Flyball

Kim spent 2003 competing in a few BFA Flyball Starters tournaments, and then made her real competitive debut at Selby, Easter 2004. She was flawless and gained her 200 points Flyball Dog award.

I later made the decision to try and do more flyball, so we began competing with Leeds ‘Owlers in March 2007. Kim fits in well with the Owlers as she’s incredibly noisy and rather competitive! She’s a very reliable dog and will run anywhere in the team with the same enthusiasm and speed. At training, Kim takes things a bit easier; as she’s small and light, she is ideal for helping to train inexperienced or nervous dogs to do changeovers, and although it’s a job she does grudgingly she’s very good at it.

We are currently working towards her Gold (15,000 points) Award, and were part of the team that won Divison 8 at the 2007 BFA Summer Championships and the Division 24 winners at the 2009 British Flyball Championships. Kim used to run at around 4.6 over 13″ jumps, but age has slowed her down a little. At the end of 2008 she was running consistent 5s times over 13″. The 2009 rule change means she is now a 12″ height dog.

Kim is also trained in Crufts flyball, although she is currently retired. She took to Crufts-type flyball in just two sessions, and became Crufts 2007 qualified at her first competition. She ran beautifully at Crufts as lead dog and didn’t put a paw wrong all day – we ended up finishing a fantastic 4th in the YKC competition.

Flyball Team Results