Meet Hidden Acres Packin' Heat, CGC, 40,000 NAFA points - a/k/a Gunn. He is a neutered male Jack Russell Terrier born in 2002. Gunn is a typical Jack Terror and is one of our most solid height dogs on our Heat Wave Flyball team. Gunn earned his Flyball Master title, and his nickname of The Sniper, in only six tournaments. At a young age he even passed his Canine Good Citizen test. Gunn is good at "finding critters" and racing PJ out to the back fence just because he can. He loves long runs through the desert beside the quads, and snuggling on the couch at night to watch television. We are very impressed with his excellent temperament around our son Garrett and would highly recommend his breeder to anyone with children looking for a Jack. Gunn likes to play at agility in his spare time and can be fast when those "critters" don't leave scents to confuse him. He cross-trains on the treadmill, and surfs for cookies in the pantry in his off time.
Click on the jumping photo for his flyball page.
Other Family Members
Meet Tempest Demolition Machine, FDX, a/k/a Dozer, a Toy Fox Terrier. She is perfect for Garrett and the two of them are inseparable. She puts up with all his little boy games and protects him at night, sleeping on his bed. As she has grown, she has made attempts to keep all the other dogs in line, however, once they sit on her, the game is up! She has taken to flyball like the scrappy girl she is, but will only obey her boy who usually has other pursuits. Recently in Payson she earned her FD and we were so excited. She followed that with enough clean heats to earn her FDX in California. I'm sure she'd rather retire now as she enjoys being dressed up in silly shirts and sweaters and following her boy around on the end of a leash at flyball tournaments. Eight pounds soaking wet, she's a real treat in this household of stocky, well-muscled terriers. We don't know yet exactly what great things the future holds for her, but we are sure that they will include her boy, Garrett.
Click on the running photo for Dozer's flyball page.
Meet Hillcrest Smoke and Mirrors (OFA Excellent), FM - a/k/a Banshee or The Mouth. Banshee is CERF normal. She's a pistol with a voice to match! Fast as lightening, always up for a game, and forever thinking of new variations on anything asked of her. One of her favorite games is to chase me down, stop in front of me and bark. If I say anything to her, she will tackle me for a game of wrestling. Lately she's taken to leaping straight up in the air and trying to nip at my nose! It's a little disconcerting I must say. While she likes playing with the other dogs, she will desert them in a minute if I ask her to come play with me. Banshee loves spending time outside and confounds Chris by ripping up his dripper system when the water is on (sorry honey!). She's been in only a handful of flyball tournaments, but is already running consistently in the 3.8 range! She will go all day unless I make her stop. She truly is a working machine.
Click on the flyball photo for her flyball page and the standing photo for her pedigree.
Meet Rabbit. Rabbit is our "fate" dog. Coming back from a Vegas flyball tournament, we took a detour through Laughlin around the Hoover dam to avoid the traffic several friends told us they were stuck in. While stopping to walk the dogs and take a break at a casino/truck stop, we were surprised by a small head poking out of long grass and barking frantically at us. Chris thought it was a rabbit, but it was a tiny Chihuahua who could barely walk and was so dehydrated we thought she was done for. We brought her home, nursed her back to health and she bonded to us instantly. Strangely, after we returned home, we found out that the dam traffic had started moving quickly again, just after we talked to our friends on the phone! The weather had been extremely cold and brutal that weekend and Rabbit probably would not have survived another night on her own. She may never do more than sit on our laps and entertain us with her cuteness - but maybe that's just what we needed...
This page was last updated: June 21, 2010
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Imp. Corrie, FDCH-G (OFA Good, CEA normal, CERF clear), Mr. Handsome and Snuggle Boy. He joined the household in June of 2009. As you can see, he's already bonded with Garrett and took to flyball like a duck to water! Corrie loves to snuggle and will do drive-by snuggling if he can get by with it. No lap is safe from him. He and Garrett play chuck-it nearly every day. At the 2009 Cynosports, Corrie led the Heat Wave Smokin' team into the Championship race at Cynosports. We are very proud of him. Corrie has an excellent temperament and quiet, yet masterful aura. He has taken over the alpha role in the house with very little noise from the other dogs. Interesting...
