Monty earns Flyball Master title

Monty, a pure-bred Whippet owned and handled by Queen City Road Runner member Gail Ball, earned his Flyball Master title at the recent 2010 Athens Dawg Derby flyball tournament in Athens, Ga.
Double Dog Dare of Ga hosts the Athens Dawg Derby each year, drawing competitors from all over the South East.
Monty ran second position on the Queen City Road Runners "Just Plain Beep" team. This team competed in the Regular class of competition and placed first in Division Four(4). Monty and Gail have been playing flyball for three years, and this title is a first major milestone in flyball competition. The Flyball Master title recognizes 5000 points earned in his career as a flyball racing dog.
Monty is the fourth Flyball Master on the Queen City Road Runners flyball club.

Whippet earns Flyball Dog title

Miles, a pure-bred Whippet owned and handled by Queen City Road Runner member Gail Ball, earned his first title at the recent 2010 Athens Dawg Derby flyball tournament in Athens, Ga.
Miles played flyball as a team member of the Birmingham Bandits' Gin Slingers team. This team competed in the Open class of competition and placed third in Division Three(3). This was Miles' second tournament as a racer, and he did very well.
Double Dog Dare of Ga hosts the Athens Dawg Derby each year, drawing competitors from all over the South East.

Just Plain Beep and Gun Slingers Rock!

Many thanks to Double Dog Dare from the The Queen City Road Runners. You guys are excellent hosts, and we really enjoyed the tournament! DDD was everywhere, making sure that the action never abated.

We also want to thank Kate for boxloading for "Just Plain Beep"; we really appreciate your help! Thanks also, to the judges; racing kept apace, and made what looked like a tough schedule fly by.

And a hearty thank you to the ladies and Trey from the Birmingham Bandits for including our dogs on the Gun Slingers. This was a great opportunity to get a green dog some experience, with Miles earning his Flyball Dog!

Also, congratulations to our gal, Gail, and her Whippet, Monty. He earned his FM Sat, we are so proud of them both! After three years, the Road Runner now has a complete (4 dog) Flyball Master lineup - woo hoo!

Eli and Deborah Yoder

"The only thing we can give a dog that the dog will truly value is our time."
--Donald McCaig

Queen City Road Runners @ www.flyballdogs.com/qcrr
email @ icflyball@earthlink.net

The Road Runner gets Unplugged

...at the Music City Road Dogs' Unplugged 2010 tournament, that is.

It's Wed evening already, and i'm still recovering from the Unplugged weekend. And what a tournament the Music City Road Dogs put on! Many thanks to the Road Dogs for a great tournament, a lot of thought went into so many details. And many thanks to Marie for extending the dog-potty area to her front yard. lol

I like the new title recognition trinkets that were thoughtfully hand-painted with name, title, and date - we brought home three of the little guitars: Blue, FMX; Taz, FM; and Sophie, FDX. Sophie ran very well, running with her new friends on the Road Dogs. This was the third tournament that she actually raced, instead of running back to her crate, or just melting into a quivering puddle in the lane. Sorry about the EP's, team-mates, we got carried away a time or two. (Besides, I really believed she was getting under the laser.)

Speaking of details, whoever Jane had in charge of weather timed the rain just right: steady down-pour while I loaded our flyball stuff Sun eve, balmy sunshine while we loaded their tournament gear afterward! ;-p lol

Many thanks to all who helped us run this weekend. Janet of the Birmingham Bandits ran Taz flawlessly all weekend - that boy's got a girl in every town - Jeanne of the Bandits loaded the box for our dogs all weekend. Thank you so much!

Thank you to Brandi, our newest member, for being at the tournament, lending a helping hand where ever needed - thanks bunches! Suger did well in warmups on Sat, she is gaining confidence steadily.

And, Hey! If Kate C asks you to run Emma, and she's kinda hiding a big, mischievous grin, something _is_ up. Emma is fun to play flyball with, and it is great to have been a part (the part where all you gotta do is let go of her at the right time) of such a cool milestone. FMCh! You go, Flashy Golden Girl. Did that come out right? :-)

Eli and Deborah Yoder

"The only thing we can give a dog that the dog will truly value is our time."
--Donald McCaig

Queen City Road Runners @ www.flyballdogs.com/qcrr
email @ icflyball@earthlink.net

Chill!

Practiced today.  The barn was 22 degrees when we started, got it warmed up to about 45.   Everyone got a much needed chance to blow off steam.  Tournament next weekend, ready to go!

Road Runner 2009

"To Beep or Not to Beep" sweeps division Saturday and Sunday

The Queen City Road Runners flyball team "To Beep or Not to Beep" takes first place in "Jingle Bell Jump" flyball tournament hosted by Birmingham Bandits.

The Queen City Road Runners flyball team "To Beep or Not to Beep" finished in first place in the "Jingle Bell Jump" flyball tournament hosted by the Birmingham Bandits December 12 and 13. The tournament was help in Shocco Springs, near Talladega, Al.

Team "To Beep or Not to Beep" also set a new best time for the Queen City Road Runners of 20.8 seconds. Three dogs earned new titles; Katie earned Flyball Master, Monty earned Flyball Dog Champion - Gold, and Sophie earned Flyall Dog Excellent. This was the first time Sophie competed in a tournament. The Road Runners also had four dogs post a new personal best time; Blue ran a 4.2, Katie ran a 4.6, Sophie ran a 5.6 and Taz turned in a 5.7.

The Queen City Road Runners are proud of all their dogs and handlers. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

New Flyball Master!

...and the club's second FM.

Katie is a Lab mix that survived Hurricanes Katrina and Rita before she was five months old. Deborah Yoder of the Queen City Road Runners flyball club adopted her and enrolled her in flyball class to help her gain confidence and to keep her busy.

Katie raced with team "To Beep of Not to Beep" at the "Jingle Bell Jump" flyball tournament hosted by the Birmingham Bandits. The tournament was held in Shocco Springs, near Talladega, Al. Katie ran 11 races error free, posted a new personal best time of 4.6, and earned her Flyball Master title. The Flyball Master title is awarded to dogs that accumulate 5000 points.

We are proud of Deborah and Katie, and they are a big part of our success!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all, from the Queen City Road Runners.