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Narae Kim with Zulu, Bianca and Fergie

Featured Mar 10, 2010

This week’s coolest canines are Narae Kim and her pack: Zulu, Bianca and Fergie.

Narae rescued Zulu 6 years ago knowing she wanted to do agile training with him. She signed him up for both agility and dog dance at ARF in Walnut Creek. Soon after, they had to quit dance class because Zulu had a hard time “waiting” his turn and kept barking all night just begging to get out on that dance floor! Narae saw that barking was generously accepted in agility and it seemed to satisfy Zulu’s needs, so agility it was! And what happened next we all can relate to; Narae soon became so addicted to the sport that she changed her profession and now teaches agility at both ARF and Freilance Dog Sports (where she also trains with Sharon Freilich). This pack’s favorite part about agility is hanging out with friends at shows and the adrenaline rush (except for Bianca).

Bianca is Narae’s BC=CB (border collie=crazy bitch). She brings the word crazy to a whole new level, but all is forgiven since she’s so super gorgeous! Somehow through that craziness, she’s earned MAD, JCh and RM titles. Narae claims she will dance with excitement if Bianca can get through a USDAA Standard course without going over time one of these days.

Fergie, aka Chihuakimo Fergalicious Garcia, is absolutely darling, very clever and a bit of a slut. She’s known to be quite manic at trials, which Narae say’s “has got to go!” She’s the most agile dog Narae has ever trained and she can’t wait to possibly show at USDAA again soon. She’s earned her AD title.

The cutest Eskorgi in the universe, Zulu the gansta pimp, takes after Narae’s love of writing by managing his own Facebook page (which is all the rage)! He’s also had time on the side to earn MAD, RM, and CGC titles. Narae told Zulu that if he finishes his Gamble Champion and gets some Super Qs, then she promises no more A-frame for him!

Some people who meet Narae might think she lives vicariously through her dogs when they hear her hilarious stories about her dogs' personal lives. She enjoys writing short stories about them, such as Zulu’s Sexual Adventures, based on real events with the added touch of her sick imagination. Protagonists are not only her dogs, but her clients' dogs too (always using their real names). So beware-- if she overhears you telling your dog’s latest humping story, it’ll become valuable data in her collection!

Narae is the type of woman that when asked by a man some years back, “it’s me or the dogs?” she didn’t have to think twice and you can imagine how quickly that relationship ended! With very little talent in other sports, dog agility has changed Narae’s inactive lifestyle upside-down… and we’re glad it has!

[MW] [P:David Spellmeyer]

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Credits

(Without -p = article by, with -p = photo by):

• [AS]: Angela Sutton
• [EF]: Ellen Finch
• [KB]: Karin Bruce
• [KW]: Kathy Wheelock
• [LH]: Laura Hartwick
• [MW]: Maura Warnecke
• [TC]: Tania Chadwick