DOCK DIVING... yes... you read that right...

[hrd2gt]

OK, so as many of you know, I recently had to move to Houston for my work, so made it a point to get a house with a pool... for my dogs of course The girls love it, jump in and swim and get out perfectly with my home made ramp. Karma is adorable, she will jump in the water in a pounce like motion that is hilarious, while Fate is a bit more pyschotic and I can get her to leap in with a running start! So what.... that must mean she has potential to be a dock diving dog right... I mean, here is some old footage... (will try to get new footage tomorrow with better light)

I mean... what potential, even tho this is old footage, I think Fate has to be able to clear a good 12-15ft... so when my friend said she wanted to try dock diving here in my town... I was like, why not!?!
Well... I didnt realize that dock diving is a bit different... The dock itself is 2ft up from the water...which FREAKED Fate out!! I got her to do a practice jump, where she jumped... then while in mid air did the whole 'HOLY CRAP' then that was it... she was done for the day, terrified!

So we retreated home, got some confidence built up and practiced a bit... and tried again the next day... wellllll she would run alllll the way to the end of the dock... come to a screeching stop.... then leap in... *shakes head* with that... she was able to jump 6ft... LOL, so we will take it...

2nd Run

So just to redeem herself, today I took my ENTIRE PACK.... (yes everybody!) to the dog park... and decided to let Fate try again... the pond at the park is about 2-3 over the water, and she did it perfect!! So of course here is the proof... and next time... we are going to upset some labs at the dock diving contest!!! YEA DOBES!!

 

[Deepblue]

Ha great videos!Maybe not the longest jump,but deffinetly the Smartest and Best looking dog!IMO

 

[Max Hawk]

Holy Cow I think she did awesome!! Keep working on her Max won't even get his feet wet if he doesn't have to Dobermans can do anything YAY! I agree with the smartest and best looking dogs too!!

 

[Nick]

I LOVE IT! I wanna try it with Linus! I doubt he'd jump, but just so I could jump!!

 

[JanS]

Wow, that's damn impressive hrd! Just think, she didn't even want to go in the pool when you first moved there, so that's huge for her to be doing something like this now.

 

[Rits]

Very fun! Lots of dogs have that issue with the height so no big deal, I'm sure you'll work it out. The other issue some have is either diving in murky water or clear water, some competitions have either or. Go you!

 

[Judith]

wow that's so impressive I think she done wonderful, go Fate show them Labs what Dobes can do "Dobes-R-Us

 

[MyBuddy]

Woo Hoo! I was so proud to hear your name announced and watch you guys up there!!! GOOD for YOU! WAY TO GO!!!

 

[DoubleDogDare]

Well, I'm impressed! I can't drag Dylan, kicking and screaming, even into the pool, much less get him to jump!

 

[FredC]

Great videos..

 

[Denissov43]

wow.. that is SOME KINDA Dog park with a pool in the middle? awesome! what a fabulous fabulous dog park!

 

[hrd2gt]

lol, i still have hope for her! btw, except for the big hairy black dog, all the other dogs in the park video were mine... silly italians always have to get in the way!

and dess, thast park is the biggest one in houston, its like 20+ acres, with a huge big dog and lil dog side both with pools, the big dog side is bigger with a big walking path, lots of trees and lots of big mud puddles, lol... lucky they have dog washes outside the park too

 

[BigGnRanger]

Ive only been there a couple times... that place is huge!

 

[Marinegeekswife]

How fun! She'll get it eventually, lol.

 

[JanS]

So I'm out working in the yard and doing water changes today trying to figure out why I have the "Splish Splash" song stuck in my head. Damn you Annmarie...

 

[hrd2gt]

LOL, sorry, first time i ever dubbed a song... there was some yelling going on in the background and it sounded worse.