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Backstreet Bonnie
When Yvonne Goode first saw Bonnie, she looked more like a discarded dirty rag than a
dog. She cowered at back of the pen at the rescue home - her black and white coat more
yellow and brown, but through it all her huge eyes glowed. Now Bonnie is the Canine
Survivor of the Year 2003. |
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Casey's Story
From the start Casey was very difficult. Before Lesley and Colin Harpley brought her home
from Chilterns Dog Rescue Society, she showed signs of nervous aggression to people and
dogs, while at the same time being quite dominant. Lesley explains how they got over the
problem. |
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Cassie - An
Utter Nutter
Junior handler Gina Graham got her 'little freak' as company for her crossbreed Dizzy who
had been in training for about five months. And what a dog she got! This is Cassie's
story - a fruit 'n nut case makes good! |
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Dogs
Reunited
Border Collie litter sisters Lassie and
Smudge were handed in to Battersea for rehoming in 2001. Almost six years later they met
up... where else but at an agility show! |
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Dylan's Diary 2004
The next gripping instalments in the continuing story of a Dylan, a young
rescue dog as he starts out in his agility life with Mandy Melville-Love.
(21/03/04) |
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Dylan's Diary 2003
Having seen young Dylan on the Rescue Me page
of Agilitynet and umming and ahrring for about three days, Mandy Melville-Love finally
picked up the phone and called Sarah at Wiccaweys Rescue. Mandy has agreed to keep a
doggie diary of his progress for all his new friends |
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The Flying
Flynn
Flynn is a rescue collie who had a very bad start in life.
Agility has given him a sense of purpose and helped him bond with his Guv'nor Rob White.
While he might never get out of Starters, his rosettes actually outnumber the scars from
the earlier part of his life. Like most collies, he has a wicked sense of humour... |
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Hearing
Dogs for Agility
Collie-cross pup Gimili and mongrel Rizzo are two very special dogs who have gone from
rescue pups to trainee hearing dogs, and now very promising agility dogs! |
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Holly's Penny Black
Holly Davies always wanted a dog. She dreamt of the day when she be at Crufts with her
own dog, but she was never allowed to have one - and that was that! But one day she was
offered a tiny black puppy. |
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Jack's Story
Samantha Carter's Jack (Ajax Jester) is a very
special dog. His journey to where he is now has been long and difficult, but it is not
yet over. Here is his story. |
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The Magic of Merlin
He's deaf not stupid. If you have ever
watched Lisanne Steen guide her WSD Merlin around an agility course, you would be
surprised to learn that Merlin was born deaf. How on earth was he trained to be a good
companion and agility dog? |
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Ouja Fink
Introducing Dive, the 2007 Agilitynet Rescue Dog of the Year. Barrie James fell in love
with this little dog with the big ears. Now she's Grade 5 and only two years old. What a
success story! |
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Shannon
The trials, tribulations and successes of a BSD rescue by Louise Downing. |
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Shep's Sad Story
Shep is a lovely little dog who has really been to hell and back. He has suffered severe
cruelty and abuse, but thanks to the courage and bravery of two elderly ladies, this
young lad now has the opportunity to have the life he deserves. This is his sad story. |
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Sparky - Third Time Lucky
When Jo Davidson-Poston finished uni, she decided that she must have a dog. She decided
that she wanted another Papillion. On meeting the breeder, she was told about Sparticus
(Sparky for short.) He was 18 months old - the perfect age to start agility training.
Seeing him run round the garden in a figure of eight and then stopping to pee up her
sister's leg, confirmed that he was the dog for her. |
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Spy's Story (Part 1)
One Friday Claire Hayes was surfing Agilitynet when she saw Spike (now Spy) on the Rescue
Me page of Agilitynet. It was love at first sight. |
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Spy's Story
(Part 2)
Claire Haynes never thought that training rescue dog Spy (formerly Spike)
would be so difficult. |
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Super
Sasha
Trudie didn't get truly addicted to agility until she
got Super Sasha of Valgrays who really showed her owner what agility was really about -
time, patience and lots of fun. |