How far dogs can jump?
Dogs are amazing in many ways. Especially when they showcase their ability through canine sports, it maximize their ability, and fascinates the people who catches the spectacular moment.
In the previous entry titled "Amazing high jumping Greyhound "Cindy" ", I wrote that she broke the previous Guinness world record at Purina Incredible Dog Challenge competition with double bar spread high jump that was set at 68"!!
Since the time I have written how high dogs can jump, I wondered how far they can jump. Can you guess how far dogs can jump?
Turned out, there is a canine sports called "Dock jumping" that compete how far dogs can jump.
According to wikipedia website , it is a sports that dogs compete in the distance or height from a dock into the water. It seems this is relatively new canine sports considering the event started in 2000 in the states.
Competition starts by handler and dog climb up the stair that leads to the dock and handler throw the toy as far as she/he can. Then, as the toy flies in the air, dog jump off a dock into water as far as she/he can to get the toy.This is the dock jumping that measure the distance.
Another one that measures the height from a dock into the water is called "Extreme vertical" and with this height competition, toy is hang in the air over the water, and dog jump off a dock into the water as high as possible to grab the toy hang in the air.
I have watched the Dock jumping videos at youtube and, it was jaw dropping to see how far dogs can jump. It is always nice to see how much dogs have blast in the events,too.
Let's watch the Dock jumping dogs in action.
Dock jumping; standard
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Dock jumping; standard/vertical
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How far dogs can jump?
According to the article at dogchannel website , current top record holder of standard dock jumping is 29"1' with a Chesapeake Bay Retriever named "Smoke". He broke the previous Guinness world record 28"10' hold by Country (Mixed/Greyhound) in July 2010 at UKC Premier (Richmond,Indiana).
I could not find the Dock jumping footage by "Smoke", but I have found footage of "Henry" who jumped 28" at the dock jumping competition in 2008.
Dock jumping Chesapeake Bay Retriever "Henry"
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28" is amazing record. It seems, sporting breeds such as Retrievers,Labs seem to excel in this sports.
I know that our stumpy Corgi "Palette" loves chasing objects such as balls, Frisbee, toys, and she loves tricks that require her to go retrieving objects.
However, I think she would not be a dog for dock jumping at this moment considering she was so careful not to go all the way into the kiddy pool when I tried kiddy pool with her to have fun jumping into the pool by throwing her favorite Frisbee into the pool.
She does not mind being bathed, and she enjoys all the neck scratches,head scratches, and good massaging while I shampooing her but, not loving the water enough to make her want to jump into the pool
Watching the dock jumping videos, I felt that in a way, it showcases their jumping ability of their own, but I felt that ability of throwing the toy as far as he/she (handler) can also matters.
Palette loves playing Frisbee with me, and we play it a lot, but I feel that throwing the Frisbee nicely also matters to how well she can run and catch in the air. If Palette were a dog that loves water enough to make her want to jump in, and if we participate in the dock jumping competition, toy of choice will be Frisbee if it were allowed to use it. Because it is light in weight and flies well, and Palette loves it most.
With wide variety of Canine sports getting popular, it would be nice to have one facility dedicated to canine athletes to practice for variety of competitions from Agility to Dock jumping, just like fitness center for humans.
If Palette and I have decided to participate in Dock jumping competition, where would we practice the jump? We maybe can practice retrieving the toy, but since we do not have a pool, it will be difficult for us to practice timing of the jump etc.
For more information on Dock jumping, you can visit Dockdog.com here .
Do you enjoy canine sports with your furriends?
In the previous entry titled "Amazing high jumping Greyhound "Cindy" ", I wrote that she broke the previous Guinness world record at Purina Incredible Dog Challenge competition with double bar spread high jump that was set at 68"!!
Since the time I have written how high dogs can jump, I wondered how far they can jump. Can you guess how far dogs can jump?
Turned out, there is a canine sports called "Dock jumping" that compete how far dogs can jump.
According to wikipedia website , it is a sports that dogs compete in the distance or height from a dock into the water. It seems this is relatively new canine sports considering the event started in 2000 in the states.
Competition starts by handler and dog climb up the stair that leads to the dock and handler throw the toy as far as she/he can. Then, as the toy flies in the air, dog jump off a dock into water as far as she/he can to get the toy.This is the dock jumping that measure the distance.
Another one that measures the height from a dock into the water is called "Extreme vertical" and with this height competition, toy is hang in the air over the water, and dog jump off a dock into the water as high as possible to grab the toy hang in the air.
I have watched the Dock jumping videos at youtube and, it was jaw dropping to see how far dogs can jump. It is always nice to see how much dogs have blast in the events,too.
Let's watch the Dock jumping dogs in action.
Dock jumping; standard
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Dock jumping; standard/vertical
If you are a blog subscriber or reading from facebook,please click here to watch the video.
How far dogs can jump?
According to the article at dogchannel website , current top record holder of standard dock jumping is 29"1' with a Chesapeake Bay Retriever named "Smoke". He broke the previous Guinness world record 28"10' hold by Country (Mixed/Greyhound) in July 2010 at UKC Premier (Richmond,Indiana).
I could not find the Dock jumping footage by "Smoke", but I have found footage of "Henry" who jumped 28" at the dock jumping competition in 2008.
Dock jumping Chesapeake Bay Retriever "Henry"
If you are a blog subscriber or reading from facebook,please click here to watch the video.
28" is amazing record. It seems, sporting breeds such as Retrievers,Labs seem to excel in this sports.
I know that our stumpy Corgi "Palette" loves chasing objects such as balls, Frisbee, toys, and she loves tricks that require her to go retrieving objects.
However, I think she would not be a dog for dock jumping at this moment considering she was so careful not to go all the way into the kiddy pool when I tried kiddy pool with her to have fun jumping into the pool by throwing her favorite Frisbee into the pool.
She does not mind being bathed, and she enjoys all the neck scratches,head scratches, and good massaging while I shampooing her but, not loving the water enough to make her want to jump into the pool
Watching the dock jumping videos, I felt that in a way, it showcases their jumping ability of their own, but I felt that ability of throwing the toy as far as he/she (handler) can also matters.
Palette loves playing Frisbee with me, and we play it a lot, but I feel that throwing the Frisbee nicely also matters to how well she can run and catch in the air. If Palette were a dog that loves water enough to make her want to jump in, and if we participate in the dock jumping competition, toy of choice will be Frisbee if it were allowed to use it. Because it is light in weight and flies well, and Palette loves it most.
With wide variety of Canine sports getting popular, it would be nice to have one facility dedicated to canine athletes to practice for variety of competitions from Agility to Dock jumping, just like fitness center for humans.
If Palette and I have decided to participate in Dock jumping competition, where would we practice the jump? We maybe can practice retrieving the toy, but since we do not have a pool, it will be difficult for us to practice timing of the jump etc.
For more information on Dock jumping, you can visit Dockdog.com here .
Do you enjoy canine sports with your furriends?
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