How My Life Has Gone To The Dogs Part 2. A Storm In The House

How adorable is this

So we left off with the last blog at the end of the our 1st season with Paws for Fun Agility Team.  We were asked by a member of the group of we might be able to help out at an agility trial that was taking place in Truro.  It was very interesting to watch...although I really had no idea what I was watching.  Shortly after that I received an email from a friend asking if we might be interested in a border collie pup.  I wasn't sure, I knew I wanted to get a purebred pup for Tamara to be able to do CKC events with as well as other stuff, primarily agility.  I asked them to send us a picture (big mistake) and next thing I knew we were getting a tricolor border collie puppy....he has been named Storm, and we have never once questioned if that was the correct name for him....he has been a Storm 24/7 since we got him.

Living up to his name

That fall saw the beginning of Tamara training Meeka to run competitive agility.  Meeka Started competing in 2010 and has become fairy successful at agility but has had some issues surrounding the table in standard runs.  She also competed in the 2011 National Agility Championships in Oro, Ont.  She also continues to be a part of the Paws for Fun Agility Team.  Storm has been training for dog sports pretty much since he arrived and has started to compete in Agility, Rally Obedience, and Disc Dog in 2011.

Favorite pass-time

Now Storm being our 1st border collie has suffered from a few training errors on our part.  Tamara his primary trainer and handler was only 11 when he arrived.  We are now working to reverse some issues he has with reactivity and socialization, it is a slow process but we seem to be making steady ground.  Storm is a very high energy dog with a lot of drive and would be quite a handful for any trainer I am sure, but Tamara is very persistent and has never given up in many situations where others might have.  Storm will be the dog that teaches Tamara how to be a great handler, and I am sure they will have a lot of success as a team in the future.

Superstar

Storm's favorite activity seems to be Disc Dog, so it seems fitting that his 1st dog sport title is his RPT (although I think he might hold a national record for most failed attempts).  Now that he has gotten that milestone out of the way he is on his way to many more titles.  He currently has 4 agility Q's in starter level (2 jumpers, 1 standard, and 1 gamble), he also has 2 Novice Rally Q's and 2 Novice Single Disc Q's so I am sure the 2012 season will bring him many new titles.

So our home seemed like it was complete, 2 beautiful daughters and 2 fabulous dogs (or so I thought).  Stay tuned for part 3 How My Life Became a Blurr.