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Old 09-22-2009, 06:33 PM   #1
Erikamaria18
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New to Dock Diving

A few weeks ago, I was at the dog park with Gracie. I had taken the day off from work, so it was not a regular time for us to be there. I started chatting with a man and I noticed he was wearing a DockDogs shirt. I asked him about it and turns out - he founded the Chicagoland DockDogs Club!

I had been trying to find someplace where I could try this out with Gracie, just to see if she liked it. He told me about a training facility that has a pond with dock, and I decided to contact the facility. Gracie & I have gone 2 times now - and she LOVES it! She had absolutely NO hesitation about wanting to jump off the dock - no encouragement needed!

She doesn't jump far, but has so much fun. Honestly, I'm not a very competitive person - all I care about is that she get some exercise and enjoy herself and the only other thing I've found she likes more is lure coursing. So happy I was fortunate enough to be at the dog park that day!

As a bonus, we are really brushing up on her sit-stays on the dock, and I'm happy to say she was doing really well, listening to me and being focused.

I had my husband take a few pictures:






I like the one above because we're smiling at each other.
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Old 09-22-2009, 07:20 PM   #2
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Woo Hoo!!! How lucky are you to have a pond with a dock to practice on! Enjoy it, I love working with Brandy on the dock. I'm really not the type to do things in front of a crowd but when I'm up there with Brandy, all I see and think about is Brandy. The crowds disappear and it's such a special time that I get to share with her.
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Old 09-22-2009, 08:48 PM   #3
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Sounds like y'all are having a blast! Hope to see you at an event soon. Just one event, and you're hooked!
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