Dock Diving

travis_gsd27 · 02-12-2008, 05:39 PM

Curious to know if anyone here does Dock Diving with their dogs?
I've been really interested in it for a few years now and would love to hear from people who actually participate in it. It's something I'd like to try atleast once.

wolfstraum · 02-13-2008, 08:30 AM

There is a club starting here in Pittsburgh - and I have one dog who loves jumping in water and swiming (Csabre) so I am going to try to get her in it - for nothing else, just to get her a chance to exercise by swimming regularly!

She is the dog in the water on the front page of my website...that was some Bay off Lake Huron in Canada....she retrieved that stick so many times and climbed in and out over the rocks that she wore every nail down to bleeding - and never quit...so LOL we are looking to be the first GSD titled Dock Dog!

Lee

**Chris Wild** · 02-13-2008, 08:32 AM

There's a member here on the board, mcavan, who does dock diving with her dog. She doesn't visit the board much, but if she sees this I'm sure she'll chime in. Or you might want to PM her.

travis_gsd27 · 02-13-2008, 01:39 PM

Thanks Chris! I'll be sure to contact her.

LOL Such a determined girl! I can only hope mine is as determined as yours.

umzilla · 02-15-2008, 09:51 AM

UKC is now offering Dock Jumping as an event, and the titles would show up in a UKC pedigree. Just another venue you might search for clubs, events, etc. I think the first official events will be starting this year.

Christine

BlackGSD · 02-15-2008, 08:42 PM

Have you visited the forum they have at: Dockdogs.com ?

While most of the folks have Labs and Chessies, they welcome ALL breeds. One of the top dogs is a female Belgian Terv.(Her name is "Pico".) Then there is "Country". He is the World Record holder in both events. He is a greyhound mix.

mcavan · 02-15-2008, 09:19 PM

Thanks Chris!!!! and I just happened on this tonight...

Yes Navarre and I have competed quite a bit in both the National Dock Dog events and locally at our Ultimate Air Dog events. It is a LOT of fun and the dogs JUST love it. That said is it a HIGH excitment environment and you do have to be on the lookout as some people do not watch their dogs or dogs space very well so if you go try and go WAY ahead of time so you can have some practice time before the competition begins.

MY biggest piece of advice is to go slow..many people think since their dogs flies off the dock at the lake or their own pool they will d to the same at the events and this is almost never the case...the water is clear, the dock is 2 feet off the water, there are LOTS of people, barking dog, sometimes loud music and more.

What I recommend is first have your dog go up the ramp out of the pool into the water and throw their toy and let them see/feel it IS
water..do that a time or two and if they are confident etc. THEN head to the dock...the first toss or two do right from the edge of the dock, and throw the bumper/toy/ball CLOSE and let the dog just hop in and find their their way of the pool..once they are to this point you can start having them jump from farther back on the dock to gain speed and distance.

Navarre's best distance is 16-17 feet or so as he does not try and
CATCH the toy, he just charges down the dock full speed and dives in! LOL I finally bought him the EV (Extreme Vertical) bumper that is suspended to use this summer to teach him to try and catch the bumper to see if it will help him increase his distance. With his speed and power 20 feet is very reasonable for him *IF*
we can get more height trying to catch the bumper...but you know he does not know or care how far the other dogs jump and just loves to do it!!!

You can see a photo of Navarre finishing his Dock Dogs Junior Jumper title at http://www.zutreuenhanden.com, previous litters,
B litter photos and then his page!!

Pico and Country are just totally and completely amazing to watch and owned by the NICEST people..to see Country soar and Pico fly is just something very, very special......

Please let me know if you have ANY questions at all...sigh dock diving is far from our minds here in MI right now with a low of 4 or lower tonight....

**lhczth** · 02-15-2008, 09:37 PM

This is a direct link to Navarre's page.

http://www.zutreuenhanden.com/Navarre.htm

Butchsdad · 02-15-2008, 10:18 PM

WOW!!! Agility, herding, Schutzhund, dock diving...does Navarre drive himself to the events too? That is one impressive dog!

Vinnie · 02-15-2008, 10:19 PM

That's what I said the first time I saw pictures of him too. AND a very handsome devil if you ask me.

02-12-2008, 05:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
travis_gsd27 Knighted Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,270	Dock Diving Curious to know if anyone here does Dock Diving with their dogs? I've been really interested in it for a few years now and would love to hear from people who actually participate in it. It's something I'd like to try atleast once. __________________ -Ashley- Mom To: Travis Barker-34 month old German Shepherd Katy-Beagle Chihuahua Mix Miles-Chihuahua Herding and Working Dogs

02-13-2008, 08:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
wolfstraum Crowned Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: PA Posts: 7,089	Re: Dock Diving There is a club starting here in Pittsburgh - and I have one dog who loves jumping in water and swiming (Csabre) so I am going to try to get her in it - for nothing else, just to get her a chance to exercise by swimming regularly! She is the dog in the water on the front page of my website...that was some Bay off Lake Huron in Canada....she retrieved that stick so many times and climbed in and out over the rocks that she wore every nail down to bleeding - and never quit...so LOL we are looking to be the first GSD titled Dock Dog! Lee __________________ Csabre Sch1, Hexe Sch2, Bengal, Kyra, Kira & Kougar v Wolfstraum ~ Basha Sch3, Ghost Sch3 - Danger Sch1 SAR - ATB/Ret - Kyra, Sch3, Alice Sch1, Kelsey, Fenja Sch3 wolfstraum.net

02-13-2008, 08:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chris Wild Administrator & Alpha Bitch of the Wild Bunch Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 12,604	Re: Dock Diving There's a member here on the board, mcavan, who does dock diving with her dog. She doesn't visit the board much, but if she sees this I'm sure she'll chime in. Or you might want to PM her. __________________ *Wildhaus Kennels* Kaiser ~ SchH3 CGC TDI (HOT) Raven ~ SchH3 AWD2 PD1 P1 PA T1 UCD URO2 CGC TT (B/HOT) Della ~ SchHA TR1 PD1 P1 PA T1 URO2 CGC TT (B/HOT) Wulf ~ SchH1 PD1 P1 T1 URO2 CGC TT (B/HOT) Heidi ~ BH CD UCD RN URO1 (B/HOT) Jazz ~ Superpup In Training

02-13-2008, 01:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
travis_gsd27 Knighted Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,270	Re: Dock Diving Thanks Chris! I'll be sure to contact her. LOL Such a determined girl! I can only hope mine is as determined as yours. __________________ -Ashley- Mom To: Travis Barker-34 month old German Shepherd Katy-Beagle Chihuahua Mix Miles-Chihuahua Herding and Working Dogs

02-15-2008, 09:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
umzilla Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: IL Posts: 467	Re: Dock Diving UKC is now offering Dock Jumping as an event, and the titles would show up in a UKC pedigree. Just another venue you might search for clubs, events, etc. I think the first official events will be starting this year. Christine __________________ Monster Dog Equipment http://www.monsterdog.net Vesta German Shepherds http://www.vestagsds.com Rock River Dog Sport Club, UKC http://www.freewebs.com/rockriverdogsport

02-15-2008, 08:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
BlackGSD Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 7,795	Re: Dock Diving Have you visited the forum they have at: Dockdogs.com ? While most of the folks have Labs and Chessies, they welcome ALL breeds. One of the top dogs is a female Belgian Terv.(Her name is "Pico".) Then there is "Country". He is the World Record holder in both events. He is a greyhound mix. __________________ Tracy Siren vom Banach { Sable female GSD 3-20-08} R.I.P. Wrangler male ACD/Aussie mix. 9-29-99 to8-29-11.

02-15-2008, 09:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
mcavan Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 106	Re: Dock Diving Thanks Chris!!!! and I just happened on this tonight... Yes Navarre and I have competed quite a bit in both the National Dock Dog events and locally at our Ultimate Air Dog events. It is a LOT of fun and the dogs JUST love it. That said is it a HIGH excitment environment and you do have to be on the lookout as some people do not watch their dogs or dogs space very well so if you go try and go WAY ahead of time so you can have some practice time before the competition begins. MY biggest piece of advice is to go slow..many people think since their dogs flies off the dock at the lake or their own pool they will d to the same at the events and this is almost never the case...the water is clear, the dock is 2 feet off the water, there are LOTS of people, barking dog, sometimes loud music and more. What I recommend is first have your dog go up the ramp out of the pool into the water and throw their toy and let them see/feel it IS water..do that a time or two and if they are confident etc. THEN head to the dock...the first toss or two do right from the edge of the dock, and throw the bumper/toy/ball CLOSE and let the dog just hop in and find their their way of the pool..once they are to this point you can start having them jump from farther back on the dock to gain speed and distance. Navarre's best distance is 16-17 feet or so as he does not try and CATCH the toy, he just charges down the dock full speed and dives in! LOL I finally bought him the EV (Extreme Vertical) bumper that is suspended to use this summer to teach him to try and catch the bumper to see if it will help him increase his distance. With his speed and power 20 feet is very reasonable for him IF we can get more height trying to catch the bumper...but you know he does not know or care how far the other dogs jump and just loves to do it!!! You can see a photo of Navarre finishing his Dock Dogs Junior Jumper title at http://www.zutreuenhanden.com, previous litters, B litter photos and then his page!! Pico and Country are just totally and completely amazing to watch and owned by the NICEST people..to see Country soar and Pico fly is just something very, very special...... Please let me know if you have ANY questions at all...sigh dock diving is far from our minds here in MI right now with a low of 4 or lower tonight....

02-15-2008, 09:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
lhczth Administrator & LOTR Addict Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 11,698	Re: Dock Diving This is a direct link to Navarre's page. http://www.zutreuenhanden.com/Navarre.htm __________________ Lisa Clark Zu Treuen Händen Working German Shepherd Dogs *South Michigan SchH and Police Club*

02-15-2008, 10:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
Butchsdad Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: 134	Re: Dock Diving WOW!!! Agility, herding, Schutzhund, dock diving...does Navarre drive himself to the events too? That is one impressive dog!

02-15-2008, 10:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Vinnie The Italian One Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 8,639	Re: Dock Diving That's what I said the first time I saw pictures of him too. AND a very handsome devil if you ask me. __________________ Our Dogs' Flickr Albums Scratch My Butt Dog Blog

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