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Flyball got its start sometime in the early 1970s in California. Legend has it that a team’s brief appearance on The Johnny Carson Show sparked
the enthusiasm that has carried the sport to where it is today; over 400 active clubs and 6,500 competing dogs.
Flyball,
simply put, is a relay race with four dogs on a team. Two teams race side-by-side down a course with four hurdles, release
and catch a tennis ball, and then return over the same hurdles. Once a dog has cleared the finish line, the next dog may be
released. The first team to have all 4 dogs finish the course without error wins the race.
Flyball teams compete in local and regional tournaments where dogs can earn titles via a point system based on the time it
takes a dog’s team to complete each race. All dogs, including mixed breeds, are eligible to compete and earn titles
in NAFA sanctioned events. The North American Flyball Association sanctions tournaments and is the “official”
rule and judging organization.
For more details and information about Flyball, you may want to check out the following
links:
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Flyball
dogs earn points towards titles based on the team's times. - less
than 32 secs: Each dog receives 1 point
- less than 28 secs: Each
dog receives 5 points
- less than 24 secs: Each dog receives 25 points
The titles
the dogs can earn are: | Abbr. | Title | Points | Award | | FD | Flyball Dog | 20 | Certificate | | FDX | Flyball
Dog Excellent | 100 | Certificate | | FDCh | Flyball Dog Champion | 500 | Certificate | | FDCh Silver | Flyball Dog
Champion | 1000 | Certificate | | FDCh Gold | Flyball Dog
Champion | 2500 | Certificate | | FM | Flyball Master | 5000 | Pin | | FMX | Flyball Master Excellent | 10000 | Pin | | FMCh | Flyball Master Champion | 15000 | Pin | | ONYX | ONYX Award | 20000 | Plaque | | FGDCh | Flyball Grand Champion | 30000 | Plaque | | FGDCh 40k, 50k, .... | Flyball Grand Champion 40k, 50k, ... | 40000, 50000, ... | Plaque | | Hobbes | Hobbes Award | 100,000 | Plaque
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| Sky is the number 11 pointed mixed breed in NAFA |
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