Breed: Labrador Retriever (chocolate) | Titles (Big Air): Senior (National), Master (Regional) Title (Speed Retrieve): Turbo (National), Turbo (Regional) |
Sally Earns National Award
At the 2009 National Championship, Sally was awarded the
DockDogs 2009 Top Ranked National Extreme Vertical Dog for Zone 5.
Congratulations, Sally!
At only 3 years old, Sally is the founding member of Dixie Dock Dogs. Back in the summer of 2007, she was the first Dixie Dock Dog to try her hand....er, uh, paw....at dock diving here in the Atlanta area. From the start, we could see she was a natural. Her very first jump off the dock was estimated at a whopping 12 feet! Here is one of those first jumps that day:
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Sally's Personal Best jump of 21' was at the Ole Mill Crank-Up in Sanford, N.C. in May, 2009.

The take-off Getting Big Air The splashdown measured at 21'

Sally also enjoys Speed Retrieve, another sporting discipline of DockDogs, and holds a Turbo Title in Speed Retrieve. Here is a series of photos from one of her Speed Retrieve runs. This is one focused, intense dog!

Ready....Set..... GO! Off down the dock
Big jump into the water And the duck is down!
In addition to Big Air and Speed Retrieve, Sally also does the third sporting discipline of Extreme Vertical. She earned her EV Cadet Title at the BuckMasters Expo, Montgomery, Alabama, in August, 2009.
Sally doing Extreme Vertical at The Fishing Creek Outfitters Throwdown, Milledgeville, Georgia |
Sally doing Extreme Vertical at The State Fair of West Virginia |
Sally's Events
2011Winyah Bay, Georgetown, SC Boat/RV Show, Biloxi, MSBoat Show, Mobile, AL Rucker Jump, Cumming, GA Bassmaster, LaGrange, GA Woofstock, Bristol, VA Gr. Am. Dawg Jump, Watkinsville, GA Pet Fest, Gainesville, GA 2010 Boat and RV Show, Louisville, KY Doglympics, Orlando, FL E. Car, Wildlife Fest., Washington, NC Ole Mill, Sanford, NC FCO Throwdown, Milledgeville, GA Pet Fest, Gainesville, GA Gr. Am. Dawg Jump, Watkinsville, GA | 2009Boat and RV Show, Louisville, KY SEWE, Charleston, SCCare-a-lot, Virginia Beach, VA Ole Mill Crank Up, Sanford, NC Lincoln Co. Fair, Troy, MO Buckmasters, Montgomery, AL FCO Throwdown, Milledgeville, GA Dogs in Park, Holly Springs, NC DockDogs National Championships Fall Paw Drive, Charlotte, NC 2008AFLAC, Columbus, GA State Fair or W. VirginiaWaterfowl Festival, Easton, MD |
Recently, Sally has begun doing some field work so she can get her Junior Hunt Title. She has worked at Pacesetter Kennel and doing a great job retrieving birds both in the field and water. Currently, she is doing single retrieves, delivering to hand. We plan to enter her in the AKC Junior Hunt Test in the Spring 2012.

When Sally is not dock diving or doing field work, she enjoys training, playing with Spud and Hoppy, going for rides in the car, and getting belly rubs. She also likes to go to her doggie day care, Pawtropolis. There, Sally has lots of friends and gets lots of play time and even swim time in the pool.
A friendly game of tug with a day care
buddy. Ah, the water feels good in
the day care pool.
Sally also enjoys going to the lake for a fun ride in her mom and dad's pontoon boat. This boat is actually where Sally did her very first dive into water.

Retrieving in the lake.
Nice day for a swim...with a stick. First
jump into water, from the boat.
Thank you for reading about Sally, her dock diving, and other interests. She definitely is the Captain of Team 4 Dawg Flite!
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