08/25/2026
My Star of the Car and everything else this weekend is Maeve. Many of you have heard her story, most have not. Sheās almost 6 years old, but thatās not her brain age. She was hit by a car at 1.5 years old and died. She shattered her nasal passage, her right orbital bone, her pelvis was also shattered, and her right hip and elbow were pretty much destroyed. We were told this dog would never amount to anything after that. No sports, no breeding, no nothing. She was going to lose her right eye, and when she didnāt, she was going to be blind in that eye. She isnāt. We were told because of her right hip and elbow, she would never be able to breed or play sports again. Maeve has lived in the land of Groundhog Day. She has been one and a half years old for a long long time. Sheās finally at almost 6. Years of age graduated to maybe two years old. But itās finally happening! Things are coming together! She ran nine races this weekend, and brought the ball to my hand every single time, where sheās always gotten too overwhelmed and spit before. She only made two mistakes, and those werenāt her fault. I false started a very few times. Then of course I had huge starts .6, .4, like that in general however, our starts were at .1 or below. For those of you who know, I have been frustrated for years with this girl. Not her fault at all. This weekend I found the dog in her that I always knew she could be. Thank you to my team for believing in her and giving her the position that works best for her! Thank you to everyone who came up and told me how wonderful she was this weekend. Thank you to everyone who came up and said how amazing she was this weekend. Thank you for all the people who have recognized how far weāve come, and why. I couldnāt be happier with this girl!
