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Flyball TitlesFlyball is a relay race with 4 dogs on a team. The course consists of a starting line, 4 hurdles spaced 10 feet apart and a box. The first hurdle is 6 feet from the start line and the box is 15 feet from the last hurdle for a 51 foot overall length. The dogs jump the hurdles and steps on a spring loaded box that shoots out a tennis ball. The dog catches the tennis ball and then runs back over the 4 hurdles. When the dog crosses the starting line the next dog goes. The first team to have all 4 dogs run without errors wins the heat. Tournaments are usually organized in either a double elimination or round robin format. Double elimination is usually best of 3 or best of 5. Round robin is usually best 3 out of 5 and the first team to win 3 heats receives 1 point towards their standing in the tournament. A wild relay race between two teams of four dogs, flyball is really an organized excuse for dogs to run, jump, retrieve, and bark. Each team has six dogs: four running and two backups. The course consists of four jumps set in a line ten feet apart and a flyball box placed fifteen feet beyond the last jump. The Flyball box holds a tennis ball which ejects when the dog hits the pedal on the front of the box. The object of the game is for each dog to go over the four hurdles, hit the box, catch the ball, and return back over the jumps as fast as possible. Each of the four dogs takes a turn running the course and when all of the dogs have passed the finished line with no errors the team is finished. The fastest time is 15.43 seconds by SpringLoaded from Michigan, USA.. North American Flyball Association The dogs earn points towards flyball titles based on the teams time:
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