Comments on: The Movement – Part 2 http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/ i-Flyball Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ann http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Ann Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:45:41 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/#comment-121 Heck ya...That is my Jake...He gets so hyped up...I love it and he loves it! Yep, ready to rock and roll or should I just say "ready"! People on our team wear ear plugs when we run next to them because he gets so loud...And they wear them proud and with love...They never try to get him to be quiet while running...I love the "it's not flyball till there's blood"! PS love this log! Heck ya…That is my Jake…He gets so hyped up…I love it and he loves it! Yep, ready to rock and roll or should I just say “ready”! People on our team wear ear plugs when we run next to them because he gets so loud…And they wear them proud and with love…They never try to get him to be quiet while running…I love the “it’s not flyball till there’s blood”!
PS love this log!

]]> By: Kristie http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Kristie Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:34:55 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/#comment-117 I love how crazy my dog gets when we go into the ring. it's how I know she's having a great time. if she's ever not going crazy out there, I know something's wrong. oh and if you're going to get bit/scratched/whatever out there it always happens in the warmup, so you have to race all bloody. Murphy's law. I love how crazy my dog gets when we go into the ring. it’s how I know she’s having a great time. if she’s ever not going crazy out there, I know something’s wrong.

oh and if you’re going to get bit/scratched/whatever out there it always happens in the warmup, so you have to race all bloody. Murphy’s law.

]]> By: Larry http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Larry Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:24:12 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/#comment-114 As they say “It’s not Flyball ‘til there’s Blood.” I love my dog too and would not trade her for the world. She also sleeps at my feet. As they say “It’s not Flyball ‘til there’s Blood.” I love my dog too and would not trade her for the world. She also sleeps at my feet.

]]> By: Robbie http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Robbie Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:51:57 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/#comment-113 Thanks for your support Larry! I stand by everything I said in that quote, only because it is the truth. I've come out of the ring bleeding many times. The same dog that caused the blood sleeps on my feet. I love her. The Flyball Ring is a sacred place where dogs are allowed to go crazy. The biggest difference in Agility and Flyball is the speed. Agility folks rate courses in feet per second and seconds per obstacle. Think about it, we run 102 feet with 9 obstacles (8 jumps + box) in under four seconds. The level of motivation required is dramatically different. Thanks for your support Larry!

I stand by everything I said in that quote, only
because it is the truth. I’ve come out of the
ring bleeding many times. The same dog that
caused the blood sleeps on my feet. I love her.
The Flyball Ring is a sacred place where dogs
are allowed to go crazy.

The biggest difference in Agility and Flyball
is the speed. Agility folks rate courses in
feet per second and seconds per obstacle.
Think about it, we run 102 feet with 9 obstacles
(8 jumps + box) in under four seconds.
The level of motivation required is dramatically
different.

]]> By: cb http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-111 cb Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:49:07 +0000 http://www.flyballblog.com/the-movement-part-2/#comment-111 The thing that I really respect about flyball is the number of rescue/pound dogs that have been given a home, a job, an outlet for their energy and have become wonderful loved additions to their families. We have a dog on our team that was returned to the pound several times! "too crazy" and "into to much mischief" were the reports. She's a sheltie/aussie mix and with that kind of background she needed an outlet. She's been a solid start dog for years now and has a happy home. We got involved in flyball because we could not get our dog enough exercise and mental stimulation in our suburban tract home. Once we got into flyball she became such a better dog at home. She became a certified therapy dog doing both snuggling emotional therapy as well as playing fetch with stroke and brain surgery patients. yeah she was crazy and strong in the flyball ring.. but she left it there. Dogs can be taught to compartmentalize acceptable behaviour. The thing that I really respect about flyball is the number of rescue/pound dogs that have been given a home, a job, an outlet for their energy and have become wonderful loved additions to their families. We have a dog on our team that was returned to the pound several times! “too crazy” and “into to much mischief” were the reports. She’s a sheltie/aussie mix and with that kind of background she needed an outlet. She’s been a solid start dog for years now and has a happy home. We got involved in flyball because we could not get our dog enough exercise and mental stimulation in our suburban tract home. Once we got into flyball she became such a better dog at home. She became a certified therapy dog doing both snuggling emotional therapy as well as playing fetch with stroke and brain surgery patients. yeah she was crazy and strong in the flyball ring.. but she left it there. Dogs can be taught to compartmentalize acceptable behaviour.

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