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Xandr's nomination letter
Submitted by Colleen Croxall
Xandr was both our team and Linda's first (of many) JRT and was a great ambassador for her breed- Sweet, obedient,
highly trainable, but competitive and driven. At 13 months she started racing and threw her heart and body into
competition. Xandr's racing longevity, from 1998 until 2009, earned her 111,699 points, competing in 148 events and
averaging 755 points each tournament. She was the first JRT to earn her Hobbes and was extremely reliable, consistent
and dependable throughout her career. She earned most of her points as the primary height dog on the team, jumping 9
inches (old rule) and consistently stayed under 5 seconds most of her career, racing in any position. She frequently
double ran on our mixed breed and regular teams, earning over 30,000 mixed breed points. Xandr enjoyed traveling to
participate, competing in all of region 1 and 2 regularly, but also going as far as Arizona, Alaska and Nova Scotia
(and many other states). Although she retired at 12.5 yrs old due to a medical condition (Myasthenia Gravis), she
continues to thrive and be a great cheerleader to the team, wanting to race even at 16.5 yrs old- just without the
jumps and ball!
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