ATCH-OP/NATCH Top Gun Kuzu Pasha, OA, OAJ, PD2; CD

Pasha's story: Pasha was bred by Jeanie Llapitan of Top Gun Australian shepherds. He was born on small farm in Buckley, Washington and was well on his way to a Ph.D. in higher mathematics when he suddenly realized how much more fun life would be as a dog. He loves chasing tennis balls,  rolling on sandy beaches and fresh grass, eating anything and everything, and demonstrating to houseguests how he could have been chosen as a World Cup soccer goalie if he'd only been less busy practicing his true passion, agility. On July 24, 2004 Pasha finished his agility championship with the North American Dog Agility Council at the Bay Team trial in Sunnyvale. He finished his Australian Shepherd Club of America agility trial championship on Feb. 19, 2005.

Updates for fall 2008: Pasha has now started running in competition with Ali (it is not always clear who is running who). Click here for a movie of him and her together.

In November of 2008 Pasha (almost 12 years old!) qualified for the veteran's division of Agility Finals at the Australian Shepherd National Specialty in Las Vegas, and won a respectable 7th and 10th places in two rounds of the Finals. He also finished his Agility Trial Championship -- "Outstanding Performance" in Vegas.

Click here to see a video of Pasha and me in action (from Feb. 2004- thanks to friend Berkeley for the commentary!)

Photo: Erika Maurer