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FrisbeeDogs® H o w to Ra i s e , tR a i n a n d Co m p e t e al s o in C l u d e s : • History of the Sport • Basic–Advanced Training • Acquiring Throwing Skills • Competition Rules and Tips • Tournament Experience • Professional Appearances By pe t e R Bl o e m e World Champion and Owner/Trainer of World Canine Champion Whirlin’ Wizard Frisbee Dogs Ho w to Ra i s e , tR a i n a n d Co m p e t e By Peter Bloeme, World Frisbee Champion Skyhoundz • Atlanta, Georgia FRISBEE DOGS: How to Raise, Train and Compete Book design by Cohen & Company, Atlanta, Georgia. Cover photograph of Marvelous Contents Magic by Jeff Perry. Title page photograph of Peter Bloeme and Whirlin’ Wizard by Tom Nebbia. Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders and models of the photographs used in this book. Should there be any omissions in this respect, the publisher apologizes and shall be pleased to make the appropriate acknowledgments in any future printing. 1 Introduction FRISBEE is a registered trademark of Wham-O, Inc., U.S. Trademark Reg. No. 679,186, 5 Frisbee History issued May 26, 1959, for toy flying saucers for toss games. The term “Frisbee,” as used in 11 Canine History the text of this book, refers solely to the flying discs manufactured and sold by Wham-O, 19 Peter Bloeme/Wizard/Magic Inc. under the trademark Frisbee®. The first letter of the word Frisbee is capitalized 35 Key Canine Considerations: Selecting a Dog • Health • Teeth • Nutrition • throughout this book as the method chosen to signify that the term is a registered Naming Your Dog • Grooming • Nails • Obedience • Commands • Crate Training trademark. No use of the word Frisbee in this book should be assumed to imply that • Basic Training Techniques • Common Injuries • Discipline Frisbee is a game or sport rather than a toy flying disc. 53 Disc Basics: Disc Selection • Gimmicks • Other Discs • Disc Maintenance • Flying Disc Aerodynamics SKYHOUNDZ is a registered trademark of PRB & Associates, Inc. 65 Throwing: General Elements • Grip • Spin • Stance • Backhand • Roller • Upside-Down Slider • Upside-Down • Advanced Throws • Sidearm • Overhand ISBN 0-9629346-2-3 Wristflip • Butterfly • Two-Handed • Skip • Tapping/Tipping 81 Basic Training: Long Line Leash Training • Workout Area • Weather Conditions • Frisbee Familiarization • Tracking • Canine Disc Basics • Warm-Ups • Catching • First Edition/First Printing August 1991 Jumping Second Edition/Second Printing April 1994 93 Advanced Training: Basic Training Positions • Take • Give/Drop • Over • Third Edition/Digital Version November 2006 Multiples • Multiple Disc Catches • Front Flip and Back Flip • Tapping • Butterfly • Vaulting • Cautions on Vaulting • Props Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 94-92094 111 Competition: 2006 Skyhoundz Canine Disc Championships Overview • Local Championships • Regional Championships • World Championship • Competitor Copyright © 2006 by Skyhoundz. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction Eligibility • Local Championships (Domestic and International) • U.S. Regional Championship Qualifiers • Open Qualifier • International Qualifiers • World in whole or in part in any form. Printed in the United States of America. Championship • General Competition Rules • Canine Welfare • Distance/ Accuracy Rules • Tie-Breaker • Distance/Accuracy Field Layout • Freestyle Rules • Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson is reprinted by permission of Chronicle Features, San Skyhoundz PAWS Freestyle Scoring System • Vaults • Pairs Freestyle Francisco, CA. 129 Competition Tips: Formats and Judging • Know the Rules • Preroutine • Creativity • Practice All the Events • Choreography • Appearance/Costumes • To order additional copies of this book, contact the publisher: Skyhoundz, 1015 Collier Music • Innovation • Strategy • Working with the Media • Sponsor • Competition • Exhibition • General Rd NW, Ste C, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, 404-350-9343. www.skyhoundz.com 139 Travel: Kennels and Crates • Gilbert Takes a Lickin’ and Keeps on Tickin’ • Driving to Distraction • Air Travel • The Flight Explained • Food and Water • Hotels 147 Collecting Discs 153 Wizard’s Competitive Experience 161 Professional Appearances 177 Afterword iv iv v v This edition would not have been possible without the people and organi- zations listed below. Some contributed more than others but everyone’s help was greatly appreciated: Frank Allen, Jeremy Angel, Ashley Whippet, Ian Awbrey, Chris Barbo, Laurie Berkin, Jackie Bernard, Reese Blake, Allyn Rice Bloeme, Erik Borg, Tad Bowen, Chris Breit, Craig Brownell, Abby Burton, Jeff Carlick, Chronicle Features, Forest Clayton, Barbara Cohen, Cohen & Company, Karl Cook, Bob Cox, Delta Air Lines, Charles & Joanne Duran, Lynn Duran, Robin Duran, Earle Palmer Brown, Ron Ellis, Bob & Marilyn Evans, Tony Frediani, Friskies Dog Food, Lynne Frye, Jeff Gabel, Paul Gebauer, John Gentry, Gary Gomes, Ken Gorman, Terri Hanson, Jeff Hartshorne, Herb Hennigan, Florence Hill, Mary Hall, Melissa Heeter, Bernie Holmes, Jendi Holmes, Dave Huffine, Hyper Hank, Tia Joslin D.V.M., Henry Khoo, Robert & Karen Knox, Irv Lander, Gary Larson, Bethe Lehman, Kendall Lemley, David Letterman, Long Photography, Inc., Brenda Maceo, Marvelous Magic, Walt Mancini, Lou McCammon, Eldon McIntire, Glenn Medford, David Menor, Devon Meyers, Chuck Middleton, Eric Miller, Mike & Kathy Miller, John Misita, Betty Moore, Cynthia Mullennix, Richard Munger, Bill Murphy, National Enquirer, Tom Neb- bia, Jackie Nickerson, Robert Ozankan, Cheryl Padgett, Jeff Perry, Ken Pogson, Glenn Provenzano, J.P. Rees, Judy Rees, David Robinson, Larry Schindel, Donna Schoech, Stan Sellers, Mike Smith, Alex Stein, Susan Summers, Gary Suzuki, Larry Taylor, Time Magazine, Phil Van Tee, Beth Wagner, Don Wakefield, Bill Watters, Steve Willett, Whirlin’ Wizard, Valdo Williams, Wolf Camera, Mark Wood, Tomiko Yamamoto, and Ed Zinn. This electronic edition is dedicated to my son Wesley and daughter Sydney. “Catch that for me, won’t you Chauncy?” PHIL VAN TEE VAN PHIL PETER BLOEME A neighborhood dog dives in a San Francisco fountain to keep cool. vii vii Preface first met Peter Bloeme while competing at a regional-level competi- tion in the mid-1980’s with my animal shelter-adoptee Gilbert. At the regional, despite our best efforts, Gilbert and I finished fourth. Naturally, I wanted to improve my performance in future years so, after the contest, I approached the judge, Peter Bloeme, for some tips and advice. Bloeme had won the World Championship with his dog Whirlin’ Wizard a few years earlier. We spent about 20 minutes chatting after the contest and going over, in detail, what I needed to do to improve. Bloeme suggested that I reorganize my routine, develop some innovative new tricks, drop tricks that had a low margin for success, and consider using music that would get the crowd behind my dog. Finally, he reminded me to have fun when I was competing so as to avoid taking the fun out of the experience for my canine. In essence, after talking with Bloeme, it was obvious that a complete restructuring of my routine was necessary if I wanted to take it to the next level. During the off-season, I swallowed the bitter pill, so to speak, and started over from scratch. The following year, Gilbert and I won the Southeast Regional thereby qualifying to compete in the World Finals. A few years later, in 1989, we won the World Championship in Dallas, Texas. After the competition, Bloeme approached me about becoming a judge and member of the celebrity touring team that promoted the competition series on behalf of the sponsor. Being on the celebrity touring team meant that I would have to make numerous media appearances as well as perform at international promotional events in Europe, Japan, Canada and Mexico, among other locales. I was flat- tered but not sure I was quite ready to give up competing. Peter knew that rescuing shelter dogs was a cause near and dear to my heart and he reminded viii ix me that being a celebrity spokesperson would be a great way of getting that believe the time is right to get back to the book and we expect to release important message out to the masses. I was sold. an all-new canine disc tome in 2007. This new book will be titled Disc Dogs! Not long after I began judging and promoting the national contest series, The Complete Guide™, and it will be a worthy successor to the original. Bloeme asked me to assist him with a special project; namely, editing and Disc Dogs! will feature detailed training information, color photos and contributing to what would become the seminal book about canine disc numerous features that will make it a must have for anyone that loves disc sports—Frisbee Dogs: How to Raise, Train and Compete. dog sports. Frisbee Dogs was a runaway hit. Tens of thousands of copies were sold, In the meantime, go curl up in a comfortable chair with your dog and with versions in English as well as in Japanese. Frisbee Dogs was published your laptop computer and enjoy Frisbee Dogs—a masterpiece written by in two editions, with the second edition released in 1994. world-renowned canine disc expert, Peter Bloeme. Since 1994 the sport has evolved, grown and matured. When Bloeme last Jeff Perry published Frisbee Dogs, there was only one company making discs for our 1989 World Champion sport and the design was nearly as old as the pie tin on which it was based! Co-Founder Hyperflite At a pivotal moment in the history of canine disc sports, Bloeme and I estab- lished Hyperflite because of our belief that existing flying disc manufacturers had neglected to offer innovations that kept pace with the evolving abilities of the modern canine athlete. Hyperflite’s revolutionary K-10 design has become the basis for an assortment of world-class flying discs designed exclusively for canines. In particular, the Jawz disc, a puncture-resistant canine disc created especially for dentally-obsessive canines, has enabled a new generation of competitors to participate in canine disc sports more affordably.