Comments on: Team Philosophies – In-depth http://www.flyballblog.com/team-philosophies-in-depth/ i-Flyball Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Diana http://www.flyballblog.com/team-philosophies-in-depth/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 Diana Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:07:28 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/?p=191#comment-1167 I agree that the play for points vs play to win catagorization of team philosophies is too limited. There are a lot of people that just want to have fun. I often don't know if we won a heat and usually have no clue how we place. For some people, it's about having a hyper dog and trying to keep it entertained. Some people I know train their dogs when they know the dog may never master the complete course and certainly never complete, but the experience being around the other dogs and people at practice and the very act of training is good for the dog. I agree that the play for points vs play to win catagorization of team philosophies is too limited. There are a lot of people that just want to have fun. I often don’t know if we won a heat and usually have no clue how we place. For some people, it’s about having a hyper dog and trying to keep it entertained.

Some people I know train their dogs when they know the dog may never master the complete course and certainly never complete, but the experience being around the other dogs and people at practice and the very act of training is good for the dog.

]]> By: Ellie http://www.flyballblog.com/team-philosophies-in-depth/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Ellie Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:59:30 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/?p=191#comment-1152 I love the labels you've given. I would definitely classify my team's philosophy as the following: Dance with dog you came with just so long as he/she completes. We aim for completion (and we aren't even that new to the sport). We figure that as long as our goal is completion, the rest, the speed and points, will come along. And, we don't turn down any dog. If the owners want to learn, play, and/or compete, we will train their dog. No matter breed, speed, or age. Not everyone plays for the fastest speed record or points. Some of us play because we enjoy seeing our pet run and bark and have a blast! I love the labels you’ve given. I would definitely classify my team’s philosophy as the following:

Dance with dog you came with just so long as he/she completes.

We aim for completion (and we aren’t even that new to the sport). We figure that as long as our goal is completion, the rest, the speed and points, will come along. And, we don’t turn down any dog. If the owners want to learn, play, and/or compete, we will train their dog. No matter breed, speed, or age.

Not everyone plays for the fastest speed record or points. Some of us play because we enjoy seeing our pet run and bark and have a blast!

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