What are the Disciplines?

Catch-a-Wave (CW) is defined as a long distance jump with a catch of the bumper/toy in the air.  

• This discipline requires two judges (Each jump will be judged by manual eye (not camera)
  • One judge will determine the dog's distance jumping from the end of the dock to where the base of the dog’s tail enters the water.
  • The other judge will determine the distance of the toy when it is caught in the air.
• The combined scores for Jumping Distance + Toy Distance = Score
• Teams get two judged back-to-back attempts to earn their best score.
• The best of the 2 scored jumps will be the final score.
• The toy must be airborne (released from the handlers’ hand) before the dog can grab the toy out of the air for a catch score.
• The dog CAN land in the water and still catch the toy in the air for a catch score. (Assuming no part of the toy touches the water before the catch)
• Toy cannot be thrown after the dog enters the water.
• Teams will have the option of 1 practice jump and 2 scored jumps within a period of 3 minutes. Timer starts once the team enters the dock.
• Handler MUST tell the Judge PRIOR to jumping they want a practice jump. Then, the Judge MUST confirm the practice jump. Otherwise, the jump will be their first attempt and scored.
• Dogs must jump of their own free will. No blocking or pushing allowed.
• Handler may bring multiple Floatable bumpers/toys onto the dock. (No Food allowed on the dock.)
• If a bumper/toy has been thrown but the dog does not jump, the bumper/toy can be retrieved and re-thrown only once per jump.
• If a dog jumps from the dock, but the bumper/toy has NOT been thrown, the dog can be recalled to the dock to try the attempt within their allotted time.
• If a dog jumps from the dock, and the bumper/toy does get thrown in after the dog jumps, that does constitute a scored jump.

• Measures the sprint time, in seconds, from when the dog's back feet leave the dock to when the dog's teeth grab the suspended K9Wave Bumper.
• The bumper is placed at the 39' mark, at 1” above water level.
  • LowTide20: The bumper is placed at the 29' mark, at 1” above water level.
• Timer stops when the dogs teeth grab the bumper. NOTE: This is before the clips are released from the bumper strings.
• Dogs will start in front of the 15ft mark on the dock.
• Handlers have 30 seconds to send their dogs once the K9Wave Bumper is declared “Ready”
• The dog will get 2 attempts, and the best time of the 2 attempts will be the final score.

LowTideRAMP is geared toward those dogs who don't want to or can't jump from the dock. Same rules apply except that the time starts when the back feet leave the ramp.

To qualify for the LowTideRAMP discipline... both judged attempts must be ramp. If jumped from dock on first try and ramp on second try... second try wont count but they get to play.