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Dock Diving

Dock diving is a dog sport in which dogs jump from a dock into a pool and, depending on discipline, achieve distance, height, speed or target retrieval. The focus is the human-dog team.

LevelMain sport FamilyAnimal sport CategoryDog sport / water sport

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Classification

Category Dog sport / water sport

Family Animal sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Water sports take place in, on, or under water and may use swimming, boats, boards, balls, or other water equipment.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like water and are ready to take safety and technique seriously.

Cost 40-250 EUR, often much less with rental equipment. 20-100 EUR per month for course, pool, boat, board, or club. 10-50 EUR per month in a club, equipment often extra. Courses, rentals, and safety gear strongly affect cost.

First progress Basic feel often comes after 2-5 sessions; safe technique takes longer.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

swimming ability
suitable swimwear/wetsuit
boat, board, ball, or fins depending on sport
life vest/protection when needed

First steps

check swimming ability
take a beginner course
choose calm conditions
try rental gear first

Start at a pool, watersport club, course provider, or supervised lake/sea setting.

Do not enter risky conditions alone; check weather, current, and rescue equipment.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Dock jumping, Dog diving, Dog diving distance, Dog diving air retrieve, Dock Jumping, Dog Diving

Tags animal, dog, water, dock-diving, animal-sport, tiersport, hundesport-wassersport, dock-jumping

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Have the dog safely jump from the dock into water and achieve distance, height, speed or retrieve depending on discipline.

Teilnehmer

Dog-handler team.

Teamgröße

One dog plus handler.

Spielfeld

Dock and water pool with exit.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Measured distance/height/time or retrieve score by discipline.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

dog
toy
dock
pool/water
exit ramp

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety breach
course/rule breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Diving Dogs: Everything You Wanted to Know About Dock Diving PetMD · vet-reviewed-guide · medium
Diving Dogs 101 American Kennel Club · beginner-guide · medium
What is Dock Diving? Whole Dog Journal · blog-guide · medium