HYPERBOWL
2004
HEY,
WHERE THE HECK DID ALL THESE DOGS COME FROM??
HYPERBOWL
#2 WAS A TERRIFIC SUCCESS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!!
There
were so many dogs racing 'round the field at Savage
Farms that we couldn't get an accurate count. By 11am
there were 23 dogs. By noon there were 35. And by 2pm there were
so many dogs you could hardly see the people that came with them!
As
dog after dog after dog came barrelling through the gate, we could
hardly keep up ....
There
were cries of "Hi!" and "Oh my gosh he's so BIIIIG
now!" and lots of warm hugs and tearful reunions. Former
foster dogs just kept on coming! It was amazing to see.
"Hi,
nice to meet you. Hi, nice to meet you. Hi ..."
Once
again we welcomed everyone with a short speech from volunteer
Ritchie Mallari, who thanked our guests for coming, and
said a big thank you to everyone who had helped TDBCR dogs over
the last year. You guys are just the greatest.
We
had agility equipment set up for demos and lessons this
year too, but as usual people were having such a good time meeting
other members of the TDBCR family that we never did get around
to the demos. Instead, people and their dogs tried out the equipment
themselves (and yet again we were impressed with the fearlessness
of the dogs to try something new, and their willingness to work
for their beloved handlers!)
Later
in the day we did get around to doing a flyball demo, but
everyone was so excited that no one got any photos! Oh well, by
2pm the dogs were so hot and tired that they weren't running like
the well oiled machines you see in tournaments! Instead, Tweed
and Ru left the lanes to go have themselves a dip in Ye Olde Swimming
Hole and signaled that their working time was over!
"Last
one there is a rotten good for nothing sheep poop eater!!"
The
dogs barely slowed down, they were too busy greeting old friends
and making new ones. And so were we! But we weren't gobbling down
horse poopies as fast as we could find them, which is more than
we can say for some of the dogs ... gross guys! But mostly they
ran and ran and ran and played and ran and swam and ran and wrestled
and ran ....
Some
of the "non border collies" parked themselves in the
shade of the barbeque and said "hey, turn this thing on and
get us some grub, bub!" Tess' dad obliged by firing
up the grill and making us all some tasty burgers, veggie burgers
and hot dogs.
We
stuffed ourselves while the dogs never even missed a beat! They
continued their routine of running running and running some more,
popping in occasionally for a cookie or a barbeque taste test.
Yummy!
"Nummy!
Give me another one, lady!"
Everyone
gathered round the raffle table shortly afterward to try and win
some of the fabulous prizes. Thanks to Dorothy Keenan who
sold tickets relentlessly and helped raise almost $500.00 for
TDBCR dogs!
My
message never really changes ...
Thanks
to each and every one of you who came out to Hyperbowl 2004. It
was a great event, and it was so wonderful to see you all again.
It brought tears to my eyes to see all the dogs out there, many
of whom would never had made it if it weren't for the care and
love of their adopted families who made room for these wonderful
border collies. Thanks to all of you for making Hyperbowl a success,
and thanks especially to all of you for adopting a TDBCR dog.
