New Ultimate Air Dogs Record

Last weekend at the Duchess County Fair in New York, a new record was set in Ultimate Air Dogs. Seven, a German Shorthaired Pointer, handled by Kim and Rob, jumped 26′ 8″!

Cross Train for Big Air with Disc

Cross training is an essential part of training your dog in Big Air because a pond, lake, or pool isn’t always available. By cross training you can work on things such as speed, strength, agility, and endurance.
We have several cross training regimens that we like to use. My favorite (and Bailey’s) is disc. Throwing the [...]

Big Air: The Chase Technique

There are many different techniques that can be used when training a dog to compete in Big Air. The most popular, know as “THE CHASE”, as described below maximizes the dog’s speed, distance, and height to achieve the longest jump possible. Bailey, my traditionally flat-jumper, has been working on “the chase” and is having excellent [...]

DockDogs competitor ‘Lucy’ a jewel of the sport

Linda Lamparski of Midland, Mich. originally piloted a team of sled dogs in events throughout the upper Midwest, so joining DockDogs with her high-flying dog Lucy seemed a natural transition.
DockDogs competitions are held throughout the U.S. where fans delight in watching energetic and enthusiastic dogs leaping from docks toward devices thrown by their handlers. The [...]