Some of you may not know that we have a trainer in our midst.  Pam Martin is  a  member that recently rejoined the club and renewed her membership after spending some time off starting up her own training facility in Garland --- Top Dog Obedience.  Pam is an all breed trainer who has NINE dogs of her own  currently. (That's a lot of dogs!)  While she plays Frisbee with all her dogs,  she has three that she plans to use for competition.  They are all Border Collies -- Rip who is 5 years old, Flash who is 3 and Nike who is the youngest at 2.  Pam has owned and trained border collies for over 20 years and she knew back then that they could do much more than tending stock. 

Pam first became interested in dogs about 23 years ago.  She went to the
pound to pick out a bird dog for her husband and came home with a BC/Aussie mix.  She thought the mix was cuter than any of the bird dogs.  She named the dog, Cindy, and enrolled her in obedience classes.  Pam was hooked on dogs in general from that point on.  Cindy was top in her obedience class and went on to receive the Dog World Title.  This is an AKC title where the dog must obtain 195 points or above, at the first three trials under 3 different judges, to reach its goal.  Pam was doing so well that the local training club asked her to instruct.  She has instructed since then all over the

Metroplex with Parks Departments and Recreation Centers prior to opening her own center about 4 years ago.

She has been playing Frisbee with her dogs for fun and exercise for about nine years, and has been coming to playdays with our club off and on for about the same period of time.  Pam was one of those people here in the beginning years of the club along with Ron and Chuck, and has enjoyed the club throughout.

When asked about her favorite aspects of the DDD, she states that she is enjoying the increased activity the club has experienced the past couple of years.  The club seems to be doing more, and More is Better.  She has always enjoyed the newsletters and has become a regular visitor to the club web site.  Pam also stresses how she has been the recipient of much encouragement and really likes the friendliness amongst members in the club.

While she has included Frisbee training in her exercise program for a number of years she has just recently rekindled her interest in competing with her dogs.  She competed in some of the club fun matches this past season and
had fun at the Texas State Championship this past fall.  She especially had a good time exhibiting Rip at the Texas

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