3 years ago yesterday….
on Oct 20, 2009 in dock diving hip dysplasia labrador retriever dock jumping dogs dock dogs As you know, I like to listen to my mom and dad talk. Boy, can you ever learn some cool stuff doing that! Well, they occasionally mention a dog named Annie. My mom especially talks to me about Annie and says things like, “Sally, you and Annie woul...

T minus 5 hours and counting
on Oct 14, 2009 in dock diving travel dock jumping OCD dogs dogs dock dogs Well, this weekend is the DockDogs National Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio. Team 4 Dawg Flite is almost ready to go. Our dad will be home around 2:00, and we leave then! I am so excited. Spud is excited. My mom and dad are excited. Even Hoppy is...

Can you say Team F-O-U-R Dawg Flite!!!
on Sep 20, 2009Yep. You’re reading it correctly. I would have posted earlier, but it’s been raining night and day here (My dad said to call him Noah, ‘cause he’s going to build an ark…whatever that means.), and my mom couldn’t get any good photos outsid...

Never in a million years will you guess what's happened.
on Sep 16, 2009 in pedigree dogs I'm in such shock, I can't even write about it. All I can say right now is....remember my blog post a while back about my bio dad. The title was "Pedigrees and parents. My emotional trauma."For those of you who missed it, you need to read it to under...

Do you think this dock makes my face look funny?
on Sep 12, 2009 in dock diving stinky dogs labrador retriever dock jumping dogs dock dogs I can’t remember if I’ve posted these photos before or not. I was looking back through some old practice photos and came across this sequence from a practice back in January. I remember after this particular practice my mom and dad were looking...

Iron Dog. That’s ME!
on Sep 9, 2009 in dock diving equipment iron dog big air labrador retriever dock jumping dogs dock dogs speed retrieve I’m going to be an Iron Dog! I’m going to be an Iron Dog! No, not this kind of iron dog. Nor this kind of iron dog. And I certainly don’t mean this kind of iron dog! I have qualified myself to enter the Iron Dog competition at our DockDo...

The Throwdown is over. Photos included!
on Sep 5, 2009 in dock diving labrador retriever dock jumping dogs dock dogs Our dock diving club’s first event is over. Dixie Dock Dogs did a great job presenting The Fishing Creek Outfitters Throwdown. I was very proud of all the dogs…well, and humans too…who work so hard to make it so successful. We had 186 registra...

Dock Diving and Knives…not a good mix
on Aug 25, 2009After thinking long and hard what I should make this post about, I came to a decision to tell you about dock diving practice this past weekend. Oh, I know. I could be telling you all about our club’s big event coming up this weekend. Or about Spud...

Meet my other brother and my sister
on Aug 6, 2009 in dog labrador retriever boxer family new york city Y’all thought I just had two brothers, didn’t you. Spud and Hoppy. Well, I actually have three brothers. One of them is a human brother. His name is Brian. He and his wife, Kim, came to visit me the other day. I really, really, REALLY like Brian...

Summer stuff and more TV appearances
on Aug 2, 2009 in dock diving dock jumping tv news dogs dock dogs It’s been a busy summer. My mom and dad have been super busy getting ready for our club’s big dock diving event later this month. You wouldn’t believe how much work is involved with putting on a dock diving event: getting sponsors, putting out...