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What is Flyball?

Flyball is a relay race in which a team of four dogs race over a series

of four hurdles to retrieve a tennis ball from a specially designed Flyball

box.  Two teams race head to head against each other and the first team

back across the finish line with no mistakes wins!  The dog earn points 

based on the team times to earn titles.  The titles the dogs earn range

from Flyball Dog (FD) to the Hobbes Award (HOBBES).  Titles and points

needed for each title are as follows:

How points are earned

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Team time over 32 seconds 0 pts
Team time under 32 seconds 1 pt
Team time under 28 seconds 5 pts
Team time under 24 seconds 25 pts

                                                                                 

Titles ABR. Points Required
Flyball Dog

FD

20

Flyball Dog Excellent

FDX

100

Flyball Dog Champion

FDCh

500

Flyball Dog Champion-Silver

FDCh-S

1000

Flyball Dog Champion-Gold

FDCh-G

2500

Flyball Master

FM

5000

Flyball Master Excellent

FMX

10,000

Flyball Master Champion

FMCh

15,000

Onyx Award

ONYX

20,000

Flyball Dog Grand Champion FDGCh

30,000

Hobbes Award

HOBBES

100,000

 

Flyball is open to any dog regardless of breed, size or activity level.  There 

are levels of competition for every ability with some of the teams turning in

times between 15 - 16 seconds!!!  If you would like more information about

Flyball or would like to locate a team in your area please got to  the following site:

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