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Devil In My Eye Maggie Mae
AX, AXJ, OAP, OJP, AD, OAC, NGC, NJC, CGC, TT
While Katy and I were struggling in the competition ring, I
got a call from a Dalmatian friend of mine who did Dalmatian rescue. She had
gotten a call about a 12 week old puppy that was driving her owner nuts.
Needless to say, that little puppy face sucked me in! Maggie put
me through a TERRIBLE puppy hood. She chewed everything (even ate a sweater!), dug holes in the yard,
and barked ALL the time. Maggie had such a high energy level; I knew I had to do
something with her. I put her into basic obedience classes which she promptly
failed - MISERABLY – 3 times!! So, while I was still training Katy (my previous
dog) in obedience
and agility, I started training Maggie.
Maggie took to agility fantastically and surprised me by
qualifying 4 out of 4 runs in her very first AKC agility
trial. What fun to run TWO dogs in agility!! I was completely, utterly,
shamelessly addicted to agility.
Maggie has consistently qualified in almost every agility
trial we have gone to and is currently competing at the highest levels of AKC,
NADAC, and USDAA agility. I know she is growing older, and I'm constantly
worried about her health. But you'd never know she was an older dog, just by her
silly antics. I LOVE running with this dog and can only hope to do so for a few
more years.
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Special Awards for Maggie:
Maggie is rated #1 Novice Agility Standard
Preferred and #8 Novice Agility Jumpers Preferred by the Dalmatian Club of
America and the AKC across the USA for 2005!!
Not bad for 10 years young!
Maggie is rated #4 Open Agility Standard
Preferred and #7 Open Agility Jumpers Preferred by the Dalmatian Club of
America and the AKC across the USA for 2006!!
Not bad for 11 years young!
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