Among the most popular attractions at every Festival is the DockDogs and WOW!
They will be back in 2024, jumping into our custom-built, 100,000-litre INDOOR pool in the National Competition. Stadium seating and a big screen will add to the energy and atmosphere!
Join Shaun Madden MC-ing the action, and enter the cauldron of canines!
The 2024 program will include:
- Big Air® – Long jump for dogs! K9 competitors start anywhere on the 40-foot dock, then run and jump into the water, chasing down a throw toy tossed by their handler. The official distance is judged from the end of the dock to where the dog’s tail breaks the water’s surface.
- Speed Retrieve® – Pitting pooches against ticking clock! How it works: at the far end of the pool, a bumper toy is suspended above the water with a starting indicator above it. Competitors are positioned at the start line on the dock and when the light turns green, the handler releases the dog to pull the toy from the Speed Retrieve® bracket, stopping the time clock.
- Extreme Vertical® – High jump for dogs! Competitors start at the 20-foot mark on the dock and jump up to grab a bumper toy extended from the end of the dock over the water.
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