Dock Jumping - The Latest Dog Sport

There are any number of sports cropping up lately for dogs. The newer sports do not care about breed or size. They focus on talent. Any dog breed can enter and have a chance of winning.

This is also the case with Flyball and Dancing with Dogs. It is also true of another sport, although it is true you have an advantage is you are a retriever.

This is the sport of Dock Jumping.

The sport of Dock Jumping or Dock Diving debuted in the UK under the name of Jetty Dogs in 2007. In North America, this is the sport of Dock Diving. It began to make a splash in 2000. Dock Jumping is the Big Splash. It is Flying Dogs. It is a sport. It is exciting. It is fun.

The event is simple to describe. You have a 40' dock (or jetty). It gazes out over deep water. This is your launching pad. It stands some 2' above the water. You have a toy, your dog's favorite toy. You also have your favorite and bests-dog-in-the-whole-wide world.

Your dog, who absolutely adores water, has a task. First, water fanatic sits there while you toss the treasured object far off into the water. Your dog must then run along the dock/jetty until it reaches the end. At the end, he or she has to launch him or herself far off the dock and towards the thrown object. The judges then measure the distance of the leap.

While dock jumping is open to all breeds, all sizes and all shapes (of people and dogs), there is one basic requirement. You have to have a dog who loves, or, better still, is a fanatic water dog – a crazy aquatic puppy. If your dog cannot stand to get its toes wet, if you pet hates to spoil his or her coiffeur when it rains, do not try this sport. Only water babies need apply.

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