Flyball tournaments

We've been to two tournaments since our last post.  Most of the dogs ran with our friends from S.W.A.T for both U-fli and NAFA.


In October, we all went to Kentucky to compete in a U-fli tournament hosted by Reeking Havoc.  It was a small tournament and we all had a lot of fun and got some good experience.  Some of the new dogs got a few titles.  Two dogs, Spirit the Toller and Sam the Wire Fox Terrier took top of their breed in U-Fli from points at this tournament.

In November, we traveled to Davisburg, MI and competed in a NAFA tournament.  Several of us ran again with S.W.A.T and Spirit the Toller ran with Fur in a Blur. We had good learning experiences and got a few more points toward everyone's next titles.

With a few weeks off until the next tournament, we can all practice our box turns, speeds, and passes until January.  There's a rumor that Fur in a Blur willl put on a NAFA tournament in Ohio!  WOOT.

NAFA Nationals October 8 through 10, 2010

We are excited that the NAFA Nationals are going to be held again in Indianapolis on October 8-10.  The event will be held at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds and will be exciting not only to all those participating, but to observers as well.

Flyball is an exciting team sport which pits two teams of  four dogs against each other in a relay race.  Each dog on the team must successfully complete jumping over four jumps placed ten feet apart, release the ball from the box, and return over the four jumps while carrying the ball across the finish line.  The next dog will complete the same course, until all four dogs have completed the race.  The fastest team with no errors wins.

Not only will you see great racing and dog athletes, but there will also be some great shopping!

Racing  starts at 8AM each day and goes throughout the day.  Come to the Indiana State Fairground to catch the excitement.  Racing is in the West Pavilion.  See you there.

Monroe, MI

We recently came back from our first trip to Monroe, Michigan.  It was a learning experience for the new dogs, Sam and Deeva.

Deeva ran in her first NAFA tournament.  She ran a few heats and one complete race.  It was an experience for both Deeva and Debbie!

Sam came through like a trooper.  He got chased down the lane by two separate dogs, fed the wrong ball twice, and never faltered.

The experienced dogs Spirit, Rat, and Twitch were joined by Pippin.  We had a great time.  We're now focusing on the CanAm coming soon.  See previous post for details.

NAFA Nationals

We are excited that the NAFA Nationals are going to be held again in Indianapolis on October 8-10.  The even will be held at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds and will be exciting not only to all those participating, but to observers as well.

Flyball is an exciting team sport which pits two teams of  four dogs against each other in a relay race.  Each dog on the team must successfully complete jumping over four jumps placed ten feet apart, release the ball from the box, and return over the four jumps while carrying the ball across the finish line.  The next dog will complete the same course, until all four dogs have completed the race.  The fastest team with no errors wins. 

Not only will you see great racing and dog athletes, but there will also be some great shopping!

Armada, MI - NAFA

A few of us traveled to Armada, MI for a NAFA flyball tournament. Spirit, Rona, Dash, Max and Sam all ran this past weekend and did great. We're anxiously awaiting our next outing in Belleville, MI. This tournament will be a U-fly sanctioned event.