10 Reasons You and Your Dog Will Love Playing Disc!

By Taylor Justice

1) Run, and Run, and Run! Physical exercise is just as important as mental exercise. Luckily, Disc dog has BOTH! Your dog will get the rush of physical stimulation along with mental stimulation when playing with a Frisbee.

2) Team Work makes the Dream Work! Disc Dog is a cooperative sport, that means you and your dog need to work together to accomplish a shared goal. You do a good thing, I throw the Frisbee, then repeat!

3) Prey Drive to Play Drive! Giving your dog a healthy outlet for their natural prey drive will help them relax and blow off steam. What’s a better way to engage natural behaviors then in a constructive way?

4) Work That Body! Disc dog naturally teaches collection, drive, and extension control. If you want to catch the thing, you need to work your body the right way. Create healthy body mechanics that can be applied to other sports.

5) Full Throttle Focus! Playing disc teaches your dog that fun comes from the Frisbee and being engaged. Dogs that play Frisbee learn natural handler focus and off leash skills.

6) No Rules! Disc play can also be used as a way to unwind, have no rules, no goals, just a dog, a handler, and a disc. Playing with no criteria then to blow off steam.

7) Cross Training! Have goals of becoming an agility superstar? Herding hero? Obedience champion? Disc dog is a great way to work those muscles.

8) Make Great Friends! The disc dog community is full of nice and caring people. They want to see you succeed and welcome any breed, any level of skill, any goals. These are some of the best people you will meet.

9) Bring On The Titles! Disc Dog through UpDog is now partnered with AKC to offer Disc Dog titles. Looking for a new AKC showing path? Add on Disc!

10) ITS CHEAP! Disc dog is one of the cheapest sports you can play with your dogs. Entry fees are typically $20/day or $4-$7 per game depending on the venue. Where ever you live, there is a disc dog club, and if there isn’t? MAKE YOUR OWN! There are so many organizations that creating a club is fun and easy.

Our upcoming Disc Dog Workshop

Photo Credit Sara Brueske