Local Labador wins world championship
Local Labador wins world championship
By: Joe Cox
Description: Prince Andy Flores won the Splash Dogs Dock Diving Junior Division World Championship of the USAA
Topics: Tehachapi, Entertainment, Sports, pets, life, information
Posted by softballjoe Wed Nov 7, 2007 10:43:46 PST
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0 responses 0 comments Scottsdale, AZ---This past Sunday, Nov. 4, local Big Air Dog, Prince Andy Flores, owned and trained by Tasha and Octavio Flores, won the Splash Dogs Dock Diving Junior Division World Championship of the USAA (United States Agility Association) in cooperation with the Cynosports World Games. The Cynosports World Games characterizes canine sports in the Olympic spirit, featuring leading dog sports from around the world in a single venue. Olympic Gold Medalist Bruce Jenner was the host of this years event. The events, covering over 100 acres, brought competitors from fourteen countries, including Japan, China, Spain, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Russia and of course the United States, in dog sports together to name a World Champion in the following sports: Dog Agility, Flyball, Dock Diving, Flying Disc, Extreme Vertical, Herding and many more. These animals are real athlete's, doing real sports, and the World Game competitors have risen to the top of their game.
Local Labador, 9 month old Prince Andy Flores, qualified for these world games last July and came through Sunday's World Championships with flying colors, winning the Junior Division World Title with a jump of 18' 9". Andy also set a new Cynosports World Record for the Junior Division by jumping 19' 3" in the Simi-finals. Dock Jumping Dogs do not reach their potential until between the ages of 3 and 5 years of age, so Andy has just began his quest for the top. Andy will now take some time off before starting training for next years events.
The canine sports at the Cynosports World Games are open to all breeds of dogs--purebred and mixed breed alike. All owners and their dogs are encouraged to attend one of the Splash Dog events around the county. You may be surprised at what your dog can do? There are Splash Dog divisions for every dog to compete in.
Lap Dog Division--Dogs under 16" in height
Splash Dog Division---0' 0" to 9' 11"
Junior Division---- 10' 0" to 14' 11"
Senior Division---- 15' 0" to 19' 11"
Professional Division---- 20' 0" to 22' 11"
Extreme Division---- 23' 0" and above
A new World Record was also set at these games, by a 5 year old dog named Henry, out of Northern California, with a jump of 26' 11". All measurements were official "Dock Dog" measurements from the end of the dock to the base of the dogs tail as it enters the water.
Come out and give it a try. I know both you and your dog will have the time of your lives.
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