This was our 2nd and last dock diving competition in 2020 due to the cancellations of events and restrictions during the Covid 19 pandemic. This was also Jägermeister’s first camping trip.
Limoncello
Big Air
17’11”
17’10”
19’7″
Finals: 19’2″
Hooch
Big Air
22’1″
23’2″ / 1st Place Elite Division
Finals: 22’3″ / 3rd Place Elite Division
Extreme Vertical
5’8″
Speed Retrieve
7.081 seconds
Iron Dog
2903.58 points / 4th Place Gladiator Division
Lager
Big Air
18’7″
19’6″
19’9″
20’6″
Speed Retrieve
7.226 seconds / 3rd Place Turbo Division
Margarita
Rita enjoyed naps under the team canopy and lounging on her couch-bed in the camper
The pups visited Vermont for the first time and competed at the Splashes -N-Wags facility in Bennington, VT. It wasn’t their best showing, but after being cooped up with the Covid-19 quarantine, we were thrilled to see our friends (at a safe distance) and have fun with our pups! We were also happy to be able to camp onsite!
Limoncello
Big Air
18’7″
Extreme Vertical
4’6″
Speed Retrieve
8.375 seconds
Iron Dog
2619.13 points
Hooch
Big Air
20’10”
20’9″
21’6″
Semi-Pro Finals: 20’8″
Extreme Vertical
5’8″
Speed Retrieve
6.696 seconds
Iron Dog
2906.85 points
Lager
Big Air
18’4″
18’8″
19’1″
Extreme Vertical
5’8″
Speed Retrieve
6.786 seconds
Iron Dog
2872.53 Points / 2nd Place Overall Titan Division
Margarita
Margarita enjoyed taking walks around the facility and afternoon naps in the camper!
Whiskey
Big Air
5’9″
7’8″
7’0″
4’7″
4’8″
YES! She jumped!!!!!!
Porter
Porter enjoyed snoozing in the shade under the team canopy.
Dock Diving a little differently with Covid-19 restrictions in place
Our 5th year attending the DockDogs World Championship was fun and exciting! We want to congratulate all competitors for the accomplishment of making it to Worlds, and for the amazing performances of all your dogs! It was quite amazing to see world records being broken in person! We also would like to applaud all those who made finals! It was an honor to share the dock with you all!
First and foremost, we are beyond grateful that our pack had no health issues or injuries throughout the competition. We had an absolute blast playing with our pups and spending time with friends – both old and new. Four straight 8-hour long competition days was a lot to ask of our pups, and we are extremely proud of both their endurance and performance. Above all, our hearts are filled with joy to have seen our pups have fun all week long doing what they love best.
Limoncello
We could not have been more excited to see this little Dock Diving Diva back up on the dock! After a forced medical retirement, Limoncello kicked heart-disease-butt and was cleared to compete again. She did an amazing job during her competitions!
Hooch
Brian and I could not be more proud…Hooch is the 2019 #1 ranked German Shorthaired Pointer!
We did not make it to the Gala since were were worried about leaving Porter at night. I regret not being able to be there in person to accept Hooch’s award, but after the year our pack had, just being at the World Championship was a blessing. Hooch’s achievement of the #1 ranking is an awesome bonus! Hooch, you are an amazing little dude…it has been my honor to be on the dock with you. I love you, buddy!
For those of you who don’t know Hooch very well, he started out as a pup scared of the water, then branded his signature “Hoochie Hop” ….and then quickly evolved into a pretty impressive jumper, earning DockDogs Most Improved Dog his first year if competition, as well as the #1 GSP 3 times now. Below is the link to the video of his progression from not jumping at all to soaring over 24 feet at 1 year old!
Lager had an impressive showing, and was very close to making finals this year!
Margarita
We very much appreciate all those who took the time to stop and say hello to Margarita while she was out-and-about since she was under the impression that it was her job to greet EVERYone in the competition arena!
Whiskey
Whiskey may not have gotten wet at the World Championship, but she sure won over the crowd with her shenanigans on the dock!
Porter
A HUGE heartfelt thank you to all those who stopped to say hello to Porter, asking how he was doing, and to those who kept an extra eye on him in Dog Town while we were on the competition floor.
The last week in August 2019 we took a ride out to North Ridgeville, OH for Cello to participate in her second event of the year in order to qualify for the World Championship after her first event back-in-action where she rocked the dock in Canada!
We were able to camp on-site at the competition
💛Limoncello
Big Air
18’6″
Extreme Vertical
5’0″
Speed Retrieve
7.942 seconds
Iron Dog
2722.2 points / 3rd Place Warrior Division
***Invitation to the World Championship!
💚Hooch
Big Air
21’10”
21’2″
20’3″
Extreme Vertical
6’0″
Speed Retrieve
6.654 seconds / 3rd Place Nitro Division
Iron Dog
2938.99 points / 1st Place Gladiator Division
❤️Lager
Big Air
20’2″
Extreme Vertical
5’8″
Lager competing in “Dueling Dogs”
💖Margarita
Margarita enjoyed an ice cream treat while cheering on her brothers and sisters!
With Cello cleared for coming out of retirement, we decided we should celebrate by finding the nearest dock diving competition and letting Cello have some fun with what she loves best. So many of our friends came out to the event in Cello’s honor…it was such an amazing weekend!
Ultimate Air Dogs runs their events a bit differently than DockDogs, and also has some different games for the dogs to play.
Limoncello
Cello came out of retirement in full force! She jumped over 20 feet to earn herself a spot in finals!
Splashes:
19’6″
19’8″
19’6″
21’1″
Chase It:
8.45 seconds
Finals:
22’0″ 3rd Place
Hooch
Splashes:
23’2″
21’9″
22’4″
Finals:
23’11” 2nd Place
Lager
Splashes:
19’9″
20’1″
18’1″20’2″
Chase It:
7.12 seconds
Margarita
Margarita enjoyed napping in the shade, and playing with her stuffed toys on the camper.
Whiskey
Whiskey earned her self a personal best of 8’7” , made Finals, and actually jumped off the dock (instead of timing-out) for the first time in Finals!
Splashes:
7’0″
6’8″
7’9″
8’7″ ***New Personal Best!
Finals:
6’7″ 3rd Place
Porter
Porter enjoyed walking the perimeter of the facility and meeting a bunch of new people.
We’ve had a rough start to the season between Porter’s seizures and Margarita’s Lymphoma and complications that followed. We weren’t even sure we were able to attend this event until the morning we were supposed to be leaving for our road trip. In fact, it wasn’t until about noon on July 3rd that I finished up with Margarita’s last oncology appointment and got the “ok” from her oncologist, Dr. Risbon, to travel to Canada with her. We didn’t preregister for the competition, knowing we may not even be able to attend. A lot of the jumps were marked as “full” but we know that each venue usually holds about 5 slots for people to sign up on the spot. With all of this in mind, we set still out on our way to Canada late in the afternoon of July 3rd. Boy, are we glad we did!
Limoncello
Limoncello enjoyed being a part of The B.A.A.A.R.K Foundation charity ball drop and having a girls GLAMping weekend with Margarita lounging in the air-conditioned camper.
Hooch
Hooch had the second longest jump of the competition! This was also his first time competing in a national event as an Iron Dog. His performance should earn him an automatic World Championship invite in Elite Division Big Air, Nitro Division Speed Retrieve, and Gladiator Division Iron Dog!!
Big Air:
23’7″ 1st Place Elite Division
23’9″ 1st Place Elite Division
Big Air PRO Finals:
22’0″
Pic Credit: Nancy Miller
Extreme Vertical:
6’2″
Speed Retrieve:
6.564 seconds 1st Place Nitro Division
Iron Dog:
2973.62 points 1st Place Gladiator Division
Lager
Lager had an absolute blast this weekend getting to play his favorite game of Dueling Dogs, and participating in The B.A.A.A.R.K Foundation charity ball drop! His performance this weekend should land him an automatic World Championship invite in Turbo Division Speed Retrieve and Titan Division Iron Dog.
Big Air:
19’11”
20’5″ 3rd Place Masters Division
19’2″
20’4″ 1st Place Masters Division
Extreme Vertical:
5’10”
Speed Retrieve:
7.304 seconds 1st Place Turbo Division
Iron Dog:
2876.3 points 3rd Place Titan Division
Dueling Dogs:
Lager made it to the first round of finals, but unfortunately was bumped out in the last round. He LOVES this game!
Margarita
What a weekend this little Diva had…Margarita enjoyed Donuts, a banana split, a convertible ride, a Canada Goose stuffed toy, and other gifts from our Canadian DockDogs family!
Whiskey
Wish-The-Fish came out in FULL force and she increased her jumping distance with each leap into the pool, earning a 2nd or 3rd Place medal for every jump and a new PB of 8’3”! We are hopeful her average Big Air score will earn her a World Champion invitation in the Novice Division, but we will have to wait and see if the Invite Fairy pays her a visit!
Big Air:
3’5″ 2ndPlace Novice Division
7’5″ 3rd Place Novice Division
8’3″ 2nd Place Novice Division
7’0″ 2ndPlace Novice Division
Porter
Po-Po had a great time walking the facility grounds and also enjoyed an amazing massage from Marti at Pawz Therapy !
This was our first time competing at this event. We were super-excited since we were able to camp on the RaittHomestead Farm Museum for the entire weekend!
Limoncello: Team Coach
In between yelling at the boys and after the competition, Cello had a chance to jump off the dock and swim in the pool. In our eyes, she won 1st Place for prettiest girl on the dock this weekend.
Hooch
Hooooooooooooch had a great weekend! He is brand new to competing in Speed Retrieve and Iron Dog AND to learning the Chase Method during Big Air … and he rocked the dock in all 3 areas, despite the mistakes his Mama made, and with him being a beginner in all three “new” games! We have a lot to work on as a team, but I am so proud of this little guy!!
Big Air:
20’3″
22’0″
Finals:
21’2″ 🥉3rd Place Elite Division Big Air Finals
Extreme Vertical:
6’0″ 🥉3rd Place Top Gun Division
Speed Retrieve:
6.690 seconds 🏅New Personal Best score!
Iron Dog:
2939.05 points 🥈2nd Place Gladiator Division
🥉Out of all the competitors this weekend, Hooch won 3 Place Overall in the Iron Dog competition!
Lager
Lager started off the weekend in a little bit of a slump, and was hesitating a bit on the dock. He pulled it together by the end of the competition though!
Big Air:
17’6″
17’8″ 2nd Place Senior Division
19’10” 1st Place Senior Division
Finals:
20’1″ 🥇1st Place Senior Division Big Air Finals
Speed Retrieve:
7.310 seconds 🥉3rd Place Turbo Division Speed Retrieve
The announcer at this event was a Massachusettes Law Enforcement Officer, and he “coined” Lager! The history of “coining” began in the ancient Roman army, where coins were presented as rewards. The U.S. tradition goes back to the 1960’s. A member of hte 11th SFG over-stamped old coins with a new emblem. The 10th SFG was the fist to mint a custom coin and remained the only Army unit with its own coin until the 1980’s. Originally the coins were given to recognized outstanding achievements. They are now used to build unit morale and cohesion. During the Vietnam Era, the “challenge-response” was added to the tradition. A soldier can be “challenged” to show his or her unit coin. Those that cannot have to “buy a round.”
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Sweet Reet took a break from cheering on the team and caught up on some beauty rest this weekend in preparation to kick some Lymphoma butt this week!!! 💪🏼.
Whiskey
Despite the brand new toys Mom bought for this competition, Wish the Fish decided she would rather be a Land Shark this weekend, and timed-out in her jumps.
Porter: Team Manager
Porter had a great day of napping and taking walks around the farm on Saturday.
However, even though his meds have just been increased, the second night on the farm around 10pm he had another series of seizures. Luckily, his emergency injection of Midazolam brought him out of the seizures and he did not have to go to the ER. It had been 20 days since his last episode.
Overall, we had a great trip to Maine and enjoyed this competition!
“First dock diving competition of 2019” and “Porter’s first attendance at competition ever” was on June 1st and 2nd, 2019. SteelStacks is by far one our most favorite venues!
Limoncello
Cello enjoyed giving the boys “pointers” and “pointing” out all their mistakes throughout the weekend.
Hooch
Hoooooooooch entered his first competition as an Iron Dog! He won 3rd Place overall in the Gladiator Division!!! He also did Speed Retrieve for the first time and earned a score of 6.783 seconds! (I couldn’t believe it!!) He also qualified for Elite Division Big Air Finals and placed 4th overall.
Big Air:
20’6″
22’9″
Extreme Vertical:
5’10” 1st Place Cadet Division
Speed Retrieve:
6.783 seconds
Iron Dog:
2930.12 3rd Place Gladiator Division
Lager
Lager had an amazing weekend winning First Place overall in Iron Dog in the Warrior Division. He also won Second Place Overall in Speed Retrieve in the Express Division!
Big Air:
20’0″
20’10”
Extreme Vertical:
5’6″ 3rd Place Cadet Division
Speed Retrieve:
8.092 seconds 2nd Place Express Division
Iron Dog:
2797.1 First Place Warrior Division
Margarita
Sweet Reet enjoyed napping in the fresh air, visiting with her favorite police horses, and receiving attention and love from all the competitors.
Whiskey
Wish the Fish barely plopped into the pool on Saturday, but it was enough to qualify for Finals for her first time ever!! However, Whiskey decided today was not a good day to dock dive, and she refused to jump in finals, earning 5th Place overall in the Novice Division!!
Big Air:
4’5″
Porter
Po Po was so well behaved this weekend! He enjoyed watching all the commotion and took some long naps each day. He is still trying to figure out what team position he should apply for… Team Water Boy? Team Manager?
I am disappointed in myself for falling behind on this blog, but writing about Margarita’s Lymphoma journey each week has prompted me to remember the whole reason I began this journal of posts in the first place: to share all the memories that have been gifted to me by my fur-kids. It’s important to me to be able to look back on just how blessed we are to be spending a part of our lives with each and every special 4-legged angel included in this blog.
My first “catch-up” post is the 2018 DockDogs World Championship!
This was our 4th consecutive year that we have been fortunate enough to have all competing dogs qualify for the World Championship. Even though two out of our five do not compete, we have a “no dog left behind” policy, so we travel in our camper as a family to this exciting event!
Of course we updated all of our team “bling!”
2019 Trading Cards
Team Banner:
Team Shirts:
Special Shirt Made for Whiskey’s First Year:
RV Window Decals:
This is the 2nd year the World Championship was held in Knoxville, TN.
Getting ready to leave, and tracking our miles along our road trip:
My mom was waiting outside of her house to wish us luck!
We were worried about how Whiskey would handle such a long trip…but she didn’t seem to mind one bit!
Every year one of the DockDogs clubs puts out a Road Trip Bingo game for all team handlers to play along the way!
We did get Bingo, but did not win first place!
Some road trippin’ fun along the way:
Rita loves to roll in the bed pillows!
Hooch using Rita as a pillow
Road trippin
I get to snuggle while Brian drives the RV
Truth!
Cello and Rita
We are HERE!!!!!!!!!!!
Check-in:
The moment we’ve all been waiting for!!!!!!
Dog Town:
The amazing lady in this next photo is one of the people who helped Whiskey (then known as “Wish”) on her freedom ride from the kill-shelter to our house in NJ. Not only did she do several legs of the transport in TN, she sent Whiskey with special treats to wish her well in her new life. When she heard that Whiskey had made the World Championship, she booked a hotel and came out to meet us, visit with Whiskey, and watch her up on the competition dock! As you can see, the blur-that-is-Whiskey was just a “little” excited!
As we arrived and set up our spot in “Dog Town,” a friend of ours presented me with one of the most amazing surprises ever!
He was going to paint Whiskey in between competitions!
“Paint me like one of your French girls.”
This was one of THE most thoughtful and loving gifts we had ever received!
Limoncello: Team Coach
Cello is now retired due to heart disease. She very much enjoyed hanging out at the team canopy and getting lots of attention from her DockDogs family!
Hooch
Hooch was fired up, but his normal 23+ foot jumps were just not there.
Round 1:
Big Air:
21′ 7″
21′ 5″
Round 2:
Big Air:
21′ 0″
21′ 8″
Lager
Round 1:
Big Air:
17’8″
18’3″
Extreme Vertical:
5’8″
Speed Retrieve:
9.873 seconds
Iron Dog Score:
2579.84 points (ranked 21 overall for Round 1)
Round 2:
Big Air:
17’3″
18’11”
Extreme Vertical:
Double-missed (no score – which unfortunately also disqualified him from getting a qualifying Iron Dog score)
Speed Retrieve:
7.582 seconds
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Rita enjoyed “helping” during setup!
She also enjoyed hanging out with her main-man, Mr. Spock the English Pointer!
Whiskey
This was Whiskey’s first trip to the World Championship, but not her first time in TN… Whiskey was born in TN and dumped in a kill shelter before we took her in as a foster pup with Pointer Rescue, Organization in May 2018.
Round 1:
Big Air:
Timed-out (refused to jump)
Round 2:
Big Air:
Timed-out (refused to jump)
Although Whiskey refused to jump, she sure put on a show for the crowd!
Although none of our competing dogs performed as well as we had hoped, we are thrilled we had another opportunity to be a part of such an exciting event, and honored to have competed against the best dogs in the World! People asked us if we were disappointed in our dog’s performance – NEVER! Would we have liked to have made finals? SURE! But, what’s most important is that our dogs had a blast, we had fun competing our dogs, and we learned from the experience.
Brian and Lager
Jenny and Hooch
Jenny/Rita and Brian/Cello
Jenny and Whiskey
We are very much looking forward to the 2019 Dock Diving Season!
I packed some fun gear to wear while jumping Whiskey and Hooch!
Limoncello: Team Captain
Every captain deserves their own chair, right?! Limoncello kept the crew in-line back at our Team Canopy.
Hooch
Big Air:
22′ 5″
22′ 2″
22′ 6″
22′ 9″
Big Air Finals: 22′ 0″ 1st Place Elite Division Finals
Extreme Vertical (All-in-One Finals Format):
6′ 2″
Lager
Big Air:
19′ 9″ 1st Place Senior Division
19′ 0″ First Place Senior Division
18′ 7″ First Place Senior Division
18′ 7″ 2nd Place Senior Division
Big Air Finals: 18′ 8″ 2nd Place Senior Division
Extreme Vertical (All-in-One Finals Format):
5’10” 1st Place Cadet Division
Speed Retrieve (All-in-One Finals Format):
7.310 seconds 3rd Place Turbo Division
Iron Dog (All-in-One Finals Format):
2867.36 points 3rd Place Titan Division Iron Dog
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Margarita cheered her siblings on, but in-between competition waves, she posed for pictures around the Tuckerton Seaport!
Whiskey
Whiskey decided yet again, just like at the Hebron Harvest Fair, she was done with jumping! She was still a crowd favorite with her antics up on the dock!
We were thrilled that we were able to make it to one of our favorite annual events again this year – The Hopkinton State Fair !
The only bummer was that this year they had a target shooting show close to the competition pool, which freaked-out a lot of the dogs (one even broke out of his kennel – thank goodness he was safely caught). Our dogs were NOT fans of this noise, and we had to scratch them from several of the competition jumps.
Limoncello: Team Coach
Our team coach gave the competitors some good “Pointers” during our trip up to New Hampshire.
Hooch
Big Air
20’7″
22’0″
23’7″ 2nd Place Elite Division
22’5″
Extreme Vertical All-in-One Finals Format
6’0″
Lager
Big Air
19’8″
18’9″
19’9″
Extreme Vertical All-in-One Finals Format
5’10”
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Margarita’s main-man, Mr. Spock the English Pointer, brought her roses!
Whiskey
Big Air
3’5″ 1st Place Novice Division (Whiskey’s first 1st Place medal!)
4’6″ 2nd Place Novice Division
This may be my most favorite video ever…even though I am the one being made out to be a fool! Haha! Whiskey was a crowd favorite as she ran through my legs (in the opposite direction of the pool!) I chased her on the dock and the crowd was going wild!
So proud of this little girl!
A family we met two years ago at this event made a special trip back just to see us, and give us a special gift in celebration of our new family member…some Tennessee Whiskey to celebrate OUR Tennessee Whiskey!
We had a great time seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and hanging out with our pups…AND we accomplished what we came here for: Whiskey had to jump at least once at another National level event in order to be able to accept the DockDogs World Championship invite she earned in Canada – mission accomplished…Whiskey’s going to Worlds!
I am not a fan of bridges – especially narrow ones (yikes!).
However, I do my best to put my fear aside so that I don’t miss out on the beautiful scenery of the Thousand Islandsarea on either side of the bridge. The view is gorgeous, and you get to see many of the privately owned islands while crossing the bridge.
The past few years we had taken a few extra days off for this trip, so we are usually the first ones there! We love how close our camper is to the pool!
This was also the first trip in our new camper!
We upgraded to a bigger camper with double slides so we could have more room !
Limoncello: Team Coach
Limoncello enjoyed lounging in the camper with Margarita. Coaching Hooch and Lager is a “ruff” job – so Cello relieved some stress by getting a massage from our friend, Marti, at Pawz Therapy.
Hooch
Big Air
22’6″
23’3″ 1st Place Elite Division
22’9″
24’1″ 1st Place Elite Division
23’3″ 1st Place Elite Division
22’9″
Big Air Pro Division Finals: 22’6
Extreme Vertical All-in-One Final Format
This probably was the most exciting Extreme Vertical for Hooch and Jenny as a team! Hooch matched his personal best, grabbed the bumper at 6’6″ and in the end earned 3rd Place Top Gun Division – but not before Hooch had to go into a “jump-off” with 2 other dogs who were in a 3-way tie with him!
Lager
Big Air
17’7″
19’1″
20’9″ 2nd Place Master Division
18’6″ 2nd Place Senior Division
19’2″ 1st Place Senior Division
19’8″ 1st Place Senior Division
Extreme Vertical All-in-One Final Format
6’2″
Speed Retrieve All-in-One Final Format
7.037seconds 1st Place Turbo Division
Iron Dog All-in-One Final Format
2920.34 3rd Place Gladiator Division
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Margarita made sure to get her beauty rest in the camper with Limoncello in between cheering-on her siblings during the competition. She also enjoyed a massage with Marti!
Whiskey (Wish): First Ever DockDogs Competition AND Adoption Day!
Whiskey was still our foster dog, Wish at the time of this trip. However, she had begun jumping into the lake at home, so I figured, why not try her up on the dock?!?!
We had been calling her “Wish the Fish,” so I bought Whiskey very own “fish wubba” for the dock.
I registered her under the name “WISHkey,” as a guest Liver Killer team member, and hoped for the best! Whiskey not only jumped into the pool, but earned herself a DockDogs World Championship invitation!
Big Air
5’10”
4’3″
7’0″ Second Place Novice Division
6’3″ Second Place Novice Division
We had fallen in love with Whiskey long before this trip, but had been fighting the urge to adopt her. We decided while on this trip we would no longer fight that fight, and called Pointer Rescue, Organization to let them know we would like to adopt her. Welcome home, Tennessee Whiskey!
Liver Killer Bling
We had been known for our American Flag team canopy for quite some time now. Unfortunately, at this event, a huge wind gust came along and mangled it! We have been searching for another one ever since.
This was also not a very good “maiden voyage” in our new camper. It had rained very hard the last day of this competition, and the ground became extremely muddy. We sank – A LOT – and had to get towed out.
Luckily there was no damage done to the camper and we made it safely home!
This was our first time competing at this event held atKlem’s . We had heard how nice it was – and we sure were not disappointed! The venue was easy to get in and out of, and the spectators and competitors were very friendly!
Limoncello: Team Coach
In between yelling at the boys, Limoncello enjoyed napping in the shade at our team canopy.
Hooch
Big Air
23’9″ 1st Place Elite Division
23’9″ 3rd Place Elite Division
23’3″ 2nd Place Elite Division
Big Air Finals: 23’10” 2nd Place
Extreme Vertical All-in-One-Final Format: 6’2″
Lager
Big Air
18’3″
20’0″
20’1″
20’11”
Extreme Vertical All-in-One Final Format: 5’10”
Speed Retrieve
7.136 seconds 3rd Place Turbo Division
Iron Dog
2892.45 points First Place Titan Division
Margarita
Margarita enjoyed walking the grounds, snacking on yummy treats, and napping along with Cello under our team canopy.
Whiskey
Whiskey was still our foster puppy, “Wish,” at the time. She enjoyed the attention from all the spectators, and concentrated on doing her best with chewing her special Wish-bone.
Overall, this event was a success for our team, and most of all – FUN for all! We hope to be able to attend this competition next year!
We enjoyed our trips to Canada so much in the past, that we decided to go to a different part of Ontario to compete at a venue we had never been to in the past…Caledonia! We had heard great things about this event and were very excited to compete at K9 Fun Zone!
Our camping spot on-site at K-9 Fun Zone…so close to the pool!
Limoncello: Team Coach
Limoncello enjoyed a massage from our fiend, Marti, at Pawz Therapy!
Limoncello was also chosen to be the retrieval dog for the charity ball-drop! This was a special treat for Limoncello – as she has been retired from competing in dock diving due to a heart issue. To make it even more memorable, Limoncello wore the collar of the owners dog at K-9 Fun Zone, who had recently passed away from cancer.
Hooch
Hooch did not do his best in Big Air at this event, but he made up for that in the Extreme Vertical competition later in the weekend!
Big Air
21’6″
20’4″
21’6″
21’5″
21’1″
21′
21’6″
Semi-Pro Finals: 19’0″ 5th Place
Extreme Vertical (All in One Finals format)
Hooch tied his personal best of 6’6″ which earned him 2nd Place overall in the Top Gun Division, and a DockDogs World Championship invitation for Extreme Vertical!
Lager
Lager had a GREAT competition and earned a World Championship invitation in every discipline in which he competed!
Big Air
18’3 2nd Place Senior Division
17’1″
19’3″ 2nd Place Senior Division
18’7″ 1st Place Senior Division
Extreme Vertical – All in One Final Format
6ft 4th Place Top Gun Division
Speed Retrieve
2884.82 2nd Place Turbo Division – which earned Lager a World Championship Speed Retrieve invitation!
Iron Dog – All in One Final Format
2884.82 points 1st Place Overall Titan Division – this earned him a Titan Iron Dog World Championship invitation!
Dueling Dogs
7.184 seconds 2nd Place in Class 2 Finals – which earned him an invitation to the Dueling Dogs World Championship (Separate from the Dock Dogs World Championship)
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Margarita also enjoyed a massage from our fiend, Marti, at Pawz Therapy! Margarita has gotten a massage each of the three times we have been to Canada so far!
Whiskey (Still Wish, our foster pup)
Whiskey (who was still our foster pup at the time) had a great trip – it was her first time in Canada! We decided to celebrate by getting her a massage as well! Whiskey liked holding a toy and watching the competition during her massage!
We had been to Canada a couple of times, but have never tried poutine (a dish originating from the Canadian province of Quebec, consisting of French fries and cheese curds topped with a brown gravy) – we finally had some! It was quite different and we liked it!
This venue gave our the most amazing prize bags!
We were quite happy we decided to try out this competition – we’ll be back next year for sure!
Last year we decided to try another diving organization: Ultimate Air Dogs. We had a blast at the event they held at Hog Dog Productions last year, so we decided to give it another try – – and we were not disappointed!
It was a bonus to be able to camp on-site at Hog Dog Productions!
