Old Dog…. New tricks!

At the first race of the season, Perthshire Police woman, Tracey Thomas, told us she would like to compete in the ladies Cani Cross class this season.    A keen runner, she can often be seen exercising her own siberian huskies and keeping fit herself, cani-crossing with her boys individually around the various forests in the Tay Forest District.

Her only dilemma was that she needed another dog to run with, as she was hoping to compete at SDAS all season with her 3 boys for the first time, in the 3 dog class.

We had the perfect candidate to lend to Tracey, our super fit OAP, Satanta’s Oxygen, (AKA Oxi).  Though Oxi had never cani-crossed in her life, we hoped that her amazing non-stop sled dog attitude would transfer to the new sport.  With her daily dose of Get Over! Herbs added to her CP30 she can still hold her own in harness, albeit a touch slower now at  her ripe old age of 11 years!  

First attempt was in fact at the SDAS National Championships at Ford Estate. After a slightly shaky start, while Oxi got used to the sound of Tracey’s pounding feet behind her, they cani-crossed their way over frozen ground on day one, and through rain & mud on day two, to take a well deserved Bronze medal against some world class competition!

Tracey then went on to complete the SDAS CSJ Championship series with Oxi, with their last race at Tracey’s usual stomping ground, Tentsmuir forest, Fife, where they then went on to be awarded Joint Gold in the SDAS CSJ Championship for Womens Cani Cross.

A big thank you to CSJ for providing Oxi with the nutrition she needs to keep doing what she lives for, and congratulations and thanks to Tracey for keeping an old girl happy at the races this year!  

(posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2013)

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