SANDY
11/15/94 - 4/11/08
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In December, at my New Year's CPE trial, I noticed Sandy running very funny. Here's an exerpt from an email I sent to some friends asking advice about what was going with her:
Today I went to the vet’s for
some shots for Buddy, and wanted them to look at
She prescribed, for now, the
following, even though she doesn’t hold out hope that this will do much to
improve her condition:
Prednisone
I know about pred, it’s for
pain. Tramadol is also for pain, from what I gather. Gabapentin is
to help improve her nerves/nervous system. I checked online and it’s also
an anti-seizure medication.
I’ll be calling my vet back on
Monday with a progress report so can ask more detailed questions then.
She’s also a student in my Thursday night agility class, and a very nice lady,
so I can basically pick her brain as much as I want. I currently would
most like to know the best and worse case scenarios, I guess, so I can plan for
both eventualities. But, in my heart, I’ve been seeing
Then, on Tuesday, April 8th, after discovering some more problems after months of changing her medications and getting some acupuncture done on her as well:
"I have bad news about Sandy. She had developed a neurological problem due to something impinging on her spine. That's been going on for about 3 months, and she now has fecal and urinary incontinence, as well as being uncoordinated, no strength in her back end. Well, I found out at the vet's yesterday that Sandy is now also in Kidney failure. She'd been having problems eating (but soft food she still could manage) the past few days; this is in addition to getting more and more wobbly and uncoordinated, and very weak in her back end, plus the fecal and urinary incontinence. Lisa Wiggins, my vet, said she has from a few days to few weeks left, and it will get painful and bad for her. So, I've decided to take her to the vet to put her to sleep on Friday morning just after our lesson/playtime with Sue and Cami (they've been coming to me for lessons for years).
Lastly, here is the email sent out to my friends on April 11, 2008 at 2:30pm:
She is now with her pal Crystal, playing and running around and climbing A-frames together like they used to (some of you may remember me doing brace agility with them several times!).
Video of Sandy taken on Thursday, April 10, 2008
Video of Sandy's last play date, Friday April 11, 2008
2006 was a good year for Sandy. In addition to earning the C-ATE (see next paragraph), she also made the CPE Top Ten List for Specialist dogs (even though she didn't start competing and getting points as a Specialist until July), plus managed to crack the Top Ten for Lifetime points, coming in with 7565 points in her CPE career.
Sandy also made the Top Ten in 2007 in the Specialist Class!
Sandy achieved a huge milestone in 2006: her CPE C-ATE (Agility Team Extraordinaire) title; she was only the 8th dog to ever achieve this title. Even though she was running a bit slow the day she got it, it was still a nice run and a nice video to watch. It's low res because it's 2 minutes long - about 50 seconds for her run, then the post-run celebration :-)
In August 2006, several friends surprised me at the CPE trial with a banner showing both the Cleanrun ad for Sandy's C-ATE and several well-wishes and sentiments about Sandy.
If you'd like to see just the run or the post-run celebration only, I've saved those portions in medium-resolution, quick-time format.
Back in 1997, just entering her prime!
In 1998, in the heat of summer
Crystal and Sandy doing what they love most; chasing each
other! They're playing the USDAA game of brace, where one handlers directs
two dogs at once around an agility course. It's loads of fun for both
dog/handler teams and spectators alike!
At the New Year's 04-05 CPE Trial at the farm.
From a trial back in 2001, resting in between runs :)
Video of her O-NATCH NADAC run (Gamblers) from 2002
CPE:
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2005 Year-End Awards | |||
Place | Points | Dog | Owner |
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First | 2030 | Sunny | Marisa & Jon Calhoun |
Second | 1870 | Zeta | Sharon Drescosky |
Third | 1830 | Marley | Deborah Hanson |
Fourth | 1805 | Magy | Mike Penketh |
Fifth | 1725 | Midnight | Marisa & Jon Calhoun |
Fifth | 1725 | Typhoon | Sonja Davis |
Sixth | 1715 | Sandy | Trisha Stall |
Seventh | 1710 | Fantom | Sonja Davis |
Seventh | 1710 | Chance | Donna D'Amico |
Eighth | 1655 | Fritz | Susan Rappillus & Dave Scheuner |
Ninth | 1650 | Bree | Nadine Harmon |
Tenth | 1645 | Mickey | Nadine Harmon |
C-ATE
C-ATE # | Dog’s Name | Breed | Owner | State | Date Earned |
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2006 (3) | |||||
11 | Who's next? | ||||
10 | Shiloh | Miniature Schnauzer | Tammy Rhoades | MI | July-8-2006 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: Tenth C-ATE 19th C-ATCH |
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9 | Fantom | German Shepherd Dog | Sonja Davis | MI | June-2-2006 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: Ninth C-ATE 48th C-ATCH |
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8 | Sandy | All American | Trisha Stall | NY | May-27-2006 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: Eighth C-ATE Fifteenth C-ATCH High in Trial, CPE Nationals 2003 |
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7 | Diamond | Australian Shepherd | Kristine Welser | MI | January-1-2006 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: Seventh C-ATE Seventeenth C-ATCH |
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2005 (4) | |||||
6 | 'Cuda | All American | Tammy Rhoades | MI | December-31-2005 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: Sixth C-ATE 31st C-ATCH |
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5 | Mitzi | Pomeranian | Judy Thompson | MI | November-13-2005 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: Fifth C-ATE Fourth C-ATCH |
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4 | Mojo | All American | Tammy Rhoades | MI | October-28-2005 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: Fourth C-ATE 18th C-ATCH |
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3 | Typhoon | Border Collie | Sonja Davis | MI | January-29-2005 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: Third C-ATE 16th C-ATCH Reserve High in Standard Level 5 - 20" CPE Nationals 2003 Games 4th Place CPE Nationals 2003 |
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2004 (2) | |||||
2 | Devon | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Linda Eickholdt | MI | October-31-2004 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: Second C-ATE Tenth C-ATCH High in Standard Level 1 - 8" CPE Nationals 2000 Games 7th Place CPE Nationals 2000 High in Standard Level 5 - 8" CPE Nationals 2002 High in Standard Specialist - 8" CPE Nationals 2005 Games Specialist - 2nd Place CPE Nationals 2005 |
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1 | Jackie | Rough Collie | Sonja Davis | MI | May-9-2004 |
CPE Accomplishments to date: First C-ATE Second C-ATCH High in Trial CPE Nationals 2000 High in Trial CPE Nationals 2001 |
C-ATCH
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Dog’s Name |
Breed |
Owner |
State |
Date |
Notes |
16 |
Typhoon |
Border Collie |
Sonja Davis |
MI |
5/10/03 |
Fourth Border Collie C-ATCH First C-ATCH to finish at a CPE National Event |
15 |
Sandy |
All American |
Trisha Stall |
NY |
4/6/03 |
Second All American, First New York C-ATCH |
14 |
Micah |
Australian Cattle Dog |
Vickie Humble |
OH |
4/6/03 |
First Australian Cattle Dog C-ATCH |
13 |
Shelby |
Australian Shepherd |
Julie Gaynier |
MI |
3/29/03 |
Second Australian Shepherd C-ATCH |
12 |
Erin |
Australian Shepherd |
Jan Niblock |
OH |
3/22/03 |
First Australian Shepherd C-ATCH |
11 |
Taz |
Border Collie |
Doreen Barren |
OH |
1/31/03 |
Third Border Collie C-ATCH |
10 |
Devon |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
Linda Eickholdt |
MI |
1/31/03 |
First Pembroke Welsh Corgi C-ATCH |
9 |
Jessie |
Border Collie |
Maureen Setter |
OH |
12/31/02 |
Second Border Collie C-ATCH |
8 |
Hannah |
All American |
Lori Klasny |
OH |
10/19/02 |
First All American C-ATCH |
7 |
Indy |
Labrador Retriever |
Ellen Hizer |
MI |
4/27/02 |
Second Labrador Retriever C-ATCH |
6 |
Withheld by owner’s request |
4/6/02 |
First Border Collie, First Ohio C-ATCH |
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5 |
Sassy |
Miniature Poodle |
Linda Loveland |
MI |
3/24/02 |
First Miniature Poodle C-ATCH |
4 |
Mitzi |
Pomeranian |
Judy Thompson |
MI |
3/23/02 |
First Pomeranian C-ATCH |
3 |
Pepsi |
Papillon |
Leslye Kosmowski |
MI |
11/10/01 |
First Papillon C-ATCH |
2 |
Jackie |
Rough Collie |
Sonja Davis |
MI |
7/22/01 |
First Rough Collie C-ATCH |
1 |
Belle |
Labrador Retriever |
Ellen Hizer |
MI |
4/28/01 |
First Labrador Retriever C-ATCH, First Michigan C-ATCH |
Agility Specialist Champion | |||||
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SpCh # | Dog’s Name | Breed | Owner | State | Date Earned |
Special Notes | |||||
2006 (9) | |||||
30 | Sandy All American Trisha Stall NY November 12, 2006 | ||||
29 | Bailey Golden Retriever Lois Hammond NY November 11, 2006 | ||||
28 | Fred | English Springer Spaniel | Jacquelyn Oricko | OH | August 26, 2006, 2006 |
First English Springer Spaniel Specialist Champion | |||||
27 | Abby | Shetland Sheepdog | Grace Terwilliger | CT | July 29, 2006 |
Third Shetland Sheepdog Specialist Champion | |||||
26 | Jazz | Labrador Retriever | Janet Nolan & Donald Zukowski | CT | July 16, 2006 |
Second Labrador Retriever Specialist Champion | |||||
25 | Wynni | Border Collie | Wendy Donoghue | NY | June 25, 2006 |
Fourth Border Collie Specialist Champion | |||||
24 | Jake | Shetland Sheepdog | Marilu Anglebrandt | MI | June 11, 2006 |
Second Shetland Sheepdog Specialist Champion | |||||
23 | Tsuki | McNab | Diane Blackman | CA | May 14, 2006 |
First McNab Specialist Champion | |||||
22 | Max | Belgian Tervuren | Jennifer Madrid | NY | April 22, 2006 |
First Belgian Tervuren Specialist Champion | |||||
21 | Kobe | All American | Debbie Lean | CA | February 26, 2006 |
Fourth All American Specialist Champion | |||||
20 | Starr | Australian Cattle Dog | Tara Conner | CA | January 7, 2006 |
First Australian Cattle Dog Specialist Champion |
USDAA:
LAA-Bronze (15 Q's in each class, mixture of Championship and Performance; at least 150 Q's total)
Sandy: Lifetime Achievement Award Standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sandy: Title Earned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sandy, Buddy and Crystal, a picture taken back in 2002 by Cindy Telley of Pet Art.