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Dock Diving |
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Check the home page for dock diving dates. |
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| The first time I saw Reggie
jump 7 feet 3 inches at our pool, I was thrilled. What a leap!
“Reggie” is a 3 year old black lab owned by Scott Conrad of Red Lion,
PA. Congratulations go out to Reggie who won the Extreme Air competition at the PawsAbilities dog event at the Farm Show complex. We have recently installed an adjustable hurdle on our dock to help dogs get height in their dives. |
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Dock Diving Terminology |
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| Big Air Diving:
Big Air is the
long jump equivalent for canine athletes. At speeds over 20
mph; these dogs catapult themselves off the end of a 40-foot
dock into a body of water to retrieve their favorite toy. Jump
distances are measured from the end of the dock to where the
base of the dogs’ tail breaks the water. A Greyhound named
“Country” holds the current world record at 28 feet, 10 inches.
Extreme Vertical Jumping: Extreme vertical is a high jump contest in which the dog launches upward, nearly seven feet in the air, to quench his instinctual desire to play fetch in its most extreme form. Rather than clearing a cross bar as in track and field, the dogs must knock down a bumper which is suspended over the water and is positioned eight feet out from the end of the dock. The current world record is 7 feet 8 inches. |
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