Casey -- In the Spotlight by Carol Osterhaus 

I adopted Casey, a Border Collie/Jack Russell Terrier mix (Border Jack), who I found on Petfinder.com, from the Arizona Animal Welfare League in May 2005.  I didn’t know what I had in store for me!  She was a year old and a bundle of energy. We were at the dog park every night for at least two hours and  sometimes more than once a day.  I knew I had to find her a job and quick!  My vet and pet trainer mentioned that she may be good at agility so I found a class and signed us up.  One night at class I heard someone talking about flyball. I didn’t know what flyball was but went home and searched on the internet and found a class.  Casey & I were both instantly hooked.  She learned it in record time and I loved the camaraderie of the team environment. Casey’s love of the game led me to start Blazin’ K9s with my co-captain. 

Casey has turned out to be a rock on the team and can run in any position against any dog and is often used to train green dogs to learn to passing and lane distractions.   Just show Casey the course and she will run herself (no handler required).  This little fireball changed my life and has made me a true advocate for dogs and dog sports.  At 61/2 years old, Casey has many years of flyball (and agility) left in her and would rather do nothing else except eat, swim and sleep (optional for a terrier)!