How do dogs get titles?

The dogs earn points towards flyball titles based on the teams time:

* 32-28 secs: Each dog receives 1 point
* 28-24 secs: Each dog receives 5 points
* 24 secs and less: Each dog receives 25 points


The titles the dogs can earn are:

• FD Flyball Dog 20 points required
• FDX Flyball Dog Excellent 100 points required
• FDCh Flyball Dog Champion 500 points required
• FDCh Silver Flyball Dog Champion 1,000 points required
• FDCh Gold Flyball Dog Champion 2,500 points required
• FM Flyball Master 5,000 points required
• FMX Flyball Master Excellent 10,000 points required
• FMCh Flyball Master Champion 15,000 points required
• ONYX ONYX Award 20,000 points required
• FGDCh Flyball Grand Champion 30000 points required
• FGDCh 40k, 50k,... Flyball Grand Champion 40k, 50k, ... 40,000, 50,000, ...points required
• Hobbes Hobbes Award 100,000 points required

So as you can see, Your first time out on the lanes it is quite possible to get your FD and even possibly your FDX.

After a tournament the host team calculates and submits the scores of the weekend to NAFA, then your team captain will receive your certificates in the mail.

They will look like this:

































As you can see, It says Your Dog's name, The title they achieved, and the date they got that title.

This was the best Christmas gift I could have gotten this year. Our team completed out titles (FD and FDX) back in August, and I received the certificates in the mail in December. So as a small little Christmas gift to my team mates, I framed them for everyone.

Personally, I love these. It's a reminder of your success with your dog, and it will be something you'll have forever.

There is NOTHING like that first ever run. I will never forget it for as long as I live.

People often tell me " Its only flyball.. You can throw tennis balls to your dog in the yard"... well my friend.. Its not JUST Flyball. For a lot of us, It's the one thing you can do with your dog that has you working as a whole. You get to met some amazing friends, go to amazing weekends away from home.

I have met some of the most fantastic people I know through Flyball, and I wouldn't give it up for the world!

On that note, my lunch break is over.

Until next time.

Steph