it's saturday so what thhe heck (sorry ed))

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louis cyfer
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it's saturday so what thhe heck (sorry ed))

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have you cried yet today?

Zip the border collie had five canine agility championship titles before a hit and run driver left her paraplegic. She spent two week in ICU and several months in therapy, and was fitted with all-terrain wheels to get around.

After being away from agility for 7 months, we went to a trial far from home to see how Zip would react to being at a trial but not entered. She played tug ringside and barked at her brother when he ran. That part hadn’t changed. Then one day I brought her to agility practice. It was too hot to leave her in the car so my husband put her on a mat near the field. Suddenly Zip appeared at the base of the AF. She’d crawled 60 feet from her mat; she wanted to play agility. A friend and my husband decided to put the bars down on the course and I was handed a leash attached to Zip’s wheelchair. They said, “Run her.” I had reservations but Zip was gleefully barking by this time. We ran and she did great. She now practices all the time. The Five Flags Dog Training Club in Pensacola held a Glory Run for Retired Agility Dogs on December 3, 2011. The small entry fee was donated to the “Chase Away Canine Cancer” organization.

Even though the bars are removed from the jumps, notice how Zip "jumps" with her front legs anyway. That's a good dog

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willross
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Re: it's saturday so what thhe heck (sorry ed))

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Wow, what a dog!
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Great video Louis, animals are unbelievably intelligent and can just get the job done!-- Darwin
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Elwood
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louis cyfer wrote:have you cried yet today?
I have now, thanks for the post !