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Cloverdale
April 8th & 9th 2006

Friday, we headed to Cloverdale for another fun tournament. The weather was warm and we had a great trip. However, our handlers continue to make humorous handling errors and it’s our obligation to embarrass them via Maggie’s thoughts.

I know they hate this column but until they improve they must reap the “rewards”.

Here are the notes you all gave me:

• I was ready to go, the car was loaded, and they left – without me. I knew Mom was stressed but she shouldn’t blame me. I waited at the end of the driveway and finally they realized their mistake and returned for me. Rani

• Mom was running late and blamed an accident on the Freeway – and they believed her. Ruby

• Mom thought the restroom had pay toilets so she took her purse and left it there. She was a wreck all weekend with worry. Buster

• At Wenatchee Dad returned home to care for Grandma – I was sad. Maggie

• Mom complained about too many “dog stops” so we traveled on and on without stops. I decided to educate her about our needs so I pooped in the room when we finally arrived at the motel. Bill

• Again dad drove without shoes and I got blamed for the smell in the car. Casper

• Mom was so driven to arrive qt the tournament on time; she set the alarm for 3:30 am. Zoie

• At 4:22 a.m. mom decided that she would have a “mother son talk” with me about my age and me quitting Fly ball. She made me mad and I threw up in the lid of the ice bucket. I bet she never mentions that again. Bill

• I was worried about our starts without Papa. But Grandpa Merry was a great help – thanks. Annie

• As a long time veteran I thought that I had experienced everything – then Carolyn rolled a Garbage can over my foot. I still ran fast on 3 legs. Bill

• Mom got her usual warning about clapping while box setting. Tesse

• Mom was a line judge and I thought she needed help, so I went to help her. Holy cow did that cause havoc. Holly

• Dad gave me so many confusing commands that I just stood and watched him cross the start/finish line without me. Doesn’t he realize that I know what to do and he should stay out of my way? Pandy

• Mom keeps trying to bowl me down the course. This time she tried so hard that my treat bag beat me to the starting line. Scrappy

• David is a nice guy but he doesn’t know where my fast button is. Maggie

• I hope that mom gets some of those soft rubber balls. I am getting tired of bobbling the hard tennis balls. Buster

• Why didn’t Jim make it worth my time when he called for a 0.00 start time. I did two in one race and only got a pat on the head. I need more than that in the future if he wants me to respond. Eddi

• My nice, clean cut, soft-spoken dad found a nipple ring on the floor and he knew what it was. I couldn’t believe it. Lacy

• My success of frustrating mom may be over. She decided to stop using treats during the heats even if I dropped the ball. I wonder what she will try next. Every time she comes up with a new scheme I am able to beat it!! Parker

• I heard mom started a belly flop contest at the pool Sunday night. And she was in her Pajama’s. What will she do next? Eddi

• It can’t be true that Mom, Patty and Merry were practicing synchronized swimming, in the pool, in their street clothes. Then she found out that she also locked herself out of her room. Holly

• Dad came running to the room lo0king for a bucket of ice to dump on Patty. He said that she had ambushed him with wet towels. Maggie

• Good thing mom doesn’t play basketball. She missed the entire dumpster with a poop bag. Parker

• Where was Tiffany? If she isn’t going to be there why should I put up with all the embarrassment and BS? Dexter

• Eileen, you may think Trace jumps the sagebrush to track faster. Well, Thursday evening he told me that he was practicing jumping in hopes of playing fly ball and joining the Spo-k9s.

Papa’s tournament highlight happened Sunday morning when the team gathered for a group hug and dedicated the race to his mother. We got 5 tournament points that race. It was a perfect tribute.

Maggie

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