Awesome photos! How do you train your dogs to begin learning these steps??
Zen - Canine Freestyle Federation photo overload
Zen and I competed in Level IIA at the recent Canine Freestyle Federation (CFF) titling event in Virginia. We have trained so hard for this! CFF is not like the costumy type of canine freestyle you may have seen. The focus (and scoring) is on the dog, training, the connection between dog/handler, choreography, and the many concepts taught in the sport. I love the challenge involved and the support of others in this sport. We skipped Level I which is on leash and the only level you can skip as an untitled competitor, so this was our first competiton. We got a 2nd place on the first day of the 2-day event and I was thrilled because there were 8 other incredible teams in IIA and an extremely tough pair of judges. In fact, no one titled in Level IIA or IIB!! We missed titling by 2.5 points (a title requires 65/100 possible points and you earn points rather than lose points in scoring). Hardly anyone earns more than 75 points until you get into Level IV. I thought for sure we would title the next day but I was very sick and could not compete so we'll try again at this level in April at the Tennessee retreat and titling event. Hope you enjoy the photos. For some awesome videos. visit the CFF website at Membership.
P.S. Zen is the only Doberman in CFF (until I start with Bella anyway)!
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P.S. Zen is the only Doberman in CFF (until I start with Bella anyway)!
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I don't know if its the same thing, but if you search for Honey the Great Dane on youtube they do freestyle. Might be a little more "flashy" than the CFF, but I LOVE it. I secretly dance with my dogs during cleaning breaks on the weekends. 
Edited to add: Ok maybe it looks more like this (with me dancing and Donko like "huh!?") but, hey its a start right? LOL
Honey and her Human: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJNbqeMJ3YE&feature=related
Edited to add: Ok maybe it looks more like this (with me dancing and Donko like "huh!?") but, hey its a start right? LOL
Honey and her Human: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJNbqeMJ3YE&feature=related
Music was "Celebration" from John Adorney's album entitled Beckoning. We pick the music for the dog - the dog has to really like it and it has to be a similar rhythm to the dog at a good trot. Also don't use music with vocals usually as that is too distracting.Wow that's awesome! So what's your music
I don't think I can post the video without breaking copyright on it - it is the whole weekend event and is professionally produced/sold by CFF to support this non-profit organization (dues and entry fees are super low in comparison to other sports). I'll hopefully have a good video from a competition practice run-through that I can post next year in the spring. I finally got a video camera - YAY!
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