Anyone here do Flyball with their dogs or...heard about it?

bethie

i do both competitive agility and flyball with my dog.

the most expensive thing about it is petrol.

people spend more money on a night out than i do spending the whole weekend with my dog, so it is really is, i i guess, about priorities.

bonanddom - which team are you with?

bethie

doh. double post!

dizziblonde

Why don't I do it?

1) Perception from people involved in "dog sports" that only breed dogs are able to do anything and the constant sneering down their noses at a mongrel (come across this a fair bit)
2) Distance - local groups are still the far side of the city - petrol costs an arm and a leg these days
3) You wouldn't be getting the tennis ball back in one piece from my dog!

nikki702

My Ollie would love flyball he's a ball mad loon

bethie

dizzieblond - you must know the wrong people!!!

most of our club is non-collie, and a lot of the dogs who are running in it are rescues of indeterminate breed and origin!

BonandDom

bethie wrote: »

the most expensive thing about it is petrol.

people spend more money on a night out than i do spending the whole weekend with my dog, so it is really is, i i guess, about priorities.

bonanddom - which team are you with?

I agree its a very cheap way to have a fantastic time.

We are members of Teesdale flyball club, my DD just competed at Crufts with her BC Fly for the Teesdale Tornadoes - you may have seen her on More4:T:T

Which team do you run with?

BonandDom

dizziblonde wrote: »

Why don't I do it?

1) Perception from people involved in "dog sports" that only breed dogs are able to do anything and the constant sneering down their noses at a mongrel (come across this a fair bit)
2) Distance - local groups are still the far side of the city - petrol costs an arm and a leg these days
3) You wouldn't be getting the tennis ball back in one piece from my dog!

We joined our club with the same reservation as you mention in point one. TBH I can only speak for our club as that the only one I have experience of. Having previously had horses and ponies (and alot more money to spend) I worried that when I turned up with my little JRT I would get the same response. Anyone is welcome and there is certainly no looking down the nose here.

Little Domino has gone through more tennis balls than I would care to count :rotfl::rotfl:. However for some reason he doesn't chew them at training, but 10 secs at home and a ball is toast:eek:

BonandDom

nikki702 wrote: »

My Ollie would love flyball he's a ball mad loon

Find your local club and go and have a go - you won't regret it

getcarter

I'm with Warwickshire, competing at Kineton bank holiday weekend.....anyone else there?
I think that about 70% of the dogs competing are collies but I've never met any discrimination with my dogs, smaller dogs are valued as 'height dogs' and teams are seeded to level the playing field.

i don't tend to camp as have children who are really not interested but love my days away! (and do camp at the Champs!)

We'll have to have a moneysaving expert met at the Champs this year!

bethie

i'm with karma (in newcastle).


bonandom, get carter - i'm sure both of you have seen me scream AMBIE really high pitched at gap farm over the winter!!!