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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. |
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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HAILEY Hailey was born 8/22/02 and has had somewhere between 3 and 5 homes. Although adorable as puppies as they grow border collies require lots of mental stimulation and games in addittion to physical exercise to keep them busy. Hailey got neither so came up with endearing games to play on her own including: run in circles constantly, take water from the drinking bowl and dump it on the floor, and when all else fails....bark non-stop. needless to say this didn't go so well in the average family and she got turned into the fremont city shelter - and was called "Bubbles" because she went around in circles almost non-stop in her run. She was adopted by a border collie lover who trained her to focus some of her attention onto the game of flyball....but she did not get along with a dog in the home. so she had to be re-homed via a long foster to her current home - her "parents" Hattie and Kurt...and two furry brothers Murphy and Bentley who are learning to play flyball with her. |
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. |
 IZZY - FDCh-G, TF - IIIBreed: 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. |
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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. |
Rae also runs Jinx in tournaments. Jinx regularly runs on two teams with each girl handling her exclusively for one team or another. Rae is currently working on achieving the elusive start dog 0.0000 time. With Rae's tenacity and attention to detail, we are sure that will happen this season! Rae plans to start learning how to pass other dogs this season as well and is sharing Izzy's (see Future Stars section) training responsibilities. When Rae isn't in school or playing flyball she enjoys acting in plays. |
RINGO - RE, Onyx, TFP - I
ZOE
JET
SERIOUSLY SHADY 
BAILEY
Element's Trew God of Fire (LOKI) - RE, FM, TFE, CGC, HIC
RILEY
FLOYD
DINO
Cassidy Kovell
Rae DiNello