Local Dog Steals the Show, Glory, from Champ
Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 07:13AM Jared Ewy, Special to Ewy's Playhouse
Englewood, CO -- A stroll through the park. That's what life should be for a retired champ. But on Monday, in an actual park, Colorado's 2001 Frisbee Champion was tripped up by an unlikely adversary.
Three-and-a-half month old Paco Dotsero chased after the Australian Shepherd eight years his senior, and stole her frisbee.
Or should we say thunder?
"I'd just told Paco's owner that his puppy would never get the frisbee," said the embarrassed owner of the champion shepherd.
Minutes earlier the shepherd's master, one of those guys who looks like he'd swear that 1971 was the best decade ever and that vinyl is the only way to listen to Led Zeppelin, stepped into another one of thousand routine frisbee tosses. Like every time before his dog took off after the disc, but this time, something else was just as interested in catching the prize.
The shepherd did her thing and tore the frisbee from it's peaceful hover. She landed. Her tailed wagged and her hindquarters shimmied in anticipation of accolades from her master.
Paco, pictured above, is still very sorry he made the 2001 Frisbee Champion look so bad. (Photo by Sarah Ewy)
Why not? That's the way it happened every other time. On Monday, however, a little white dog with black spots ran under the bigger shepherd and took the champ's toy. The very flying object that landed her in newspapers and on tv was now running away from her. Paco's black butt dot must have looked like a license plate on a getaway vehicle.
The champ's owner tried to laugh off the underdog's triumph. He also said he'd like to remain anonymous.
Paco can be seen at Jason Park on Jason Street in Englewood, CO every morning at about 7-ish and in the later evenings. Lunchtime park visits are often unannounced limited engagements.
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