Not exact matches
This activity has
dogs running and jumping over hurdles while carrying a small ball in a
relay race against other
dogs.
Flyball, according to AnimalPlanet.com, «is a competitive sport in which
dogs are part of teams and the rules of the game are similar to a human
relay race.
Flyball is often done in sprints with one or multiple
dogs working together in a team to earn the best times in a
relay type
race.
This canine
relay race features teams of four
dogs and four handlers competing head to head with other teams to complete the flyball course in as little time as possible, says Williams.
All events are designed to improve the quality of the relationship between
dogs and people and each individual event, (including doggy - dashes, retrieval
races, woof
relays and the signature event — doggy dancing), is specifically designed to fine - tune essential ingredients of a pet
dog's training repertoire.
Flyball is a team sport for
dogs that involves a
relay - style
race.
In the original Joe Pup
Relay, each handler (plus
dog)
raced one - at - a-time against the clock.
Flyball can be described as a timed
relay between two teams of
dogs (4 - 6
dogs per team) that
race against each other in parallel courses from a start line, over a series of four hurdles to a ball - dispensing box that releases tennis balls when
dogs press the spring - loaded pad, and then return over the hurdles back to their handlers while carrying the balls.
Flyball — this high - energy activity involves two teams of four
dogs who engage in a type of human
relay race using one or more hurdles, with the one team competing against the other team for the fastest time to the finish.
-- this high - energy activity involves two teams of four
dogs who engage in a type of human
relay race using one or more hurdles, with the one team competing against the other team for the fastest time to the finish.
Basically flyball is a
relay race for
dogs.
This sport has been likened to
relay racing for
dogs.