Last update: 26/11/2010

                   












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                                                                                    What is Dog Frisbee

There are so many dog sports available out there these days to enjoy working or playing with your dog. Some are more difficult, some more social. Some involve teams and in others the team is just the dog and his or her handler . Dog Frisbee sports is started in Belgium in 2004 that grows each year . The sport of dog frisbee is often referred to as dog disc sports to avoid trademark infringement as the 'Frisbee' is the original name of the disc put out by Whammo in the 1950's . The competition centers around the dog who can do the longest "toss and fetch", and can do all kinds of variations are now incorporated. "Freestyle" competition is another part of the sport in which athletic feats are performed . Dogs slip between the handler's legs, launch off of a knee to catch a thrown disc, flip into the air or do other impressive maneuvers in the process of catching a frisbee . Routines can create an exciting spectator sport and are done to music . Tossing the frisbee can be both fun and great exercise for handler and dog . Like other dog sports , it helps owner and dog bond , is a fun social opportunity and hones skills for human and dog alike . Playing dog frisbee can be as much an opportunity to compete with oneself as it is a competition against others . Most of the frisbee dog clubs follow the play rules of the organizations like the Unified Frisbee Dog Operations (UFO), Unite States Disc Dog Nationals (USDDN), and Skyhoundz among others, for freestyle and minidistance rules and regulations . In Belgium there are five active clubs where you are welkom to go and learn this amasins dog sport .