Dogs of all breeds and sizes sprinted down a pool deck and leapt into the water for distance and speed events just east of Calgary on Saturday at the North America Diving Dog Regional Competition.
The event held at the K9 Fun Centre in Rockyview County welcomed dozens of competitors from across Western Canada.
“It's one of the most amazing sports, very healthy, great for muscle building, great for just socializing with other amazing happy people and great for your dog of course.” A distance competition measured how far each dog could jump and a junior handler competition allowed young kids to participate as well.
“There’s definitely a lot of years of training that go into it starting as a puppy, you have to get them used to the water and then jumping off the dock can be a bit of a scare for them,” she said.
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