The dogs on the Atomic Dogs team:
The Atomic Dogs are a vibrant bunch of energetic dogs who catch tennis balls, discs, and... air!
Listed below are the team dogs in alphabetical order.
Up and coming dogs are here >>
Listed below are the team dogs in alphabetical order.
Up and coming dogs are here >>
Awesome
Breed: Australian Shepherd
D.O.B: August 19, 1999
Handlers: Sierra Lyman-Pahnke & Darren Pahnke
Titles:
Appearances:
D.O.B: August 19, 1999
Handlers: Sierra Lyman-Pahnke & Darren Pahnke
Titles:
- Flyball U-fli Top flight I 4/14/07
- Nafa Flyball dog (FD) 10/27/01
- Nafa Flyball dog Excellent (FDX) 10/27/01
- Nafa Flyball dog Champion (FDCH) 01/20/02
- Nafa Flyball dog Champion Silver (FDCH-S) 02/11/07
- Frisbee UFO 1st place Women’s Long Shot 2007
- Frisbee Quadruped Longest Catch Women’s Open 2006
- Frisbee 2nd Place Women’s Open Division
- Frisbee Quadruped Longest Catch Women’s Open 2004
- Frisbee 4th Place Women’s Open Division
- Frisbee UFO 2nd Place Freestyle, Houston Tx. 2003
- Highest Scoring Freestyle Routine
- Frisbee Ashley Whippet World Finalist 2003
- Frisbee Skyhoundz 13th Place World Championships 2003
- Frisbee Skyhoundz World Finalist 2002
Appearances:
- PetStar- Played Tetherball 2004
Watch a video of Awesome on Pet Star >> - Sundance Catalog 2003
- Olympics Long jump entertainment 2002
- Delta Registered Service Dog 2001
- Delta Registered Therapy Dog 2000
- Dave Letterman Show- Played Soccer 2000
Bellicose
Better known as "Bella."
Breed: BC/ Aussie mix ?
DOB: October 2007 ?
Handlers: Ed Miller & Elaine Vigneault
Bella had been abandoned and was living on a Las Vegas construction site for months when Ed and Elaine found her. They took her in. When it became apparent that they could not keep up with her high energy level on their own, they found Atomic Dogs.
Bella is very playful. She loves balls, tugs, Frisbees, and other toys. Bella "talks" all the time, barking and whining to express herself. She often has a goofy expression on her face to go along with her silly vocalizations.
Titles:
Breed: BC/ Aussie mix ?
DOB: October 2007 ?
Handlers: Ed Miller & Elaine Vigneault
Bella had been abandoned and was living on a Las Vegas construction site for months when Ed and Elaine found her. They took her in. When it became apparent that they could not keep up with her high energy level on their own, they found Atomic Dogs.
Bella is very playful. She loves balls, tugs, Frisbees, and other toys. Bella "talks" all the time, barking and whining to express herself. She often has a goofy expression on her face to go along with her silly vocalizations.
Titles:
- U-Fli Top Flight 4/24/10
Dillan
Dillan James... also known as D.J.
Breed: Jack Russell Terrier
D.O.B: August 14th, 2007
Place of Birth: Missouri
Handlers: Leo & Wendy Alexandre
An intense height dog Dillian had some large steps to follow after his older brother Lil’ Jack. He has quickly become a large contributor and is already carrying his own team as a height dog. Dillan is tug crazy, ball crazy and girl crazy (specifically his girl Jill).
Titles:
Breed: Jack Russell Terrier
D.O.B: August 14th, 2007
Place of Birth: Missouri
Handlers: Leo & Wendy Alexandre
An intense height dog Dillian had some large steps to follow after his older brother Lil’ Jack. He has quickly become a large contributor and is already carrying his own team as a height dog. Dillan is tug crazy, ball crazy and girl crazy (specifically his girl Jill).
Titles:
- U-fli Top Flight
- U-fli Top Flight Executive 4/25/10
Dynomite
Breed: Bossie (border Collie/ Aussie Mix)
D.O.B: 6/27/2002
Handlers: Sierra Lyman-Pahnke & Darren Pahnke
Dynomite is an outstanding Canine Athlete excelling in flyball and frisbee and dabbling in many other canine sports. Recently, at the age of 7, old enough to play veteran in NAFA, she has sped up to 4.0 seconds in flyball.
Titles:
D.O.B: 6/27/2002
Handlers: Sierra Lyman-Pahnke & Darren Pahnke
Dynomite is an outstanding Canine Athlete excelling in flyball and frisbee and dabbling in many other canine sports. Recently, at the age of 7, old enough to play veteran in NAFA, she has sped up to 4.0 seconds in flyball.
Titles:
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight I 4/14/07
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight II 4/15/07
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight III 4/15/07
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight Executive I 10/21/07
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight Executive II 10-26-08
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight Executive III 01-31-09
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight Premier
- Nafa Flyball Dog (FD) 11/13/04
- Nafa Flyball Dog Excellent (FDX) 11/14/04
- Nafa Flyball Dog Champion (Silver) 7/12/08
- UFO 2nd place Women’s long shot 2008
- UFO 3rd Place Women’s Long Shot 2007
- Skyhounds 2nd Place World Records 2007
- Skyhounds 1sy Place Team Time Trial 2007
- FDDO 2nd Place Armature Division 2005
Jack
Jack... also known as Little jack or L.J.
Breed: Jack Russell Terrier
D.O.B: May 23, 2006
Location of Birth: Missouri
Handlers: Leo & Wendy Alexandre
Jack is a ball crazy dog. We began training him with the team at 6 months with a dedication that he would be competition ready for Wags for Wishes 2007. That happened as Jack received his 1st title of Top Flight I on July 7th. Jack was the teams height and start dog, and was an instrumental part of the teams 2nd place winning at Wags. He is dedicated to the ball and making his handlers happy. His level of energy is very intense as he never tires out and adapts to changes quickly. We can always rely on Jack to be a consistent member of the flyball team.
Titles:
Breed: Jack Russell Terrier
D.O.B: May 23, 2006
Location of Birth: Missouri
Handlers: Leo & Wendy Alexandre
Jack is a ball crazy dog. We began training him with the team at 6 months with a dedication that he would be competition ready for Wags for Wishes 2007. That happened as Jack received his 1st title of Top Flight I on July 7th. Jack was the teams height and start dog, and was an instrumental part of the teams 2nd place winning at Wags. He is dedicated to the ball and making his handlers happy. His level of energy is very intense as he never tires out and adapts to changes quickly. We can always rely on Jack to be a consistent member of the flyball team.
Titles:
- U-Fli Top Flight Priemer
- NAFA Flyball Dog Champion
- Best Singles Time: 4.746 w/ an unofficial time of 4.187
Kimber
Breed: Queensland Red Heeler/ Jack Russell Terrier Mix
D.O.B: October 28th, 2005
Handlers: Miles & Trish Gagnon
Kimber Lou was a blessing in disguise when she came into Boulder Animal Hospital at 3 days old for her first check up with the rest of her litter. It wasn't until 6 weeks later, when she came in for her first round of vaccines that we fell in love with one of "the ugliest puppies in the world." Thank heavens she grew into her spots! Little did we know, she would also grow into her name. Kimber is named after a handgun manufacturer, and she has turned into quite the little pistol.
Being a Queensland Red Heeler crossed with a Jack Russel Terrier, Kimber was in serious need of a job to burn off some of her energy. Las Vegas has a severe lack of cattle for her to heard, so we began the search for another outlet, looking into agility at first. Then we met Eric Besserud (CJ's dad) and he turned us on to flyball, and it has been a perfect fit.
Kimber is a steady competitor for the team, and loves letting her boy handle her too. Aside from flyball, Kimber enjoys chewing her bone, guarding the house, and playing with her boy.
Titles:
D.O.B: October 28th, 2005
Handlers: Miles & Trish Gagnon
Kimber Lou was a blessing in disguise when she came into Boulder Animal Hospital at 3 days old for her first check up with the rest of her litter. It wasn't until 6 weeks later, when she came in for her first round of vaccines that we fell in love with one of "the ugliest puppies in the world." Thank heavens she grew into her spots! Little did we know, she would also grow into her name. Kimber is named after a handgun manufacturer, and she has turned into quite the little pistol.
Being a Queensland Red Heeler crossed with a Jack Russel Terrier, Kimber was in serious need of a job to burn off some of her energy. Las Vegas has a severe lack of cattle for her to heard, so we began the search for another outlet, looking into agility at first. Then we met Eric Besserud (CJ's dad) and he turned us on to flyball, and it has been a perfect fit.
Kimber is a steady competitor for the team, and loves letting her boy handle her too. Aside from flyball, Kimber enjoys chewing her bone, guarding the house, and playing with her boy.
Titles:
- U-fli Top Flight Executive- Level I
- Nafa Flyball Dog Excellent 04/12/2008
Maya
Breed: Jack Russell Terrier
DOB: May 2007
Handlers: Jose and Kelly Barron
Maya was born in Las Vegas Nevada. From the beginning, Maya showed a natural talent for catching frisbees and balls. She also enjoys running and swimming. Maya began training flyball with Atomic Dogs in April 2009 and debuted in Dec 2009. In her first tournament she ran as height dog for team HapEdog. She ran so well she earned her first title.
Titles:
DOB: May 2007
Handlers: Jose and Kelly Barron
Maya was born in Las Vegas Nevada. From the beginning, Maya showed a natural talent for catching frisbees and balls. She also enjoys running and swimming. Maya began training flyball with Atomic Dogs in April 2009 and debuted in Dec 2009. In her first tournament she ran as height dog for team HapEdog. She ran so well she earned her first title.
Titles:
- U-fli top flight Dec 2009
Nelson
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Casey Wittwer
Nel came from a shelter in California. She lives to pester Roo and I got her for that reason. She still acts like a puppy but loves flyball, frisbee and chasing Roo through the Nevada desert.
Titles:
Handler: Casey Wittwer
Nel came from a shelter in California. She lives to pester Roo and I got her for that reason. She still acts like a puppy but loves flyball, frisbee and chasing Roo through the Nevada desert.
Titles:
- U-fli Top Flight 09-14-08
- U-fli Level I Top Flight 01-18-09
- U-fli Level II Top Flight 02-01-09
- U-fli Level III Top Flight 05-24-09
- U-fli Level II Top Flight Executive 4/25/10
- NAFA Flyball Dog 04/18/09
- NAFA Flyball Dog Executive 04/18/09
O.D.
Breed:Border Collie/Cattle Dog.
DOB: June 22, 2007
Handler: Malcom King
O.D. is a true Las Vegas native. She was exactly 8 weeks old when she came to her new forever home from the back seat of a pickup truck at the Silverton Hotel parking lot. O.D. is not named for Garfield’s sidekick, but was originally the “Other Dog”. However, she’s now the “Only Dog”… so her name is still accurate. Her veterinarian laughed when he saw her breed, which is a Border Collie & Blue Heeler mix. “She’s going to need to expend a lot of energy”, he said. So he suggested Flyball. O.D. started attending Atomic tournaments immediately, and the rest is history. O.D. loves to compete, and is a reliable and rock-solid competitor. She’s still in the process of training her handler, though!
Titles:
DOB: June 22, 2007
Handler: Malcom King
O.D. is a true Las Vegas native. She was exactly 8 weeks old when she came to her new forever home from the back seat of a pickup truck at the Silverton Hotel parking lot. O.D. is not named for Garfield’s sidekick, but was originally the “Other Dog”. However, she’s now the “Only Dog”… so her name is still accurate. Her veterinarian laughed when he saw her breed, which is a Border Collie & Blue Heeler mix. “She’s going to need to expend a lot of energy”, he said. So he suggested Flyball. O.D. started attending Atomic tournaments immediately, and the rest is history. O.D. loves to compete, and is a reliable and rock-solid competitor. She’s still in the process of training her handler, though!
Titles:
- NAFA Flyball Dog (FD) – 07.12.2008
- NAFA Flyball Dog Excellent (FDX) – 07.12.2008
- UFLI Top Flight – 09.13.2008
- UFLI Top Flight Level I – 10.25.2008
- UFLI Top Flight Level II – 11.15.2008
- UFLI Top Flight Level III – 01.17.2009
- UFLI Top Flight Executive – 10.25.2009
- UFLI Top Flight Executive Level I – 03.28.2010
- Singles best Flyball time: 4.777 sec.
Ol' Jack
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Casy Wittwer
Handler: Casy Wittwer
Pacho
Breed: Spanish Water Dog
Handler: Lynn Ward
It’s not a Poodle, it’s not a labradoodle, it’s not Bo Obama, it’s PACHO the Spanish Water Dog!
Gazpacho “Pawcho” was brought back as carry-on luggage from Southern Spain in July of 2006. We became involved in flyball after meeting the coach in the campground bathrooms in Bonita, CA while at Wags for Wishes. He is a true “Iron Dog” competing in flyball, dock diving, agility and disc dog. True to his breed he also loves to herd and be herded by his Sheltie “sister" Canela. His favorite part of practice is, of course, hanging out in the pool!
Titles
Handler: Lynn Ward
It’s not a Poodle, it’s not a labradoodle, it’s not Bo Obama, it’s PACHO the Spanish Water Dog!
Gazpacho “Pawcho” was brought back as carry-on luggage from Southern Spain in July of 2006. We became involved in flyball after meeting the coach in the campground bathrooms in Bonita, CA while at Wags for Wishes. He is a true “Iron Dog” competing in flyball, dock diving, agility and disc dog. True to his breed he also loves to herd and be herded by his Sheltie “sister" Canela. His favorite part of practice is, of course, hanging out in the pool!
Titles
- U-FLI Top Flight Level I 4/25/10
- Top Dog in Breed 2009 U-FLI Best Time 5.666
- Currently fastest Spanish Water Dog in both U-FLI and NAFA
Phoenix
D.O.B: Sometime in 2003
San Diego rescue
Handlers: Ed & Connie Barlow
Phoenix... named for the mythical bird. Known to most as Nikki.
Nikki loves to fly horizontally and vertically and came to us after our loss of our beloved Kelpie Molly and rekindled our broken hearts. Her rescue was a group effort with the help of the flyball community in San Diego. She was rescued from the pound and driven to Barstow where we picked her up and brought her to her forever home.
Nikki is also a fearless Disc Competitor with 1st place ribbons and trophy’s in UFO and USDDN. She competes at Pro level in Toss’n’Fetch and Open level in Freestyle. She has even earned a frisbee from one of the founders of Wham-O with a personal message “Keep on Flying”
Titles:
San Diego rescue
Handlers: Ed & Connie Barlow
Phoenix... named for the mythical bird. Known to most as Nikki.
Nikki loves to fly horizontally and vertically and came to us after our loss of our beloved Kelpie Molly and rekindled our broken hearts. Her rescue was a group effort with the help of the flyball community in San Diego. She was rescued from the pound and driven to Barstow where we picked her up and brought her to her forever home.
Nikki is also a fearless Disc Competitor with 1st place ribbons and trophy’s in UFO and USDDN. She competes at Pro level in Toss’n’Fetch and Open level in Freestyle. She has even earned a frisbee from one of the founders of Wham-O with a personal message “Keep on Flying”
Titles:
- U-fli Top Flight Premier Level II
- Nafa Flyball Dog 06/04/2005
- Nafa Flyball dog Excellent 06/04/2005
- Nafa Flyball doc Champion 02/04/2006
- Nafa Flyball Dog Champion Silver 02/05/2006
- Singles best Flyball time: 4.112 sec.
- First Place Open Frisbee USDDN, Wags for Wishes July 2006 & July 2009
Randsom
Breed: Sheltie
D.O.B: 2005
Handlers: Julie Johnson
Randsom had been in flyball when he was younger, but he mostly picked up bad habits. We moved here from Hawaii, and we looked up flyball teams as soon as we got back. Randsom loves flyball, swimming, kayaking, and being told how handsome he is when he's being brushed.
D.O.B: 2005
Handlers: Julie Johnson
Randsom had been in flyball when he was younger, but he mostly picked up bad habits. We moved here from Hawaii, and we looked up flyball teams as soon as we got back. Randsom loves flyball, swimming, kayaking, and being told how handsome he is when he's being brushed.
Roo
Breed: Border Collie
Handler: Casey Wittwer
I got Roo on a cattle ranch in Idaho while fixing fence. I didn't intend to get a puppy, but the friendly 10 week old border collie named "Ninja" had other plans.
Roo likes agility and flyball, but Frisbee is his true love.
Titles:
Handler: Casey Wittwer
I got Roo on a cattle ranch in Idaho while fixing fence. I didn't intend to get a puppy, but the friendly 10 week old border collie named "Ninja" had other plans.
Roo likes agility and flyball, but Frisbee is his true love.
Titles:
- U-fli Top Flight 01-20-08
- U-fli Level I Top Flight 02-23-08
- U-fli Level II Top Flight 02-24-08
- U-fli Level III Top Flight 02-24-08
- U-fli Top Flight Executive Level III
- NAFA Flyball Dog 07/12/08
- NAFA Flyball Dog Champion 04/19/09
- UFO Longshot 1st place 2007
Sammie
Sammie... AKA Sammer do
Breed: Border Collie
D.O.B: March 1st, 2005
Birthplace: Sunrise Mountain, Nevada
Handlers: David, Bettina & Sarah Disalvo
Sammie girl was rescued from a family that just couldn’t handle the energy of a Border Collie puppy.
Sammie (AKA Sammer do) likes to play Flyball, Dock Diving, Herding Sheep, Swimming in the ocean and the pool, but most of all Sammie lives for the Frisbee. She is one Intense Border Collie.
Titles:
Breed: Border Collie
D.O.B: March 1st, 2005
Birthplace: Sunrise Mountain, Nevada
Handlers: David, Bettina & Sarah Disalvo
Sammie girl was rescued from a family that just couldn’t handle the energy of a Border Collie puppy.
Sammie (AKA Sammer do) likes to play Flyball, Dock Diving, Herding Sheep, Swimming in the ocean and the pool, but most of all Sammie lives for the Frisbee. She is one Intense Border Collie.
Titles:
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight – 01/31/09
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight Level III 12/5/09
- NAFA Flyball Dog (FD) – 04-19-09
- USDDN 1st Place Toss & Fetch, Chula Vista, Ca - 07/13/08
- Skyhounds 3rd Place Expert Distance & Accuracy, Glendale, Az - 01/16/09
- Skyhounds 2nd Place Expert Time Trial, Glendale Az – 01/18/09
- USDDN 1st Place Junior Toss & Fetch, Chula Vista, Ca – 07/12/09
- Skyhounds 2nd Place Freestyle at SW Regional, Covina, Ca – 05/23/09
- UFO
Scooter
Breed: Jack Russell Terrier
D.O.B. Sometime in 2001
Handlers: Ed & Connie Barlow
Scooter was adopted by the Barlow family in January 2003 after a young couple had adopted him from Dewey animal shelter on sunday and by thursday were looking to re-home him. He was frightened, fear aggressive and the first thing he did after entering our house was pee on the china hutch. He showed many signs of a very rough previous life. Scars from fly bites in his ears, broken teeth, great fearfulness and no idea of how to play. He would just cower in his kennel. With lots of love and positive reinforcement, he has come a long way. He can bring down the jumps to 6 inches in U-fli and 8 inches in Nafa. Flyball is not his favorite thing, but he will step in if the team needs him. He is happy to come to practice and just train green dogs. His favorite part of flyball is just hanging out in the crating area going from lap to lap for petting and belly rubs a nd the drive to the tournaments were he gets to cuddle with his girls and watch stuff out the car window.
Titles:
D.O.B. Sometime in 2001
Handlers: Ed & Connie Barlow
Scooter was adopted by the Barlow family in January 2003 after a young couple had adopted him from Dewey animal shelter on sunday and by thursday were looking to re-home him. He was frightened, fear aggressive and the first thing he did after entering our house was pee on the china hutch. He showed many signs of a very rough previous life. Scars from fly bites in his ears, broken teeth, great fearfulness and no idea of how to play. He would just cower in his kennel. With lots of love and positive reinforcement, he has come a long way. He can bring down the jumps to 6 inches in U-fli and 8 inches in Nafa. Flyball is not his favorite thing, but he will step in if the team needs him. He is happy to come to practice and just train green dogs. His favorite part of flyball is just hanging out in the crating area going from lap to lap for petting and belly rubs a nd the drive to the tournaments were he gets to cuddle with his girls and watch stuff out the car window.
Titles:
- Registered Therapy Dog
- U-fli Top Flight Executive I
- NAFAFlyball dog 09/20/2003
- NAFA Flyball dog Excellent 09/21/2003
- NAFA Flyball dog Champion 01/24/2004
- NAFA Flyball dog Champion Silver 02/21/2004
- NAFA Flyball Master 11/13/2004
Snaz
Breed: Miniature Australian Shepherd
D.O.B: August 5th, 2003
Handlers: Sierra Lyman-Pahnke & Darren Pahnke
Titles:
D.O.B: August 5th, 2003
Handlers: Sierra Lyman-Pahnke & Darren Pahnke
Titles:
- Flyball U-fli Top Flight Executive
- NAFA Flyball Dog Excellent 04/12/2008
- Frisbee Skyhoundz World Finalist Qualifier 2007
- Frisbee Skyhoundz 1st Place Pairs Freestyle Western Qualifiers