Category: Flyball

  • Wave

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    Dylan learnt “Wave” today, which is very cute. I haven’t done much on new tricks recently but this was really easy to shape as he already knows “paw”. Kim is a bit too exuberant and just throws all her paws at me in exasperation, I’m not quick enough to click her. Must practise that! Really…

  • Nearly Christmas?!

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    I can’t believe it’s nearly Christmas! Just 10 days to go, crazy. The dogs have not been getting into the festive spirit, yet. Dylan seems intruiged by the baubles on the tree, and equally terrified and fascinated by the Santa ornament that we’ve had forever. It winds up and the base gently swivels whilst it…

  • Doncaster

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    Doncaster is always such a good comp, lovely venue and it always runs to time. Dylan was running in Marsh Owlers in Div 2, and it didn’t go exactly to plan. He was running anchor dog but he was just cruising along without putting any effort in. He clocked 5.2-5.3 singles times all morning which…

  • Postal Vote Results, etc.

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    Flyball Postal Vote results came back, 92% in favour. Fantastic news, Kim will be thrilled to be over 12″ and Mollie will be exceptionally thrilled to be doing 13″. I said on Monday that I thought there would be a small voting turnout, and I was right: just 31% responded, and 6% of which were…

  • Things I Learnt Today at Flyball

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    Dylan simply cannot flyball in ankle deep mud. He doesn’t go anywhere and falls over a lot. Mollie firmly believes that Jet drops her ball, even though Jet doesn’t. Jet cannot understand why Mollie is following her. You can’t throw balls past Dylan’s head on the runback and expect him to keep facing forwards. Kim…

  • BFA to follow NAFA? 5"Below Height Dogs

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    I am so excited to see that the BFA is sending out postal votes to see if members are happy and willing to change the current ruling to fall in with the rule change NAFA made earlier in the summer regarding the height that smallest dog in the team runs at. Currently it’s 4″ below…

  • Kennel Club Flyball: A Change for the Better

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    The Kennel Club has just announced that they’re making a change from the “traditional” foot-pedal “Crufts Box” to the flat-fronted style used by the BFA. A bit of history first, I think. The British Flyball Association was formed in 1994 after a group proposed a change to the Kennel Club rules, for the introduction of…

  • Restless Paws

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    ‘Owlers have withdrawn from Newark in 2 weeks for various reasons, which I’m a bit sad about because it means Kim won’t have a chance to run “properly” indoors this winter season. Kim loves running indoors, perferably in the loudest, most echo-ing hall with the hardest surface, and she always throws up her fastest singles…

  • Rotherham Flyball: A Photo Diary

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    VIDEO: A Noise Sample from a Quiet Moment. Dylan’s team, Marsh Owlers, race. There are no spare hands to take photos! It’s a shambles anyway, we lose all three races. VIDEO: A Series of False Starts. Oops! VIDEO: The Eagle Owlers. VIDEO: The Marsh Owlers, on a slight return to form. But not really. VIDEO:…

  • Flyball Training (Video)

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    A video, finally! Just a short series of clips from Dylan at training this morning. He’s really only cruising here, as we were mainly working on getting him used to running as a mid-pack dog and having dogs changing into him both ways for Rotherham next weekend. Click here to see a short video of…