The following profiles are of dogz who were participants in Team Sunshine's athletic activities for the 2021 Duke's Group Summer Olympics.
Meet our sunshine strong canines!
Flax is a mini dali mix whom is a jolly good little lad <3 He was naturally raised and participated in the Photo-a-day challenge and followed in his parents, Thrush and Sylvia's paw-steps to be a Summer Olympics athlete. He has a natural aptitude for disc catching, loves to play with other petz, learn trickz, and poses easily :) He currently has a crush on Whinnie but the two haven't had a family yet.
He's a successful athlete and an aspiring show-dog.
Shows, trials, gameplay challenges, and events participated in: 7
SumOly 2021 Soccer Tournament #2 July 18
Frisbee training
Trick Performance
MsWildiful's Wonderful Frisbee Party
Trickz taught: 2
Wave, Walk on two legs
Whinnie is a pleasant dachie mixie whom is the daughter of Reeses and Aureola. She was bred and raised by me, and participated in the 2021 Duke's Group Autumn Event just like her father did two years before. She's a zesty sport-loving mutt who tries to get along with her pack-mates even if they don't like her. She has a long unique ferret-like body that stretches and expands like a slinky when she is in a galloping motion. I'm not sure why I decided to name her Whinnie; I guess because she just looks like a Whinnie :) Later on I realized it would be so fitting for her sport name to be "Whinnie the Pooch"!
Shows, trials, gameplay challenges, and events participated in: 3
Team Sunshine Meets Up Playdate
4th place ^
Trick performance
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Trickz taught: Cartwheel
Chia is the grand-daughter of Quail, who was my very first naturally raised dog who began this legacy. She is Flax's sister as the two shared Thrush and Sylvia as parents. She's just bubbling with athletic drive and bountiful amounts of energy! Despite her love for sports, she has yet to find her talent, but that doesn't discourage her from enjoying a variety of sports during the time of the Summer Olympics. She's friendly with a lot of other dogz, but seems to have something against her teammate Whinnie. She does really well learning new trickz, and has actually competed in the Summer Olympics twice! Once in 2020 as a puppy, and again as an adult during the 2021 Olympics. Chia is the kind of dog who brightens up the room and loves to frolic with her best friend, Conifer.
Shows, trials, gameplay challenges, and events participated in: 3
Fly-ball training
Trick Performance
MsWildiful's Wonderful Frisbee Party
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Trickz taught: 4
Wave, beg, roll-over, play-dead
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Conifer is a surprise-dali OW mixie bred by Willow on RKC, and was adopted by me on 10/15/20. He was incorporated into the 2021 Summer Olympics as an athlete on Team Sunshine. While he was training and competing, he developed a crush on his teammate Chia, but the two were too preoccupied with the Summer Olympics to be serious with each other. Later on in the sports season, he spontaneously fell in love with his other teammate, Whinnie! They went on to voluntarily have a single puppy I named, "Sunny".
Conifer is a fun-loving dog who plays well with other dogz. Despite having no sports specialty, he has a lot of enthusiasm for participating in Summer Olympics events .As you can see in the pictures, Conifer loves dressing up as a pirate and plundering toyz as he barks with joy as if to say, "Ahoy!"
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Shows, trials, gameplay challenges, and events participated in: 3
MsWildiful's Wonderful Frisbee Party!
Frisbee gameplay challenge
Trick performance
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Trickz taught:
Sit, Zigzag
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