Frankie!: FDX

Frankie! competed in her first flyball competition this weekend and she did a great job, although she would only race in the right-hand lane for some reason. In flyball, four dogs make a team and run in a relay over four jumps to a spring loaded box that shoots out a ball when the dogs hit a platform with their feet. Two teams race each other in separate lanes and the team that finished four dogs first, without any missed jumps, wins the heat. About 75% of the dogs are border collies and as crazy as Frankie! In fact, Frankie! is a pretty calm dog compared to many of the others.

Frankie waiting for her big race:


Other dogs going fast:


Our team finished in 4th place out of 5 teams, but nobody seemed to care much because the dogs ran well and scored points for running fast. The points dogs earn go twoards titles. Frankie! earned two titles: Flydog and Flydog Excellent. We compete again in a week and then will take some time off until the fall.

Mike.