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Manda & Jason Ricks
Manda and Jason Manda and Jason

We met playing volleyball, so when we had a chance to be in a sport with our dogs….it couldn’t get any better. In April 2010, we went to Woofstock and saw Ballistic Racers putting on a demo. We were fascinated after seeing the sport of flyball on TV before, and then getting to see it live. The sport has helped us bond even more with our fur kids than we could’ve ever thought possible. We look forward to learning all we can about the sport, teaching and spending time with our kids, and good times with our team.

Kirin

Kirin is a merle and white Mini Aussie. She was born June 14, 2009. At the Ballistic Racers demo, Kirin did the jumps so easily that we knew this would be the sport for her. We definitely needed something to consume all the extra energy that she has. She started running the whole course very quickly. She actually competed in her first singles race after training for a month. She has become a very consistent runner. She gets excited when we’re going to the park to practice because she knows she gets to play with mom, dad, and all the rest of the great people and dogs on our team. Kirin loves playing hide and seek with Dad, fetch, and annoying the kitties. She’s a very sweet little girl and yet has a wild streak when playing.


Pooky

Pooky is a purebred Yorkshire Terrier born January 12, 2007. After seeing how much attention Kirin was getting, we think that Pooky just couldn’t stand for that. Pooky started running almost as fast as her sister. She may only be 6 pounds, but she has a big personality. Pooky loves everybody and every dog too. She runs our house, even though she’s smaller than the cats. We’re looking forward to Pooky running very soon and having a great time with the team. Apparently, she’s also partial to her own breed because she can’t seem to get enough of Meika, the other Yorkie. She does love to be the center of attention and is a total Mama’s girl. Her favorite toy is her long, no stuffing, squeaky fox. She’ll spend so much time dragging that toy around and squeaking it that we have to take it away before she’ll squeak away our sanity. She also loves her fur siblings, Hurley, Brody, and Kirin.

KIRIN
Manda and Kirin (left)  
POOKY
Pooky
Pooky
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