Only the Good...

It’s taken me a while to get this entry written and there is a reason for this. On the Thursday following young Mo’s death the WA agility world was dealt another cruel blow with the death of another even younger, up and coming agility boy. Pam Scurlock tragically lost her young Dash at 18 months old – an energetic and switched on young smoothcoat working bred Border Collie. Even now there is still mystery about the cause of his death and results are still being waited upon and whilst these results will not heal the pain caused by his loss there is an element of importance about it due to Dash being one of three siblings here in our Agility Club.

Pam had Dash from around 4 months of age and his complete and utter enthusiasm for life always left her with a smile on her face and the motivation to be for Dash the best trainer she could be. Undergoing knee surgeries and treatments, not so she could keep up with him (not even an Olympic sprinter could keep up with the Dash) but just so that she could enjoy her chosen sport with this young boy seemed a minor inconvenience in anticipation of the fun ahead. I took my time writing the entry because it was so hard to accept such another tragic loss so close to Mo’s and also because it took time as we searched through many of Tim’s galleries to try and find a photo of him (Dash wasn’t at competition level yet so this meant there are no photos of him trialling). We at last found 2 and here they are. Dash went through a lot in his final days and whilst Pam is still finding her way through this tragedy there is a small solace to be taken in the thought that he is at peace now. Rest in peace Dash, gone much too soon, you shall not be forgotten.

A Light left us today

It was a sad day for many of us and a devastating day for one of our agility community in particular. Today the West Australian Agility community lost “Mo”. Loved, cherished and trained by Ann Graham, Mo was an incredibly vibrant, exuberant Labrador who lived life to the full and was well known to all of us in our agility circle. At the tender age of just 3 years old he was taken suddenly and completely unexpectedly by an as yet unknown illness. Mo was unlike any other Labrador to hit the agility ring, capable of amazing speeds and spectacular runs he frequently ran down the fastest Border Collies despite his difference in size, weight and body structure. He was an absolute joy to watch and from Ann’s face you could tell he was absolute thrill to run. He loved Ann with all his heart and gave her 110% of himself at all times. We shall miss him keenly and our thoughts are with Ann on this day. Wherever he is we know he is without pain and is waiting expectantly at the bridge for his mates Tilly and Ann to join him – Rest in Peace Mo, we’ll miss you heaps.