Karin Pearson-King
Town:
Occupation: Project Manager/Account Manager (retired)
PAC Accomplishments: Current
President
Agility
Dogs: Annie, 11 years old, MX, AXJ, AXP, AJP (recently
retired)
J.R.,
12 years old, AXP, AJP, TDX
Sasha 2 1/2 years old and just starting to trial
Lucy
9 months old and in training
Major Accomplishment: To get
that final 10th leg for our MX!
Annie was the second basset
to have that honor. And I have to admit being selected from the
basset community to be featured on National Geographic's "Dog's With
Job's" was an honor that I'll always cherish. The
program had never featured a basset before and when they heard that there were
bassets doing agility, they asked who they should interview. Annie's
name came up repeatedly, and the next thing I knew we were on air!
Our pursuit of that MX title was aired nationwide in September of '02 and is
still re-run today.
J.R. has entertained many a
crowds during his agility career. Most recall his 50 second teeter at the
Clark County Fairgrounds. But amazingly enough--he's still going strong
and I hope to get his MXP by the time he retires. Only 5 more to go!
Sasha's taken to agility
like a kid in a candy store--she loves it! She's a rescue and has some
"issues" that we're working through but has done unbelievably
well in just 8 months!
Lucy's just started training and loves the treats!
Agility/Breed Philosophy: I started doing agility with Annie 9 years ago to show people that bassets don't have to be couch potatoes. They really can work and if given enough treats--love agility. When people ask me, "when are you going to get a border collie?" My answer is always the same, "Why? There's no challenge there!"
