Clarksville Canine Sports Association

The Droolin Dragsters spent August 8th & 9th in Talladega, AL for a U-fli flyball tournament.
It was a great weekend. Kara came up from Mobile and met the club with Bandit and Griz. It was Bandits first race after loosing his eye. He did great running with the Low Riders. The low riders didn’t fare so well - we came in fourth place both days. But on the brighter side we had some individual improvements. Batty dropped a whole two seconds off his average run time.
The Hot Rods did much better, they placed 2nd on Saturday and 3rd on Sunday. over the weekend we had 3 new dog titles.

Gary Jones and Beth Gerbert traveled to Decatur, AL with their four dogs to compete in an AKC Agility Trial on November 14th and 15th. CCSA’s star of the weekend was Ky who had a fantastic weekend. Ky double Qualified both Saturday and Sunday, winning 1 First Place, 2 Second Place, and 1 Third Place ribbon, earning her Novice titles in both Standard and Jumpers with weaves. Mikki, competing at Excellance level, double Qualified on Saturday winning 2 First place ribbons. Keira brought home 2 first place Qualifications in Jumpers and Mikey Qualified Second in Jumpers. Over all it was a great weekend with the four dogs bringing home 9 Ribbons and 2 new titles.

The Droolin Dragsters drove to Memphis to compete in Barkin on the River U-Fli tournament hosted by Fetchin Frenzi, at the St Jude Showcase of Dogs. The weekend was a challenge for the team. We took one team, a combination of both Hot Rods and Low Riders and we went short handed. Saturday we had five dogs, Mikki, Mikey, Amber, Batty, Riley, and only 3 handlers and no box loader. We drafted Michael, Kim’s son, to run our fourth dog and borrowed a box loader from another team. Even with the dogs running in an unfamiliar team order we still had a lot of clean runs, if a little slow and managed to pull Third Place.
Lea and Misty made it up Sunday morning with their three dogs, giving us a six dog team and enough people for handlers and our box loader. Riley, Bella, Autumn, Blaze, Mikey, and Batty ran on Sunday and we managed to pull First Place in our division!

Gary and Beth took their dogs to Franklin, TN on October 2,3 and 4th for an AKC Agility Trial. Mikey, Gary’s Golden Retreiver, was competing as a Novice. He Qualified 3 times over the weekend earning 2 Second Place Ribbons and 1 Third Place. Mikki, Gary’s spoiled Border Collie, was competing at Excellance level and qualified once over the weekend, pulling First Place and earning her Excellence Title in Jumpers with Weaves. Beth’s Aussie, Keira was running in Open Class, Qualified twice on one day pulling two First place ribbons and earning a Double Q, and her Open Title. It was Ky’s, Beth’s younger Aussies, first trial. She did great, qualifying twice over the weekend earning 2 Third place ribbons.

The Drooling Dragtsters traveled all the way to Kearney, NE to compete in Division 7 of the U-Fli National Championships. The Hot Rods competed in the two day Championships while the Low Riders competed in two one day tournaments. Most of the team got to Kearney on Thursday. Friday was spent setting up our crating area and helping with box and line judging for the Dream Team tournament. Kara drove up from Alabama to compete with the team and brought all four of her dogs including Bear who ran singles on Friday. The Hot Rods running this weekend were Griz, Bella, Mikki, Blue, and our height dog was Bandit (it was his second tournament since loosing his eye). Steve Varner, who was home for his two week R&R from Afganistan, made the trip and ran Bandit for us. We won First Place, making us the division seven champions for 3 years in a row! The Low Riders, Red, Mikey, Batty, Blaze, Amber and Autumn (our height dog) came in third on Saturday and Second on Sunday.

Saturday brought a special treat for our teams as Sarah and Steve Marshall drove up and brought all the babies, the two and the four legged ones. Chasing twins around is more than a full time job for the entire team.

Sunday night after the tournament and breakdown we all went out to Gary’s RV to relax, visit, grill dinner and watch a little tv. It was a lazy evening for most of us. Kara left early got a little sleep and headed home at about 3am, she had the farthest to go. The rest of us got some sleep and left Monday morning, it was a long drive for all of us.

June will find Lea and Misty Varner on vacation. (Steve is still stationed overseas). They are taking all the babies with them so the Droolin Dragsters will be missing three racers. Hope they have fun - they will be missed.

The Droolin Dragsters spent Memorial weekend in Memphis, Tn at a U-fli tournament hosted by Fetchin Frenzi. Kara came up from Alabama and met us at the Ag center, bringing Bear (our newest member), Bandit and Griz. Griz ran with the hot rods while Bear ran singles for his first exposure. We did have both teams, the Hot Rods and the Low Riders running. Batty went and ran on the low riders. It was his second tournament and he did much better, he managed to stay in his lane most of the time. He was still slow but he was bringing the ball back. Riley and Bella continue to be our most consistant, fault free team members on the Hot Rods, closely followed by Griz. Mikki and Autumn kept the Low Riders up and running, with almost no errors. Bandit ran with the Low Riders and was handled by Rebecca - our new Junior handler. Amber ran when the Bat was acting up but she would much rather just look pretty. Mikey and Blaze rounded out the teams and they seemed to wear out as the days ran down.
Over all it was a fun weekend with four dogs, Amber, Bandit, Mikey, and Batty, coming home with new titles.

Gary and Beth traveled down to Shelbyville on Sunday, May 3rd to attend a NADAC agility trial. Gary took Mikki and Mikey and Beth took Keira and Ky. It turned into a great day even if slightly muddy. It was Ky’s very first agility trial. And for a great start to her agility career she qualified on her very first run. Between the two of them, Keira and Ky brought home three Qualifying runs, one Third Place, and 1 Fourth Place Ribbon. Mikki and Mikey brought home 5 Qualifying Runs, 1 First Place, 3 Second Place, 1 Third Place, and 1 Fourth Place Ribbon. Mikey got his first NADAC Novice title and Mikki got her second Novice title.

The Droolin Dragsters spent October 10 - 12 in Memphis for the 2008 U-Fli Championships. The tournament was hosted by Fetchin Frenzi this year and it was a great tournament.

Friday was the Dream Team Tournament and Singles and Pairs. We had two pairs racing, Blaze and Mikey paired as did Bella and Griz. Autumn Breeze raced Friday on a pick up Team - All Dachshunds. And one race they even beat a team of all golden retreivers!

Saturday started the Championships and regular tournament. The Hot Rods raced in the championships and held their own. We were racing teams in division 5 and 6, and came home with the Division 7 Championship. The Low Riders were racing in Division 10, regular tournament, both Saturday and Sunday and came home with 2 first place ribbons.

It was a great weekend, but long. Racing didn’t finish until after 9PM on Sunday and it was a long drive home. Now we are debating the trip to Nebraska next September for the 2009 Championships.

CCSA has another Baby! Melissa and Kirk Kayden are proud to anounce the birth of their daughter Madeline Amelia Kayden. She was born on May 8th, at 9:24 pm, at Gateway Medical Center. She weighed 7lbs, 3 oz and was 20 3/4 inches long. Melissa and Madeline came home from the hospital at the perfect time - Mothers Day. Marley loves the baby and would be quite willing to baby sit.

After a little adjusting the family has taken Maddie up to PA and OH to meet great grandmothers, aunts and uncles. They plan on being back in town and BACK at practice on July 6th.