TNT's  Piper

ATChC-Bronze DDCh Piper MSCDC NA NAJ ONYX CCGC RPT ADD BDF

Piper introduced me to a world of doggie activities that I never knew existed.  She's a wonderful girl who's taught me (and humbled me!) so much.  She's always willing to give 110% at anything she's asked to do.  I'm not ashamed to admit that I think most days she's smarter than me.

 

Piper & I took our first agility class at All Dogs Sports Club in May of 2000 and we were hooked.  We soon entered the world of weekend trials.  Piper is a very fun dog to run.  She's loud, fast and always on the verge of losing control.  When she runs clean, she's a hard act to follow.  When she doesn't run clean, there's a lot of bars to be replaced! 

Piper earned her Agility Trial Champion of Canada in June 2003.

 

 
Piper easily learned the game of flyball.  We started competing with the Afterburners Flyball Club and quickly became flyball addicts.  Piper, as in agility, always vocalized her enthusiasm for the sport.  She was known for her vertical bouncing while waiting to race.  Unfortunately Piper had to be retired from flyball two short years after she began due to a reoccurring shoulder injury. 

Piper has been re-trained on the box and currently plays flyball for fun with Burnin' Rubber when extra paws are needed.

Photo by TTL Action Photography

 
Piper has always been my tireless lead dog.  It hasn't always been easy--she can be very stubborn--but she's a powerhouse in her harness.  There are only a handful of dogs who will tolerate running next to Piper.  She's loud and tends to harass her sledding buddies by barking in their ears when starting off.  Oh well, the Sibe people are always entertained!

 
Another of Piper's favorite past times is Frisbee.  She will gladly drop everything for her frisbee.  She rarely misses a catch and has even managed a couple of single disc scores over 80 points!

We've tried our hand a freestyle and have even come away with our first freestyle title, but Piper isn't quite convinced that it's fun! 

 

 

 

Piper competed at Dock Diving for the first time in 2006 and earned herself 3 Senior and one Junior Dock Diving leg.  She narrowly missed the Dock Dog finals in Binbrook with a best jump of 17' 7".  At the Ottawa Home Show in March of 2007, she qualified for the Pro Finals!  In September 2007, at a one day competition, she earned her final Senior legs, had a best jump of 18' 1" and finished 5th in the finals.

 

 

 

Another fantastic sketch by Pat Nadarajah - Pawzitive Art

Piper's Stats

DOB: October 20, 1999

Dam:  Shepherd's Crook Bess
Spayed

Agility Achievements

  • AAC Bronze Achievement Award 

  • AAC Agility Trial Champion of Canada (ATChC) 

  • AAC Master Steeplechase Dog of Canada (MSCDC) 

  • AKC Novice Agility (NA) & Novice Jumpers with Weaves (NAJ) 

  • 3rd place in 22" at the 2009 AAC Regionals

  • 5th place in 22" 2005 AAC Ontario Regionals 

  • 2003-2009 Canadian National Qualifier 

  • 2007 USDAA DAM Team Championship Qualifier

  • 2001,  2002 & 2006 Capital Classic Horse & Dog Relay Champion

  • 2006 & 2007 Recipient of the Piper Barkley Challenge Trophy

  • 2007 & 2009 National Steeplechase Finalist

  • Piper's AAC Stats

    Flyball Achievements

     

  • NAFA ONYX Award

  • Top Flight Level III (TF-III)

    Disc Dog Achievements

     

  • CDDA Advanced Disc Dog (ADD) 

  • CDDA Disc Dog Champion (DDCh) 

  • CDDA Basic Disc Freestyle (BDF)

  • CDDA Retrieval Proficiency Tested (RPT)

  • 2003 & 2004 CDDA "Most Points In One Trial" record holder

    Sledding Achievements

     

  • 2002/03 Snowstorm "Honorary Sibe Award"

    • Other Acheivements

     

  • Canadian Canine Good Citizen (CCGC)