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Poppy is a golden retriever. Rogue is a whippet. Both are athletes.
Poppy and her human, Brooke Lamb-Ossoriodwell in South Bend. Rogue resides in Michigan City with Lindsay Manetti.
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They each love individuals. Poppy greets everybody and likes to steal ballpoint pens for consideration. Nothing like a recent pen to maintain her glad. She additionally enjoys an excellent shoe theft each infrequently. Rogue and his brother whippet, Reasare all the time chilled.
Poppy is a two-time nationwide champion within the North American Diving Dogs (NADD) competitors’s novice class in hydro sprint for 2022 and 2023. The October competitors was in Springfield, Mo. There had been almost 900 opponents in any respect ranges. The small group of individuals (six dogs and eight handlers) from northern Indiana introduced home 4 Top 10 placements.
What is hydro sprint? Glad you requested. Hydro sprint is a velocity recreation for dogs. The doggies bounce off the dock, swim to the tip of the pool, seize a bumper that’s suspended simply above the water and return.
Bumper? Glad you requested. That’s a canine toy utilized in coaching. It is roughly the dimensions of a waterfowl.
On the opposite paw, Rogue gained a nationwide competitors within the elite air retrieve (AR) class in Springfield. AR dogs compete to knock a bumper the farthest within the water.
Lindsey identified that Rogue is an excellent diver and runner. His littermate, Reas, is a runner. “I know this is about diving, but on the other hand, Rogue was the reserve (second place) champion at the AKC Fast CAT Invitational in December in Orlando. While his brother Reas was the champion (first place). No slouch there.”
CAT stands for a Coursing Ability Test. It is a timed 100-yard sprint. The non-slouch Reas ran at 35.24 mph. Rogue posted a velocity of 34.77 mph.
Reas was named the quickest canine in America in 2022. “Both dogs are very gifted,” Lindsey stated.
It is time to get again to the pool. NADD is acknowledged by the American Kennel Club and Canadian Kennel Club for titles. It all began in 1997 at an Incredible Dog Challenge sponsored by Purina. According to the AKC, it’s a rising sport. It started identical to any recreation with the household canine — throw a ball off the dock or into the pool. The canine dives into a giant pool and will get that toy. The competitors has a 40-foot ramp and 41 toes of water.
There are completely different classes and competitions — distance, air retrieval and hydro sprint. Size of canine is taken into consideration in addition to age. AKC stated on its web site that each one dogs can do it — from chihuahua to cane corso. Those of blended lineage are additionally welcome.
Megan Preuit organizes occasions for Michiana Diving Dogs. She stated it’s a rising sport and usually about 30 to 40 individuals take part throughout the summer season for native occasions. Events sluggish at the moment of the yr however coaching continues. “We can’t wait for summer again.”
Megan has two diving dogs, a border collie and Belgian Malinois. Both took to it naturally.
Not so for Poppy. Brooke stated Poppy wasn’t a pure swimmer. “She was scared of the water. I had to carry her around the water until she got used to it. Now she can hardly contain herself if she knows we are going to train at Bunk and Biscuit in Niles.”
Poppy was beforehand owned, and the couple determined the canine was a bit too wild for them. Brooke took over at seven months when there was nonetheless numerous puppy in there. Brooke was in a position to channel all of the canine’s pleasure to the water finally.
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There have been a couple of different titles within the competitions over the previous years, corresponding to air retrieve bronze (third) in 2022 at nationals, a champion junior distance at a regional competitors in Iowa in 2021 and a second place junior air retrieve in Toronto in 2023. Lots of titles for such an excellent lady.
There are a number of different dogs within the Lamb-Ossorio home. Poppy is my solely true “sport dog,” Brooke stated. “My others are retired or on medical restrictions. I like my rescue dogs, and that’s the reason I like NADD — they don’t care the place the canine got here from, simply that they benefit from the sport. Poppy selected dock diving. She does obedience and rally and agility right here and there, however her ardour is the pool.”
More than an athlete, Poppy is a mobility help service canine and dealing towards her remedy canine license.
Brooke is a licensed veterinary technician and works for Two by Two Animal Hospital in Berrien Springs. Poppy might be discovered serving to behind the desk and greeting people and animals. She is a working lady in addition to an athlete.
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