But it’s not only a workout for the dogs the handlers get a big workout as well running around the ring putting the dogs through their paces. It’s a major workout for the dogs and Pam says that while he’s competing, Fenway goes to the chiropractor and gets adjustments and has laser treatments. There are jumps, ramps, a set of poles a dog must weave through, tunnels and even a seesaw that tests the dog’s balance. The courses typically have between 14 and 20 obstacles. You may have seen videos of agility competitions and to put it mildly, they’re mind boggling. To make matters even more complicated, she decided to show him in the highly competitive and difficult “agility” category. While Pam never had shown Logo, and initially didn’t intend to show Fenway, she somehow felt that by not showing him she would be doing a disservice to his heritage. But his call name, the name people would use to call him, became “Fenway” or in some cases, “The Monster,” as in the Green Monster. The dog’s official name is AKC Champion Tarton Bay (the name of the breeder) Green Monster. When driving down Storrow Drive in Boston one day, a sign caught Pam’s eye and she screamed out, “Fenway, that’s it!” nearly scaring the daylights out of Chip.
“His mother was the 2005 Border Collie Bitch of the Year and his brothers had all sorts of titles and championships.”Īnd Pam had already given the puppy-to-be a name. “It turned out that the new puppy was royalty,” Pam said. It took a couple of years to find the right match but when Pam got the call from the breeder to come see her new puppy, she was highly impressed.
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