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Dogs gets lots of attention in Lincoln on Saturday afternoon
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[September 02, 2022]
If you like dogs and understand that every dog
has its own personality and expresses that personality through body
language and even facial expressions, then watching them run and
jump into a pool of water while hundreds of people watch becomes all
that more interesting.
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Saturday afternoon the corner of McLean and
Pulaski Streets in downtown Lincoln was jam-packed with people there
to watch the 3 p.m. Dock Dogs competition, which was a speed
retrieve event.
Picnic tables were set up at the end of the pool for spectators, but
most took advantage of the fact that the area on the courthouse lawn
adjacent to the pool is raised. Sitting in lawn chairs spectators
got an excellent view over the pool and were able to see over those
who were standing closer.
The only person who might have had an even better view was a worker
on the Logan Count Courthouse roof. At the morning session of the
dog competitions, someone was spotted leaning over the scaffolding
that surrounds the courthouse dome. He was a worker, who was taking
his break and took advantage of this superior height to take in all
the sights around the city square.
Dock Dogs returned to Lincoln this year with competitions on Friday
afternoon and Saturday from morning until evening. On Saturday,
those who love to watch the animals could have spent the day
downtown, visiting the large blue pool every two hours for a half
hour to 45 minutes of dash and splash fun. Between shows one could
veer away and enjoy the Art Fair, live music, lots of food
opportunities, antique and vintage cars, or just a time of sitting
in the shade and watching everyone else do all those things.
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The 3 p.m. competition Saturday afternoon included two classes of
retrieving dogs. The first were the less experienced and the second
was an advanced competition. Each dog in each class had two chances
to dive into the water, jumping into the pool and being measured for
the distance of the jump and also the speed in which they were able
to grab up the toy their trainer had thrown into the water.
Some were quite efficient and had the toy in their mouth before it
even hit the water.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2022/Aug/30/images/ads/current/graue_22SILVERADO_061822.png) Some were swimmers, who preferred a smaller leap
but a faster speed of swimming. Regardless of how the dogs went
about it, they all achieved their goal much to the delight of the
many people watching the show.
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Before the competitions began the emcee explained the rules, pointed
out the camera and electronic distance and timing process.
He said that each trainer and dog had their own toy that they
brought with them for the competition. There were some rules about
the toy. It could not be anything edible, and it could not be
anything that was once living.
When the action began, the crowd was loud in their support and
praise of each dog, a gesture that the trainers enjoyed greatly.
Dock Dogs is a large competition venue that holds events in a wide
variety of locations. As each dog was brought onto the dock the
emcee told where the dog and trainer were from and noted if they had
competed at other Dock Dog events in the past. He pointed out the
winners from other competitions.
All of the dogs and trainers at the Saturday afternoon competition
were from out of town proving that this is an event that brings
people into our city on Balloons Over 66 Weekend.
[Nila Smith] |