Introduction to Me

Hey there all,

My name is Zero G's Point Break, but  my people call me 'Crash'. I know it's a funny name for a little girl puppy but all of my siblings and I were given 'puppy names' at birth so our breeder didn't have to call us "Male Number 1" or "Female number 2". She gave us names that are also collective nouns. What's a collective noun? Well, clearly my breeder is a bit of a nerd. A collective noun is a word that describes a group of things. In my case, I was named after a "Crash" of Rhino's. My brothers were "Siege" of cranes, "Puddle" of puppies, "Trip" of goats, and "Rabble" of butterflies. My sister was "Quiver" of cobras.

I am a 7 month old Miniature Australian Shepherd. I live with my Mom and Dad, my Boss and her husband.

My Daddy is "Riptide" and the reason that my registered name is 'Point Break'. Both refer to how water moves in the ocean. A point break happens when a rock formation juts out into the ocean and the waves crash down on it in a 'point' formation. A riptide is a strong undercurrent that can pull a person miles out to sea. Daddy is a blue merle mini Aussie who loves playing agility, flyball, tunnel relays, herding, and playing disc. He loves doing anything that involves hanging out with our people. Daddy has a long name as well, "DJ's Riptide RN, SC-FB, HIC". I love my Daddy. He's really fun to wrestle with!

My Mommy is "Ember". I think Mommy might be famous... Sometimes when we go places people see her and seem to already know her, even when she doesn't know them. Wierd. The Boss and Mommy work together a lot. The Boss says that Mommy is a "Disc Dog' and that someday that will be my job as well! Mom does a lot of shows and demo's where huge crowds of people ooohhh and aaahhhhhh... and then they clap lots. She does tricks that not a lot of dogs can do; Back flips, hand stands, vaulting and other fun stuff. The Boss says that Mom is an 'anti-obedience' dog. By that she means that Mom jumps on people, spins madly in circles, and is openly encouraged to be intense and crazy! Mommy has a long name as well, "Ravine Acres Ember, RN, SW-OB, SQ-OE, SC-OE, SC-DAA, HIC" Eeek, that's a mouthful. I think all that really means is that she LOVES playing disc, and can do some obedience stuff, and enjoys herding sheep and cows.

Okay, so now you know where I come from. Now a little bit about me!

I was born in Edmonton, Alberta and when I was very young I was told that I was going to be a 'flyball' and 'conformation' dog. I learned some basic obedience, how to play tug, and when I was about 12 weeks old I flew to Ontario to meet my new family. Well, my new family was great, but they had a few dogs already and I wanted more one on one attention than they could give me.
A few weeks later I was flying back to Edmonton to see if I could find the perfect home for me. It didn't take long. My Mom and Dad's Boss told me that she was never going to let me go again and so I came to live with my Mom, Dad, and Boss.


 I work at a Doggy Daycare and Training facility where my Boss looks after dogs and trains their people. In the evenings when I get off of work I learn how to do fun tricks and catch frisbee's! I've even done demo's with the Alberta Redneck Furry Fliers (ARFF), and about a month ago I officially became the 3rd member of the Boss's performance team "Zero G Disc Dogs". Bow WOW that made me happy! I'm working hard learning all the things I need to know to be a good dog. I can spin, dance, sit pretty, scoot, paw, sit, down, stand, stay, leave it, take it, and all kinds of other things! The Boss says no jumping yet, and that I have to wait until I'm a little older to be doing some of the other cool tricks like handstands and vaulting (like Momma!)

In the meanwhile, there are delicious bones to be chewed, fields to run in, friends to play with, and cattle to herd.

Goodnight All!
Crash