Why Flyball?

Ever wondered why they call this game … Flyball? Well, think I’ve got it figured out. Observe the following pics. As you can clearly see, not only are we gliding over the hurdles but notice that our ears are flopping wildly in the air to give us that extra lift. Superman needs a cape, we only need our ears. It is more obvious when you have folded ears, those with pricked ears will have a lesser floating sensation. Does make us look a little goofy …. but hey, anything to help us increase our hang time in between the hurdles.

Ball … oh, that piece of thing between our mouths, yup that just happens to be there. Put 2 and 2 together and you get Flyball!

Also wish to congratulate Pacco n Russell on making the leap into flyball territory last Sunday. Pacco did exceptionally well and completed the whole relay sequence for the first time to earn her flyball wings, groovy! Russell also made the ball retrieve from the box which was neat. Now he just has to figure out how to get back to the starting line instead of going on his runabouts after snapping the ball. Cool, now I have 2 more mates to run the flyball relay with. Will need another 1 to make the team complete … paws crossed.

Heard that PAAPP Penang will be having mock flyball trials in July 2008. Likely to be a 1-on-1 race instead of a 4 dog team relay as there isn’t enough dogs to go around at the moment. The PetnYou Flyball Squad should be ready for some real hang time then.