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Flyball Racing: The Dog Sport for Everyone |  | Author: Lonnie Olson
Publisher: Howell Book House
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 305037
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 182
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0876056303
Dewey Decimal Number: 798.8
UPC: 021898056306
EAN: 9780876056301
ASIN: 0876056303
Publication Date: August 19, 1997
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Flyball Racing: The Dog Sport for Everyone
Imagine four dogs, competing against each other side-by-side on two separate racing lanes. Then picture a packed crowd of spirited spectators waiting to hear "Get Your Ball" and the excited barking of the competitors at the cue to start the race. If you can envision racing lanes with four jumps, spaced ten feet apart, and a Flyball box at the end of each lane—you know the thrill of Flyball Racing. The anticipation of a great race is just one of the resaons that Flyball Racing has become such a popular sport for dog enthusiasts all over the world. The enthusiasm pervades this comprehensive book that includes all of the details about this fun and friendly competition. Flyball Racing: The Dog Sport for Everyone is the perfect guide for everyone from the novice participant to the experienced competitor. You will be taught how Flyball Racing has developed from its humble beginnings in a wood shop to a sport that, due to its large number of participants, has become a more formalized competition. You'll find out that all breeds (including mixed breeds) are eligible for play, how to train your dog for the sport, the equipment you need and the rules and regulations that direct all facets of Flyball Racing. Other chapters include teamwork and how to build your own team, the role of the North American Flyball Association, how to get into competition and how to host a tournament. There is even a special section that breaks down the individual parts of flyball training in a performance checklist. The text of Flyball Racing is enhanced by numerous photos of competition in action that illustrate the spirit of the sport. An indispensable guide to a thrilling relay race, Flyball Racing is the ideal book to own, learn from and refer back to as you enjoy the competition.
A Howell Dog Book of Distinction
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 Great info for the newbie. March 10, 2009
Renae E. Schweers
This book goes into detail from start to finish. They even have information on buliding your own box. Very helpful to the person just starting Flyball.
Flyball Racing: The Dog Sport for Everyone June 1, 2008
M. Pope (Australia)
A very helpful book for those in the know, giving you new ideas and the knowledge to help you build your own equipment.
Informative July 10, 2006
C. West (NC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Everything you always wanted to know about flyball including how to build most of the equipment at home.
Detailed explaination of teaching through Back Chaining August 5, 2004
Kathleen Byrne (Vona, CO USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This books gives directions for construction jumps,including a wonderfully simple "puppy jump", advice on solving problems (like getting a tight turn). She does sometimes seem to be relying on repetition to get your dog into the habit of what you want, but this would easily be used with clicker training to improve the time and reliability of these behaviors.
The most impressive part of this book though, was it's step by step detailing of how to teach your dog to run using BACK-CHAINING. She breaks the behavior into at least 12 different segments - starting with the last jump on the return and back-chains to the total run, including proofing the return to the 4th jump should your dog miss the ball and have to retrieve it before it's return run. (if you don't know what back-chaining is, check out Karen Pryor's clicker site - it's a GREAT learning tool)
 Vague and somewhat confusing October 4, 1998
67 out of 67 found this review helpful
I read this book as someone already familiar with the sport of Flyball. I found that it was a general overview of the sport as opposed to a training manual that would help you to teach a dog to play flyball. The training advice is somewhat vague and dated. Current training techniques are mentioned, but not explained for a novice to understand. This book utilizes the old method of pattern training and does not go into teaching or proofing the elements of the course. I found the book Flyball Training: Start to finish to be a much more thorough and concise guide of great use to the novice or experienced enthusiast.
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