Saturday/Sunday January 14th & 15th,  2006   Tyronne and a bunch of the Jersey Devil Dogs staffed two  Flyball teams and  went to North Carolina to compete in the DogGoneFast Flyball Tournament.  Ty had a great time and  he set a personal best time of 4.347 as the Lucifer and Pawzest teams each won 2nd place in their respective divisions.   I'm very proud of him!

Above:  Tyronne and the new friends he met at United We Fly Flyball club's tournament on Jan 14th in North Carolina.  Click on the picture to see a larger version.
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Monday October 10th  2005   Tyronne successfully passed his Therapy Dogs International certification test.  Now Ty will be able to join me on visits to nursing homes, rehab centers, assisted living facilities as well as schools and libraries.  I'm very proud of him!
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Saturday/Sunday August 18 &19  2005 Tyronne entered his second Flyball Tournament, this one was held by "United We Fly" at the Blast in York, PA.  Ty ran anchor on the Jersey Devil Dogs' Lucifer team with Taz, Chester and Raz.  The Lucifers won their division and Ty earned his FDCH Flyball title. 
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Saturday/Sunday June 18 &19  2005 Tyronne entered his first Flyball Tournament, the Coconut Classic at the Blast in York, PA.  Ty received an invitation to join the Jersey Devil Dogs Flyball Club and was put on their Lucifer team.  The Lucifers came in second in their division and Ty earned his first two Flyball titles; FD and FDX. 
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Tuesday June 14, 2005  Team Rudy (Margo, Rudy, AbbyDoodle and I) went to Wolf Hill Elementary School and performed a Frisbee demo for the third and fourth grades.  This was my third year, Margo's second and Abby and Ty's first to perform for the Wolf Hill students.  As usual, we had a great time and I think the kids did too!
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Sunday May 15, 2005  Team Rudy (Margo, AbbyDoodle, Ty and I) were proud to perform Frisbee demonstrations at the annual St. Huberts Animal Welfare Center's annual BarkFest in Madison, NJ    It was a great event and for a terrific cause.  Visitors to the BarkFest were able to give their dogs a chance to try Frisbee, Flyball. Agility and more.  There were some really good Frisbee dogs.  Ty even had a chance for a few Flyball runs over at the Great Balls of Fire's flyball ring.  
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Friday May 13, 2005  Tyronne was invited to become a member of the prestigious Jersey DevilDogs Flyball team .  He has been training since February and is thrilled to join Beep, Sally, Jessie, Buffy, Bella, Taz, D.C., Razz  Louie, Chester, Bob and all the rest of the really cool DevilDogs.
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Sunday January 30, 2005  Margo and Tyronne competed in the Skyhoundz / MADDogs DiscDogAthon at the Cow Palace in the northern Baltimore suburbs.  There were several types of canine disc events and Margo and Ty presented themselves very well.   Margo won a fifth place ribbon in the Bullseye competition against some world class Frisbeedog competitors.
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What a Surprise!  On my 9th birthday  September 2004  (and his 1st) I got an e-mail from my Labradoodle son, Beaux!  I had only seen  pictures of him when he was about 3 weeks old and then in a picture at 12 weeks.  Did it ever make my day!  Here is his picture with his human sister.  He's quite a fine looking guy!  ....and he's learning to play Frisbee too.  Click on the picture to see a larger version.

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Wednesday September 22, 2004  My favorite band, The Wag, was  nominated for top pop band by the Asbury Park Music Awards.   For more info see http://www.thewagband.com     The Wag  performed at the Monmouth County SPCA annual Dog Walk and Pet Fair on Oct. 2nd in Red Bank's Marine Park. See http://www.monmouthcountyspca.org/events.htm .... we were there!
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Friday September 10, 2004  Congrats Tyronne! He competed at the Norwalk, CT OysterFestival Dock Diving competition and finished in first place in the Junior Division.
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Sunday August 1, 2004  The nice folks at AllLabs.com awarded me the title of "Lab of the Month" for August 2004.  Regan White wrote a really cool article about me and I'm very proud.  If you're interested check it out at www.alllabs.com
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Saturday May 22, 2004  Ron and Mary were married.  Ron's my human brother.  It was actually Ron who brought me home when I was 8 weeks old.  I lived with him for 2 days and he dropped me off here in Middletown where I've lived ever since.  Mary is pretty cool and I think he'll keep her...... even if she can't catch a Frisbee in her mouth.  Check out some wedding photos.  Although I wasn't invited to the wedding so I don't know why you would want to.
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Friday May 21, 2004  My human sister, Kim  (and Margo's human Mom) graduated  from Rutgers University with her Masters in Education.  She claims she had a 4.0 average too.   Maybe now that she'll have all the free time she'll play Frisbee with Margo.

"Hello Rudy!
Just wanted to let you know it was a pleasure watching all of Middletown South's Football games with you this season!!! Watching your halftime performances were as exciting as the games themselves."

Go EAGLES!  I'll be there to see you win it all again next year!
Rudy

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Search & Rescue and Service Dog Day
Saturday Sept. 6, 2003 was one busy day for me!  It started with a brief appearance on the Weekend Today in New York TV Show followed by the rest of the day at the Search And Rescue & Service Dog Day at the Intrepid!   See more about this fun day by visiting my Search And Rescue and Service Dog Day at the Intrepid web page.  Thanks to Capt. Scott Shields and the Bear Search and Rescue Dog Foundation as well as the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum for arranging and sponsoring such a great event.   ____________________________________
Nick too?!?
Well it seems that Melissa's (see "Congrats  Melissa" below) brother thinks he should get some kudos too.  He has landed a great job and was bummed because I hadn't included any recognition for him.   Nick now works at the Hyatt hotel in Princeton so if any of you dogs out there want a great room ask for Nick!  I'm sure it's a canine friendly hotel and he'll see that you get a huge discount as well as  "Milk Bones" or better yet, "Greenies" left on your pillow each night.    Be sure to ask for Nick and tell him Rudy sent you!
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Congrats Melissa!
My friend Melissa received her Bachelors Degree from Rutgers New Brunswick this past May!  Now she has her college education ..... priceless!  I'll bet even her Mom and Dad think so.  Well done Melissa!
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Great Mutt & Rescue Dog Show!
May 17, 2003 - We had a great time at Jolly Cackle Farm, Locust, NJ on Saturday May 17th.   I was   invited to perform a canine Frisbee demonstration again this year.  Last year after my demo I was even invited to take a dip in the lovely in-ground pool with some other dogs.  This year it was too cold!  Click here to see pictures.

Dogs participated in games, agility contests and there were prizes for numerous categories including Best Kisser, Best Catcher and Highest Jumper.  The event was a fund raiser for  the Monmouth County SPCA  and proceeds will benefit homeless animals at the Monmouth County SPCA. 

I even met Boo, a very cute, 5 year old Black Lab who played Frisbee, and invited her to our canine disc competition on  September 13th.  I hope to see you then Boo!
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Cedar Grove Elementary Dog Day Afternoon
May 7th, 2003 my friend Bear (Bear's an Australian Shepherd...or Aussie for short) and I performed frisbeedog demonstrations at the Dog Day Afternoon celebration at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Toms River, NJ.   Some of the Cedar Grove students had a chance to throw Frisbees for us.  They were pretty good Frisbee tossers! We had a great time and everyone was very nice to us.  Bear and I had ample opportunity to mingle with the students.   
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Frisbee Competition Season is here Again!
May 4, 2003 - The 2003 season kicked off with one of my favorite events.  The Skyhoundz Local Championships in the Big Apple! They're held in early May each year at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx..   Click here for the results.    
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Trailside Nature and Science Center Pet Show 
May 4, 2003 - After the Bronx competition (see above) was  over, we made a mad dash to Trailside Nature and Science Center in Mountainside NJ where we joined some more Frisbee dogs and performed a canine Frisbee demo at the annual Pet Fair.  Joan Lowell Smith's column in the Accent section of the Star Ledger newspaper on Sunday May 18th had a nice review of the event. ....even if she did call me Ruby and refer to me as she!  The column even had a picture of me wearing my Doggles.   
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My site was chosen one of the three best of 2002
The Jan 2nd edition of the triCity News had an article by Jake James in which he listed the three best sites (without nudity) that he reviewed in 2002.  Good thing Ihave my collar on at all times in the pictures of me on my web site.  Want to see the article Jake wrote?  
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My Visit to Sunrise Assisted Living - Lincroft
Thursday, December 27, 2002 - Today I paid a Therapy Dog visit at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lincroft, NJ. What a nice place!  I visited a lot of the residents who were all so very nice to me.  Well all except for Oscar the cat.  He had just gone outside before I arrived and just stared daggers at me through the glass door.  I don't think he was too happy to see me.  I don't understand why not?!?  I get along just fine with Ralph, our cat.   I'm hoping to go back again this week.
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Middletown South Eagles win Federal Conference title
Friday November 1, 2002 -  the Middletown South Eagles High School football team clinched a conference title with their sixth win in a row for their 12th title in sixteen years.  They beat Pinelands Regional by a score of 26 - 13.  Pinelands entered the game with a 5-1 record.  Do you think it's a coincidence that the Eagles have won every game in the past two years when I have performed a half time frisbee demonstration?  I've only missed performing at one game..... and the Eagles, although they won statistically, lost that game ....their first game of the year, this year.  I take full responsibility for not being there!
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New York State (Human) Frisbee Championships
Sunday October 6, 2002 -  the New York State Frisbee Championships were held as part of Warwick, New York's annual Apple Fest.  It was a freestyle competition for humans not dogs.... can you imagine that?  I was looking forward to seeing a human run and catch a frisbee in it's mouth, but that isn't what they do.  I'm going to add a page to my site with some pictures so stay tuned.  I attended with my canine  frisbee friend Jewel to perform some canine frisbee demos in between the human competitors' performances.  It was a lot of fun and the fans seemed to really enjoy it.
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Mutt's Marathon - at Kraft Foods!
September 15, 2002, 12 - 3 P.M.,  Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter hosted a dog walkathon to raise funds for orphaned pets at Kraft Foods, 100 DeForest Ave., East Hanover, NJ.  In addition to the walk, there were many demonstrations and activities, not the least of which was a frisbee demonstration  by  me. We had a great time and thank the good folks from Mt. Pleasant for inviting us and for putting on the event for such a worthwhile cause.  We're hoping to go back again next year.
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It's a Three-Peat!
Team New Jersey wins State Challenge!
On Saturday, August 17, 2002, the New Jersey Frisbee Team of Bear, Kallah and Rudy (and their bipeds Chris, Kevin and Bob) won the Canine Disc Competition held annually in York, PA.  There were teams from as far as Indiana and North Carolina.  The competition was fierce!  Click here for more info.   
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Trenton Thunder Baseball game
Friday evening,  August 9, 2002 we performed a canine frisbee demonstration at the Trenton Thunder minor league baseball game.  Between the 2nd and 3rd and then the 6th and 7th innngs we went into the outfield and had somefun playing frisbee.  They even showed me on the instant replay scoreboard.  Between the performances we mingled with the Thunder fans in the concession area.  The fans were great.  I hope we get a chance to go back in 2003.   

Did you see me on Pet Stop?
On Saturday and Sunday - Feb 23 & 24,  I was on News 12 New Jersey TV.
In Middletown, NJ it was on Comcast channel 42
In October, we performed a frisbee demo during half-time of the Middletown South vs. Raritan football game.  News 12 New Jersey was filming the game and took a video of us too! As a result we were invited to be on the Pet Stop show hosted by Dr. Brian Voynick.  We were in all these editions of Pet Stop?  
Saturday, Feb. 23 at: 
7:30 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 2:00 A.M., 9:30 A.M.

Sunday at: 
7:30 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 2:00 A.M., 7:30 A.M.
Be sure to tell me how you enjoyed the show!
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Therapy Dog Certification - It's Official!
On Dec.5th, 2001, I received my official papers, identification card and collar tag indicating that I am now officially a Therapy Dog International - Therapy Dog!  Now I'm now be able to visit folks in Nursing Homes, Rehabilitation Centers, Hospitals and more.  If you have an interest in a Therapy Dog visit and are located within a reasonable commute from Middletown, NJ, send me an e-mail with the details and I'll see what I can do to assist.

Middletown South Eagles win State Championship 21 - 14 remains unbeaten!

On Saturday Dec.1st, the Eagles football team traveled to Hamilton West to play the Central New Jersey Group III Sectional Championship game.  For some goofy reason, the undefeated team, Middletown South was the 2nd seed in the playoffs while a team with 2 losses was the #1 seed.  Well despite no home field advantage, the Eagles showed who the top team was.  Since the game wasn't at home I couldn't perform at halftime....that's a bummer!   Well it was a great season!  The team was tops and I really had a lot of fun at the games.  Congratulations Middletown South!

  Photo:  The Middletown South Cheerleaders and Me at the November 5th Middletown South vs. Raritan game..
Click on the picture for a larger view