Sympa Shelties

Sympa's Wonderful Thing NJS TDI CGC

 "Tigger"

D.O.B. : 09/25/2005
Sire: Diamond-Hills Lilac-Hills Dash
Dam: Sympa's L O Quence N Motion, "Jolie"

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My husband and I were married Sept 10, 2005, so I like to say Tigger was my wedding gift from my husband. Although, Tigger was essentially a pay back from the sale of his mother (Jolie) to Jo Lee, in Virginia. Stated in the contract, when I sold Jolie was that I would get a pick puppy back. And that puppy turned out to be Tigger. My husband (Derrick) and I flew to Virginia to visit the litter when they were eight weeks old. I fell in love with Tigger the second I saw him poke his wittle nose through the lattice fencing, and knew he was "the one". So Tigger came back to Michigan to start his life with us and his grandma Belle. Jo (the breeder) said that Tigger was the shy pup out of the litter, but I think thats all relative, since Tigger is very social and friendly. With Ky, or other puppies, he is very tolerant of puppy antics, plus has a face that can just melt you.

Once we brought Tigger home, though, he went through some rough spells, had some allergies and illnesses - and even decided to lap up some laundry detergent up! He kept us on our toes, thats for sure. Belle even more so; he brought so much energy and life back into Belle, and really helped with her resocialization.
He LOVES to go for walks in the park, play chase with the other dogs, and eat. I don't think I've found a single thing he turns his nose up to :) Least favorite things would be his humans sneezing or a loose dog in "his" yard.

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Tigger has been such a good boy, always wants to please and try anything. He learns tricks very easily and can do everything from bringing me my cell phone, home phone, remotes, keys, hubby's wallet, etc to the "basics". He also has been a certified Therapy Dog International, he is a certified Service Dog, as well. On top of that, he also competes in agility, soon-to-be obedience and rally-o, plus he has a definite herding drive on sheep and ducks. He's even been published in local newsletters and Dog Fancy!

Derrick likes to give the dogs silly nicknames, so Tigger has also been known as "Tig", "Tig-a-woo", "Tig-a-roo", "Goo-Bee" (for good boy), "Stinker", "Silly", "Mr. T" and "Bigger Tigger"... With all of the names he has, there is none better than a best friend and companion. He is definitely more than just a pet, he is a family member.


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Graphical collages courtesy of Mo van den Tillaart.

CLICK HERE to see Tigger's Pedigree (opens in a new window).

Note: SCT = Standard Course Time (seconds), OT = Our Time, YDS = yardage

 

 

NADAC 12" Agility Results:

Date Judge Level Class Leg Title SCT OT Yards Faults Q? Place
08/25/07 Don Cuda Nov Jumpers 1 of 3 -- 30.8 20 98 0 Q 1
08/25/07 Don Cuda Nov Touch N Go 1 of 3 -- 69.3 54 175 0 Q 3
08/25/07 Don Cuda Nov Tunnelers -- -- 48.4 47.62 154 10 -- 2
08/26/07 Don Cuda Nov Tunnelers -- -- 51.85 52.52 165 30.67 -- 2
08/26/07 Don Cuda Nov Jumpers 2 of 3 -- 32.69 21.98 104 0 Q 1
10/14/07 Doug Ricks Nov Tunnelers 1 of 3 -- 50.02 35.03 162 0 Q 1
10/14/07 Doug Ricks Nov Jumpers 3 of 3 NJS 26.72 12.83 85 0 Q 1
06/28/08 Morene Brown Nov Tunnelers 2 of 3 -- 44.28 32.48 161 0 Q 1