Nitro

Handled by: Erica Martin
Breed: Whippit
Birthdate: Aug 19 1998
Nickname: "Whippet!" or just "Whip!"
Began Flyball: 2000
Fastest Time: 4.0 seconds.
Current Title: FM
Best Trick: "Clean up!" when a kitchen scrap falls on the floor.  She'll come running from wherever she is.
Pet Peeve: Being stepped on or sat on when hiding under covers on the bed or couch.
Info: Nitro also enjoys agility but has never competed.  She loves oval track, but due to advancing age, she will probably not get to do it anymore.  In 2004 she was almost forced to retire altogether after a near death experience and 7 days at the UC Davis ICU with a pneumothorax (collapsed lungs.) But she made a miraculous recovery and insisted on continuing flyball the next year.  Many people have become whippet lovers after meeting her.  Nitro has even gotten a few unprompted marriage proposals over the years- from people!