Thursday, September 10, 2015

A Dock Dog title and WORLDS!

5 jumps in the Junior class earns him a title!

Cabela’s Independence Splash

  • Big Air Wave # 2, Wed Jul 15, 12:00 pm  CDT 13’5”  2nd place  Junior
  • Big Air Wave # 3, Wed Jul 15, 02:00 pm  CDT 13’2”  3rd place  Junior

Winnebago County Fair - Wild Card Event

  • Big Air Wave # 1, Tue Aug 04, 06:00 pm  CDT 14’2” 1st place Junior
  • Big Air Wave # 2, Wed Aug 05, 12:00 pm  CDT  14’3”  1st place  Junior 
  • Big Air Wave # 3, Wed Aug 05, 02:00 pm  CDT  13’5”  3rd place  Junior  New title – Junior
  • Big Air Wave # 6, Thu Aug 06, 12:00 pm  CDT 12’4” 2nd Junior
  • Big Air Wave # 10, Fri Aug 07, 11:00 am  CDT  16’6” 2nd place Senior (personal best!

Average jump at the Fair was about 14 feet which was close to the top of the Junior division without going over it.  This earned Jake an invitation to the World Championship in November in Dubuque Iowa!!

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2015 Invitation - Laurel Stone & Jake BA Junior

Posted in FACEBOOK…

So I'm pretty new to this dock jumping stuff since our first event was mid June but Jake must have done something right at the Winnebago County Fair Dock Dog event because it earned him an invitation to the World Championships in Iowa in November! I'm not sure how that happened but so proud of the kid yet again!

  • Laurel Stone Thanks Dawn! It was a surprise to me!

  • Linda Marx Congrats you both deserve it. My little boy has done good. Love that Jake . You to Laurel.

  • Cheryl Bracht Way cool Laurel!!!!

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

More awesome shots from the fair!

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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Dock dogs in action at the fair!

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Speed Retrieve 9.330 seconds!

…..not bad for a 75 pound German Shepherd!!

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Speed Retrieve practice

………on Sunday with Dock Dogs at the Winnebago County Fair

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He could be a model….

These photos were taken while Jake was waiting his turn for Speed Retrieve at the Dock Diving event at the Winnebago County Fair!

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Saturday, August 1, 2015

Practice for the speed retrieve!

Thanks Rick Laes for the awesome photos of us practicing for the SPEED RETRIEVE at the DOCK DOG event at the Winnebago County Fair!!

I brought him to the front of the dock to see the bumper at the end of the 40 foot pool and then pulled him back excitedly 20 feet and then let him go!  He never took his eyes off of the prize!!  (well …Yes… maybe he closed them as he was hitting the water!!)

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Friday, July 31, 2015

Jake’s Crate

2015 Jake's crate

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Where are they now?

Where are they now and what are they doing? Jake and Otter that is??

I remember in the fall of 2013 when RATCH Otter (Danae Steele) and RATCHX3 Jake were the only 2 dogs in the master blind! Otter went on to be the first Master dog in the history of Barn Hunt and Jake became the first RATCHX in the history of Barn Hunt! We traveled together to St. Louis to a trial and then to Nationals in 2014!

Fast forward a year and Jake's new adventure is DOCK DIVING and, low and behold, who do we meet at training today but Danae and Otter!!! Just goes to show that not only can English Cockers and German Shepherds excel in Barn Hunt but they also LOVE Dock Diving!!

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Jake made the news!

Jake made the WFRV-TV Channel 5 news in a video on the Dock Dog competition at Cabela's today! He is shown 4-5 times throughout the video! And what a guy - first time with the Dock Dogs organization and he placed 2nd and 3rd in his 2 jumps with over a 13' jump! Each event he has increased his distance by a foot! Not bad for a dog who didn't know how to swim 6 months ago! THANK YOU SwimDog Wellness Center!

WRAL TV

TAKING THE PLUNGE: Dogs in Wisconsin were flying high yesterday during a Dock Dogs Competition outside a Cabela's.

 

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