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Disc Dog

Dog frisbee / disc dog is dog sport using dog-safe discs, in which dog and handler complete distance, catching, accuracy or freestyle tasks. Safety depends strongly on throwing technique, dog health and load management.

LevelDiscipline FamilyAnimal sport CategoryDog sport

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Classification

Category Dog sport

Family Animal sport

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Disc dog is dog sport with flying discs, distance, accuracy and freestyle formats.

Geeignet für Suitable for healthy dogs that like retrieving and humans willing to practise throwing.

Cost 10-60 EUR for dog-safe discs; class optional. Low to medium depending on training, club and events. Disc dog club, dog school or event series. Short sessions and good throwing technique protect the dog.

First progress First catch and return wins often come quickly; clean freestyle lines later.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

dog-safe discs
open field
water and breaks
controlled low throws
reward/return

First steps

practise rollers and low throws
reward returns
plan short breaks

Disc dog club, dog school, Skyhoundz/USDDN event or experienced throwers.

Avoid high jumps, hard landings and heat.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Disc dog, Discdogging, Disc dog freestyle, Disc dog distance, Canine disc freestyle, Canine disc distance

Tags animal, disc, outdoor, dog-frisbee, animal-sport, disc-dog, tiersport, hundesport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Use flying discs in a controlled way so the dog catches or performs freestyle sequences safely and legally.

Teilnehmer

One dog-handler team; pair/team formats may exist by organiser.

Teamgröße

One dog-handler team; pair/team formats may exist by organiser.

Spielfeld

Open grass area, sports field or disc-dog event field with safe footing, spacing and marked zones by format.

Dauer

Duration depends on course, class, ring procedure and organiser regulations.

Wertung

Distance, accuracy, catch rate, freestyle criteria, time or zone scoring by ruleset.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid points or title/event score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

Dog-safe discs, open area, water, breaks, optional markings and event/scoring material.

Wichtige Regelpunkte

incorrect exercise performance
missed station
dog out of control
unauthorised aid
eligibility or ring-procedure violation