Loot & Ali on Team Canada at the FCI Agility Open 2024!

My name is Tamara and this spring we brought a puppy into our world who, from day one with us showed signs of being a sport dog! Lucky for us, we found Ali who has been helping us with training our future sport puppy, and she has been such a genuine, thoughtful and committed trainer.

If you know Ali, you know she has a special ability to rise above a situation, see ways to work with dogs and their humans, and to communicate with a warmth of heart and integrity of character that is uniquely her own. If you don't know Ali, trust me, she is a gem of a human!

Ali has such a commitment and passion to dog sports and it shows with her own dog Loot and the results they produce in competitions. Ali develops a strong foundation and partnership with her dogs, and sees those partnerships through to competition and to the accomplishment of titles.

Loot & Ali have made Team Canada and will be representing at the upcoming FCI Agility European Open 2024 ~ woot woot Loot & Ali!

For good reasons, Go Fund Me is often used in heartbreaking circumstances... but here I've been inspired to use it as a support for someone committed to following their passion and realizing their dreams.

As a fellow dog professional, the reward and fulfillment experienced through connecting with animals is far more valuable than financial wealth. However, when achieving at the level Loot & Ali are, the financial resources required to compete increase significantly and can even become a barrier to further success. While Ali has been diligently seeking and acquiring sponsors and humbly creating auctions to help generate funds to cover the expenses of travel for her and Loot to compete, she has only been able to raise a little less than a quarter of the estimated $8000+ necessary.

For anyone interested in supporting Loot & Ali in representing Team Canada and their travel expenses to the UK to do so, please take a moment to contribute or share ~ every bit of support will be gratefully accepted as an investment in their success!

Cover photo credit (isn't it amazing?!):

Andrew at Myaura Photography

See Loot & Ali practicing here: