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Is Your Dog Ready For Flyball?

While some may think Flyball is a sport requiring little or no "real" training, this is definitely not the case!  Flyball incorporates the perfect merging of canine obedience and agility-type skills in an exciting and fun sport!

To learn all the many skills necessary to play Flyball successfully, a dog needs to be focused on its handler first and foremost.  Obedience training gets the ball rolling by teaching the dog to focus on its handler.  It will also help dog and handler improve their working relationship as they learn together and work out their "partnership of communication".  Agility-type skills add to these obedience skills by improving the dog's coordination and building its confidence, both of which are necessary for success in Flyball.  This type of training also helps the dog to start making decisions for itself as it works with its handler at its side.

Flyball takes the obedience and agility-type skills a step further by teaching the dog to perform and make its own decisions while it is running at top speed on the Flyball course.  The Flyball dog must also learn to perform its tasks while there is another dog in an adjoining lane doing the same thing at the same time.  This requires the ultimate in focus and concentration in the face of major distractions.

The ideal Flyball dog is an agile, athletic retriever with lots of stamina!  But you don't have to have the "ideal" dog to get involved since Flyball offers the opportunity to participate at many levels.  For some, the main goal is to race and be the fastest.  Others race to earn points and title their dogs.  And there are some people who just want a fun outlet for themselves and their dogs.  There is a niche for all dogs (purebreds and mixed breeds) in Flyball; so enjoy the sport of Flyball with the breed of dog you love.

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