Vizsla Nut Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 So are there any flyball clubs / trainers / experts / ex-players in Perth? I would love to be shown the ropes and have someone guide me as to what goes on! Any information / links / contacts would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 There's no flyball clubs in Perth as far as I know . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vizsla Nut Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 There's no flyball clubs in Perth as far as I know . I suspected this, but there's got to be an expert or ex-player out there that can show us the ropes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Perth use to have a team called the K9 Flyers I think. I think there's enough interest to warrant starting a flyball club here. I'd join for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelle Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 HI:) Did this ever eventuate? Are there any flyball clubs in WA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyValley Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Not currently as far as I am aware. PM Tiggy, she always seems to be in the know in regards to Flyball action (or non action) in Perth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelle Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulp Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I don't know if it is in Perth or not but a WA club called "Cuby K9 club" has expressed interest to the AFA in starting flyball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.M.E. Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Me and the missus were talking about this a couple of months ago. We'd be very serious about starting a club, and I sent off an e-mail to the Fly Ball association regarding where we could pick up some equipment and the like, but no-one got back to me. If nothing comes of it, we'll push harder once the weather warms up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) N.M.E. - Count me in! Edited June 13, 2011 by Tiggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicko Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 count me in too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelle Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 me too:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsagenda Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I would be in too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobriquet218 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I would be in too! The WA K9 Flyers were started by Hayley & Tim Lamb of Borderton Kennels in Perth about 8-10 years ago. Eventually the club folded as there has always been far too many other dog sport competitions. The K9 Flyers did not have enough participants or instructors, and it couldn't be run by just one couple and unfair to expect it could. Perth Training (PT&ODC) also was attempting to run Flyball for a while, but again died for a lack of participants. They did have a name with the AFA and that was the PT Cruisers. The DogsWest (ANKC State Body) in Perth also attempted to start Flyball up, this folded from a lack of Instructors and participants. The Flyball boxes I believe were sold off and went up North. With Agility running basically every weekend in Perth, even obedience is suffering a serious lack of numbers now, they have tried to get Rally-O up and nothing is happening on that front either. WA not only has ANKC agility, but also runs ADAA competitions, so pretty much all the agility people who 'would likely' participate have a very full schedule. One of the major problems is that all people want to do is to "get onto the boxes' without doing all the really necessary ground work involved in teaching swimmers turns, etc. The boxes are the last thing the dogs should learn. The desire to run, without (weeks and months) foundation work, is why most people give it up. Safe crossing with the dogs is SO important There is a Yahoo group for flyball in Australia. flyball-oz This is an open list for flyball enthusiasts especially in Australia. When you join the list please introduce yourself with a brief message about you and your dogs etc. Members: 265 Latest Activity: 6 days ago Created: 11 years ago Archive: Membership required Moderated: No Flyball is a very exciting sport and a great crowd-pleaser, but it would require serious dedication from a LOT of people to get a club running in Perth. TO run competitions, you need teams, and you need people prepared to 'man the boxes' and run the events as well, so however many people wanted to do it, would need double to actually run it. I hope this helps!! Sounds daunting, but these things don't just happen, people are necessary. To make a club really work, you would need at least 40 people actively involved all the time and half of them would make up only about two teams ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlisonK Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 I know this is an old thread, but being 6 years since the question was asked (and knowing that there's some valuable background on this thread), I wanted to ask again... I have just discovered this sport and I have a rescue dog who LOVES to run and is fast. But I have no knowledge about the required training, nor the time to set up and run a club as I work full time plus am very involved with rescue. But I do have a lot of dog contacts (through rescue mostly, I also run a rescue dog walking group on Facebook that has 170 members), and with social media where it is at now, I reckon I probably could make a good effort required to get somewhere close to the minimum 40 participants suggested previously. So i I wondered if there was any enthusiasm for giving this another shot? If someone else had the interest in running a club, and if we could find a trainer, I'd be happy to do the publicity and social media stuff. Anyone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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