Local Dog Takes First Prize
Aiden , a one year old Labrador
Retriever, competed last weekend in the Seacoast Dock Diving
competition in Eliot, Maine. His owner and trainer, Megan Arey
says “I did a little training just teaching him to retrieve a
bumper on land and water and the rest came natural once he
figured out he had to jump off the dock to get the bumper.” In
the finals he jumped over 16 feet making him winner of the
junior division (20 pups).
Dock diving is a fun sport that
is gaining in popularity. It is a sport that tests a dog’s
physically ability. Dogs compete in jumping for the longest
distance or longest height into a body of water. The dock
measures 40’ long and the dog can jump from anywhere on that
dock. The distance the dog is judged on is from the end of the
dock to where that base of the tail breaks the water’s surface.
Handlers have 90 Seconds to get their dog into the water. The
Hopkinton State Fair this year will have a dock diving
competitions.
For more information about dock diving visit
www.dockdogs.com. If
your dog loves to chase or play with a toy and also loves to
jump into the water, give it a try by attending one of the open
practices hosted by the Seacoast Dock Dogs Club located in
Berwick, ME. www.seacostdockdogs.com