Dock Jumping Thread - update with video and photos from 04/28-29 posts 10 and 11
Our names are on the Dock Dogs site, now! They haven't updated the photos page or the ranks, yet, but our names are on the "title" section! If you wanna see, just go to www.dockdogs.com and scroll all the way to the bottom where it says "national - big air" and click on "titles". It is alphabetized by the dog's name. I'm Kari and Finn got his master title on March 11. I guess the date there is when they posted it. :)
We have an event through a different organization, www.splashdogs.com, that we are attending on April 7. :) We practiced at this couple's home in Royse City this weekend and I worked a lot on my timing and throws, getting Finn over twenty feet! We're really excited that we found a place to practice and they are really nice and don't charge for the dock use. Pretty awesome.
Anyway, I'm so glad we found this sport. Even if we don't ever go any further than twenty feet, I'm so happy! :)
Guntersville, AL Dock Dogs Event, April 28-29
I think I am just going to update this thread with our progress with the sport of dock jumping. And, believe me, we continue to make progress! Finn is incredible. His average went up this weekend, none of his jumps were under 18 feet! With Dock Dogs, we started out with our first event in Fort Worth with a personal best of over 14 feet...second event was Gonzales, LA with a personal best of 18'11", winning second in amateur finals...and, now, in Guntersville, AL, we made it to the PRO finals! Finn's best jump was 20'1!!! And, it was a beautiful jump! We were fifth out of all the dogs that competed (we didn't make it to the final four, but, he did a wonderful job!)!
Max, the voice you hear on the all the Dock Dogs videos, is a great commentator. He really gets the crowd going and when he knows your story, he shares it. Not sure how he got the stat of 21'6", but the jump he's referring to in this video was Finn's personal best jump so far and it was 21'1" and was with Splash Dogs. We were in sixth place in the twelve pro finalists and with this jump, we scooted up to fifth. :) Almost every dog after Finn bested his jump, it was amazing. My parents met us (me, David, and David's sister and mom) there for the event, so Finn had quite a fan club! We both really fed off their energy and support, it was wonderful! The practice jump immediately before this jump, Finn actually jumped over twenty feet and caught the bumper! If you look closely in this video, you can see a white haired lady in pink (red?) on the other side of the pool, lifting her arms in victory when Max announces "taking over the lead" and "20'1"...that's my lovely mother. :) So, without further adieu, this is Finn's best jump with Dock Dogs.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a86...h_DSCN1410.jpg
photos from Guntersville, AL
