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even MORE exciting flyball news: nettle debuted !!! in racing!!!!!! successfully !!!!!
#video#nettle#sorry let me just AHHHHHSHDHHDHD#did not plan on it but she is having SUCH a good weekend this week#and i am holding her ofc since it’s her first time passing into an Actual race but: hello????????????#flyball#sports
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1,000 points Flyball Dog Champion Silver! 🩶
#another Aussie on our team also earned her silver too#wish my teammate that took the picture had told me I was covering the sign 🥲#estrella#australian shepherd#flyball#nafa canam 2024#dogblr
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What's a dog sport or event that you really admire from afar but have no real interest or capacity for doing yourself right now?
Knowing flyball people has given me a lot of appreciation for the time, energy, and training that goes into that sport. It is a very complicated set of behaviors that takes a long time to teach, and an incredibly distracting environment. Super high octane.
I have negative interest in doing it myself. No appeal for me. But damn those flyball teams are impressive.
Thank you for asking!
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BABY!!! BOY!!!!!
#first time on a real box 😭#no one make fun of the fumble that was his first time with it being triggered#weller photos#flyball
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My team for Flyball! Go Team: "Thor's Friendship is PFMagic"
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Updated flyball video of Hopper at 11 months.
#flyball#she was spitting the ball a bit early for my tastes#like not bad and lota of people would find it acceptable#but i want it right to me#since it gets worse at tournaments#and a few of her great aunts have issues with holding#though that is also (lack of) training#which is why i have high criteria
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Flyball for Forte!
I didn't bring Faye because the instructor hadn't answered me about it. When I showed up sans corgi the instructor was disappointed as they meant to tell me yes but forgot. Oh well, next time.
Forte absolutely remembered even though it's been a while. The first thing he did was go to the corner there's been a bucket of balls in. When he found no bucket he danced around the instructor and started jumping up and turning on the ramp.
We did the first run on the larger ramp and he was getting nice turns. The second run we moved him to the box which is significantly smaller. It took him a few tries to stop barreling through the plank and actually put his back feet up on the box.
The instructor was really pleased with his quick progress and kept commenting that he lives to work. At one point I tried to use food as a reward for bringing me the ball. But he spit out the beef lung and was much more interested in shoving the ball into my hand.
He mostly turns to the right. But there a few times where I didn't throw the ball because he hadn't put his back feet up on the box so the next time he tried turning to the left. It's really funny to watch people be so impressed with him over something I consider fairly simple. I'm pretty sure Forte would stand on his head if it meant getting the ball.
But it does make me appreciate him to watch him be so eager to work and try out different solutions. He's such a fun dog and is pretty much all in for anything without becoming upset or frustrated. It also makes me grateful for his good natured disposition. For some of his runs we had another person at practice hold onto him. He was entirely unbothered by having a complete stranger hold him by the collar even though he was amped and wanted to run and get the ball.
I just completely and utterly adore him and all the opportunities to play new games his solid temperament open up for us.
#dogblr#forte#belgian tervuren#Flyball#he really loves it#and i love watching him both use his brain and have a great time#Flyball is quickly growing on me because it's high value for him and low mental cost for me#which makes it super easy to just have fun with#i am both nervous and excited to being faye next time#she hates being in a crate so it's something we're working on#but she's also very ball driven and incredibly clever#so i want to give her more opportunities to do fun things#i worry about the stress to fun trade off for her#she's more sensitive than forte and doesn't shake things off as well#so i do my best to balance cool opportunities with her comfort#idk man#I want to do right by her
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FLEYE
Previews of FLEYE animation short on youtube.
#animation#eyeball#flyball#animated#animation short#short film#projects#my art#my illustration#artists on tumblr
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Honestly the great curse of flyball is also its greatest strength: it runs in teams, so you have to make friends to play it.
(Tribble and I tried in Austin but the team we took classes with ghosted us when I tried to figure out if there was like, a way to join and come to practice; it's so hard to figure out how to volunteer and make friends that way sometimes.)
It's not my biggest priority with Matilda, but I really wish Benton had fewer tantrums about BALL BALL THAT IS NOT MINE; @coffee-mage-sans-caffeine has some concerns about whether he could cope with having to run past another dog with a ball without holding one himself, but if he could get past that hurdle I think they'd both have fun. CM is a speed junkie and he loves balls; what's not to love?
#flyball#dog sports#honestly it's kind of the epitome of training at high arousal and then YOU'RE DONE#I know I love agility#I suspect I'll enjoy disc#and I very much want to play with herding and maybe nosework and barn hunt#and definitely heelwork to music#flyball is mostly fun for me if I have friends along to play with tbh
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Just my shelter dog doing some cool shit
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here’s a little photo dump from our weekend in Escanaba 🎉 ft. the team I ran a dog for (Hype - Birdie - Zen - Shebang)
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Barkville 2024, can't wait for next year.
#estrella#australian shepherd#flyball#dogblr#the same photographer that got those amazing updog shots did our tournament#i love his work so much#he surprised me with the thumbs up one for free because he liked that we were both smiling#i kind of hate my face in it but i am trying to get past that and appreciate the ~memories~
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Since this is going around again, I just want to remind everyone this is not impressive or a good demonstration of a flyball run for this height dog, it is dangerous.
Clearly, he has the capacity to single stride unlike most smaller dogs that need two strides to keep up momentum, but he is not striding in the correct place to do it safely. It’s hard to see at the beginning, but he is jumping at the start line, which is way too early, and that is what’s throwing off the placement of the rest of the jumps. He needs some extra training with striding props to teach him to take a stride or two more before taking off for that first hurdle so he is landing evenly spaced between jumps, giving him room to stretch and take off again. The margin for error is so small with the way he is jumping here that any misstep or even fatigue in later races could have him crashing into the jumps and hurting himself or another dog.
#this is otherwise a very nice team#fast dogs running clean is always fun to watch#flyball#dog sports#dogblr
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Crufts 2012 - German Shorthaired Pointer Best of Breed
This year’s German Shorthaired Pointer event in the outer halls at Crufts 2012 The winning dog was Ivoravon Snow Storm SHCM, owned by Mrs P M Potter ➤Subscribe to Crufts: Best of Breed at Crufts 2012: Unmissable Moments from Crufts 2016: Connect with Crufts online: Follow us on Twitter: @Crufts – Follow us on Instagram: @Crufts – Like us on Facebook: Visit the Official Crufts Website: Connect…
#best in show#crossbreed dogs#crufts#crufts 2011#crufts 2012#dog agility#Dog Breeds#dog show#dog showing#flyball#german shorthaired pointer#great dog show#heelwork to music#largest dog show#puppy#toy dogs
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Speedy boy doin his thing
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Check Out the Exciting 2017 Crufts Flyball Team Final Races
Always exciting and always featuring some amazingly agile and skilled border collies in the group! Check out this year’s action-filled Flyball Team Final at Crufts – the World’s Biggest Dog Show! https://is.gd/2LCJCW https://www.bordercolliefanclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Crufts-Team-Flyball-Final.jpg
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