We love the fun professional FastCAT photos we get from some of the trials. This year so far we are lucky and each trial has had photographers. Now that we have done a lot of FastCAT, we don’t buy as many because they aren’t all that different, but some are exceptional or different and we like to buy those. Bailie hasn’t done as many runs, so Mom buys more of hers too.
A special thank you to Rebecca the photographer who shot the photos on today’s blog. She does a great job, and we truly appreciate her spending the weekend on the ground with her camera to photograph all the runs!
Bailie’s FastCAT Runs
As with everything, we all run the same, but actually we three all run very differently. Bailie is the super happy FastCAT hound in the family. She is the slowest, but she loves her runs, and she smiles the entire way down the track.
For being nine, she still gives it her all once she is released. While waiting, Bails will often sit down at the start line which makes releasers a bit nervous, but she does get her behind in gear and runs when she gets the Tally Ho!
Bailie loves people, and often runs right over to the photographer when she finishes her run. She likes to give them some loving 🙂 Lots of people comment on how happy she is too. If she wasn’t happy, Mom wouldn’t keep taking her to run, that is for sure.
One more photo of our happy sister. She still needs six runs for her DCAT Title. Mom has her entered in four in August and then we hope we can find another two to four in September for her. As long as Bailie isn’t injured and the lure doesn’t die again like in Stillwater, it is looking good for Bailie!
Madison’s FastCAT Runs
I, Madison, enjoy chasing that bag, but I am also a more serious competitor. Once I’m on the course, I’m all business. This photo makes us laugh though, with the lone dandelion to my left.
Remember, I’m a shorty, so I don’t get the speed or air my sisters do. Still I can run and fly just fine, plus I get the 1.5 handicap on each run.
Since I tripped and hurt myself my runs have slowed from seventeen to eighteen mph to fifteen to sixteen mph. Cambridge had Mom worried because I was so slow, but I got faster in Stillwater. Slowly I’m not so afraid of getting hurt again. The above photo is from Stillwater.
Having my FCAT Title takes all the pressure off. Now Olivia and I run for fun when we feel like it and if we get and FCAT2, that is fine, but we aren’t going to go out of our way to enter lots of FCAT trials. Next year Nelson will be starting to run, a dog has to be a year old to run. We will probably go to more trials and compete along with him so he can get his titles.
This last photo is from my FCAT Title run in Cambridge. No wonder my times where slow! I look more like I’m taking a walk in the park. It doesn’t matter, I got my title and some fun professional FastCAT photos to remember the weekend with.
Olivia’s FastCAT Run
Let’s finish off this post with Olivia, the sports nut of the family. Not only is she fast, she is so focused, just like she is in all her sports. You will not see that level of focus in any FastCAT photos of me or Bailie. It’s fine, because the point is to have fun, and we have fun not being focused, Olivia has more fun being focused. Hope you enjoyed a few more photos of us girls and our FastCAT runs this season.
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they are so full of power and joy… fabulous!!!!
We have lots of engine under those furs. We may be French hounds, but we have speed like German Porsches!
Great action shots, girls!
We always love seeing the photos from our runs.
Fantastic photos! All three are so concentrated on the chase – what expressions!
We all love it. It’s funny because this morning a plastic bag was blowing down the road and Nelson was trying to run after it. 6 more months to wait little dude!
All 3 of you are beauty in motion as you run! I’m just not sure I could stay that focused! XOXO Sparkle
Some dogs don’t stay focused or don’t enjoy it much. Once and a while they don’t even finish their run, but we all love it.
Fabulous pictures and puppies
Speed sports make for some really fun photos. Sniffing ones are good too, but the action is always fun.
You are very awesome fur babies ~ Wow! Xo
Wishing you lots of good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
We all enjoy our FastCAT runs!
Love all the photos! You girls really enjoy your runs, don’t you?!
We all sure do! It is a fun sport.
So powerful runs. I’ve always said that Olivia is going to be a superstar.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches all around and a hug to mom. ♥
We think Nelson will also be a top FCAT hound. He loves to run already and he tries to chase blowing items on the street but he has to be a year old to do FastCAT.
You 3 gals are running like the wind and what happy faces you have.
Just such fun
Hugs Cecilia
Mom says Madison’s furs look a bit like Farah Faucett, we don’t know that lady, but it could be.
fab, fun, fastcat, fotos!
Thank you.
What a joyful sport for dogs, just run and enjoy!
It is so simple and so much fun!
What great runners you all are…but Mama can’t help sqee-ing a bit at Bailie’s happy face! You can see how much fun she’s having in her smile!
xoxo,
Rosy, Sunny & Jakey
People are always asking Mom is she knows that Bailie smiles the entire run. Of course Mom knows that!
Great running photos! You obviously always have fun!
We just love it except for the run where Madison got hurt, that was scary, but it rarely happens and we don’t know why she tripped and fell.
Those are all such terrific photos, the photographer did a great job capturing the excitement!
They always capture some amazing shots.
Those are awesome photos! If I remember correctly, Olivia is the newest? She seems to be fitting right in!
Olivia is the youngest girl, but Nelson is the new puppy since May and he is the only boy. He can’t do FastCAT because he is too young.
What great action shots!
We always love the FastCAT photos.