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VS: What are your best tricks?
S: People say my jumping skills are

really good. I get some big air. People
also seem to love it when I vault off
my human’s back.

VS: Where do you train?
S: What’s really cool is we don’t have
to go far. We can work out right here

in the backyard and sometimes we
even do some practicing in the house.
In the winter we practice once a week

at the Field House in Shelburne and
in the spring we go to the recreational
field in Milton and a lot of different
parks. In this sport you can practice

almost anywhere and you don’t need a Each year we present a photo contest of
lot of equipment.
our favorite dogs. Here are some of the con-

VS: What other sports do you do?
testants, but for winners and more photos
check out our gallery at www.vtsports.com.
S: I like to skijor with my human. We Clockwise from top: Griff, Lucile, Tyson,
do that here on our land and also on Ecko, Rebel and Diesel.
the greenway in Cambridge. I love

hiking, as well. We do that almost
every day together.

VS: Do you like the water?

S: I love the water. If my human had
more time I think she would enter me
in dock diving competitions. I dive

off rocks, I dive off docks, I’ll dive
off anything, especially if you throw
something for me to chase. I bet I’d be
pretty good at those competitions, but

we just don’t have the time to do it all.

VS: Since you’re a border collie, do

you ever have the urge to herd your
people?
S: I most certainly do and I’m pretty
good at it. I keep everyone in line. My

humans also have two llamas, three
sheep, and five chickens, so I make
sure the animals don’t get too far apart

either. Keeping order is very important
for us border collies. Children, adults,
sheep, chickens ... I keep them all in
line.

VS: I hear your nickname is
Slithering Sookie. How did you get
that?

S: It’s a little embarrassing when they
call me that but it’s because I’m so
stealthy. When people start petting me

I get closer and closer and before you
know it, if I’ve almost wrapped myself
around their necks to kiss them. One
minute I’m on the floor and the next

minute I’m a furry scarf. I can’t help
myself. If people are nice to me I want
to be friendly in return.

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