24/06/2026
High Octane Agility's July UKI Space Race show closes tomorrow. Get those entries in now!!.
📡 INTERCEPTED STARLOG — Stardate 2026.174
Transmission origin: Sol System, Earth Orbit — Final Descent
🛸 TOUCHDOWN. WELL... ALMOST.
The pod broke atmosphere right on schedule. The landing, however, was not exactly as planned.
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TORG: "Zorg. ZORG. Why are we descending over Nevada."
ZORG: "I may have... entered the wrong coordinates."
TORG: "We are over a desert, Zorg."
ZORG: "We are over a very specific desert, Torg."
A long pause. Then a sign came into view through the cockpit window. Faded. Weathered. Unmistakable.
TORG: "...is that—"
ZORG: "Area 51. Yes."
TORG: "Why."
ZORG: "I wanted to see it. Everyone talks about it. I thought, we're already in the neighborhood—"
TORG: "We are NOT in the neighborhood, the Space Race starts in days and you took a detour to a CONSPIRACY THEORY—"
Pirate barked. Maggy howled. Somewhere on the ground, a very confused desk guard radioed his supervisor about "unscheduled traffic."
ZORG: "...okay. Fine. Setting a course for High Octane now."
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😰 A QUIETER MOMENT, SOMEWHERE OVER OHIO
The detour was fun. But the closer they got, the quieter the pod became.
TORG: "Zorg."
ZORG: "Yeah?"
TORG: "The tunnelers relay. Murphy's tunnelers relay."
ZORG: "I know."
TORG: "Pirate and Maggy have trained all year. But what if it's not enough? What if he put the rift somewhere we don't expect? What if we hesitate at the entry and lose half a second and that's the difference and—"
ZORG: "Torg."
TORG: "What if HE'S watching OUR run specifically because he heard about us from last year—"
ZORG: "Torg."
TORG: "...sorry. I just. Every handler who's run his courses say the same thing. You think you're ready. And then you're standing at the start line, and your mouth goes dry, and you realize — you have no idea what's waiting in there."
Silence in the pod. Even Pirate stopped wagging for a second.
ZORG: "...yeah. Same."
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🌌 If you're feeling that same knot in your stomach, Earthling — you are not alone.
Every exhibitor who has ever walked Judge Mike Murphy's courses have felt it. That moment at the start line where the confidence you trained all year for quietly evaporates, and all that's left is you, your dog, and whatever Murphy decided to hide in the course.
It doesn't mean you're not ready.
It means you understand exactly what you signed up for.
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⏰ EARTHLINGS — THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING.
Registration closes TOMORROW.
If you don't have a partner yet — find one tonight. If you've been "thinking about it" — stop thinking and enter. Zorg and Torg didn't travel 27,000 light-years and survive an unscheduled Area 51 detour just to watch from the sidelines, and neither should you.
🔗 Enter now: https://mydogentry.com/public/trials/1168
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🎉 ONE MORE THING.
Every great team needs a great name — and we want to see yours. Drop your team name in the comments below. Funny, fierce, ridiculous, all of it welcome. Zorg and Torg are still arguing over theirs (something involving "paradox" and several crossed-out napkin drafts), so don't feel bad if it takes a few tries.
Best team name might just earn a shoutout before the race. 👀
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📅 July 4–5, 2026 | High Octane Agility
$20 per team supports the AKC Canine Health Foundation — Canine Epilepsy Research
🔗 https://mydogentry.com/public/trials/1168
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