Jessica Pedicord wrote 11/04/2009 08:15 AM Dock Diving #256136 - 11/04/2009 08:15 AM
Jessica Pedicord Webboard User Reg: 10-29-2009 Posts: 610 Loc: SouthWestern PA Offline	A friend of mine started a dock diving club in my area and he'd like me to join. I think it would be a lot of fun but I'm concerned that it would be too much for my puppy's bones and joints. Its very convenient since he LOVES playing in water and I have a dock and river in my back yard. By the time the weather is nice enough to start training, he'll be about 10 months old. Do you guys think this is a bad idea?
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Michael_Wise wrote 11/04/2009 10:36 AM Re: Dock Diving [Re: Jessica Pedicord ] #256150 - 11/04/2009 10:36 AM
Michael_Wise Webboard User Reg: 07-10-2006 Posts: 4454 Loc: Arkansas Offline	I'd go check it out.:smile: I have absolutely no idea what training would consist of, but can imagine that there is some foundation stuff that would be great for a puppy. Especially all that swimming.:smile:
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Meredith Hamilton wrote 11/04/2009 11:08 AM Re: Dock Diving [Re: Michael_Wise ] #256158 - 11/04/2009 11:08 AM
Meredith Hamilton Webboard User Reg: 01-25-2009 Posts: 1082 Loc: Columbus, Ohio Offline	Jealous! Just gotta throw that out there. River and dock in the backyard! Wish I could get my dog interested in dock diving, but as much as he loves to swim his entry into the water is more careful than a cat's. Ripley & his Precious
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Jennifer Lee wrote 11/04/2009 04:27 PM Re: Dock Diving [Re: Meredith Hamilton ] #256182 - 11/04/2009 04:27 PM
Jennifer Lee Webboard User Reg: 12-16-2007 Posts: 2851 Loc: oklahoma Offline	I had SO much fun when we did this with Nico. she was too big to really win but we did get a couple second places in the junior division. The most important foundation with her was teaching a solid wait command so I could put her in a sit at the back of the dock, walk to the end and release her and throw the ball at just the right time. The other thing that a lot of people used was a pole with the bumper on it so they could work on height as well as distance.
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