#dog sports

[fawnduu]

Sorry, yeah, I'm making you look at me and my dog compete in agility!!!

#shiba #dog agility #dog sports #dog sports are my biggest hobby i teach classes as well!

[highlycaffeinatedmudi]

He flies

#mudi #kávé #dogblr #dog #dog sports #AKC CAT

[groenendaze]

ive been on the dog sport grind for a hot minute over the last few weeks. this was from the aaron robbins seminar we had right before UPDIF in which we had baby’s first full lane 🥹

#i also got told that my dog is old (for starting flyball) and we had to take that into consideration when doing foundation work which. #wouchie #i will be thinking abt that for the next forever #but i am. SO EXCITED!!! #flyball #video #dog sports

[dos-perros-locos]

Chips passed his PSA 1! Under Samantha Taylor to boot and we came home with a nifty metal. To my knowledge the first terv to acheive a PSA 1. Whataboy

#k.o. #belgian tervuren #dogblr #dog training #dog sports #protection sports association

[pawsitivevibe]

Bree, the 13-year-old superdog, had her last competitive agility run at AAC Nationals recently. Happy Retirement, Bug dog!

Photo by Nancy Miller DVM.

#she still loves it but ... we don't think she can hear that well and she can't run fast enough to make the course times anymore :( #But she still does it for fun! #dog agility #dogblr #dog sports #agility #aac nationals #bree #professional photos

[lloonlloon]

Photographers LOVE when this fiend launches at me for hugs and kisses

#got no decent action shots of her first FASTCAT but there sure are a dozen pics of her being difficult to leash #because shes trying to make out with me #btw yes that is essie on my shirt in the last two #we made custom jerseys for flyball tournaments & demos #i am so tired of this haircut rofl #estrella #australian shepherd #dog sports #dogblr

[tonichelleak]

Dallas Seavey at the Ceremonial Start and ReStart of Iditarod 52. Dallas. Seavey. The kid that believed he was on a trajectory for an Olympic career and not a dog mushing one. Oh, sure, he was like many others of his generation who not only grew up in the presence of many great mushers - all the while helping his dad build a successful racing kennel - but one who watched Iron Will and tried to recreate many of the scenes from the movie... but as he often told tourists - he had no desire to make it his life like his dad had.

Then injuries sidelined his Olympic wrestling dream (was on his way to making the 2008 USA team) so he came home and continued helping his dad build monster teams.

After a while running the puppy team just wasn't enough. Puppy teams are competitive and if you know Dallas even a little bit you know the dude is extremely competitive.

He studied like he was working on a Masters Degree. No one knows the science and stats of the race more than Dallas. Guarantee it.

He won his first title in 2012, then again in 2014, 2015, 2016... took a break after his second place finish in 2017 (we won't rehash the whys) and came back in 2021 to win it again (granted the shorter "Gold Loop Trail" - thanks Covid - but he battled the Rainy Pass Pony Mafia so it still is a huge accomplishment). His '21 race meant he tied for most wins, sharing that record with the legendary Rick Swenson. Swenson was one of Dallas's childhood heroes... and Dallas had broken or tied just about every record Rick had.

This year, Dallas won number six. He is the winningest Iditarod Champion.

It wasn't easy. In November he and two of his handlers took teams out on a training run. His handler running many of Dallas's top dogs was hit by a snow machine. Dogs were killed, some injured with career ending, life altering injuries. The mushers were physically all fine, but mentally... mentally it took a while to feel "normal" on the runners.

Dallas borrowed dogs from his dad to make a competitive Iditarod team, it wasn't ideal - but he'd done it before. The Ceremonial Start and ReStart seemed to go on without an issue. Crowds cheered the musher on and he quickly slipped into the routine.

Monday of race week rolls around. Dallas' birthday. Early that morning an aggressive moose plowed into Dallas' team, the only thing for the musher to do was dispatch the moose. If you've followed the race you know what happened next. Dallas did not properly gut out the moose, one of his dogs was injured but it wasn't noticeable right away (dog is fine now), he was penelized for the improper dressing out of the moose. Dallas was not going to win.

Then things changed in the second half of the race. Teams who decided to try to outrun Dallas who was already dealing with time penalties pushed too hard, too long, too soon. Dallas caught up. And then Dallas did what Dallas does.

And now Dallas Seavey is the only six time champion in the history of the race.

That's a wild ride. (see what I did there? no, oh, well.... you can find out what I mean here.)

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#dallas seavey #dallas freaking seavey #team seavey #i was team seavey before it was cool #he's still a booger #yeah I fangirled #proud of my friend okay #iditarod #iditarod 52 #iditarod 2024 #mushing #sports legend #goat #greatest of all time #legendary #legend #seavey #dog sports #dog photography #sport photography #winter sports #alaska sports #sled dogs #dog mushing #alaska #alaska life #iditarod photos #iditarod champion #champion #photography by antonia

[laur-rants]

Pup went and got her QC this weekend (Qualified courser). Chased that lure like she's been doing it her whole life. She ruuns in her first ever open tomorrow, and again in the next weekend. I couldn't be more proud of her; please enjoy this video of full on lure coursing!

#dogs #dog sports #lure coursing #borzoi #sighthound #echo the borzoi #starswift borzoi #my dogs #i feel like a mom at a track meet lol #going and running with others #getting a ribbon #seeing others #tents #its all the same vibe #sports dont change no matter what it is #anyway enjoy my little rocket :) #still just a puppy but looking great

[theadventurek9]

Please hold. I'm going to keep crying about this dog.

Aayla stepped into the Utility B ring at Nationals and pulled out her best and got a 198/200 only a half point behind the winner with some impressive competition. Some of the biggest names in obedience for Australian Shepherds and Aayla ranked second, only a HALF POINT behind.

#crying for days #i cant handle this #winning novice finals and beating some of THE names in aussie obedience? names that are known even in AKC with all breeds to be competitive #asca nationals 2023 #competition obedience #utility #asca #australian shepherd #dogblr #aayla #dog #aussie #sport dog #dog sports

[thelittlespanielthatcould]

I'm sure it'll surprise nobody to learn that Kovu is just as good at scentwork as he is at everything else

#which is to say... Very Good. the best #he made a beeline for the scent every single time #the instructor was so impressed #love getting that sweet validation because my dog is a gifted kid #kovu #kovu is a spaniel #ckcs #scentwork #kovu scentwork #kovus face #kovu sports #dog sports

[southerntchiorny]

Furby’s best moments in FastCAT earlier this month:

Ferrari mode

Actually really nice looking pics

And surprised pikachu face

#dogblr #Furby #american hairless terrier #dog sports #fastcat

[fawnduu]

Please enjoy my dog making me eat my words at the agility trial today.

#agility dog #shiba inu #agility #dog sports

[highlycaffeinatedmudi]

The boy rocked it this weekend! Got a personal best of 16ft off the dock and got his FCAT title. So, so proud of him, and the underwater treadmill and overall fitness training paid off!

#kávé #mudi #dogblr #dog sports #fastcat #dock diving #NADD #dog #march 2024

[abirddogmoment]

perpetually pingponging between having competitive dog ambitions and wanting nothing to do with the dog community ever again 🏓

#dogblr #dog sports #anyway i finally got a dt launcher #ive been wanting one since mav was a baby #they arent even that expensive i just was too nervous to ruin my dog #(a dt launcher shoots a blank and launches a toy to teach gundogs how to retrieve and be steady to gunshot) #i am semi confident in my ability to work rory to it without ruining her #if i get it soon i can spend like 6 weeks making her wild about the toy it launches #indoors and in the city #and then once the snow melts it should be simple to introduce the shot #anyway im having field test dreams #but at the same time LOATHE many of the people involved #anyway #thats where im at #i did buy the launcher though so we'll see #semirelated: the person who got top rally brittany this year got huge praise from the breed club president #who refused to acknowledge that mav won it last year #it doesnt matter but it made me so sad #someone on the breed club told me how important it was that i stay involved and i push for change #but they lowkey broke my heart by being so mean about mav #cant handle me at my worst (beautiful perfect out of standard dog) dont deserve me at my best (beautiful perfect in standard dog)

[stinkybrowndogs]

Ohohoho you can also grab one of these custom fastCAT/ Lure coursing bumper stickers for 25$ usd on my ko-fi here!

#hee hee hoo hoo STEEKERS #my art #commissions #fastcat #lure coursing #dog sports #dogblr

[lloonlloon]

🏁 18.005 🔥🔥🔥🔥

#I ran 2nd with a borrowed dog #ufli champs #flyball #ufli #dog sports #dogblr