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Mikies Fool
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Call Name: Josie
Breed:
Greyhound
DOB:
05/21/2001
Owner:
Dana Hanson
Debut:
NAFA:
U-FLI:
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We agree. It's not a very flattering name, but it's the one given
to her during her track days. She came to live with our team captain
in 2003 when he was living in South Florida. He met someone from a
Greyhound adoption group while practicing amateur racing with his Whippets.
For four weeks, they begged him to take her. . . . and
they baited him: "Look, she even likes tennis balls. You can do
ANYTHING with this dog." Sure enough, she liked tennis balls.
Three and a half years later, she's still training for competition.
Part of the reason is that she had some growing up and slowing down to do.
The other part is that her handler wavered in his resolve |
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to get her going. Josie has seemed very close to competing more
than once and then has gotten bored and has attempted to reach full track
speed in our confined practice area. Recently, however, Josie's
behavior has been more consistent. She is reliable going to the box
and bringing her ball to her handler. She still needs guides to get
her through the first jump coming back. She is closer than she has
ever been to competing, and we are working to get her there. With her
hard work and improved focus and control, Josie is on track to earn her
first title before she is eligible to run Veterans. Woohoo Jos.
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