This boy… once again bringing me to tears… 47 days post rostral mandibulectomy surgery and Lager grabbed every size and shape bumper and Wubba we tried in the water with no assistance needed…He’s amazing! I can’t wait to see him competing in his first post-surgery event! Take THAT cancer! Thank you Chrissy and 4 Paws Adrift !
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2021 DockDogs Season Recap and World Championship Invitations
Tomorrow we leave for our road trip to Iowa for the 2021 DockDogs World Championship! We are beyond excited to embark on this grand adventure and overjoyed that we will be able to spend time with our dockdogs family – some who we haven’t seen since pre-Covid!! We will miss our Canadian dockdogs family immensely.
We chose to skip the trip in 2020 due to neither of us being vaccinated yet for Covid, so regardless of how our pups perform, we are just content and thankful that we will be able to go this year, and our focus is on gratitude and having fun with our pups! Brian and I are very proud of our pack considering they only competed in a couple of National events and still qualified for the world championship. Although our pups each earned multiple invitations, we chose to decline some and accept only a limited number. This will lessen our load at Worlds and allow us to focus more on Porter, Martini, and spending time with friends after a rough season.
2021 DockDogs World Championship Invitations
Just some of the reasons we are so proud of our team this year:
💛Limoncello
After a mandatory retirement in 2018 due to advanced Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Cello miraculously had a complete recovery in 2019 and was cleared to compete with no restrictions. Although her DCM has resurfaced and she is on a restricted activity schedule with limited jumping at events, she still managed to earn a Big Air invitation and will be competing at the World Championship in the Legend Division (this division is for 10-11yr old dogs).
💚Hooch
I scratched Hooch the weekend Rita passed away so with the limited events we attended this year he did not have enough scores in Extreme Vertical, or Iron Dog to be ranked worldwide in these disciplines. This year at the World Championship he will be be competing in Big Air / Master Division.
- Ranked dockdogs #1 GSP Worldwide in Big Air (an amazing accomplishment for the 4th time in his career!!)
- Ranked dockdogs #1 GSP Worldwide in Speed Retrieve
🇺🇸Lager
Lager’s excitement for the dock is just as vibrant as when he participated in his first dockdogs event back in 2015. His enthusiasm is a daily inspiration for us. This year at the World Championship he will be competing in Big Air / Veteran Division (This division is for dogs 8-9yrs old). Lager will also be competing as in Iron Dog in the Titan Division.
💜Whiskey
Wish the Fish started off strong and even though we still don’t have a set routine in place for the dock, she began the season by jumping off the dock in less than 30 seconds, and earned her World Championship invitation in her first 2021 competition. By her second competition she was back to her dock shenanigans and more interested in entertaining the crowd with her zoomies on the dock. She has qualified for the World Championship each year since 2018, but has never actually jumped in the pool at the event… so finger crossed we will have a wet Whiskey at Worlds this year!
💙Porter
Porter has spent this season taking over the position of Team-Attention-Glommer, and he’s done a darn good job of it! He has very much enjoyed the naps, head scratches and belly rubs from all who took time out of their 2021 competitions to visit with him at our team canopy. After nearly losing him during a status epilepticus episode 10 months ago, we are beyond grateful for the added time we have been granted and are very excited for him to make his second trip to the World Championship.
🧡Jägermeister
Nothing but excitement for this boy! He was surrendered due to his epilepsy, and not only been seizure-free for over a year now, but he has also fell in love with the sport of dock diving! This was also only his first year competing in National events! During his first DockDogs World Championship, Jägermeister will be competing in Big Air / Senior Division, and Speed Retrieve / Turbo Divsion.
- Ranked dockdogs #1 GSP Worldwide in Iron Dog (a combination of all 3 disciplines)
- Ranked dockdogs #3 GSP Worldwide in Extreme Vertical
- Ranked dockdogs #3 GSP Worldwide in Speed Retrieve
Photo credit: Precise Image Creations
💠Martini
Martini attended her very first DockDogs competition in September and did a wonderful job amongst all the commotion. We think she actually felt more comfortable being around a big group of dogs, as she came from a large kennel situation prior to being saved by Pointer Rescue Organization. We are hopeful that she will feel just as secure at Worlds, but it will be a new environment, which could be challenging. Thankfully we will be able to watch her closely thanks to our limited competition schedule.
💖Margarita
Sweet Reet, you were THE BEST Cheerleader any team could ever ask for. This is the first World Championship without you. I will miss painting your little piggy toes pink in preparation for the event, so I will be painting mine pink in your honor. We will miss you dearly, but also know that you will be by our sides in spirit. You will forever be the team MVP in our hearts.
Team Bling
Between trying to cope with the loss of Rita and dealing with the major construction at the house, we chose to skip the Worlds bling this year. The bling (team trading cards, decals, shirts) is my job so I’ll take full “blame” for it. Part of it was me not wanting to accept having to adjust our logo (don’t worry- Rita will still be on the future cards, shirts and decals!)… and part of it was just way too much construction mayhem – – the dogs having to be cooped up during the long construction hours creating not enough construction-free-time in the day to exercise them and still get other things done. With the permission of GSP Rescue of NJ & Pointer Rescue Organization, I do plan to do a (newly designed) Liver Killers T-shirt fundraiser for the rescues when I am able to update our logo… so stay tuned!
Our Team will be wearing their new EMM Loans sponsored Super Fly Suits that also have Margarita’s angel wings embroidered on them to help our pups fly!
Over the next week or so we hope you join us on our pack’s biggest adventure of 2021 by following along on our team’s Facebook and Instagram pages!
Dog Days of Summer Wild Card Double Header: North Ridgeville, Ohio
Such an emotional weekend with so SO much to be thankful for. Although many tears were shed as we spent the weekend at the same facility that we competed at when we lost our Sweet Reet, we shared just as many if not more laughs and celebrations with our dock dogs family. This community is truly amazing. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with everyone. Congratulations and great job to all competitors who participated throughout this weekend… and a HUGE thank you to Christine at Canine Superheroes as well as dockdogs staff Linda, Sean, and Joe for a safe, fun, and well-run event …we very much appreciate all of your hard work!
Limoncello
Cello looked pretty as usual as she paddled through the air and jumped exceptionally well despite limited dock time (doctor’s orders due to her decline in heart health and some arthritis).
- Big Air:
- 14’7″
- 15’4″
Hooch
Hooch has steadily been jumping in the 21-22 feet range for quite some time now, but busted out a 23’8” jump this weekend, and earned several 1st place medals for his Big Air jumps.
- Big Air:
- 23’8″ 2nd Place Master Division
- 22’11” 1st Place Master Division
- 22’3″ 1st Place Master Division
- 22’2″ 2nd Place Master Division
- 22’7″ 1st Place Master Division
- Speet Retrieve:
- 7.795 seconds
- 6.997 seconds
Lager
Lager did well in Big Air and took first place in Speed Retrieve Round 1 (Turbo Division). He also thoroughly enjoyed competing in Dueling Dogs.
- Big Air:
- 18’1″
- 18’10”
- 18’5″
- Speed Retrieve:
- 7.054 seconds 1st Place Turbo Division
Whiskey
Wish the Fish took 59.999 seconds out of the allotted 60 seconds…but jumped 4 out of the 6 times she was on the dock, and of course entertained the crowd with her dock antics (multiple times she decided zoomies on the dock was much more fun than jumping in the pool)!
- Big Air:
- 7’6″
- 6’7″ 1st Place Novice Division
- 6’9″ 2nd Place Novice Division
- 7’5″ 1st Place Novice Division
Porter
PoPo was thrilled to play with a puppy and 2 adorable children two days in a row and did a great job of glomming attention and pets from everyone he could. He even took a nap with Justin from team Malinois Mania DockDiving! As a token of his gratitude, he left each visitor with enough Po hair on clothing to make their own take-home mini Porter souvenir.
Jägermeister
Jäger did well in competition, and took first place in Speed Retrieve Round 2 (Turbo Division). He quickly made himself well-known with the crowd as he decided that he enjoyed staying IN the pool was way more fun than getting out.
- Big Air:
- 18’9″ 3rd Place Senior Division
- 20’7″
- 19’5″ 2nd Place Senior Division
- Speed Retrieve:
- 7.823 seconds
- 7.002 1st Place Turbo Division
- Extreme Vertical:
- 4’6″
- Iron Dog:
- 2739.21 points 5th Place Warrior Division
Martini
Tini did WONDERFULLY- she was confident in her crate under our team canopy, welcomed visitors sitting outside of her crate, and also accepted treats from new people. Special thanks to the kind, amazing (and very patient) people who sat on the ground next to her crate and helped our Tini Beanie tremendously.
Remembering Reet
The number of people Margarita touched in her short time with us continues to amaze us. Rita’s passing was a devastating loss and the tributes to her as well as the support we continue to receive is beyond appreciated and will never be forgotten. Thank you to all of you at Canine Superheroes this weekend.
Team Malinois Mania had a special collar made for their pup, Scout to wear in honor of Sweet Reet!
All competitors at the event tossed a lei in the competition pool in honor of Margarita as the song “Candle in the Wind” by Elton John played over the event speakers.
2019 DockDogs World Championship: Dubuque, Iowa
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!
(Sound on)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ozKP80iglCU
Lager
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.
Delmarva Dockdogs Jumpin’ Into Jersey at the Ocean County Decoy Festival; Tuckerton, NJ
💛Limoncello
- Big Air
- 19’2″
- 19’6″
- Extreme Vertical
- 5’0″
- Speed Retrieve
- 9.644 seconds
- Iron Dog:
- 2551.98 points / 3rd Place Warrior Division
💚Hooch
- Big Air
- 22’7″
- 21’4″
- Elite Division Finals: 23’0″ / 2nd Place
- Extreme Vertical
- 6’6″ / 2nd Place Top Gun Division
- Speed Retrieve
- 6.657 seconds / 2nd Place Nitro Division
- Iron Dog
- 2980.04 points / 1st Place Gladiator Division
❤️Lager
- Big Air
- 21’1″
- 21’3″ / 3rd Place Master
- Master Division Finals: 19’9″ / 6th Place
- Extreme Vertical
- 5’10”
- Speed Retrieve
- 8.209 seconds
- Iron Dog
- 2823.56 points / 3rd Place Titan Division
💖Margarita
Margarita enjoyed an ice cream treat!
💜Whiskey
- Big Air
- 4’4″ / 1st Place Novice Division
💙Porter
Porter enjoyed an ice cream treat!
Liver Killer Bling
Booker D. Surfdog Endless BBQ Tour: Wildwood, NJ
This is the first dock diving competition that we have seen on the beach, so we decided to take the hour long ride with just Hooch and Porter to check it out.
Hooch didn’t do his best, but it was neat to compete on the beach with the Atlantic Ocean as our backdrop!
- Big Air
- 21’10”
- Extreme Vertical
- 6’0″ Third Place Top Gun
- Speed Retrieve
- 7.081 seconds
- Iron Dog Points
- 2917.77 points
K9 Central Wild Card Double Header: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Our favorite trip and event of the year… K9 Central!
Limoncello
This was Limoncello’s first DockDogs event since she was released from medical retirement!
Big Air
20’2″
20’0″ 2nd Place
18’11”
Extreme Vertical:
5’4″
Speed Retrieve
2609.18 seconds
Iron Dog
2609.18 points
Hooch
Big Air
22’5″
24’9″ Second Place Elite
24’3″ First Place Elite
22’8″
Finals: 23’2″ 4th Place
Extreme Vertical:
6’4″
Speed Retrieve
2999.86 seconds Second Place Nitro
Iron Dog
2999.86 points 1st Place Gladiator
Lager
Big Air
21’7″ 2nd Place Master
21’1″ 2nd Place Master
21’2″ 1st Place Master
Finals: 20’6″ 2nd place
Extreme Vertical:
5’10”
Speed Retrieve
7.927 seconds
Iron Dog
2848.51 points
Margarita
Margarita enjoyed taking long walks around the property.
Whiskey
Big Air
8’1″
7’5″
6’2″ 2nd Place Novice
7’10” 1st Place Novice
Porter
Porter enjoyed chilling with his Pop!
Hog Dog Daze 2019
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.
K9 Fun Zone 3rd Annual Wild Card Double Header; Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
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″ 2nd Place Novice Division
7’5″ 3rd Place Novice Division
8’3″ 2nd Place Novice Division
7’0″ 2nd Place Novice Division
Porter
Po-Po had a great time walking the facility grounds and also enjoyed an amazing massage from Marti at Pawz Therapy !
Liver Killer Bling:
Seacoast DockDogs Hosts “Hops and Hounds” at Raitt Homestead Farm Museum; Eliot, Maine
This was our first time competing at this event. We were super-excited since we were able to camp on the Raitt Homestead 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!
Keystone DockDogs at SteelStacks: Bethlehem, PA
“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?
Liver Killer Bling!
That Time We Were on the Dog Is Good Show!
Brian and Jenny on the Dog is Good Lifestyles Show!
Jumping into Jersey at the Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show: Tuckerton, NJ
This annual competition will always hold a special place in our hearts. Back in 2013, this was Limoncello’s very first DockDogs event!
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 had a wonderful time, as usual, at this event!
Liver Killer Bling
Hebron Harvest Fair; Hebron, CT
Hebron Harvest Fair is another event that we hope to get to every year. The venue is great, and the crowds are amazing!
Our team canopy – I miss our American Flag canopy and will be on a mission to find another for the 2019 Season!
Limoncello: Team Coach
Limoncello enjoyed naps in the camper in between competition days!
The job of a coach is never done!
Hooch
Big Air
- 21′ 3″
- 22′ 3″
- 21′ 10″
- Pro Finals: 21′ 7″ First Place PRO Division
Extreme Vertical: All-in-One Finals Format
- 6’2″
Lager
Big Air
- 19′ 4″
- 19′ 8″
- 19′ 8″
Extreme Vertical: All-in-One Finals Format
- 6ft
Speed Retrieve: All-in-One Finals Format
- 7.230 seconds Third Place Turbo Division
Iron Dog: All-in-One Finals Format
- 2883.05 points 2nd Place Titan Division
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Margarita walked around the fair and gave out her love to all the spectators.
Rita also enjoyed napping in the camper in between the competition days!
Whiskey
Whiskey decided she was done with jumping!
I could not get her off the dock the entire competition, so she had no scores for this event!
Despite the fact that our team didn’t do as well as we would have liked, our dogs – most importantly – had a blast doing what they love!
Hopkinton State Fair: Contoocook, NH
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!
K9 Central Wild Card Double Header: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
This venue by far is our favorite! The event at K9 Central has camping on site, awesome pool set-up, and some of THE nicest people you will ever meet!
Not only is the venue our favorite, the easy drive, and the beautiful scenery add to the enjoyment of our road trip.
One of the most exciting parts of this journey is the Thousand Islands Bridge.
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 Islands area 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!
We can’t wait to come back to Canada next year!
K9 Fun Zone Wild Card Double Header: Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
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!
PV Pet Pet Palooza: PV Pets, Pennsville, NJ
This was our second year back at this event. Click HERE to see us at this event last year.
We like this event since it is very close to home!
Limoncello: Team Coach
Limoncello enjoyed taking a dip in the competition pool in between the scheduled jumps.
Hooch
Big Air
22’9″
Big Air Finals: 22’9″ 2nd Place Pro Division
Lager
Big Air
17’9″
18’5″ 3rd Place Senior Division
Speed Retrieve
7.605 seconds
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Rita was not impressed at this event, and enjoyed taking naps throughout the day.
Whiskey
Whiskey, still our foster pup, Wish, at the time, enjoyed getting all kinds of attention!
Hog Dog Air Dogs Club Event: Millersville, MD
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!
Limoncello
Limoncello had fun keeping a watch on all the activities from the camper!
Hooch
Splashes:
21’9″ 3rd Place Master Division
21’2″ 2nd Place Master Division
Master Finals
21’5″ 1st Place
Lager
Splashes:
19’8″ (with Brian)
18’7″ (with Brian)
19’6″ 2nd Place Senior Elite (with Brian)
Senior Elite Finals
20’1″ 2nd Place
Chase-It
7.53 seconds (with Jenny)
Fetch-It (with Brian)
16 ft
Margarita
Sweet Reet took a swim (not by her choice! lol) to cool off in the hot temps.
Whiskey
Whiskey (still our foster dog, Wish, at this point) enjoyed watching all the dogs jump from the comfort of her shaded crate under the team canopy.
Pets in the Park: Newark, DE
Back in June 2018, we attended Pets in the Park at Glasgow Park in Newark, DE.
Team Coach: Limoncello
Limoncello did some strategic planning before the event on the camper…
…and also took a nice swim to cool off at the event:
Hooch
Big Air:
23’6″ First Place Elite Division
22’1″
22’0″
Big Air Pro Finals: 22’2″
Lager
Big Air (With Brian)
19’2″
19’9″ 1st Place Senior Division
18’11” 2nd Place Senior Division
17’2″
Extreme Vertical (With Jenny)
5’6″ 3rd Place Cadet Division
Speed Retrieve (With Brian)
7.251 seconds First Place Turbo Division
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Margarita enjoyed visiting with spectators – – and even took a little dip (thanks to Dad!) to cool off!
Whiskey (aka Wish)
Whiskey was still our foster dog, “Wish,” at the time of this event. She took her first dip in a DockDogs pool with Dad’s help too!
Liver Killer Bling!
If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Limoncello: Cello’s Early Retirement
If life gives you lemons, make Limoncello!
As the start of our 2018 Dock Diving season quickly approaches, we wanted to share the following with our family, friends and followers:
After some recent testing, Limoncello was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy (a heart disease that causes dilation and poor contractility of the heart muscle). It was also discovered that Cello also has two leaky heart valves. After a long and difficult discussion with our veterinarian, it was determined that the best choice for Cello at this time is to retire her from dock diving.
Although we are disappointed that Cello’s dock diving career has come to an end, we are focusing our energy on celebrating her dock diving journey and how it has positively impacted our lives: her many notable accomplishments, the abundance of joy it has brought us, the amazing people we have met, the incredible dogs we have seen, the spectacular places we have visited, and the unforgettable memories we will continue to cherish. …We have SO MUCH to be grateful for because of Cello!
Without Cello on the dock this year, it will be an emotional dock diving season for sure. However, we are so thankful that because of the knowledge, expertise, and advice of Cello’s veterinarian and cardiologist, we were made aware of her condition before the season began. We are also looking at this unfortunate news as a positive opportunity to explore less intense bonding activities with Cello such as Barn Hunt, Nose Work, and Rally. We fondly anticipate learning new things, setting new goals, overcoming new challenges, traveling to new places, meeting more wonderful people, and building additional priceless memories. But above of all – we look forward to the many years of love and companionship we will treasure with Cello.
Even if we don’t understand why at this point, we are firm believers in “change is good” and “all things happen for a reason.” We are hopeful and eager to discover what new adventures will be had as Cello once again broadens our path. However, if Cello decides that in her early retirement she’d rather just relax, we welcome that change-of-pace as well.
Hooch and Lager will still be on the dock this year. We look forward to seeing our dock diving family this season.
The Dock Diving Diva’s Personal Bests:
•Big Air (on camera): 25’0”
•Extreme Vertical: 5’6”
•Speed Retrieve: 7.371 seconds
•Iron Dog: 2869.62 points
*2016 DockDogs #1 Warrior Iron Dog in the World
Photo credit: Precise Video Productions
2017 DockDogs World Championship: Knoxville, TN
We were thrilled that all three of our dogs who participate in dock diving were once again invited to compete at the DockDogs World Championship!
This was also the first year the World Championship was held in Knoxville, TN!
Once again, we traveled in our motorhome, and towed our Jeep.
We had our team decals updated:
Ready to roll!
We had fun playing the Roadtrip Bingo game created by a fellow dock diving competitor!
Arrived to Knoxville safe and sound…Cheers!
Excited to be in Knoxville, TN for the first time!
Waiting in line to check in at the competition:
Getting super crowded as we move in line to sign in!
Having some fun in line!
First glimpse of the competition floor!
Dog Town:
Our spot in Dog Town:
Getting back to the hotel room and Margarita claiming all of our Goody Bag items as HERS!
Limoncello
Hooch
Hooch earned #1 Ranked GSP for the 2nd year in a row ~ so proud of him!
Lager
Margarita
Margarita enjoyed the views from the hotel windows, and napping between competitions !
Liver Killer Bling:
We had a wonderful time, and hope we are fortunate enough to be a part of this event next year!
2017 Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show: Tuckerton, NJ
This venue is always one of our favorites, as this event in 2013 was Limoncello’s first ever DockDogs competition!
Limoncello
Big Air:
21’0″
21’6″
19’6″
19’9″
18’4″
Extreme Vertical: 5’6 ” Third Place Cadet Division
Speed Retrieve: 8.035 seconds
Iron Dog: 2808.24 points
Hooch
Big Air:
22’1′”
Finals: 21’9″ 1st Place Elite
Extreme Vertical: 6’6″ 1st Place Top Gun Division
Lager
Big Air:
18’6″
17’2″
18’10”
17’7″
Extreme Vertical: 6’4″ Second Place Top Gun Division
Margarita
Margarita had a fun time keeping cool in the shade and greeting spectators who walked by our team canopy.
Liver Killer Bling and Goody Bags:
Four Paws, One Cause: Elkton, MD
The Fairhill International Fairgrounds hosted Four Paws, One Cause – an event where where multiple dog rescues came together and brought their adoptable dogs in order to find them loving FURever families. The purpose of this event was to bring together all kinds of different people with one similar passion: a love for dogs!
This event not only hosted the DockDogs competition, it also featured the world champion frisbee dogs featured on America’s Got Talent as well. There was live music, face painting, bounce houses, over one hundred vendors, great food, craft beer tastings, and wine tastings throughout each day!
Limoncello
Big Air:
19′ 9″
19’5″
Extreme Vertical: 5’0″
Speed Retrieve: 9.583 seconds
Iron Dog Score: 2563.55 2nd Place Warrior Division
Hooch
Big Air:
23’11”
Big Air Pro Division Finals: 24′ 0″ 1st Place Pro Division
Lager
Big Air with Brian:
18′ 2″
19’2″ 2nd Place Senior Division
20’5″ 3rd Place Master Division
Extreme Vertical with Jenny:
5’10” 1st Place Cadet Division
Margarita
Our Team Cheerleader enjoyed snoozing under the canopy in the rain, and snacking on goodies throughout the day!
Liver Killer Bling:
Best of all, through our winnings, we were able to raise $100 for the GSP Rescue of NJ!
Hog Dog Daze: Ultimate Air Dogs at Hog Dog Productions: Millersville, MD
We decided to try dock diving through a different organization. On August 11, 2017 we headed down to Maryland to Hog Dog Productions to try out an Ultimate Air Dogs competition. We hadn’t been to a UAD event since Limoncello’s very first event back in 2013!
We were able to camp right on site!
Ultimate Air Dogs is a bit different from Dock Dogs and offers some different kinds of “games” for the dogs to compete in, such as Fetch-It, Catch-It, and Chase-It.
Limoncello
The Splashes:
20’9″ 2nd Place Masters Division
Finals:
21’2″ 2nd Place Masters Division
Chase-It:
8.21 seconds 8th Place
Fetch-It:
16ft 4th Place
Hooch
The Splashes:
23’1″ 1st Place Master Elite Division
24’8″ 1st Place Ultimate Division
22’8″ 1st Place Master Elite Division
Finals:
24’8″ 1st Place Ultimate Division
Lager
The Splashes:
19’9″ 4th Place Senior Elite Division
19’11” 5th Place Senior Elite Division
21’4″ 2nd Place Master Division
20’4″ 6th Place Master Division
Finals:
20’3″ 3rd Place Master Division
Chase-It:
6.147 seconds 2nd Place
Margarita
Margarita spent her weekend getting petted by everyone, and enjoying her pink Wubba and Ko Ko CHEWnel toy!
Liver Killer Bling
2018 Bark in the Park: Cape Charles, VA
This had been one our favorite dock diving events in the past. We loved attending this event in both 2015 and 2016 . We camped at Sunset Beach Resort (another favorite!)
Although were extremely excited to be back a third year in a row in July 2017, the weather this year was just unbearably hot. We tried jumping the dogs, but by the time Limoncello’s came up, the temperatures were a real-feel of over 103 degrees… too hot and dangerous to compete in our opinion.
Hooch
Big Air:
22’8″ 23’5″ 2nd Place Elite Division
Lager
Big Air:
16’2″ 17’3″
Even though the one jump that Lager and Hooch executed put them into the Finals, we scratched our jumps for the rest of the weekend, and forfeited our spot in the Finals. We chose to make the best of the remainder of the weekend, and enjoy the campground with the dogs.
Back to the campground to enjoy some Chesapeake Bay fun!
It sure wasn’t the weekend we thought it would be, and people thought we were crazy to give our spot in Finals…but our dogs’ safety and health come first. We made the best of the hot temps, and enjoyed cooling everyone off in the Chesapeake Bay. A bad storm eventually rolled in, but the outcome was a beautiful double rainbow, and a gorgeous sunset!
K-9 Central Wild Card Double Header: Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
In July, we were back in Canada for the second year in a row! We attended this event last year where all three of our competitors earned their invites to the 2016 DockDogs World Championship. This trip proved to be just as rewarding, as again, all 3 GSP’s won, and earned their invitations to the 2017 World Championship!
All buckled in and on our way from New Jersey to Ontario, Canada!
Thousand Islands Bridge:
Just some of the privately owned islands among the more than 1,8000 islands in Thousand Islands!
Waiting in line at Customs:
Look out, Ontario – the Liver Killers are in town!
We arrived at K-9 Central – look how close our camper is to the competition pool! It was so nice to crate the dogs from right under our camper canopy and to be able to watch the competition from our camper spot!
Limoncello
Big Air
21’2″ 2nd Place Masters Division
21’5″
Extreme Vertical:
4’10”
Speed Retrieve
9.768 seconds
Iron Dog
2631.56 points
Hooch
Big Air
23’6″ 1st Place Elite Division
25’0″ 1st Place Super Elite Division
24’7″ 1st Place Elite Division
25’3″ 1st Place Super Elite Division
Lager
Big Air
19’10” 2nd Place Senior Division
Extreme Vertical
6’0″ 3rd Place Top Gun Division
Margarita
At last year’s event, Tremblay Equine Massage Therapy was there, so we had signed Rita up for a massage. I had taken a picture and shared it with them. The company used Margarita as their “Poster Child!” Tremblay was there again, and Rita got another massage!
A storm rolled in, but it created a beautiful rainbow over the competition pool!
What an exciting event! 2017 World Championship, here we come!
Pets in the Park: Newark, DE
Pets in the Park was held on June 10th and 11th, 2017 in Newark, Delaware.
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- Competition Pool
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- Our Team Canopy
Limoncello
If you remember from our Steel Stacks event, Limoncello had been a bit “off.” Her performance was still not her usual, so we scratched her from the rest of the event in case she wasn’t feeling well.
Big Air:
14’8″ 19’3″
16’4″ 16’2″
Hooch
Big Air:
21’3″ 23’2″
Big Air Finals: 21’11” 21’3″ 2nd Place Elite Division
Lager
Big Air (with Brian):
19’4″ 19’1″ 2nd Place Senior Division
19’7″ 18’3″ 1st Place Senior Division
Margarita
Margarita stayed cool in her crate behind the fan and cheered her teammates on from the shade!
Liver Killer Bling:
Keystone DockDogs at SteelStacks: Bethlehem, PA
SteelStacks is one of our favorite venues for dock diving – and Keystone DockDogs is one of the best hosts!
We were able to camp right in the parking lot at SteelStacks too!
Limoncello:
This was a very “off” event for Cello. She was definitely not herself, and it showed through in her performance. We wound up scratching her from some of her jumps until we could get her seen by a vet to be sure she was OK.
Picture Credit: Pics By Kim
Big Air:
20’9″
19’7″
19’1″
Extreme Vertical:
4’10”
Speed Retrieve:
9.208 seconds
Hooch:
Photo Credit: Becca Conner
Big Air:
23’3″ 1st Place Elite
23’6″ 1st Place Elite
23’2″ 2nd Place Elite
Photo Credit: Pics By Kim
Lager:
Big Air (with Jenny)
19’2″
18’0″
Photo credit: Pics By Kim
Big Air (with Brian)
18’0″ 3rd Place Senior
20’0″
Photo credit: Pics By Kim
Extreme Vertical (with Jenny)
5’8″ 1st Place Cadet
Pic Credit: Becca Conner
Margarita:
Margarita enjoyed her time chewing on treats, playing with toys, getting attention from fellow competitors, and hanging out with an adorable Bernese Mountain Dog puppy!
Liver Killer Bling: Gift bag full of goodies, medals, and ribbons!
If you are in the area and can stop at SteelStacks, it’s worth the trip – the stacks are amazing to see in person, and they host some pretty cool events and great concerts!
Delmarva DockDogs Unleashed at Pooch Palooza; Berlin, MD
During the weekend of April 22-23, The Liver Killers attended one of our favorite competitions held annually at Frontier Town Campground.
We absolutely love this campground – and the dogs LOVE the waterfront campsite !
Here are the dock diving results from this event:
Limoncello
Big Air:
19’6″
19’9″
19’9″
Extreme Vertical: 4’10”
Speed Retrieve: 8.418 seconds
Iron Dog: 2678.44 points (3rd Place Warrior Division)
Hooch
Big Air:
24’4″
Finals: 23’2″ (First Place)
Extreme Vertical: 6’0″
Lager
Big Air:
19’0″
19’4″
Extreme Vertical: 5’8″ (2nd Place)
Margarita:
Margarita enjoyed competing in a Pie Eating Contest, where she earned herself a 6th Place ribbon!
Rita also enjoyed Lure Coursing… but perhaps enjoyed the horses around the Lure Coursing field more so than the Lure Coursing itself, as she ignored the lure, and bolted off to the fence-line to see the horses! 🙁
Purnia Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge Qualifier:
Those of you who have been following our website know that Hooch was invited to compete in a Purnia Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge Qualifier at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. Well, as an added bonus, we were able to get Limoncello qualified to compete in this qualifier as well! We knew Limoncello would jump no matter what, but we were very unsure about Hooch, as for the first time, we were on a dock with no railings (scary!).
It turned out that Limoncello jumped very well, and Hooch – well – was “HOOOOOOOOCH!”
Limoncello rockin’ the dock:
Hooch giving the crowd some entertainment… (wait for the very end!)
We also enjoyed walking around at the Kennel CLub of Philadelphia’s National Dog Show!
Neither dog qualified to move on to the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge, but we sure had a great time, and enjoyed every moment of this new experience!
2016 DockDogs World Championship
Last year we attended the DockDogs World Championship with all three of our diving dogs qualifying to compete. This year, we were lucky enough for all three competing dogs to qualify once again for the DockDogs World Championship in all the disciplines in which they participate! Check out our 2016 Season in Review and see some of our team’s Worlds Bling by clicking HERE!
We drove our motor home out to Iowa this year! We had custom window decals made and updated the “Miles to Dubuque, Iowa” with every stop-over!
Our Route:
Dubuque, Iowa – Dog Town:
Our Schedule:
LIMONCELLO:
Limoncello competed as an Iron Dog.
Big Air:
22’0″
22’4″
Speed Retrieve: 8.531 secnds
Extreme Vertical: 5’4″
Total: Iron Dog Points: 2754.14 points
At the big Golden Paw Awards Gala, Limoncello was named DockDogs #1 Ranked Warrior Iron Dog in the World!
HOOCH:
Hooch competed in Elite Division Big Air, and Top Gun Division Extreme Vertical.
Big Air: 23’3″
Extreme Vertical: 5’10”
At the big Golden Paw Awards Gala, Hooch was named DockDogs #1 Ranked German Shorthaired Pointer in the World!
LAGER:
Lager competed in Senior Division Big Air (with Jenny) and Top Gun Division Extreme Vertical (with Brian).
Big Air: 19’3″
Extreme Vertical: 5’10”
MARGARITA:
Although Margarita doesn’t compete, she was sure ready to cheer her siblings on with her Super Fly suit and painted pink piggies!
Margarita in her Super Fly Suit
Pink piggies!
Our fellow GSP Rescue of NJ friends, Jen and Grace, drove all the way from New Jersey to Iowa to be with us and our team. Jen and Grace took Margarita every day during the competition to run at the dog park! Margarita even took a trip with Jen and Grace to see the Mississippi River. Much to Margarita’s delight, her Aunt Jen and Grace also took her to get a McDonald’s chicken sandwich for lunch one day, and to Starbucks to enjoy a puppuccino! I think Margarita had THE time of her life!
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- Dog Park
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- Checking out the Mississippi River
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- Puppuccino time!
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- Jenny and Rita found the Statue of Liberty in downtown Dubuque
We are so proud to have been able to compete against the best dock diving dogs in the world, and are so very pleased with the performance of our pups!
The Liver Killers: Dock Diving 2016 Season in Review
Photo Credit: Becca Connor
The 2016 DockDogs Season ended in October, with the Wor