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Aggressive dogs in flyball
2008-03-20 03:29:00 You have a devoted owner who wants to do whatever they can to help their dog find a job. You know this owner is pretty good about managing their dog’s aggression per others that know the owner. Flyball has rules about aggression. Putting an aggressive dog on lanes could be a liability to the ... More About: Dogs
Overcoming Fears in Dogs and When to Say When
2008-03-15 16:49:00 First, let me say thank you to Larry for giving me access to post topics. I will start off by a less controversial topic as this is my first ever blog entry as the topic starter. Down the road I promise to think of something that will get the juices flowing. Shoot, ... More About: Dogs , Flyball , Fears
What?s the Point
2008-03-05 22:09:00 Every now and then, someone comes up with a good suggestion only to have it ignored or shot down without a thought. Lori Whitney, Rapids Intens-A-Flyrs flyball team had a good suggestion about changes to the NAFA point system but it doesn’t look like the NAFA Board of Directors even gave it a thought, ... More About: Point , Recognition , Flyball
Playing ?The Ultimate Dogsport for Family and Fun?
2008-03-03 20:34:00 U-FLI’s tag line is “The Ultimate Dogsport for Family and Fun,” but what is it like to play the game when you have children along. It takes a great amount of organizing to get your self, the dogs, and the equipment to a tournament, add little kids and all their stuff and well, Whew! ... More About: Flyball
In Praise of the Well Trained Flyball Dog
2008-02-22 16:42:00 They are a sight to behold and a joy to handle. Some of them are not the fastest out there but they are amazing in their own right. They are the dogs that can run the flyball race themselves… they only have a handler out there because that’s the rules.They are the dogs that you ... More About: Dogs , Praise , Flyball , Trained
Organizing a Practice
2008-02-20 05:24:00 A flyball practice can look like total chaos to the uninitiated. The energy level is so high that it rattles some folks… others thrive in it. For me I just love seeing happy dogs using their minds and physicality … being allowed to be rowdy, loud and strong. I love to see all that ... More About: Practice , Flyball
Hooked on Flyball
2008-02-15 21:02:00 How to know when you are hooked on Flyball You call and email friends and family to let them know how your dog did at their first tournament. You are thrilled to get photos from your teammates of your dog in action ...
How to Develop a Curious Dog Owner Into a Flyball Playing Teammate
2008-02-14 04:57:00 So they show up with their beloved dog who is “just ball crazy”. If you have had a chance to communicate with them prior then they have a crate and a dog toy, hopefully some water and a leash. The dog is probably 5 Lbs overweight and both are totally overwhelmed with all the barking ... More About: Recruiting , Curious , Owner , Flyball , Develop
Recruiting Teammates
2008-02-10 07:19:00 As previously mentioned in this blog the greatest thing and the worst thing about flyball is that it is a team sport. There is no playing flyball unless you have a team. On occasion you can trip through a tournament with a few borrowed handlers and a boxloader, but really to function you need ... More About: Recruiting , Flyball
Amazing Jack Russell - JoJo
2008-02-01 00:36:00 Amazing skateboarding Jack Russell named JoJo does it all, jumps, spins, and rails like a pro! More About: Dogs , Jojo , Amazing
Lets Talk Money
2008-01-23 06:29:00 Well the New Year is upon us and I am sure we are all looking forward to a great year of racing in 08. In reflecting back over the previous year I happened upon the recently posted minutes from the last BOD meeting in Omaha along with the Attachment A Financial Report for Oct1 ? Nov ... More About: Hosting , Money , Talk
Shifting Focus
2008-01-22 15:46:00 What has happen to Larry? I guess you can say that I have shifted my focus to other endeavors. Flyball has been such a large part of my life over the 7, going on 8 years, and it is long past time that it takes a back seat. I will still occasionally ... More About: Focus
Splitting Tournament Fees
2007-12-29 19:28:00 What is the best way to split tournament fees? I’ve received several requests for information on this topic. Of the roughly 347+ racing clubs (information taken from NAFA Growth Trends 2006) there are probably that many different methods used to split tournament fees.The clubs that I have raced with have split the fees ... More About: Fees , Flyball , Tournament , Amen
Twist and Turns of the Measuring Debate
2007-12-27 09:57:00 I know the Measuring debate has taken on a few twist and turns after my post, Large Chest Penalty so I would like to take a few minutes to summarize the debate. The post itself wasn’t very long, only two paragraphs, because I wanted the picture to tell the story. If you’ve ... More About: Dogs , Debate , Flyball , Twist
Merry Christmas 2007
2007-12-25 04:10:00 Gloucester Cathedral Choir - In the Bleak Midwinter Let us pray that strength and courage abundant be given to all who work for a world of reason and understanding, that the good that lies in every man’s heart may day by day be magnified, that men will come to see more ... More About: Christmas , Merry Christmas , Merry
Large Chest Penalty
2007-12-20 14:43:00 I received a photo of a dog with a large chest and short legs that drives home my point on how the wicket penalizes such dogs. The photo below pictures a Labrador/Corgi mix, which weighs 60 pounds and measures 16 inches in NAFA and jumps 12-inch jumps. In U-FLI the same dog would ... More About: Dogs , Chest , Flyball , Penalty , Large
Flyball Champions
2007-12-17 23:19:00 The 2007 NAFA Regional Champ ion winners have been selected and announced but has anything changed from last year or the year before that? The Regional Champions race against other clubs in their region but isn’t the outcome pretty much assured from year to year? The same club is selected year after year and ... More About: Flyball
Honey, Have You Seen My Straightjacket?
2007-12-15 00:10:00 I?m back and I would like to take a few minutes of your time to look at the measuring issue from the other side. Well, if you?re a speed-reader it may only take a few minutes. I want to make it clear I am not worried that the dreaded NAFA Board of Directors is going ... More About: Honey , Flyball
Making Communication Better
2007-12-14 17:37:00 So after my rant yesterday, what can we all do to make communication better? I know that the NAFA Board wants to be open to a certain extent; after all, they did create the leadership chat, which very few people participate. What can they do better to keep their participants informed? How ... More About: Communication
Flyball Paparazzi Syndrome
2007-12-13 15:00:00 This syndrome is the fear of actually having to answer questions in a public forum. It is sometimes displayed by people not wanting to be accountable, hiding behind someone else’s name, or using a false name when commenting on public forums such as this. A good example of not wanting to be heard actually answer ... More About: Paparazzi , Syndrome , Voting , Flyball
Withering Debate
2007-12-12 15:36:00 I hate conspiracy theories, I really do. I have found in my life experience that the simplest answer is usually the right answer. Oswald likely did act alone, if he didn’t what do I care they didn’t shoot at me. AIDS was not a CIA plot, some idiot likely got his freak on with a monkey all on his own. Area 51 doesn’t have a flying saucer hidden from us, when has the government ever been able to keep a secret for fifty days let alone fifty years. I truly hate conspiracy theories. I’m not saying outright that there was a master mind conspiracy to keep the flyball community confused, but I may be implying it, a little. The most important question that I have, next to “WHY”, what I would like the NAFA board to answer is, was the most popular request they received in the last year to change the subtraction from 4″ to 5″ for jump heights or was there another issue requested more often?? I don’t travel all over the country playing flybal... More About: Debate , Erin
Missing Flyball Already
2007-12-10 17:13:00 I am not a very social person so I don’t like parties or going out on the town partying until all hours. Therefore, a flyball weekend is my only social escape away from the grind of everyday life. Yet, being without a team right now, I’m going to take some time off, regroup, ... More About: Missing , Flyball , Missi
Subtracting 5 Instead of 4
2007-12-09 04:45:00 Announcements from NAFA Board of Directors Meeting November 30, 2007 - Omaha, NE A proposal exists to change NAFA Rule 8.2a to provide that jump heights will be set by subtracting five instead of four inches from the height at the withers of the shortest dog running, to a minimum jump height of seven inches. The Board of ... More About: Dogs , Flyball
Voting Issues
2007-12-08 18:25:00 I hate to keep beating on this issue but I have gotten several private comments concerning online voting. I encourage the people that experienced problems to submit their concerns to NAFA. Executive Director I realize that the Executive Director was running unopposed, but several people told me that they wanted to exercise their right to vote ... More About: Issues , Voting , Flyball , Issue
Lesson Learned
2007-12-07 14:45:00 I have learned a valuable lesson yesterday one in which I will try not to fall for in the future. If you haven’t been following events on the blog this week let me explain. On Tuesday of this week, someone posted a comment critical of my blog post and me. I don’t ... More About: Lesson , Learned
Comment Moderation
2007-12-07 00:49:00 I have found it necessary to moderate the comments. However, anyone that has posted on the blog before should be able to post comments without moderation, but there may be a few exceptions. I will make every attempt to approve comments as quickly as possible. After your first comment is approved, subsequent comments ... More About: Comment
On Thin Ice
2007-12-06 15:04:00 Here is a timely article that will break up the flyball political discussion and may actually help someone. Christopher, on the Border Wars website has put together and excellent article on surviving a fall though ice and you can read his article On Thin Ice here. December 21 marks the winter solstice, and some parts ... More About: Health , Dogs
Voting Analysis
2007-12-06 00:25:00 Based on some comments about voting I thought some further analysis of the vote was in order. The following graph numbers were taken from the NAFA voting results of the 5 candidates. The most telling thing that I can see is the NO votes. Each delegate could vote for 3 candidates but from looking ... More About: Analysis , Voting , Flyball , Anal
Keeping Score
2007-12-05 04:20:00 You know when you are upset about something and you want to fire back? I was that way today after being raked over the coals by someone’s comment today. I wrote something to fire right back at them but I actually pulled back and took my hand off the send button. I posted something ... More About: Score , Flyball
The NAFA Verdict Is In
More articles from this author:2007-12-04 16:33:00 The NAFA delegates have spoken with 918 total ballots returned (56.81%). It’s really a shame and there is really no excuse for the lack of participation. At least I’m glad that in my region (14), 80% (second highest rate of return) of the ballots were returned. The Board of Director Votes and Percentages: Dale Smith ... More About: Verdict , Flyball 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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