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Cocker Activities => Other Activities => Topic started by: *MaryG* on October 31, 2011, 05:34:47 PM

Title: flyball
Post by: *MaryG* on October 31, 2011, 05:34:47 PM

Can someone tell me what flyball is. I have seen a class advertised but don't know what it is. How old does the dog need to be?

Title: Re: flyball
Post by: seaangler on October 31, 2011, 05:39:47 PM

Exciting to watch..any time..you will love it...


link.. http://www.flyball.org.uk/

Title: Re: flyball
Post by: supergirl on October 31, 2011, 05:40:31 PM

Dog needs to be usually a year old, those some clubs do start training earlier.  I have two dogs who are competing on a regular basis, with the other two in training.  You do need to be quite committed - we are competing every two weeks at the moment until Christmas.  We joined our club a year ago and Misha started competing in March. 

This is a link to the BFA website which give some information about it on the far right hand side.

http://www.flyball.org.uk/index.php

ETA: Seangler beat me to it

Title: Re: flyball
Post by: fiona2 on October 31, 2011, 06:08:12 PM

ha ha i took meg a long for a taster session and she refused point blank to run for the ball and had a look that said mum are you mad that involves effort on my part :lol2:

Title: Re: flyball
Post by: supergirl on October 31, 2011, 06:40:31 PM

Does help if your dog has been taught and loves to retrieve a ball, otherwise they just don't get it.  I found that Lexi didn't understand until I taught her to retrieve.

Title: Re: flyball
Post by: SJP on October 31, 2011, 07:26:38 PM

Lola had a taster session with the team that won Crufts  :o 
I really should take her back - we could become famous  :005: