Dogmanics Photo Gallery

Benson who taught me so much, he is a Spaniel cross so we had quite a few times when he said yes I will run for you today, and other times when he thought blow this let me find another squirrel to chase, he won me lots of rosettes when he had good days, sadly Benson is no longer with us but will hold a special place in our hearts.

In January 1999 I bought my first Border Collie and very aptly named him Razzamataz, Razz took to agility like a duck to water, so much so that I didn't think I would ever get him round a course, he had an electric speed which was good, but shrieked his way round so much so that he couldn't hear my commands half the time, so control was out of the question. Razz is also no longer with us, but will always hold a very special place in not only our hearts, but in all those who came in to contact with him, he is and always will be missed.

Claire Parks, qualified with Razz in 2004 to compete at Crufts as his Young Kennel Club handler, they came 5th in the Agility, even though he slipped on the surface and hit his nose on the flat tunnel entrance. They finished the round with nose bleed, nothing used tp stop him when he was is in full flow! Claire is a really good junior handler and handled Razz well, as he wasn't the easiest of dogs to run.

In January 2005 I got my second Border collie and named him Deacon, he couldn't be more opposite than Razz, he is a dream to own, right from the start. I named him Deacon after John Deacon from the fabulous Queen, as his registered name is Laetare Kind of Magic, his breeder chose song titles from Queen for all the litter and to me he is magic, I took him to his first competition at 18 months of age and we didn't disgrace ourselves at all, he worked so well, there are three trainers I have to thank for his progress, firstly Tash Wise for his puppy training, and since I have been to Jo Fraser and Maria Stein who is another of my links on this site. Deacon on his third competition achieved a 12th place in Novice agility, which was a bit scary as I want him to stay in the new grading system which starts next year which will be Novice Graduate.

This is our latest addition Guv. WeI were due to start our agility training with the Thames Agility Club after Christmas, but this has had to be delayed as early in January 2010 we nearly lost him as he was seriously ill with tetanus, this is a very rare illness in dogs we went through a terrible time not knowing if he would survive, thankfully he did and is expected to make a full recovery, he is recovering so well and we have now commenced training.