The Purina Incredible Dog Challenge National Finals

Vhoebe, reaches new lengths in the Dock Diving Challenge.

On October 1st, Purina held its Incredible Dog Challenge in Gray's Summit, Missouri. Dogs of all breeds, sizes and ages competed in different challenges like hurdles, agility, weave pole racing and dock diving.

One dog really rose to the occasion. Vhoebe, a Belgian Malinois owned by Lisa Strum, broke a world record in dock diving. Jumping a total distance of 31 feet 8 inches, she surpassed the rest of the competition and is now in the record books.

Below are some more pictures from the event. All pictures for this post are courtesy of the Incredible Dog Challenge.

Bracken, a border collie owned by Diane Allen, zooms through the 30 weave pole challenge

Shunsuke Hirai, and his Border Collie, Shack, compete in the Incredible Freestyle Flying Disc competition

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Lisa Strum and Vhoebe, her three-year-old Belgian Malinois

During the weekend of June 10th & 11th, the Incredible Dog Western Regionals were held by Purina at the San Diego County Fair. One of the biggest highlights of the event was the fact that Vhoebe, broke the world record for dock diving. She set a distance of 31 feet 5 inches (9.6 meters).

Major, a five year old Parson Russell Terrier, competes in the 30-weave up-and-back event

The National Incredible Dog Challenge will take place in Gray Summit, Missouri on
the weekend of September 30th. Each year this event features the best of the best in dock diving, freestyle flying disc (frisbee catching), head to head weave poles, dog surfing, agility and other events.

Below are some photos from the competition this past weekend. (All photos are courtesy of Purina).

Prino, a four-year-old Papillon, competes in the small dog agility event.

Nani, a Bernese Mountain Dog, bails off her board in the surfing competition.

Owner Jeremy Duenas of Yorba Linda, looks on as Deagen, a 5-year-old French Bulldog, competes during the surfing competition.

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Dock Diving

Last year, I was at the Midwest Pet Expo and learned about this sport called Dock Diving. There were dogs such as Labrador Retrievers, Portugese Water Dogs and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers plus a couple of other breeds. Dock diving first began on ESPN's Great Outdoor Games in 2000 as a filler event. It was a huge phenomenon and clubs started sprouting all over the country, and in other parts of the world.

It's set up similar to a platform that is shaped like a dock. The dogs stand on the dock and an owner will grab a floatable toy shaped like a cylinder and throw it really far ahead into the water. The dog does a running jump and leaps into the water after the toy. This is known as Horizontal Dock Diving, Some dogs can jump over 25 feet. One dog owner is hoping his dog will reach 28 feet.

There is another aspect of the sport where the dogs go for height as you will notice in the video below. This is a new sport where innovations are constantly being made. The third type of dock diving is over water catching. It's the most difficult because the toy will be thrown in the air and the dog has to catch it in mid-jump before it hits the water.



Dogs who are best in agility are great candidates for this sport. A love of water is one of the most important factors in getting your dog to participate. One of the benefits of this sport is that it doesn't take alot of time to learn as a sport. It's a great way to exercise your dog and enjoy the summer. If you'd like to learn more about the sport or where you can catch some events, you may want to visit these websites:

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Well guys thanks for stopping in. If any of you all have had a dog in this sport I would love for you to share. As always, don't be shy about leaving a comment. Happy Friday TKD readers and I hope you have a great weekend!