It’s FastCAT Invitational 2025 invites time. Olivia has been invited every year she has run. I was also invited for the two years I have competed.
Last year Mom planned on taking all three of us to the Invitational but then at the last minute Madison was bumped to number six and only the top five are invited. As we all ran in 2024, the new plan was for all three of us to go this year in 2025. The Invitational is always for the previous year. This year, we all made it but sadly Madison is no longer with us to go to the Invitational.
Enter me, Nelson. I am planning to go and run to represent our breed. Mom says I deserve my own turn as I ran hard to get my FCAT Titles and I love running too. I ran in May and earned my FCAT and then retired. I’ll come out of retirement for this experience.
What about Olivia? Well, she has been the fastest GBGV since she started running FastCAT and she also won at the Invitational in 2021. Because she is starting to get slower, she retired from the sport and will not be running at the Invitational. She would love to beat me at the Invitational, but she has something very special planned for the beginning of the week that only she will be doing. I’m sure she will share with everyone very soon.
Then we have our dear Madison who would be so thrilled to be invited for all but one of the years she ran FastCAT. She also had the terrible crash in May of 2022 and could not run for a few months. It took her a while to get over the fear in the middle of the course, but she did come back eventually with great speed on her short legs and finished her career with an FCAT3. I will run in honor of her as I miss her a lot and know she would be proud to see me compete in this Invitational.
As they say at the start of a FastCAT run when the start person waves the flag, “Tally Ho!” I’m going to get that bunny in Ohio in October!
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We will be pulling for you, Nelson, and we know that you will make Madison proud!
Mom is excited for me to give it a whirl. I may end up competing against myself since you compete against the others in your breed, but I will be there to represent our breed.
ooh we are sure you will get da bunny and you will run for your wonderful sister and she will look down on you and she smiles…. all the good luck!
She would be proud of me.
You go get that bunny, Nelson!!!
I’m excited as I get crazy wild about my runs!
We’ll definitely be routing for you Nelson!!!
xoxo,
Rosy & Sunny
Thank you. I will have great time.
Nelson you will do great and Madison will be cheering you on.
It would have been fun to race with her but it was not to be.
Nelson ~ Bravo ~ you all have done so well ~ way to go sweet doggie ~ hugs,
I’m the #1 dog for 2025 right now because Olivia isn’t running 🙂
Such sweet memories of Fast Cat and well done you 3. I am sure Angel Madison was barking her best cheers for you all
Hugs Cecilia
She loved doing FastCAT too even after her serious crash and injury. She will be with us in spirit.
Nelson is a superstar. All your babies are superstars. Madison will be watching from across the bridge and cheering you on.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches to all the pups and a hug to mom. ♥
I’m a guy who loves to chase that lure, nothing more, nothing less, and I do a good job of it.
WAY TO GO NELSON!!! May you earn your first place title! Wish I could be there to watch
If the others don’t come then I will win for sure! When Olivia ran, she had to compete against Madison and Olive but she won.
Congratulations, Nelson! And Olivia, for having been invited. Nelson, I wish you a wonderful trip and a win!
It will be fun but it isn’t for another six weeks or so.
How wonderful to be invited to such a special event!
Since our breed is pretty rare it makes it easier to get an invitation but it would be fun if there was a bit more competition.
Congratulations on receiving the invites. We know Nelson will showcase his breed nicely. Good luck, buddy.
I’m going to have a lot of fun on my runs and I will show everyone my drive and hunting call too.