SCENT 101
SCENT 101 A lot of brain power goes into how a dog interprets all the smells in the world around them. A dog has more than 100 million sensory receptors in the nose, even higher in some dog breeds, compared to around 5 million in humans, and it is estimated about a third of the […]
Disc Sports: A fun way to stay active and bond with your dog.
Disc Sports: A fun way to stay active and bond with your dog in the summer months. By Nicole VaughnPhoto by Lianne Matieshin Photography Does your dog enjoy chasing plastic or fabric discs, or do you think they might? Let’s check out the world of dog disc sports! Competing in disc dog sports can be […]
FLYBALL: A BRIEF HISTORY
FLYBALL: A BRIEF HISTORY By Darcey Sare Eight dogs, eight handlers, three judges, two boxloaders, eight balls, two lanes. One Ring. It’s Flyball Racing! Flyball is a relay racing game for teams of four dogs, racing against each other in parallel lanes over four jumps to a ball in a spring loaded box. Each dog […]
Boneyard Challenge Results
Alert K9 Hosted Another successful Bone Yard Challenge! November 20, 2022Competitors had to search 5 rooms that had one scented object in each room. Teams had to identify as many of the objects as possible within the 5 minute time frame. The winning teams were those that found the most objects in the shortest amount […]
New Year’s Eve with KAOS
KAOS Dog SportsNew Year’s Eve Flyball Tournament Flyball is a team sport. A group of 4 dogs race relay-style against another team to see who is the fastest. Each dog takes their turn to go up the lane, get a tennis ball from a box, and bring it back over the finish line. If the […]