogs? in Memphis for the first ... More About: Flyball , Casing
Dogs Stayed By Owner?s Body For Three Weeks
2007-11-04 15:27:00 I thought this was such a touching story that I had to post the entire article from Itchmo. News for cats and dogs - Dogs Stayed By Owner ’s Body For Three Weeks Pippin and Merry are extremely loyal and dedicated dogs. These two golden retrievers guarded over their owner?s body for at least three weeks after he ...
Hosting a U-FLI Tournament
2007-11-02 23:26:00 Larry has graciously invited me to write a blog entry describing my experiences in hosting a U-FLI tournament and compare them to the experience of hosting a NAFA tournament. It is my hope that by pointing out some of the problems my team experienced in hosting a U-FLI tournament, they can be addressed and ... More About: Hosting , Flyball , Tournament , Amen
Team Splits
2007-11-01 21:25:00 ?Team splits are the bastard child in the closet of Flyball .” I received this quote from someone wanting additional information on how people deal with this situation. I?ve talked about this issue before in my post, Breaking-up is Hard to Do. I asked the question,? So how do you handle it?? and my answer ... More About: Other
Passion, Politics, and Secrecy
2007-10-30 19:40:00 If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. Benjamin Franklin Flyball is a game of much passion whether it?s playing in the ring or discussing it as evidenced from recent comments on this forum. There are many people that have strong opinions and a personal attachment to this sport. Other s, outside of North America are most ... More About: Politics , Passion , Secrecy
Regional Representatives
2007-10-28 19:54:00 Isn’t it time that our NAFA regions have a voice and play a larger role when implementing rule changes? Everyone that participates and attends NAFA tournament is a stockholder in the organization and deserves a voice. NAFA did a good job by allowing the delegates to vote on certain rule changes, a ... More About: Regional , Flyball , Representative , Resent
Activism
2007-10-26 18:20:00 I was going to take some time off to rejuvenate and get my thoughts together. Well, I slept since then. I?ve been asked privately, ?What’s ?your? agenda? ? My answer is to; vigorously and sometimes aggressively expose stupidity. This is my blog I can do with it what I want and ... More About: Activism , Other , Flyball
Pride and My Status
2007-10-25 21:36:00 Pride is an admission of weakness; it secretly fears all competition and dreads all rivals. Author: Fulton J. Sheen I must say that Fulton J Sheen, in the quote above, sums it up very succinctly. Pride is our recognition of our own self worth and in some instances is a good thing. It ... More About: Other , Status , Pride , Flyball
Open and Regular Classes
2007-10-22 23:02:00 You make the call This issue has been batted back and forth now ever since the announcement of the Open Class and Performance team was introduced this year. The issue is whether Open Class teams should compete in the same division as Regular Class teams. The way the rules were written, Open Class teams can only ... More About: Classes , Flyball
Say It Ain?t So
2007-10-22 04:21:00 Sorry, I must have been asleep at the helm, it finally sunk in, or I just woke up. I was driving home from my daughter’s house and listening to loud Hard Rock on my XM radio, I know, I know, I’m 53 and that stuff rots your brain and gives you hearing loss, and ... More About: Flyball
Open Class Pros and Cons
2007-10-18 15:15:00 Chris Van Wert has written an excellent post on the Pros and Cons of NAFA?s new Open Class . I think that even though some people have some problems with this new class, and Chris does a good job in bring them to light, in the long run it will be good for NAFA and ... More About: Flyball
SnapDragon
2007-10-18 05:56:00 I would like everyone to meet a very special dog, who goes by the name SnapDrago n. She has a multitude of titles behind her name, CD, CDX, NAP, NIP, NA, NAJ, ONYX, TF-III, and NAFA Region 14 MVP, and I have a feeling there are even more. These were taken from her website here. ... More About: Recognition
Ellen DeGeneres vs. Mutts and Moms
2007-10-17 15:12:00 Have you read this story about Ellen DeGeneres and her once dog Iggy? It seems that Ellen received a dog from the Mutts and Moms dog rescue agency and gave the dog to her hairdresser when it didn?t get along with her cats. LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Ellen DeGeneres’ doggy drama intensified Tuesday when the ... More About: Dogs , Ellen Degeneres , Rescue
A National Tragedy
2007-10-15 17:27:00 Each year over 4 millions of dogs are euthanized in shelters across the country. For a nation of dog lovers, this is a very sad statement. It is not that shelter workers want to do this but with so many dogs, there is little else to do. There are many rescue organizations helping ... More About: Dogs , National , Tragedy , National Tragedy , Rescue
The Art of Judging
2007-10-10 14:52:00 I think that judging is really an art form and a good judge can turn any tournament into a pleasant experience. With the better judges, it?s almost like their movements are choreographed and they have a rhythm and the tournament flows smoothly. On the other hand, there are the judges that stutter step ... More About: Flyball , Judging
Chat with the Candidates
2007-09-28 16:03:00 If you are unaware, NAFA has scheduled three Board of Director candidate chats. The chat sessions will be moderated and a transcript posted on the NAFA website after the chat. Each of the three scheduled chat sessions will start at 7pm Central Standard Time and will last about 3 hours. The scheduled dates ... More About: Chat , Other , Candidates , Flyball , Candidate
What is My Job?
2007-09-26 01:00:00 I know for the most part this does not apply to may of the people that play flyball, but even I have been a little guilty of this with a foster dog I have. I am talking about giving our dogs a job. The History of Chance Someone on our regional flyball list posted a message ... More About: Dogs , Rescue
Laser Luring
2007-09-25 03:22:00 My wife and I were in PetSmart over the weekend and she saw this laser pointer at the checkout counter and wanted to buy it. I said, “What do you want with that?” and she said, “To play with the dogs.” We have a Labrador retriever, two Jack Russell Terriers, and five Border Collies and ... More About: Dogs , Laser , Other
Conditioning the Canine Athlete
More articles from this author:2007-09-23 19:28:00 Since I am not an expert, or even a novice for that matter, in this field, I sought out someone that could write just a couple articles on this subject. Well, I came up empty handed. For example, I emailed: Auburn Veterinary College - No response Christine Zink DVM, PhD - She is the author of ... More About: Health , Dogs , Conditioning , Athlete , Cani 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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