Bailey . . .
Bailey. DOB Valentine’s Day
1999 (Est.) Bailey was abandoned in a
shopping center as a puppy. After taking
uncountable numbers of dogs to interact with
in 3 local shelters, Bailey was our incontrovertible
choice.
She also won the dubious honor of being the first
dog Val attempted to train for flyball. Although
Bailey’s NAFA flyball career spanned several
years (2 years and 3 months to be exact), she was
mainly known as the Grand Matriarch of the Chunky
Monkey era of Lickety Splits. The Chunky Monkeys
were always crowd pleasers and Bailey had many loyal
fans. After
2 years and 3 months of competition, and occasionally
running fast enough to gain 1 point at a time, Bailey
finally got her first NAFA Title and immediately
retired.
Bailey ran for cookies, often stopped to say hi to
the box loader and acknowledge her fans, and had
a very unique box turn. She loved to pounce
on the box, let it hit her in the chest, bound after
it, and then triple or quadruple step her way to
her cookie rearward. She still remembers how
to “run” the course and does it to humor
me a couple times a year. She also is a very
good trainer for dogs having trouble with excitement
in the other lane. Bailey prides herself on
being able to run up and back with no drive or hoopla.
In a home with quite a few high drive dogs, Bailey
is the unchallenged Alpha Bitch. She is a very
benign dictator, takes her job seriously, and is
rarely unfair as long as she is getting at least
her fair share of treats. Bailey is rarely
far from me and believes it her birthright to be
outside if I am and with me in the car except when
it is too hot. We know every shady spot in
every shopping area and what time the shade is best.
Bailey has the most expressive eyes of any dog I
know. When she is not amused, her “Evil
Eye” is a true study in disgust. She
is a wonderful dog and extremely understanding of
my love for other dogs. She was given at least
a double dose of self confidence and is a great and
adored friend.
Often Bailey has come out of retirement to save
the day by competing on a U-FLI™ pick-up team. She
is still used as a “green dog” trainer
and a valuable member of the Lickety Splits
team!
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