Dock diving... for real

wildo · 10-09-2011, 08:43 PM

I'm going to enter Pimg in a Dock Diving (Splash Dogs) competition for the fun of it next weekend. Figured I better get some practice in- you know, on a real dock.

Real dock diving - YouTube

**Cassidy's Mom** · 10-09-2011, 10:23 PM

Lucky you to have a dock to practice on! We did a Splash Dogs event yesterday, I'm uploading the pics to photobucket now. Halo did 12 ft 1" in her best jump in both waves we entered.

wildo · 10-09-2011, 10:41 PM

Wow- nice!! That seems like a good distance! Pimg is getting about 7 to 8' off of this dock, which is about 18" off the water surface. The dock is only about 12 to 14' long. Honestly though- I think it's probably an injustice to real dock diving teams to call this practice. More just us having fun. I do think it is probably good experience for Pimg to get used to jumping off of an elevated dock and into cloudy brown water (in other words- water she can't see into). Who knows, maybe it will set her up for success in an actual Dock Diving venue. We'll see this weekend!

wildo · 10-09-2011, 11:54 PM

Awesome- I just officially registered Pimg for three waves next weekend. How perfect. She can suck at it and be nervous on Friday, gain some confidence on Saturday, and rock it on Sunday... lol! I'm getting so excited for this event!

Konotashi · 10-10-2011, 01:43 AM

That's awesome! I love watching dogs dock diving, even at the dog park. I was on YouTube and there was a Chessie that did 28 feet!

I think someone loaded him on a catapult and launched him off.

Zisso · 10-10-2011, 07:22 AM

How cool is that!! I wish I could find a place to do dock diving practice off a real dock like that!

Funny thing is my boy will go into a lake so fast Ripley wouldn't believe it, but the pool is a different story. I have been told that it is the way they conceive the clear water. Makes it a whole new ball game.

You are gonna have a blast! Can't wait to see pics!!

GSDBESTK9 · 10-10-2011, 07:29 AM

Pretty cool!

dawnandjr · 10-10-2011, 09:55 AM

Can you come here and film Yoko jumping off the dock??? She loves it too. She is also good at just entertaining herself in the water by splashing and biting the water as she is swimming around.

**Cassidy's Mom** · 10-10-2011, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildo

Wow- nice!! That seems like a good distance! Pimg is getting about 7 to 8' off of this dock, which is about 18" off the water surface. The dock is only about 12 to 14' long.

Halo's jumps last weekend were hardly earthshaking, but it was only her second event and she jumped 14" further than last time. There was a whippet there jumping over 25 feet. The first event was into a pool, and she'd never jumped off a dock or been in a pool before. This time it was an existing dock into a bay, similar to what you're doing with Pimg.

The fact that you can get her to jump in at all is a very good start! Have fun!

Catu · 10-10-2011, 11:12 AM

No dock diving here, but I bet Diabla would love it!!!

10-09-2011, 10:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cassidy's Mom No Stinkin' Leashes Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 24,959	Lucky you to have a dock to practice on! We did a Splash Dogs event yesterday, I'm uploading the pics to photobucket now. Halo did 12 ft 1" in her best jump in both waves we entered. __________________ -Debbie- Dena 9/12/04-10/4/08 Forever would have been too short Keefer 8/25/05 Halo 11/9/08 Cassidy 6/8/00-10/4/04

10-09-2011, 10:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
wildo Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,230	Wow- nice!! That seems like a good distance! Pimg is getting about 7 to 8' off of this dock, which is about 18" off the water surface. The dock is only about 12 to 14' long. Honestly though- I think it's probably an injustice to real dock diving teams to call this practice. More just us having fun. I do think it is probably good experience for Pimg to get used to jumping off of an elevated dock and into cloudy brown water (in other words- water she can't see into). Who knows, maybe it will set her up for success in an actual Dock Diving venue. We'll see this weekend! __________________ Willy Pimg - DOB: 2/06, CL1-R, CL1-S, CL1-F, CGC

10-09-2011, 11:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
wildo Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,230	Awesome- I just officially registered Pimg for three waves next weekend. How perfect. She can suck at it and be nervous on Friday, gain some confidence on Saturday, and rock it on Sunday... lol! I'm getting so excited for this event! __________________ Willy Pimg - DOB: 2/06, CL1-R, CL1-S, CL1-F, CGC

10-10-2011, 01:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
Konotashi Knighted Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,380	That's awesome! I love watching dogs dock diving, even at the dog park. I was on YouTube and there was a Chessie that did 28 feet! I think someone loaded him on a catapult and launched him off. __________________ Ozzy - Chocolate Pom "In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog." My Photography

10-10-2011, 07:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Zisso Knighted Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 3,002	How cool is that!! I wish I could find a place to do dock diving practice off a real dock like that! Funny thing is my boy will go into a lake so fast Ripley wouldn't believe it, but the pool is a different story. I have been told that it is the way they conceive the clear water. Makes it a whole new ball game. You are gonna have a blast! Can't wait to see pics!! __________________ Nadia - GSD -DOB 12-29-07 Zisso - GSD- DOB 9-16-07 Pepe & Kiki`my sweet kitties Zisso is my heart~Nadia is my Love~My kitties bring me everything in between~Together they bring me Joy!

10-10-2011, 07:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
GSDBESTK9 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 28,438	Pretty cool! __________________ Carolina Johnson http://www.johnsonhaus.com http://www.carolinak9photography.com

10-10-2011, 09:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
dawnandjr Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Macedon, NY Posts: 1,054	Can you come here and film Yoko jumping off the dock??? She loves it too. She is also good at just entertaining herself in the water by splashing and biting the water as she is swimming around. __________________ Dawn Brogan German Shepherd Yoko von der Burg Austerlitz pedigree information http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/germ...html?id=713938

10-10-2011, 11:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
Catu Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Valdivia, Chile Posts: 4,276	No dock diving here, but I bet Diabla would love it!!! __________________ "The dog does not need to be deranked so much as the people need to learn to act like people worth listening to" Suzanne Clothier. Diabla, my Daemon; SchH A, RH-T A Akela, my Direwolf; Work in Progress Bagheera, Long term puppy host

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