Rising Tide's Fear of the Dark DDBE DDS
Call Name: Ditto
DOB: 5/22/2022
Owner: Landrie Knowlton
Breed: Border Collie
Color: Black & White (Carries Red)
Coat: medium rough
Sex: Male
Height: growing
Weight: 38#
CEA/CH: pending
TNS: pending
CL: pending
IGS: pending
DM: pending
MDR1: pending
SN: pending
PLL: pending
BCG: pending
EAOD: pending
OFA Hips: pending
OFA Elbows: pending
OFA Shoulders: Ditto was diagnosed with unilateral shoulder OCD in March of 2023 and had surgery on that shoulder. The surgery was extremely successful, and he has had a blossoming disc career since!
Accomplishments
Ditto
My love of Border Collies started back in 2014, when I got my first BC, Gunner. Between his adorable freckles and amazing personality, i was hooked on the breed forever. I knew I would love to own another one just like him (but with a bit more drive and athletic ability) one day, but my expectations were high and I wasn’t sure I would ever find another perfect dog.
Fast forward 8 years, the stars aligned and somehow I was lucky enough to gain yet another heart dog, Ditto; affectionately known as Piddle. He is intuitive, spicy, incredibly loving, and equally as talented. To me, he has been an incredibly easy dog to live with and train; he is friendly with people and neutral with dogs, travels incredibly well, has an impeccable off switch and drive to work for food and toys. He had a later start to his sport career due to his shoulder OCD, but he has a heart of gold and consistently puts up competitive scores against tough competition despite his first competition being in September of 2023.
We spend most of our time hiking, training fun tricks, and competing in sports. Disc and dock diving are our main focus, and we train agility on the side. He enjoys everything we do and his zest for live is contagious. I can’t wait to see where the next few years take us! 💙
More recently, Ditto participated in his first freestyle seminar with AGT winner, Adrian Stoica! Ditto was an amazing teammate all weekend, in and out of disc. He learned so many skills and experienced so many new things! We’re looking forward to applying our new skills to our freestyle routine and officially debuting in higher divisions in January! - Landrie Knowlton
Ditto attended his first UpDif in 2024 and did incredible despite the wind and rain conditions! They had an incredible round of Frizgility Level 2, with a 235, just 5 points shy of making top 10, getting 15th place overall for the game at the event. He also had an impressive round of Time Warp with a 77!
Disc
2023
UpDog Dallas Triple Crown: (Sept)
3rd in 4 Way Play
6th UpDog Dallas Triple Crown Overall
Lone Star Disc Dogs Game of Throwz (Sept)
1st place Skyhoundz Time Trial
UpDog Dallas Fall Festival (Oct)
1st in Frizgility
3rd in 4 Way Play
4th Overall for the entire weekend!
HCFDC Bark in the Dark (Oct)
1st Skyhoundz Time Trial
2nd Skyhoundz Bullseye
3rd Skyhoundz Spot Landing
2nd UpDog 4 Way Play Pairs
3rd UpDog Greedy
Ditto tied for 3rd place worldwide for the UpDog Freestyle Crown for Round 1!
FDDT Annual U2 (Nov)
1st UpDog Time Warp
2nd UpDog 4 Way Play
Ditto tied with his amazing sister Early for 2nd overall!
1st USDDN Division II Freestyle (debut)
1st USDDN Pro Toss & Fetch
Ditto is also qualified for UPDIF in 6 games!
DDB: October 2023
DDBE: January 2024
DDS: January 2024
Dock Diving
2023
In Training
Agility
2023
In Training