World record holder Trevor, proudly owned by Traci Gaunt, faced lots of problems earlier on in life. He has celebrated his 10th birthday now, but Traci sometimes thought he would never make it. A Welsh Blue Merle working sheepdog, Traci chose him at his farm home and all seemed well. He was a very difficult dog from the start, even for Traci who is a qualified trainer. Behaviour problems were evident from an early age but even more worrying was the fact that his gums swelled up alarmingly and he suffered major coat loss. Traci, of course, consulted her vet who carried out several tests. The results showed that he was allergic to almost all forms of gluten.
During this time, Trevor was proving to be a real handful but Traci persevered, training twice a week with him with other dogs, and practising at home. As with all puppies, training was a fun time for the dog, though a bit wearing for Traci! Control came slowly but surely, though he was very excitable and, at times, unpredictable. Traci had an older dog, Jaff, and had bought Trevor to train for agility competitions and could see the potential Trevor had for being a really good agility dog - he was intelligent, very quick over the ground, and loved working. If only she could get the medical problem sorted out, she knew he would do well and she looked around for a gluten free diet for him. Luckily she tried Europa, and at last Trevor had found the food that did the trick. Even better from Traci’s point of view was the fact that it was British made, a lot more affordable than the imported foods, and her local distributor delivered it. Trevor went from strength to strength, grew a superb coat and his muscle condition and definition is still excellent.
Some years ago, Traci entered him for a speed weaving competition, where the dog has to thread his way through 60 poles in the shortest possible time. 
To her great delight, Trevor romped home setting a new world record for speed weaving. The next year, not only did he defend his title, but broke his own record twice! The following year, the event had to be cancelled so in 1998 Trevor still held the record with an amazing time of 14.81 seconds.
With this success under her belt Beacon Agility Club, where she is a member, entered a team in the Flyball Competition at Crufts 98. The excitement built over the four days as each day they won through to the grand final on the last day. The whole club made sure they set their videos to capture the final so they could relive the event in calmer circumstances! The television coverage captured the excitement as the dogs raced over the jumps to the machine, hit the pad to release the ball, caught it and raced back to send the next dog in the relay team of four. Trevor ran last and with shouts and screams of encouragement he hurtled back over the jumps to lead his team to victory!
To follow all that, in 1999 someone equalled Trevor’s speed weaving record and so he had to run again. Amazingly, Trevor responded to the challenge and answered the contender with another World Record Time.
As if all that wasn't enough, in 2004 - again at Crufts, Trevor - at 10 years old!! - made it though in the team agility to the final where he recorded the fastest time overall!
Traci is, not surprisingly, very enthusiastic about Europa Dog Food. Occasional problems still arise, but as she says:
“I know when Trevor has stolen food, or someone has given him an illicit treat, because his gums go red and his face swells up, but I know I can get him back to normal. I use the food for treats and training purposes for all the dogs at the club, because it will not cause any problems.”
