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She'll take her treats over a trophy!
By BILL MOOR

As far as Guinan is concerned, the Skyhoundz World Championship disc dog trophy might as well be a fire hydrant.

The 2 1/2-year-old border collie can't grasp it with her paws or grasp its meaning, either.

"But she does know she has accomplished something -- partly because of all the treats and love she has gotten," says Guinan's owner, Danny Eggleston of Osceola.

At the Worlds in Atlanta two weekends ago, Guinan showed off all her tricks to get her treats.

Oh, Danny helped, too.

Their teamwork proved better than the other 23 entries from around the country to take home the Open Division championship title.

"We had an awesome third (and final) round with only about three drops in 45 throws," Danny says. That catapulted them to the top.

World champions from Osceola, Ind.

They were also entered in two other divisions but had to drop out when Guinan came up limping.

"It apparently is an impact strain in one of her tendons and so we're just resting her for a while now," says Danny, who works at Manhattan Associates in Mishawaka.

Guinan certainly deserves her doggie bed fluffed up.

The new champs didn't get much of a chance to celebrate their victory down in Atlanta. "In fact, we jumped in the car with my dad after the Sunday competition and drove straight home."

They pulled into the driveway about 4:30 a.m. Monday.

Danny's wife, Jamie, almost nine months pregnant, was happy to see them.

"I could stop being paranoid," she says.

Danny wasn't about to miss the birth of their first child, though.

"I had every flight out of Atlanta (and to Chicago or South Bend) memorized," he says.

But it ended up that Guinan did the flying.

"Out of the 24 competitors (who qualified at regional competitions), we were the 24th to compete," Danny says.

That was nerve-wracking -- with everyone showing their stuff before them.

After the first of three rounds, he and Guinan were fifth. After the second round, they were third. And then they finished with a flourish to win the title.

Danny's dad, Jim, would call Jamie on his cell phone and let her listen when Danny and Guinan were competing.

Of course, it was Danny doing the barking, with Guinan feeding off his enthusiasm.

She didn't even know she was limping at the end. Danny wisely dropped them out of the freestyle pairs and distance and accuracy events, and Guinan should be back in action in a few weeks.

"Actually, I really didn't think we would get a chance to compete in any event, that the baby would come before our trip," Danny admits.

He and Jamie are still waiting to become proud parents. They already are poochie-proud.

Danny and Guinan have already been contacted about endorsing some dog food products, and dog disc legend Bill Camp of Niles has invited them to join him for a halftime performance at an upcoming Indianapolis Colts game.

Heady stuff.

So what had Guinan gotten out of all this?

"A lot of treats and more chances to catch Frisbees," Danny says. "That's what she lives for."

A simple dog's life. A championship formula.