What in the heck is/are Dock Dogs? In short, it’s the “track and field” of dog competition. According to their web site:
DockDogs was born in 2000 to create a nationally recognized competitive sport based on rules and precedents in Track and Field competitions. Much of DockDogs Big Air Dog competitions’ popularity comes from having national standards and objective measures that allow people to train competitively and have objective feedback on their progress.
It’s the “how high can you jump” (aka Extreme Vertical), “how far can you jump” (aka Big Vertical), and “how fast can you retrieve the target”, (aka Speed Retrieve). It was fun to watch and, at least at the event in Dubuque, Iowa, it was free for spectators! Here’s a few short videos to show the action:
I spent my last year in college (before the military) at the University of Dubuque and rode this little gem several times. It’s a fun little cog railway in the middle of town and it’s free, or at least it was way back when. Didn’t have time to ride it this trip.
Here are a few more images from the downtown area. I wanted to visit the riverfront museum but it was too pricy for only a couple of hours. Tickets are good for two days but we were leaving the next day.
That’s all for now until I get the images from our next destination uploaded here for everyone.
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