February 20, 2008...7:31 pm
Ares: The God of Extreme Vertical
This season has started out with a bang for Ares, the 2 year old rookie Belgian Malinois handled by Jeff out of Ohio. Not once, but twice this year he has broken the Indoor World Record in the DockDogs Extreme Vertical competition. At the first event of this season in Chicago, Ares snatched the bumper from 7 ft., 1 in. The following weekend in Louisville, he made a 7ft. 2 inch grab with the greatest of ease.
A newcomer to this rapidly growing sport, Ares has only been jumping since last summer. He was first competing in Big Air, but Jeff knew he wasn’t jumping to the fullest of his ability. A fellow competitor took note of Ares long, lanky limbs and suggested he may be a good candidate for the Extreme Vertical competition. A homemade practicing device and a few practices jumps later, Ares was soaring after the bumper.
Ares first Extreme Vertical competition was the Outdoor Channel Last Chance Qualifier in Nelsonville, Ohio. After easily breezing through the cadet division, Ares qualified for the finals which featured some of the top jumpers in the world. Not only did Ares prove he could hold his own against the “big dogs”, he won the event with a solid 7 ft., 4 in. grab and was crowned the Outdoor Channel National Champion. Not to shabby for a dog who had only been practicing a few weeks.
After their win in Ohio, Jeff and Ares traveled to the DockDogs National Championship to once again compete against the best in the sport. After an attempt to break the DockDogs Outdoor World Record of 7 ft, 11 in. but falling short, Ares was crowned the 2007 Dock Dogs National EV Top Gun Champion.
This dog is an exciting and beautiful dog to watch on the dock and flying through the air. Look for Ares to continue his winning streak and jump over the 8ft. mark this year.
13 Comments
February 20, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Great Job Guys
February 20, 2008 at 11:18 pm
He is as talented and handsome as Daddy was!
GREAT JOB BOYS!!!
I am so very proud of you!
February 21, 2008 at 2:20 am
awesome stuff Jeff!!
February 21, 2008 at 5:36 am
AWESOME ! Congratulations to Jeff and Ares!
Carlo is looking down on you both with Pride!
A true k9 handler!
Glad you found a way to keep training for success!
You have done the breed proud! Ares is a magnificent dog!
February 21, 2008 at 9:10 am
This is awesome Jeff! Congratulations to both you and Ares. Keep it up. We all want to see a new world record of 8ft.
February 21, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Great job !! You went from the “King of Porn” to the “God of extreme vertical”
February 21, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Great Job Ares! Now if you can just take Jeff on a run with you and get him in shape, volleyball season is just around the corner.
February 21, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Awesome article Jeff! Ares is doing amazing! Mini-carlo is a natural!
February 22, 2008 at 12:25 am
Your makin us proud in Cleveland…
February 22, 2008 at 3:28 pm
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February 22, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Jeff and Ares-it sure looks like you guys have a lot of fans!
Jillian
February 26, 2008 at 4:41 pm
We have a belgium malinois and would love to get into this competitively. We live in Florida. Can you give us any contacts, clubs, etc.?????
Isaida R. Sanchez
(904)382-5776
February 26, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Dear Isaida,
Thanks for your post on my blog! There are lots of HUGE jumping Malinois in the sport. Ares is just one of them. Pico is another great example http://pico.redtaildesign.com/ . Ultimate Air Dogs [based out of MI] just had an event in Jacksonville two weekends ago. I don’t see any more Southern events on their schedule just yet. I know they are definitely going to have some more though, especially in the Florida area. I would go to their website, http://www.ultimateairdogs.net and join their forum. It’s a great forum with lots of advice for new people. Plus you’ll be updated with when new events are scheduled. DockDogs is another great organization http://www.dockdogs.com. They have a wonderful forum as well. I glanced at their schedule and don’t see too many southern events coming up for them. Let me know if you have any questions!
Jillian Koeneman
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