When Casey wasn't barking at the "girls and those darn squirrels,"
he was busy being the elder statesman around our home -- welcoming
guests, teaching puppies "the ropes," enjoying therapy work and
acting as an ambassador for the breed.

Although Casey first started competing in obedience, he found his niche
in agility and started his adventure into agility training and competition
at six. He finished his Master Excellent (MX) agility title in early
2004 at nearly 10 years "young," and continued to compete at
the preferred agility level after that. In only six trials, he
quickly finished those titles up through theexcellent level and was
awarded the CooperGold Preferred Agility Trophy
from the Mile-Hi Golden Retriever Club for 2004.

Casey retired from the exciting sport of agility in April 2005 after a
final clean run for another master excellent preferred leg at nearly
11 years old. Needless to say, it was an emotional run for the two of us,
particularly as we crossed the finish line together, one last time.

In reflecting on his life, there truly is no bond like the one you form
with an agility dog, particularly a Novice A dog.

As Mark and I often have said, "what an adventure it has been." Ups
and downs, highs and lows, good days and not so good. But through
it all, Casey was a steady competitor --he started out as
Mark's companion, but ended up as my soul-mate.

It goes without saying that we were very honored and privileged
to share our lives with this special boy for more than a decade.
God Bless you Casey and rest in peace, you were one in a million
and will forever be in our thoughts and prayers until we are reunited
again someday at the Rainbow Bridge.