Nik loves dock diving, a competitive dog sport. Dogs run down a long 40 foot long dock in pursuit of an object thrown by their owners. They land in a giant inflatable pool or pond. The goal is to have the dog land as far out in the water as possible. The distance is measured to the base of the dog's tail. Nik's longest jump so far is 20 feet 2 inches which is right up there with the big dogs. There are very few small dogs with enthusiasm for this sport so Nik is a real crowd-pleaser.

Nik is obsessed with retrieving. Any size or style of ball or toy is great. Even a piece of paper will do. [fourth & fifth photos thanks Roseann Burrets-Baars]

watching for squirrels in the trees from my apartment		looking for trouble	with Gripper

Grand Coulee, WA		Little America, WY	Merced, CA

Memphis, TN	directed jumping and staying cool in Key West, FL

with two of his namesakes		preferred driving position, feet on the dash face pressed flat to the windshield

enjoying summer corn Jackson, MI	bopping my bottle to get me to finish so he can have the empty to play with

sleeping on his nose	napping on his toy cooler	napping in running position

Red Roof Inn	home

Nik's Agility titles: NADAC: O-NJC (Superior Novice Jumpers), NAC (Novice Agility Certificate), O-NCC (Outstanding Novice Chances), S-TN-N (Superior Novice Tunnelers), S-TG-N (Superior Novice Touch N Go) Nik's Dock Diving titles: Ultimate Air Dogs: 2007 Senior Dock Dogs: SJ (Senior Jumper) Splash Dogs: SD (Senior Dog)