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Mizfit K9, Perry Heights, OH (2026)

03/12/2022

We love getting to jump inside!

02/28/2022

I've been waiting excitedly for these!!

We hit up Novi, Michigan a few weekends ago for the Winter Classic.

Ripplee had already earned her regionals invite for Distance through her Advanced Title. So all we really wanted was either Air Retrieve or Hydro Dash.

I feel like anything I update about her HD runs isn't going to surprise anyone anymore. She looked great going up. She seemed locked onto the rig. The photos look like she's ready to kick ass and COMPLETELY focused on the toy. And then we hit the 20 foot mark in the pool and turned around confused. Both runs. 0

But it's ok. We'll have LOTS of time to figure this thing out.

And then there was Air Retrieve. I haven't let her do AR since Nationals. And we missed. Before that was regionals. So it's been a minute. I was hoping she would at least catch 17 or 18. But the winter off did not due her justice and she was only able to catch 16 ft. Surprisingly....that was good enough for a top 3 finish and an invite to Regionals.

Now all that remains is Hydro Dash. 🤦‍♀️

I'm excited to see how this season shapes up. I can already see a difference in my throwing with the new heavier toy. So far I'm loving it!

Shout out to Mike at Mandalorian Captures Canine Photography for capturing some great photos of my girl.

Also peep the new personalized bumper from Atlas K9

12/06/2021

Ripplee and I headed out super early this morning to visit our favorite people to the east.
I always enjoy the drive to Rustic Lodge. It's so peaceful that early in the morning.

This was our first event since Nationals and I was excited to see what she had to offer. I've tried to rest her as much as possible without turning her into a complete nut case. We were noticing some soreness in her back end at Nationals and afterwards so of course a good rest was in store.

We're still struggling with Ripplee completing both of her Hydro Dash runs. My goal this season is to fix this. Her second run looked good but she adjusted the toy in her mouth twice and turned left on swimming towards a right sided ramp. These are all things that play into slowing a dog down on their run. When Ally told me the time I thought she said 14 seconds. I didn't question it because that's totally within Ripplees range. I definitely heard her wrong because she swam a 13.77 seconds.

This is the first time she's swam in the 13's at a regular season event. I'd love to see her break 12 seconds this season. And after today...there's no doubt in my mind that it's going to happen.

We managed to snag a 1st place Elite and a super awesome trophy.

Our distance performance was just as inspiring as she threw out a 21'3 and a 21'11. But the greatest part of our day was the new personal best of 22'10!!
Good enough for a 7th place finish in Masters.

I tried out one of my new bumpers today and it really made a huge difference in how I threw the toy. I'm excited to get my heavy atlas bumper. It might just be a game changer.

I'm absolutely exhausted and ready to crash. I'm so proud of my girl. Watching her grow has been the best experience. I'm so blessed to get to enjoy this crazy ride of life with her.

Thank you to all our friends at Rustic Lodge. We love coming to hang out and spend time with you guys!

11/06/2021

I've finally gotten most of the things I was waiting for before I made this post.

So...here it is...our first official Nationals recap.

We started the week with 3 distance jumps and 1 Hydro Dash run in the Last Chance Qualifier. Unfortunately she did a little TOO good in her distance and jumped into the bottom of the next division up. We've been in this boat all season. Bouncing between high Senior scores and low/mid Master. Her biggest jump was 21'3 which is close to her Personal Best. I can't be upset with that. Lol
The noise level at the beginning of the week wasn't extremely loud. We've competed a lot at an indoor facility so she wasn't new to the echos and weird lighting. Thankfully she wasn't fazed by the colder water either.
When it was time for our Hydro Dash run I was a ball of nerves. We had a 50/50 shot of getting a run. Honestly, I didn't care what she ran...just as long as she ran complete. We've been struggling with her panic in the water for almost 6 months now. And we're still no closer to figuring out what the problem is.
To my surprise she pulled out another new Personal Best of 13.634 seconds!
Thursday came and I was second guessing my choice to let her do Air Retrieve. We had to start at 18' and I wasn't very confident in her ability to start that far out. But we hadn't run it in months and it is by far her favorite game. So I figured wtf. Lol And that's all I'm going to say about that. She tried so hard but just couldn't hit it.
Friday finally arrived and I was nervous about how well things would go with her Hydro Dash run. Not catching AR the day before left her wanting that bumper and I knew it could help a lot. Like a pro who has been doing this her entire life, she swam her little but off and hit ANOTHER Personal Best time of 13.431 seconds!! I get chills watching her swim this run. She just looks so effortless once she hits the water!
I wasn't even stressed when she decided on her 2nd run to panic and turn around mid-pool. I was able to easily call her out of the pool and she didn't seem to confused so I thought we'd be ok.
We found out at the end of the day that her time had been enough to put her in the top 10 finals for the fastest division in Hydro Dash. This earned us one more chance to run a faster time.
Unfortunately she panicked mid pool again and we were left with our original time to stand up to some amazing dogs. But I didn't care. We had just been good enough to make the top 10 fastest dogs!!!

889 dogs had Hydro Dash runs in 2021
195 dogs ran successfully at Nationals
Ripplee officially ended up in 7th place.

To some 7th may not be a big deal but to me it's just as good as 1st!

At the end of the day her scores in everything else were right where I expected them to be. She handled the noise and overstimulation fairly well.

I was also extremely surprised at how well she handled her massage and PEMF treatments from her new bestie, Lisa! Letting another person touch her that way was HUGE! She's come such a long way and gained so much confidence!

I loved getting to spend all week with our dock diving family. We only see them for a day here and there so getting to see their smiling faces every day was a highlight!

I'm so proud of my girl and all that she has accomplished this season. We've worked hard to be where we are and I'm excited to keep working.

The hard work has always been worth it!

10/30/2021

Day 3 - Final Day

Today was the day we had been waiting for.

Our final day...and worst/best event. Lol

Wednesday Ripplee set a new personal best and looked amazing.

Today she blew me out of the water!

Her first run came in at an insane 13.431 seconds!

Unfortunately when we went to do her 2nd run, she panicked and did her about turn in the middle of the pool. But that's ok...because her 1st run was enough to at least put us in the top 10.

When they announced the top 10 we were sitting in 7th place in Elite. These 10 dogs ran times between 12 seconds and 13.999. We then had the choice to jump again in hopes of bettering our score or to leave what we had.

We had nothing to lose and chose to jump. And unfortunately again...she panicked and about turned in the middle of the pool.

So now we wait. We won't know results until tomorrow at the banquet. I don't care though. Ripplee threw out 2 new personal best times this week and handled every situation I put in her.

As she lay snoring in a puddle next to me...I can't help but be in awe of this 4 legged creature that has allowed me to call her mine. The level of trust she showed in me today was beyond my expectations.

I am excited to see what next season will bring for us as a team. Our main goal will be to break into the 12 second runs in Hydro and I know she can do it!

10/29/2021

I couldn't be more proud of my girl!!

I'm in tears. The emotions are crazy!

13.4 seconds!!!

I just love watching her!

10/29/2021

Day 2 is in the books!

Today we had our last distance jump which of course Ripplee decided that only jumping 19 feet just wasn't good enough for her. So she threw out a 21'3 which bumped us out of the running for a Senior invite. But oh well. It wasn't meant to be.

When AR came around finally she just didn't have enough to pull out an 18 foot start. It was still good practice for her.

I'm extremely happy with how the day went, even though it wasn't our best performance.

We got to watch some of our favorite people and their dogs do some really cool things today. Saturday is going to be sooooo much fun!

Tomorrow is our final event.

Hydro Dash.

By far her best...and worst event.

To say I'm excited is an understatement.

Lol

See yall tomorrow!

10/27/2021

The 1st day of Nationals is in the books!

Boy was it a doozie!

Ripplee jumped in 2 Distance and 1 Hydro Dash.

Her 2 distance jumps have given her the possibility of earning a distance invite! She has one more Distance jump tomorrow to get her average of 3.

And then there was Hydro Dash....

All I can say is, boy did she look good.

Lol

She was perfect.

Her first run gave her a new PB of 13.634!
And her 2nd was a 14.220

I have no words. She has a legit chance to pull out a run for finals in the Showcase on Friday!!!

I couldn't be more proud of this dog!

Way to go Rip-stick!

08/24/2021

I never expect ANYTHING when we go to compete. In fact...the more I try to plan....the more Ripplee just outdoes herself and we end up out of the running for anything.

Back in June, Ripplee started having confusion in the middle of her swim to the bumper at the end of the pool. She was to retrieve it and bring it back to the 10 foot mark on the pool. For whatever reason, she would jump into the pool and stop around the 20 foot mark and look around in confusion. It is heartbreaking for me to see the look of confusion on her face when this happens. Sometimes she'll have a complete run on the 2nd try. We've also had multiple events with a 0 score on both runs. We've spent time on dry land and in the water working to solve this problem. Nothing has consistently worked to get her back into complete runs on both attempts.

Going into regionals we knew there was a 50/50 chance of getting any kind of score at all. Of course we had some new handling changes to try out AND we were missing the one person she will consistently swim to. So..On we went!

Her first run did not go well. I didn't do well at preparing our helper at the end of the pool.

But her 2nd run was absolute perfection. By the time she passed 20 feet I knew she would have a complete run. When she made a perfect left turn towards the ramp in one swift move at 8 seconds my heart was racing in my chest. Needless to say I embarrassed the crap out of myself screaming and beating the ramp as if I could physically make Ripplee swim faster.

It worked!

It worked so well that she swam a new personal best of 13.986!

It also worked well enough to earn her 2nd place Reserve Champion in Hydro Dash Elite and an automatic invite to Nationals!

To say I am proud of this dog is an understatement. I'm not sure we'll get any other invites but that's ok. She's outdone herself on this one lol

Well done Chainsaw!

08/16/2021

We've been working hard this summer and we're starting to see it all pay off.

I've been blessed to have some great photos coming in from some of the best photographers in the sport!

These are from June and Cindy Noland Photography

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