On Saturday morning right after the Sayville Pet Parade, the 5th annual “Everything’s Jake” Disc dog competition, sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Disc Dog Club (Mad Dogs), was held in Gillette Park.
Competitions included Freestyle, Distance and Accuracy , Bull’s eye, and a special Distance event sponsored by Yankee Flyers Disc Club with proceeds going to help care for the dogs of the late founder of the event, Alan Michalak.
The event started off on a somber note: this years competition was dedicated to the memory of Carley, a champion disc dog owned by event organizer Dan Huebner. Carley passed away very recently at only six years of age due to kidney failure. After an emotional tribute to Carley, the competition began.
Since it’s inception five years ago, this event has grown exponentially. On Saturday, there were dozens of dogs competing. The Distance and Accuracy trials had the most participants, with many different breeds of dogs represented. There was even a Great Dane! The freestyle event was awesome- dogs and handlers worked together in amazing choreographed routines set to music. Then came the Bullseye and the day ended with the Distance event.
To learn more about this exciting canine competitive sport, visit www.frisbeedog.org
