2007 Boatyard Dog Trials winner,
Kylie Davis

Eight canine contestants and their people showed off their skills (and their senses of humor) during the 2007 World Championship Boatyard Dog™ Trials, held before a record crowd under cloudless skies during the fifth annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show, held in Rockland, Maine, August 10-12, 2006.

The new World Champion is Kylie Davis, a border collie who was first runner-up in the hotly contested 2006 trials. Kylie returned this year to bow-wow, dazzle, and ultimately win the coveted Pup Cup. Her repertoire of spins, leaps, weaves, and jumps, all choreographed to surfing music by the Beach Boys, won her the title. When not competing, Kylie holds down a day job at Journey’s End Marina where she has been promoted to Chief Morale Officer. Her handler was Michelle Davis.

“I had a really good run this year, against very some stiff competition” Kylie said. “All the other dogs were really great, but nobody spins the way I can. I plan to take a few weeks off, then I’ll begin training again in earnest in September. Next year, I will have a whole new routine worked out.”

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