Dock Diving

What a fantastic time at Wags 4 Wishes in Chandler, Az this past weekend!  Although there was much going on, with Flyball and Agility taking center stage, we spent a lot of time by the Splash Dogs pool as the weather was just Phoenix perfect!  Splash Dogs is the organization that brings it's own pool and dock to host dock diving competitions.  There are generally two events that are qualified as competitive.  One is the distance, where the dog is measured (by computer!) how far out he lands in the water.  The other event is a high jump where the height of the dog's jump is measured.  The current record that I could find reference to is 29 feet!  Wow!  This weekend the competition featured only the distance jump and we saw jumps around 17 feet from the more experienced entrants.  In between competition times, the general public was allowed the opportunity to see what their dogs could do.  It is not an easy transition for many dogs to go from perhaps jumping in the owner's pool to jumping from the platform that serves as the Splash Dogs dock which has a bit of height to it.  There is a fairly young training club in the Phoenix area for those who wish to pursue competition and many of it's members were on hand this weekend both ready to compete and ready to practice.  We found one website on the internet if you are interested in finding out more information about pursuing this dog sport.  Check out Sit Means Sit (and other dog training) if you would like to view some videos or contact someone.  FiDo says this is a FANTASTIC dog sport to become involved in!