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May 14, 2011--News Release: Despite some disc dog drama, Cowboy narrowly wins 1st Place in Intermediate Freestyle at The Woodlands UFO Event
Cowboy the gold and white disc chasing Border Collie collected a gold medal to match his fur color while competing at the UFO disc dog intermediate competition in The Woodlands, Texas on May 14, 2011. Cowboy narrowly edged out the competition during the freestyle disc dog event at the Houston Canine Frisbee Disc Club’s annual UFO Major. Despite facing some heavy competition from out of state Border Collies, Cowboy took 1st place in the intermediate division freestyle event and collected his 1st gold medal. The win came despite a dog from the crowd attempting to crash the action by charging the field as Cowboy started his routine.
Cowboy will compete again on June 25-26, 2011 at the Arkansas State Championship to be held in Bentonville, Arkansas. The Arkansas event is not affiliated with the UFO series.
"We had a lot of fun up in The Woodlands and can't wait to compete in the 'pro' division of the UFO in the future," said Marc, the human half of team Cowboy. "Cowboy loves freestyle and this was a great opportunity for us to put our skills to a test in front of a crowd," Marc added.
March 26, 2011--News Release: Border Collie Cowboy wins 2nd Place in Pro Division at the U.S. Disc Dog Nationals event in Pearland, Texas
2 year-old Cowboy the Border Collie competed at the U.S. Disc Dog Nationals (USDDN) competition held in Pearland, Texas on March 26, 2011. Cowboy made his freestyle disc dog debut at the Houston Canine Frisbee Disc Club’s season opener. Despite facing some heavy competition from Skyhoundz and USDDN veteran teams, Cowboy took 2nd place in the Pro (Division II) Toss and Fetch competition (intermediate division) and collected a very nice medal. Cowboy will compete again on April 17, 2011 at the Ashley Whippet Invitational (AWI) disc dog competition in Houston, Texas. "I'm very happy that Cowboy could participate in this event and that he even won an award," said Marc, the other half of team Cowboy. "He is a great disc dog, and a proud member of the Texas Golden Dogs team who will only get better as we become more experienced at this sport," Marc added. Bandit the Golden Retriever proudly cheered on Cowboy at the disc dog competition.
