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Zoe is a rescue from Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Rescue who had worn out her welcome at two previous homes by the age of 18 months. Her favorite hobbies are flyball (or anything involving tennis balls), swimming and eating. She isn't the team's fastest dog but is known for her reliability and willingness to compete whenever asked. Her motto in life is "Why worry? Be happy!!!".
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Shady was born December 18, 2002. Shady was adopted as a fearful and anxious 6mo old. After many months of work and thousands of treats she has turned into a great little dog. Shady loves to work and when she isn’t participating in flyball she is training and competing in Obedience, Rally-O & Agility.
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Loki made his racing debut March 2008 with both a U-FLI and NAFA tournament. His debut best singles time was 4.3 seconds so we are hoping to improve from there. Like any good Malinois, once he learned the game (and that it didn't involve chasing anything other than the ball/handler!) he hasn't looked back once. In his spare time he has graduated from eating poop to a bit of Obedience and hopefully Agility. Loki is from Element Belgian's Fire Litter. |
 IZZYBreed: Cardigan Welsh Corgi/Chihuahua Mix Owner: Cassidy Kovell/Rae Dinello Approx DOB: October, 2006 Debut: March 2008 Titles: TF Level III, FDCh - Gold After many long discussions about whether it was absolutely necessary to return from the box with an actual ball, Izzy made her racing debut in March 2008 with both a U-FLI and NAFA tournament. Her debut singles time was 6.0 seconds and her goals are to catch the other excellent Corgis at 5.0 seconds. Izzy is a rescue from the Marin Humane Society via the Madera Animal Shelter via the Central California SPCA. Izzy is trained (in part) and run by Junior Handlers Cassidy Kovell and Rae Dinello. |
Riley is a 7 year old Mix breed that was born in Prescott, Az. She shares her home along with Jet, and puts up well with all his antics. After 5 years, Riley has decided Flyball might not be so bad, in fact, it might even be fun, especially if it includes food! She is mastering the whole 'bring the ball back' concept, and has already done some singles races which show she is having fun and progressing. When at home, Riley is very laid back and likes to snuggle, and is always up for learning a new trick or two.
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Floyd was born September 3, 1998. He went through at least one and possibly two homes, plus a foster home, before I adopted him at the age of 10 months. You know how they advise giving a rescue a little while to “warm up” to you? Well, Floyd crawled into my lap on the drive home from his foster mom’s and went to sleep and that was pretty much the end of the “warming up” period. He’s basically adored me ever since. Floyd would probably have been perfectly happy to be a couch potato, but he got stuck with me as his mom, and I wanted him to DO things. Since he loves me (and cookies), he did. Floyd was not supposed to be a flyball dog. Maggie, my Scottie, was the ball-crazy one who got me started in flyball. By the time Maggie’s Scottie stubbornness finally defeated my Scottish stubbornness*, I was hooked. So, Floyd learned to play flyball – not because he was ball crazy or needed a job or an outlet, but because I wanted him to. He went to his first tournament, as a member of a “baby team”, while still technically in class. He ran practically all day, in 103 degree heat, and barely made a mistake. For many years, that was his hallmark. He was never blazingly fast, but was extremely reliable, one of Gold Rush’s two height dogs, each supporting a team. Sadly, over the years, health problems - especially the loss of his left eye – plus several near collisions and one actual collision, have taken their toll on Floyd’s confidence and reliability. He still enjoys flyball, though, so we’ll keep on playing! Floyd has accomplished a lot for a one-eyed, wannabe-couch-potato rescue dog with a novice trainer. In addition to his ONYX, Floyd was my Novice A dog in both obedience and agility. He earned a novice obedience title, novice and intermediate rally obedience titles, and novice, intermediate and advanced agility titles – most of them earned AFTER he lost his eye. Floyd is also one of very few dogs to earn a place in the American Manchester Terrier Club Hall of Fame with only performance titles - no conformation championship. I am truly blessed to have this little dog in my life. His willingness to do all the crazy things I’ve asked of him over the years, the way he seems to know what I’m trying to teach him even though I’m doing a really rotten job of explaining it, the way he follows me around and always wants to be close to me, are true expressions of an adoration I probably don’t deserve but deeply appreciate. As one of my friends said when Floyd earned his ONYX, “He did this all for you!” THANK YOU, FLOYD, for being such a wonderful partner and companion, and may we share many more years to come! |
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Dino is constantly in motion, loves to jump in the air just for the heck of it, and is always happy. He is very pleased to have found flyball, an activity where bouncing off walls is a good skill to have. We're glad because all the practice bouncing takes some of the edge off his energy level and slows him down in the pursuit of his other favorite pastime, nosing through trash cans for used Post-it notes to eat. |
BlueMoon’s Felicitas Flick is a happy little dog, full of enthusiasm and joie de vivre. She loves to jump, whether she’s jumping up into my arms, pogo-sticking up to face-level from a standing start in front of me, bouncing off walls or flyball boxes, or practicing flyball or agility. Occasionally, though, she takes it to extremes, like the time she decided that the fastest way to respond to my recall cue was to step between the spindles of the upstairs balcony railing and jump down from the second floor to the first floor living room. SHE, thankfully, was perfectly fine… *I* almost had a heart attack. Then there was the time she broad-jumped 6 steps and a baby gate because she was so excited my parents were arriving... Flick has been learning about FOCUS and CONCENTRATION this year... terrier brain willing, you’ll hopefully be seeing her in the racing lanes in 2009! |
Breed: Mix We were lucky to find Coal at the end of 2004 at Marin Humane Society - he arrived there by way of Madera, CA. He's a big, loveable dog that loves nothing more than treats and spending time with his parents and two cats. But that's not enough! We want him to be involved in a sport that suits all of us. Coal achieved his Canine Good Citizen certificate in 2008 and tried a few different dog sports. We love the spirit and team support of Marin Running Riot and really enjoy learning the Flyball game! Coal made his debut at MareIsland in May, 2009 and with a few more tournaments under his tail, will hopefully make a great Flyball dog for his new team! |
Fastest Time: 4.01, UFLI May 2009 |
 QUAKEBreed: Belgian Tervuren Owner: Leslie Bosserman Born: May 7, 2005 Debut: March 2009 Titles: ScHIII Quake enjoys everything he does whether it¹s Schutzhund, dock diving, obedience, tracking, agility or flyball. He¹s both fast and smart in equal parts and the most lovable dog I¹ve ever had the pleasure to know. Even though his zest for doing in life is enormous, he also loves to kick back with me to watch a movie. Sprite¹s Force of Nature (Quake) is from Sprite Belgians. |
| ROULETTE Breed: Rat Terrier (type B) Owner: JJ Bowen DOB: 12/26/07 rescue Nicknames: Rou, Kangaroo, Peewee Flyball Debut: Hopefully January 2009 Roulette is my newest dog and I rescued her from the MHS this past June. I wasn't particularly looking for another dog but little height dogs are always hard to pass up. She has been lots less work than I anticipated and has join my pack providing fun puppy energy for all. She has taken to flyball quite well with minimal training. Although very little in stature (just barely 11" tall) she hangs with the big dogs and can be seen running and keeping up out at the lake on a daily basis. |
Crush Came to us from Cattle Dog Dreams, breed rescue in San Leandro. Crush was originally dropped off at the Tri-Cities animal shelter as a tiny puppy, adopted out, then returned. That's when the shelter called breed rescue. We adopted her at about 4mos. Crush is an athletic dog and a fast learner. She is currently learning all about agility, obedience tracking and of course flyball. |
 WINDYGLEN'S NITRO OF NABOO "NITRO"AKA: "Perfect Dog" Breed: Whippet DOB: 8/19/98 Titles: CGC, Flyball Master Champion, TFE Owner: Erica Martin Nitro has been playing flyball off and on all her life. She has also done agility, sprint racing, and oval track racing. She is Queen of the Household and lives with 3 other dogs and 4 kitties. Her favoritest thing is chasing squirrels. She's always been my #1, and is the only one of the crew with bed privileges. I almost lost her when she was 6 years old due to spontaneous collapsed lungs. After several thousands of dollars and a week in the UC Davis ICU, I was sure she'd retire after that. To my delight she recovered fine, started carrying tennis balls around, and let me know she wasn't done. Years later she is still doing flyball racing. She is one of those "once in a lifetime" special dogs, I treasure every day with her. |
 HOOLIGANMotto: "Full of Shenanigans" Breed: Whippet DOB: 12/26/06 Owner: Erica Martin Hooligan is a crazy-tall whippet. I call him the "Grippet" as he seems to possibly have a greyhound ancester secretely in his background. Hoolie's assignment was to learn flyball and follow in Nitro's paw prints. Easier said than done! Did I mention he's a BOY Whippet? Not quite an sharp as his sis, and he definitely has different priorities. He loves coming to flyball practice and he's finally starting to put the pieces together. Hopefully he will start a great flyball career so that he will be known for something besides the infamous barf incident: One of the dogs vomited and his housemate Bullet bit a hole through his skull when they got in a fight over who got to eat it! That was one embarassing vet visit... Hoolie's always been kind of a nut but for some reason I love him. |
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Jiva comes from Sprite kennels to join her sister Izzy and two short haired brothers, Ringo and Loki on the team. She is an athletic and focused puppy from Schutzhund and French Ring lines. We expect exciting flyball from her in the future! |
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Ringo is a rescue from the Marin Humane Society. He was originally a shelter refugee from the Hurricane Allison in Texas. He didn't make it in his second home either (probably because they didn't play flyball!). His rags to riches story can be seen during late night channel surfing on The Weather Channel. Autograph requests accepted if accompanied by salmon treats or chicken strips. He is currently [and reluctantly] playing big brother to Loki and Izzy. |
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Cassidy current runs Jinx, a four year old border collie owned by teammate JJ Bowen. Cassidy has been handling Jinx in the start dog position in tournaments since she was six years old. She also occasionally handles Emma, a Jack Russell Terrier also owned by JJ Bowen, and is training her first dog, a Corgihuahua named Izzy (see Future Stars section). Cassidy is working on learning how to pass other dogs this season. When Cassidy isn't in school or playing flyball, she is a member of the Marin Waterdevils swim team and the Cal Star Gymnastics team. In her spare time, she enjoys riding horses. |
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ZOE
JET
SERIOUSLY SHADY 
BAILEY
Element's Trew God of Fire (LOKI) 
RILEY
COAL 
GHOSTLAND MAGIC IN MOTION
CRUSH, CGC 
Sprite's Jivatma "Jiva" 
RINGO
Cassidy Kovell