I’m proud to be invited to the 2026 FastCAT Invitational but this year I have to pass. I ran OH so Fast in Ohio last year, I don’t want to scare away any other dogs who are invited!
This is my invite for this year. It is the second year I have been invited. The invitations are for the year prior, so the 2026 Invitational is based on dogs scores for 2025.
I retired from FastCAT two times last year, once when I earned my FCAT2 and then again after the Invitational. It sure would be fun to go again this year and there will be another GBGV there to compete against but Mom doesn’t want to risk my knees. I sure enjoyed my runs last year!
Being the only one in my breed I won all the fancy ribbons. Mom thinks it is nice if we all get a chance to run at least one Invitational in our career. Olivia and Madison ran in 2021 and had to compete against two other GBGVs. Olivia beat them paws down and won all the ribbons that year. Even Bailie got an invitation in 2023, but she had no desire to travel for a few runs so she never did get to compete. Next year, 2027, will be the first time since Olivia and Madison competed that no one in our home will be invited. Olivia and I are both thankful we had the experience, as it is something special.
Our hope is that some other GBGVs that run FastCAT will step up and go to the Invitational. It is a fun experience, and who doesn’t love to run really fast?
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