Labrador Training

In the world of Big Air dogs, the Labrador Retrievers ' black, yellow, and chocolate ' certainly have the competition by sheer numbers alone! Big Air is a rapidly growing sport across the nation and there are competitive events popping up everywhere for interested handlers and their dogs. Three great sites to check out are www.splashdogs.com, www.dockdogs.com, and www.superretrieverseries.com. These three groups are the leading organizations that are dedicated to bringing this sport great exposure for the interested public.

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a Lab?? Maybe you've seen the leaping Labs of ESPN's Great Outdoor Games "Big Air" competition. Big Air is the name for a competition that has its roots in traditional waterfowling. Instead of retrieving a dead goose or duck shot by a hunter, however, these retrievers run down a 30-yard long suspended dock, then jump, usually after a decoy thrown by their owner or trainer. The dog must then swim to shore with the decoy. The winner is the dog with the longest jump.