When competitors fill out an entry form for the Great Outdoor Games, they are asked a series of questions designed to give organizers and production personnel insight into their background and credentials. Take Carol Young's golden retriever, Blaster.
Every dog loves to run, play and jump, even a backyard dog.
The description is several steps above the classification of junkyard dog, but Crews and Tank exemplify exactly what the organizers of the Sporting Dog Challenge were hoping for when they included an Open classification for qualifying in the Big Air event. He's an athlete that can compete on a national scale, and now he has a chance. Because of that, Tank is sure to be a sentimental favorite in the 2001 Great Outdoor Games in Lake Placid. Dog owners will be able to relate to a pet accustomed to chasing a tennis ball and loving it. And when I heard about this being held nearby in Little Rock, we came on down.