Shiloh . . .

Shiloh was about a year and a half when she finally found her forever home. She had been in six different places and had spent 8 months living in kennels before I saw her photo and realized she was my canine soul mate. She was rescued and then fostered by some agility folks who could see she had good structure and tons of speed. What they could not see is how much it took out of her to be bounced around so many places.

Shiloh had panic attacks and would charge and bark at strangers. In the beginning she would not let any other human member of our team touch her. She eventually overcame most of her fears to become a steady and solid member of our slow and medium speed teams. Unfortunately, even though she has lightning speed in real life, she cannot relax at flyball and really enjoy it. She always runs cautiously, and the more people around the racing lanes the more slowly she runs.

Shiloh's favorite things: fetching balls out of the lake, hiking, camping, hunting vermin, playing with all dogs, CHICKEN!

Shiloh's least favorite things: meeting new people, waiting for dinner, being left at home, children who run and shout, playing flyball on a hot Sunday afternoon.

Needless to say, once Shiloh achieved her FDCh Title, she ran a reduced racing schedule, and now only competes on an as needed basis. She is happy to run about 3 races a day, and most people are glad to have her on the team, since their dogs get to run more races.

Often Shiloh has come out of retirement to save the day by competing on a U-FLI™ pick-up team.  She is a valuable member of the Lickety Splits team!

Her main job in life is to be my trusted and loyal companion. I always feel safe with Shiloh around. Her hypervigilance and wariness of strangers makes her a formidible watch dog. On the other hand she has a wonderfully gentle spirit which she shares with my clients when she accompanies me to work. Her amazing tolerance and love for other dogs makes her an ideal peacemaker in our pack of six. She has taught me almost everything I know about dogs, and about training. She is my heart.

(And yes, her ears really are that big!)

Shiloh . . .