Saturday, August 3, 2013

Double "C" Colleen and Cooper


Colleen and Cooper had a long hard difficult road.. A lot of people would of thrown in the towel but because of her love and devotion to her "Cooper" she never did.  At 3 Cooper began his agility career with a first place in Novice A Jumpers.. But the real story is about his 3 years before agility.. 
 
Practice-Practice-Practice
 
After a couple of manners classes Colleen felt she was ready for agility, after all she had a Border Collie ( the breed that excels in the sport).. That all sounded good but little did Colleen know the battle she was about to enter was going to be long and hard..  Turns out there was not much Cooper was not afraid of... You name a contact obstacle and Cooper didn't like it..  Fortunately Colleen saw the potential and accepted the challenge.. Her attitude was "we will conquer these fears if it takes forever" and it almost did...  If I remember correctly first it was the A-Frame, then the dog walk and then the dreaded teeter.. None were easy and nothing was done in a few days rather the process generally took months... Each obstacle was a battle with a little victory everyday.. But sometimes the battle is worth the victory, the end goal, the crowning touch.... Born in March of 2009 Cooper got his first "Q" at Queen City in March of 2012 and has not stopped since.. A little over a year after that first "Q" Cooper has many "Q's" and is known as "Cooper IX AX AXJ XF" (Excellent level Standard, Jumpers and Fast)

I congratulate Colleen and her wonderful Cooper.....


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