Saturday, June 14

PVSSC Annual Picnic

PLACE: Vint Hill, Warrenton, VA

TIME: Activities start at 11 AM / Food starts cooking at 2 PM

CGC and TDI Testing (click for PDF info & entry form)

Flyball Demonstration

What are the requirements for CGC & TDI Testing?

Please check the AKC website for all the details

Click for PDF entry form for June 14

What's Flyball?

Kim Shepherd along with some teammates from the Warrenton “FBI” Flyball Team will be hosting a flyball demonstration and workshop at the picnic. Flyball is a team sport for dogs that was invented in California in the late 70's. This fast paced sport caught on quickly and in the early 80's the sport became so popular that the North American Flyball Association (NAFA) was formed.

Flyball is a relay race with 4 dogs on a team. The course consists of a starting line, 4 hurdles spaced 10 feet apart and a box. The first hurdle is 6 feet from the start line and the box is 15 feet from the last hurdle for a 51 foot overall length. The dogs jump the hurdles and steps on a spring loaded box that shoots out a tennis ball. The dog catches the tennis ball and then runs back over the 4 hurdles. When the dog crosses the starting line the next dog goes. The first team to have all 4 dogs run without errors wins the heat. Tournaments are usually organized in either a double elimination or round robin format. Double elimination is usually best of 3 or best of 5. Round robin is usually best 3 out of 5 and the first team to win 3 heats receives 1 point towards their standing in the tournament. The hurdles' heights are dependent on the height of the dogs in the team. While the concept is relatively simple, the competitions are fierce. This sport brings out the competitive spirit in even mild mannered dogs. Imagine what will happen with standard schnauzers!