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       Ekho                   Sam                 Indy              Timber                 Killian                 Coal       


      Amber               Willie                 Bosco                 Niko

                        

EKHO - handled by Linda

       

Ekho is a Siberian Husky with pretty blue eyes.  Born in 2002, she was rescued in Michigan and moved to Alaska with Linda, Timber & Indy.  She is an up-n-coming flyball dog who knows all the pieces of flyball and will soon put the whole course together.  She is affectionately known as Miss-May, a Brown Trout Calendar regular, and as Driven Spirit's La Pequena.  Ekho has earned her Canine Good Citizen Certificate (CGC) and loves to work Obedience.  She will, however, talk back to anyone who will listen.  Ekho is also a tenacious and happy sled-dog leader who loves to explore new trails and make snow angels during rest breaks!    Back to top





INDY - handled by Ken and Linda
       
       

Indy is an Alaskan Husky and her honorary name given by her new family's Siberian kennel is Driven Spirit's Lucky Girl.  Born in l998, she was rescued by Last Chance Rescue in Michigan and moved to Alaska with Linda, Timber & Ekho.  Indy is an accomplished agility dog, has earned her Canine Good Citizen Certificate (CGC) and is a natural pet-therapy dog who loves to work with adults and children.  She earned her Flyball Master (FM) in May 2008 .  At 10 years of age, her best time in the racing lane in 2008 was 4.96!  Indy loves to train people in flyball and socializing with her human teammates is her favorite thing.      Back to top




SAM - handled by Linda
         
       


Born Driven Spirit's Silent Runner in  December 2004, Sam is a Siberian Husky whose color varies from mahogany to copper.  He has glowing amber eyes which are sometimes used to persuade his human friends to hand over the treats!  Throughout the winter months Sam works the trails as an up-and-coming gee-haw leader but flyball seems to bring him the most happiness.  Many have commented on his enthusiasm after watching this boy run down the lane to "get his ball" .   At his first ever tournament in June 2008 he earned his FDX and has a best time of 4.86 - seems the better the treat, the faster his time.  He is also a recent Canine Good Citizen.


In September Sam was honored as "One of a Kind" during the Ballistics' 2008 River Run tournament in Vassar, Michigan.  He received a beautiful table hand-painted by Kari Morningstar and presented by Teri and Bristol.    Back to top






TIMBER - handled by Ken and Linda
 
       

Timber is Linda's first flyball dog.  She started with Ballistics Flyball Team in Michigan at 8 weeks old and earned her ONYX in Alaska in 2006.  Timber earned her Canine Good Citizen and FD at 14 months and has since led a life of the canine athlete by competing in flyball, agility, grand prix racing and high-jump competitions.  Born in 1999 and rescued in Michigan, she moved to Alaska with Linda, Indy & Ekho.  While an Alaskan Husky now, her new Siberian family dubbed her Driven Spirit's Guardian and she is hailed as the one who tries to control all the doggie-chaos around her!  Turning 9 years old hasn't crimped her style what-so-ever and she regularly posts sub-five racing times.  In 2008, her best time was 4.78.  She can hardly wait to beat that!   Back to top 




KILLIAN - handled by Debi and Karen

  

Killian came into this world on April 9, 2002 ready to play.  He is one of the largest purebred Shetland Sheepdogs (Sheltie) you probably ever find.   His mom, Debi, says it is because he wants to “play with the big boys.”  And when he met Linda and Timber, Indy and Ekho and they told him about Flyball, it was all over!  Flyball is the kind of rush this boy craves.  Killian has many agility, obedience and rally titles, including CD, RA, S-TN-E, NAC, WV-N, S-NCC but his most precious title is the FDCh-S he earned in 2007 and he is just a few points away from his FDCh-G.    Back to top 





COAL - Handled by Debi

       

Ch. Boreal’s Diamond in the Rough, HIC, CD, RA goes by the name of “Coal.”  His dad, Mike, thinks he is the most awesome Sheltie to come around in years.  And it is pretty hard to disagree with him.  To help Coal reach his full potential, Mike decided to share him with Debi who has been training him in sheep herding, Obedience, Rally, Agility and Flyball, while Mike continues to show Coal in Conformation and take him to Providence Children’s Hospital as a Pet Partner Therapy Dog.  He’s quite the busy boy and he loves it.  You’ll rarely catch this charmer when he is not smiling.    Back to top 




AMBER - Handled by Karen and Emmielea

  

Amber was born to be a Sheltie Princess on September 1, 2003.  She spent her first year grooming to be Miss K-9 Alaska, but wanted more than the beauty pageants had to offer.   So, she found new home with Killian and started on her athletic endeavors.  She found agility to be a lot of fun, and for a short time thought she would try her paw at herding.  Then the flyball lessons started.  She found she really loves to cheered on by the crowds. Amber has earned titles in Obedience, Rally and Agility including her CD, RN, NAJ, NJC, NAC, S-TN-N and TN-O.  In 2008, she earned her FD.    Back to top