ELLIOTT
Thwackum's Thistlewaite       March 13, 1997 - December 27, 2009

Elliott was just "a little guy" weighing in at 50 lbs - his nickname was "Buggy" or "The Smellster".  He loved water, and his red ball.  He would love to play fetch with his ball, or he would push it with his nose or his paws to you and if you rolled it back, he would send it to you again, and this game could go on forever he loved it so.  He was our sweet, gentle soul.  He also adored doing Agility, and was nicknamed "The Harrier" by the other Bull Terrier agility folks because of his ability to leap over the jumps as high as he did.  Elliott was a very insecure, fearful dog (of other dogs, not people), but Agility gave him confidence in himself - he was so proud when he finished a course and people were cheering him on.

Elliott Loving Water!

Elliott at His First Agility Trial

Elliott going over a jump in an agility trial

Elliott and his red ball.

Elliott and me - 1998

Elliott was one of the first Bull Terriers in the country to compete in agility, and competed in the very first agility trial held by the BTCA

Elliott at the beach. Duck, NC 2002

Elliott in 2002 with my nephew, Alec, playing with the red ball. Alec was afraid of dogs until he met Elliott.

No ball was too big!