Counting Coup "Coup" . . .

Counting coup was a battle practice of Native Americans Native Americans in the United States of the Great Plains. A nonviolent demonstration of bravery, it consisted of touching an enemy warrior, with the hand or with a coup stick, then running away unharmed. Risk of injury or death was involved, should the other warrior respond violently.  (Wikipedia)

Coup: a brilliant, sudden, and usually highly successful stroke or act (Merriam-Webster online)

coup de grâce: a decisive finishing blow, act, or event (Merriam-Webster Online)

Coup was  bouncing up and down in a cage at the Yuma Animal Shelter when Kate Turpin found her and called to tell me "You need this dog".  At first we thought she might be a border/jack and I said NO MORE TERRIERS!!  Kate took her home, but a month later she called me again to say, "You need this dog!"  I said I'd look at her.  Well, that was all it took.  Coup won my heart.  
 
She is probably a whippet mix, but it is really hard to decipher.  She has not been easy to train since she is not interested in any motivator, she just wants to race.  She is quick though, and that counts if you play flyball.  If she turns out to be as fast as we hope; then she'll be counting coup on our opponents for years to come.

Coup . . .