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Dogs love us unconditionally. There's no pretense or agendas. No complaints. They never fail to greet us at the door with passionate exuberance-even if we just left the room for five minutes to take out the trash-and they simply put us in a better mood.

WOOF Moniker: Arrow

Canine Informant: Nancy Johnson

What we learn from our dog? Everyday Arrow reminds me that following your heart will take you to the right place. You see, he didn't belong to us.

WOOF Patrol: Arrow wasn't your dog?

Nancy Johnson: Two years ago he started showing up daily at our house. We live in the woods, about a quarter mile from the road. Arrow somehow found us. He came to play with our dog. We noticed he was wearing a tag but it took a few days before he'd let us come close enough to read it. Once we did, we called his owners and left them messages for several days. Arrow is such a great dog and by the end of the week we had grown extremely attached to him. However just as he was settling in, the phone rang. It was his owner.

W.P.: Were you concerned that it took days for them to get back to you?

N.J.: If that were my dog I would have been frantically looking for him. But there was an explanation. It turns out the young man was traveling and left Arrow in the care of an irresponsible pet-sitter. He was near tears, begging me to let him come get his dog. I asked him questions to make certain that Arrow's welfare was top of mind. He assured me of his dog parenting skills, sensing my concerns. Arrow was relinquished after having a better understanding of the situation.

W.P.: Follow your heart and it will take you to the right place, right?

N.J.: For several days afterwards every time Arrow broke out he'd come straight to our house. The owner finally called us. He knew we loved him and could provide a good home. He asked if we wanted to keep him. Arrow followed his heart and we're all living happily ever after.

WOOF Patrol was first introduced to Arrow at Calistoga Ranch in Napa Valley, California. He's a true working dog with a job title: Calistoga Canine Guest Relations Manager. Arrow is in charge of directing pooches to the location of their dog beds and of familiarizing them with ranch surroundings. He'll also make personal introductions to the front desk keeper of the tasty biscuit treats. Arrow also loves demonstrating to guests and their dogs how to get in and out of the golf carts.

  • Calistoga Ranch Canine Guest Relations Manager: Arrow an Australian cattle hound/border collie mix - age 3 years (on site)


    Above: Nancy Johnson & Arrow on duty

Top Talent: Wag-hospitality with verve and vitality that warmly greets all four and two-legged guests.

Arrow's Arfstrology Sign: Cancer - July (2005)


Likely Quote from Arrow: "Let me know if there's anything I can get you. Like for example a Frisbee or ball that you'd like to throw or toss to me."

Pooch's Hobby: Arrow's passion is freestyle Frisbee catching, also known as Competitive Canine Disc Sport.

Friends in the Hood: Emma and Winston, both Springer Spaniels, are two of Arrow's favorite Ranch playmates. They are frequent resort guests. The threesome love chasing one another and riding in golf carts.

Frisbee Facts: Walter "Fred" Morrison, Frisbee inventor, who is now 87 years old, lives in Utah and collects royalties from his invention. The Frisbee was originally known as Wham-O. The Frisbee turned 50 this summer.

Frisbee Origins: New England students loved eating the pies made at The Frisbie Baking Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. They discovered that the empty pie tins could also be used as objects to toss and catch in the school yard.

Ashley, male Whippet and first-ever Frisbee Dog World Championship winner: 1975
Winning also in 1976 & 1977


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Meet Ashley: On August 5, 1974, Alex Stein, then a 19-year-old college student, smuggled Ashley, his Whippet into Dodger Stadium. Ashley, reaching speeds of 35 miles an hour and leaping nine feet in the air, caught Frisbee discs being tossed by Alex for eight uninterrupted minutes. A crowd of 50,000 spectators and millions watching on TV were glued to the pennant-crucial game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. Joe Garagiola fueled the Ashley awe-struck crowed by announcing the flying disc action on the field.



Yvonne Conza, Founder of WOOF Patrol - ph: 917.847.2854 2007