Fizz

Fizz - Grimly Fiendish - Date of Birth 15th June 1995

Hips 3:5, Eyes CEA, CPRA and PLL unaffected

Fizz was my first collie, and joined us unexpectedly in 1995. I went with a friend to see a litter of Collie x German Shepherd pups and the breeder also had a litter of collies.

Fizz is Front Centre - at this stage she actually belonged to someone else!

I had been considering a collie for some time, but as soon as I saw her I knew she was the one for me. However, she'd already been sold and none of the other pups interested me, cute as they were. Call it fate, but the lady who had bought her had to give backword and she was mine!

As for her Kennel Club name, Grimly Fiendish, she was named after a song by "The Damned" which reminded me of my student days.

Fizz went advanced in her first season at agility. She qualified for the Pedigree Novice Grand National Finals, the Barbour Pairs Finals, the Barbour Clockwatcher Finals, the Beta finals and the Pedigree Chum Semi-finals all in her first season. She also gained 3rd place in the 1998 Technical finals at Shrewsbury and went to the Europa Triathlon finals the same year. She has also been to the Pedigree Trek Pairs finals with Sasha and to Crufts with the Scunthorpe Agility Team. She was at Crufts again in 2005 with Scunthorpe Free Spirits Flyball Team as lead dog.

Now in her 10th year, Fizz doesn't compete as much as she used to.She occasionally runs in a veteran class as she has a spot of arthritis. She competed at Championship level now, and in May 2002 I had my proudest agility moment when she took the Reserve CC at Woodside.

Agilitywise Fizz was never be the fastest of Border Collies (the length of her legs ensured that), but she could turn on a sixpence and can pull through the smallest of gaps. I am very proud of her achievements - she'll always be my special girl - my "Fizzy Minx".