Hannah, Curly Coated Retriever, CRN 970707
Hannah began training for Flyball when she was about a year old. She liked soft stuffy toys, but
did not like tennis balls at all. At practice she would put her nose to the ground and it was almost
impossible to get it up off the ground. Her owner about gave up on her then figured out that
Hannah was food motivated and when she realized that bringing tennis balls to her owner meant
treats, she decided that perhaps it was worth it.
Eventually Hannah went back to practice and was weaned off the food to a tennis ball tuggie. She
began racing with Catchers on the Fly in August of 1997, at 2 1/2 years of age. Since then she
has raced with South Bark and on her current team INXS. Hannah has almost 40,000 points and
has helped other dog with their title. .She has traveled as far a Memphis to race.
Hannah’s favorite position is start dog. She used to watch the dog in the other lane, but now
watches the head judge. She knows the pattern and as the judge hits the start button she pushes
back into your legs to propel herself off.
Hannah races on the veterans team now. As she bounds over the jumps, and pounces the box,
people are stunned to hear she is 12 years old. The joys she shows while racing has brought a
smile to more then one persons face.
Nominated by INXS
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