ABBEE
Cupoluv's Magic Abbeekadabra
4-4-86 to 12-27-02

I wanted all of Abbee's friends to know that she has joined her breeder (Zee Daricek) and her sisters (Cricket, Jenny, Robin and Nugget) on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge, where they will wait for us to join them.

Abbee (AKA  U-ACH, U-UD Cupoluv's Magic Abbeekadabra, UD, CKC-CDX, SKC-CD, FDX, AD, OA) was a pioneer for the Yorkshire Terrier breed in the sport of agility.  She was the first Yorkie to earn an AKC agility title, the first Yorkie to earn the USDAA Agility Dog title, and the first to earn UKC titles.  She was tied for sixth place in all breeds of dogs earning the U-ACH title when it was instituted.  When agility first got started, Abbee was usually the only Yorkie showing and in most cases, the only toy breed entered.  I like to think that her performances encouraged other toy dog owners to show their small dogs as well.

Some of you will remember the dried mouse I carried to motivate her in agility.  Those of you who got to hold the mouse while we showed will have a particularly good memory of it.  Hey, whatever works, right!?

Abbee loved to do flyball.  She actually learned by watching me try to teach my golden how to trigger the flyball box. The golden never did master the art, but Abbee went on to excel at it.  Many of you may remember her showing at McCormick place along with her BC brother, Zak.  I am not sure which of them enjoyed the sport more. Once again, Abbee was usually the only yorkie entered and often the only toy breed showing at the events. Abbee owed much of her success to all of the wonderful members of the Paw Power Blues Flyball team who supported and encouraged us to show.  I think they also appreciated the fact that Abbee lowered the jumps to eight inches!!

In addition to agility and flyball, Abbee worked her heart out for me in the obedience ring, earning UDs in both AKC and UKC.  She would have earned the Canadian UD if it hadn't been for the hated long stand for exam.  One judge didn't notice that she had sat towards the end of the exercise and passed her, so she did have one UD leg in Canada.  I guess all the big dogs hid her.

Best of all, Abbee was a great little companion.  She loved to travel to the dog shows and greatly enjoyed barking at the horses in the fields.  Her good friend Herron can attest to how feroucious little Abbee was, until she came nose to nose with one.  Abbee then decided it was best to bark from a distance.

We knew when she stopped eating that the end was near.  Missing a meal was not something that Abbee usually did.  Dr. Becky helped make her passing more comfortable and my wonderful husband, Steve, was there to see her through.  We will miss Abbee and she will not be forgotten.

Rae Tanner