New Caney Flyball Tournament

Last Sunday was pretty exciting -- I got to go to a flyball tournament! No, I wasn't IN it -- I'm still learning. C and I drove to New Caney to the Albert Sallas Showbarn to check it out. If you've never seen flyball before you should take a peek at this link so you semi-know what's goin' on. Basically it's a relay race between two teams of very fast dogs!

Here's the two lanes with dogs racing to the boxes to grab the balls. Figures C didn't get any in-focus pictures of dogs in action -- why would you want to do that at a flyball tournament?? ;-D Hope she can find that camera manual she's been lookin' for!

You sure can tell these dogs are really hustlin'! Yeah, those blurs are dogs!

Here's two dogs I know on the Texas Twisters team, Bullet and Fiona, gettin' ready to run. Bullet's sayin' "Kick butt, Fiona!" She usually does!

Fiona and Tang are rarin' ta go! Looks like Mack gets the last word though.

Katie's another F.F. on the Texas Twisters team. (fast female!)

Breezy understands hand signals! Not only an athlete but knows a different language!

Shorty waitin' for his race, or maybe it's a heat, to start. Short dogs are really important 'cause they set the height of the hurdle for the shortest dog. Shorty's short and enthusiastic, and he's stylin' a cool halter!

Next up, Willie in front and Tigger in back. Willie's a labradoodle, and he's a start dog. While we were there, he had a perfect start, which means when he passed the start sensor dealie, it said .000. Everyone started cheering and clapping -- I thought a celebrity dog had just come in!

So Willie's a hero, but they give the tee shirt to Kelly, his human. Wouldn't ya know it! But hey, the humans work hard too.

Sometimes they strategize....

...and other times they just kick back and socialize (between races of course). I saw a lotta food on a table and I managed to get a few licks of spilled oatmeal! Wish I coulda copped a cupcake!

The dogs get to kick back too. Here's Tang and LJ (they're roommates) takin' a break.

And here's where I spent most of the flyball tournament -- apartment 1B of Mike's dog condo! You can feel sorry for me if ya want, but I also got to watch some races and walk around on the leash and get treats and pets, so it wasn't total incarceration.

Congratulations to all of the Texas Twisters! Woof woof! XXX Sparky