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*From Injured to Inspiring* Eskie Becomes 2009 Region 14 MVP		2010	Where You Might Find Us
*"Bailey speaks"*	Team elder Reskie Eskie Bailed Out of Jail “Bailey”, a 9-year old American Eskimo, became the 2009 Region 14 MVP in January. Region 14 comprises Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, and the award is given to the dog deemed to be most valuable for the current racing year. More >	May 15 Jun 26 - 27 Jul 10 - 11 Aug 14 - 15 Sep 11 - 12 Oct 23 - 24 Nov 6 - 7 Nov 12 -14 Dec 4 - 5	Marigold Festival (Demo), Winterville, GA Summer Shootout (NAFA), Bessemer, AL Athens Dawg Derby (NAFA), Athens, GA Dog Daze (U-FLI), Talladega Liberty Run (NAFA), Talladega Flyball Spooktacular (NAFA), Charlotte Runaway Express (NAFA), Chattanooga Tournament of Champions (U-FLI), St. Louis Jingle Bell Jump (NAFA), Talladega
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Two More Club Dogs Earn Onyx	Racing Year Ends Well The dogs of DDD continued to spread their flyball wings, as the stats from calendar 2009 bear out. The club finished the year with 21 dogs on its NAFA rosters and 13 on its U-FLI rosters. Under the Double Dog Dare name, those dogs collectively earned nearly 39,000 points in NAFA and 25,000 points in U-FLI. They brought home 22 NAFA titles and 21 U-FLI titles. Handlers and dogs spent 12 weekends competing at 23 NAFA events and four weekends competing at nine U-FLI events. More >	Classes to Start Double Dog Dare will roll out the second of its 2010 Introduction to Flyball classes Tuesday, October 5. Cost of the 12-week class is $125, nonrefundable. Teaser training sessions are available September 19 and 26 and October 3 to help prospective students evaluate their dogs’ and their own interest. Teaser sessions last approximately 20 minutes and cost $7.50 per session. Reserve your slot on the teaser training schedule by contacting Dana Hanson at dddflyball@windstream.net.
Oliver and Woodland's I Got Your Nose "Tweek" earned their Onyx titles in December and January, respectively, bringing our club total to four. The mix and Border Collie are owned by Nate and Sue Painter-Thorne and have played flyball for approximately five years. They are the newest additions to the Double Dog Dare lineups and joined us in October for the start of the new NAFA racing year. Many of their career points were earned running with clubs in California and Tennessee. The Onyx title is awarded to dogs having earned 20,000 points during their racing careers.