Early Friday morning, my mom woke me up and told me to get ready for a trip. Next thing I know, this strange van pulls into my yard and I’m told to get in. Being adventurous, I jumped up and was surprised to find some of my flyball friends there—Willie, Kaydee, Danny, and Duffy.

 

Then we started driving, and driving, and driving. When we finally stopped, I jumped out and found more flyball friends outside. I was a bit confused, but Willie pulled me aside and told me I was going to a flyball tournament. I ran into Julia and she told me about her outdoor adventure earlier in the week. She said she was sitting this one out, but would be cheering loudly for us.

 

I was really nervous, this being my first tournament, so my mom signed me up for Friday Night Racing. It was AWESOME! I raced against Dominic on 4 Dog Night. He beat me in all 5 heats, but it was fun to stretch my legs after the long trip and show everyone I really could stay in my own lane.

 

Saturday morning was windy and cold, so we huddled together in the outdoor tent. It was quite amusing watching our parents overload the electrical circuit trying to extra get heaters running. We didn’t win many heats, but we had lots of fun racing.

 

Sunday brought some rain and sleet, but Solo came up with a brilliant idea for staying dry...stand under our buddy Havoc. Early in the morning, the whole team rallied around Mischief and me, and helped us earn our FD titles. During the afternoon, we tried some new lineups and had more fun. That is why we’re doing this, right?

 

The drive home was long due to the bad weather, but I was exhausted so I slept the whole way. To top off a great weekend, I was delighted to find my yard covered in snow when I got home!

Dog Gone Fast — Jan 20—21, 2007

Scallywags Flyball Team