What's the best DG Dog?

[Donovan]

After reading about dogs on the courses from the other thread, I got to wondering. What would be the best breed/mix of dog for DG'ing?

I would love to train a dog to run out and spot the disc after throwing and retrieve it from water only.

Or maybe a dog who just carry the gear and helps me find my disc when I can't.

Either way I know dogs love to have a job and be useful. I have seen others with dogs like this and think it would be a great pal to have.

Also do you train them yourself, or do you have someone do it for/with you?

[trifocal]

158 Shadow the Dog 30 inches tall, 88 pounds...looking for a carry bag

[Lewis]

He looks cold out there in the snow with his short coat and lanky body. Handsome dog, though.

I'd imagine you'd want a different breed for a different job. A retriever might jump in the lake for your disc all day, and a retriver's soft mouth would come in handy as well. After all, what's the point of getting your disc back with puncture wounds throughout? It might be hard to train a dog always and only to retrieve your disc from water, but perhaps you could train it to retrieve on command.

Now if you want a dog to go find and point out your disc, whats better for that than a pointer? I'm sure there's a bunch of breeds that would be great a carrying your bag for you.

All that said, I would put a lot more thought into your choice of dog on top of asking how it will behave on the disc golf course. Like making sure its energy level matches your own, making sure you have enough yard for it, and making sure it will do well with whatever kind of family you have. It's just not right to keep a Border Collie in an apartment all day.

[leathercash]

My buddy Kyle has a beautiful pure bred English mastiff that is taller than myself when I'm sitting next to her. I'm 6'3 so she's pretty hefty. Would be nice to have a pack on her to carry EVERYTHING.

[Lewis]

Sounds like she outweighs you as well. :)

Do mastiffs pull carts, or do they do better with saddlebags?

[trifocal]

159He looks cold out there in the snow with his short coat and lanky body. Handsome dog, though.

I'd imagine you'd want a different breed for a different job. A retriever might jump in the lake for your disc all day, and a retriver's soft mouth would come in handy as well. After all, what's the point of getting your disc back with puncture wounds throughout? It might be hard to train a dog always and only to retrieve your disc from water, but perhaps you could train it to retrieve on command.

Now if you want a dog to go find and point out your disc, whats better for that than a pointer? I'm sure there's a bunch of breeds that would be great a carrying your bag for you.

All that said, I would put a lot more thought into your choice of dog on top of asking how it will behave on the disc golf course. Like making sure its energy level matches your own, making sure you have enough yard for it, and making sure it will do well with whatever kind of family you have. It's just not right to keep a Border Collie in an apartment all day.

Shadow has lab and hound in him and is abit more tolerant of inside time. Plus he gets plenty of outside time and wrestling with other dogs at the park. He's pretty mellow, but can turn it on when he feels like it. He's a rescue. Prefers cold over heat and gets pretty uncomfortable in the sun once it gets over 75. I take him to the course and clip his leash into a carabiner and that to my bag. He stays leashed unless we are deep in the course and no people are around. He accompanied me to a Pro Tournament Round and he got compliments for not moving during the pros shots. One guy gave us a brand new Buzz Flex for spotting and being the groups gallery. His job is to be my buddy and if I go he goes. He has gone to work with me many times and is comfortable with being in workshops with loud machinery. Will hang out in a corner or under a bench with a bone all day. Greets everyone.

I think that regardless of what breed/mutt you bring home, plenty of exercise and one on one attention are critical. Dogs get the blues when they are ignored by their human. With patience and practice, a dog can learn to do just about anything. Go rescue a dog! He'll love you for it.

[Lewis]

159I think that regardless of what breed/mutt you bring home, plenty of exercise and one on one attention are critical. Dogs get the blues when they are ignored by their human. With patience and practice, a dog can learn to do just about anything. Go rescue a dog! He'll love you for it.

So true! I could also suggest rescuing a couple of dogs. :)

[Donovan]

Well, OK before all the preaching about how you are supposed to take care of a dog gets out of hand...let me state this right now.

I own 2 little (under 14 pounds) rescue dogs already: Chihuahua/terrier mix & Jack Russel/terrier mix. They are house dogs and get more attention than my daughter. They are family.

My questions are about if and when I get another dog. It will first and foremost be a rescue dog hands down. I don't see the point in buying a dog from a breederwhen there are tons of great pups out there needing a home. I'm looking to save one from being destroyed and finding a buddy to hang out with. But if I have a choice, I would like to know what breed/mixes might be best geared toward disc golf.

[Lewis]

I know this isn't a direct answer, but I would want to make sure the dog has the right temperament. For example, will it try to run off, or always be tugging at your leash to chase squirrels? Will it be friendly to strangers in the park? Will it intimidate strangers in the park in order to try and protect you from them? I don't think a good companion on the course needs to be a bundle of energy, but if you want it to work for you on the course, a good energy level would help. I myself would probably want one larger than 14 lbs, since a long walk on a DG course might really wear out short legs. On the other hand, I once met a woman with her Dachshund happily backpacking on the Appalachian Trail. I would look for a well-socialized, well-mannered dog with plenty of energy to hike with you for several miles and not get worn out, regardless of its breeding. Breeding would come into play once you define what kind of work you want it to do for you.

What I'm trying to communicate is that breed or mix may not be the important factor here. Especially with a rescue dog, the wrong socialization "issues" could ruin its potential.

[john campbell]

I have a 5 yr. old Lab. He's recently learned that discs are off-limits, but it's killing him. I just started playing in August '08. Before that he was a frisbee/tennis ball dog. He is so confused right now. Anything airborne should be fair game, right? I would have to say any kind of retreiver has to be the worst choice for disc golf.

[Geoffro]

159I think that regardless of what breed/mutt you bring home, plenty of exercise and one on one attention are critical. Dogs get the blues when they are ignored by their human. With patience and practice, a dog can learn to do just about anything. Go rescue a dog! He'll love you for it.

I couln't agree more, trifocal. Rescue, rescue, rescue. Then comes the training with patience and practice. Kudos, man.

[discinator]

I would have to say any kind of retreiver has to be the worst choice for disc golf.

I disagree. I have a lab that won't chew discs. It is all how you bring them up. If you train them to chase but not pick up it would be money.

[jdquinonez]

I have a 2 year old Australian sheperd and shes a good dog for when i go up to like park fields and see how far i can throw and i got her to retrieve my discs without chewing them up and now she hasn't tried to chew up a single disc that i've thrown and its worked out pretty well

[trifocal]

Shadow thinks that Australian Shepards and the Cattle Dog Breeds are great fun. If I take him to the park and there are 10 dogs, he will always choose to chase a cattle dog. Its so funny because they are generally much smaller than him, but he always ends up on the ground being submissive.

He's never chewed up our Ultimate disc during play sessions, maybe because I make sure he has a good supply of bones, but the first time we went to the Dog Park, a Chocolate Lab got a hold of our Ultimatedisc and turned it into a twisted pile of plastic. The dogs owner did/said nothing to correct her dog, so there you go.

The first time Shadow retrieved a Golf Disc, I walked to the spot where the disc landed and called him in. Then I took the disc from while firmly saying no. Put the disc back on the ground and made my approach shot. He hasn't picked up a Golf Disc since.

[brian j]

i have a doberman that i take disc golfing and think companion dogs make the best disc golf dogs because all they want to do is hang out with their pack. hunting dogs, especially hounds, are more apt to follow their nose and not come when called.

regardless of breed a dog should be trained for voice commands and be well socialized (our dog goes everywhere with us) before being let off the leash.

[john campbell]

I disagree. I have a lab that won't chew discs. It is all how you bring them up. If you train them to chase but not pick up it would be money.

I got a practice basket for the back yard about a week ago. I practice putting for 30. min. every morning. My Lab has adapted quickly. It took a few "No"s and some fetch sticks to distract him, but now he's lost interest in the discs. I'm suprised and happy. I regret not giving him enough credit. Labs are smart characters. I'm going to take him to the course the next time I go and post back the outcome.

[DiscChainBasket18]

I've seen a lot of dogs out on the course & some are better than others. Older dogs seem to be more relaxed. Young dogs are usually the trouble makers (but hey, they're young, who could blame 'em). The best dog I've met so far is my buddys big old Boxer "Frankie". This dog is so mellow & friendly. He's not running around crazy. He relaxes & sits & waits for us all to throw. Other dogs will wildly run up to him all aggro & he will ignore them completely & walk right past them. He knows the course so he will often walk up to the next teepad & wait for us there. A very well balanced disc golf dog.

[tomschillin]

I have a lab http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=24&pictureid=113, his name is Floyd. He carries a softball along with him when we play. He gets a little excited at the tee, but for the most part he's the perfect disc dog. He's retrieved probably a half dozen of mine from the water. And on top of that, he's probably found another half dozen that weren't mine, from the deep brush he likes to roam in.

It did take a while to break him in. Always had to have a ball with me, and there was a lot of "FLOYD!!!" and "NO!!" for probably the first 6 months or so. But I've been playing with him for almost 5 years now, he's the best partner because he gives me unlimited mulligans. He'll carry a ball for an entire round, dropping it here and there and picking it up when the hole is over..he knows the sound of the chains and that they mean it's time to move on.

haven't tried making him carry his own water though, i should try that. but it's like i said earlier, he's in the thick rough most of the time smelling stuff, so he'd probably drop stuff out of the pack...

[taxman]

most any dog that you would be happy with as a companion would make a fine DG dog. it all depends on what type of dog you want.

if you want to train them to find discs i would not put a bag on them. it will easily get caught on a branch or something and you'll be in the woods a lot helping them.

if you want them to carry your bag keep in mind that a dog should only carry about 25% of there total body weight. anything heavier than that is not comfortable for long periods of time. a lab or spaniel size dog would be fine. a doberman or rot would be fine also.

soft mouth. any dog can be taught fairly easy to have a soft mouth. they will learn through reward that you don't want them to bite.

i have a beagle mix that i rescued and i'll be training him to find and fetch discs. what i hope to achieve is a dog that will stick reasonably close while i'm playing and will let me know when he's found a disc. then if i want him to grab it i'll let him know. then he can bring it back to me.

i'll get into training the taxman method later.

[Donovan]

I really love where this is going....thanks everyone for keeping this topic and information alive.

I took my Chihuahua today. He got somewhat tired, but made it the whole way around one of our longest courses. He was a great little boy. He could care less about the disc or anything else...he just wanted to walk with his dad. Ahhh. Anyway, thanks for all the information, it will come in handy someday in the near future.

[trifocal]

I really love where this is going....thanks everyone for keeping this topic and information alive.

I took my Chihuahua today. He got somewhat tired, but made it the whole way around one of our longest courses. He was a great little boy. He could care less about the disc or anything else...he just wanted to walk with his dad. Ahhh. Anyway, thanks for all the information, it will come in handy someday in the near future.

My dog has bones bigger than your dog...lol...but I love dogs, all of them. Its great to get out with your dog. I'll bet your little boy sleeps a happy sleep. Dogs are marvelously mellow when they are exercised, happy and tired. I sleep so well after working with my dog. It feels really good to be with a happy dog. Its like an ace.

[kinfolkfan]

played with a australian shepherd the other day... best dog on the course.
had its own disc and only chased it. very well behaved. we also play with a pug every week and he is great. only a yr. old and he just loves the exercise. just a few thoughts on what i have seen.
thanks guys
have fun.

[brian j]

My dog has bones bigger than your dog...lol...but I love dogs, all of them. Its great to get out with your dog. I'll bet your little boy sleeps a happy sleep. Dogs are marvelously mellow when they are exercised, happy and tired. I sleep so well after working with my dog. It feels really good to be with a happy dog. Its like an ace.

they say a happy dog is a tired dog. :D

[tomschillin]

they say a happy dog is a tired dog. :D

it can go either way, but i've always heard that a good dog is a tired dog...

[Geoffro]

What a great thread - so many great dog people (and great dogs) out there.

[trifocal]

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Although Poco's Pocket Change is not a dog, I couldn't resist. I have a vision of throwing an 80 or 90 yarder and having her catch it on the fly. This has proved harder than expected. She's fun to take to the course, but getting in and out of the car is a bear.

[taxman]

Training your dog.

This is what I did with my last dog (Tucker). I’m not the best writer so bear with me if you can. I started with him when he was just 8 months old. He probably wasn’t the best choice for a disc dog (pit bull) but he was rescued and became my best friend. I figured if I was going to be taking him out to play DG with me I’d teach him to do something.

First off if you want your dog to find discs and bring discs back I would suggest that you don’t let your dog play with discs as toys. Let him have balls or kongs or something else but not discs. He will most probably chew his toys, especially when young, and you don’t want him to be in the habit of chewing discs.

You can start to teach your dog to have a soft mouth very early on. They will want to chew everything while they are teething. Especially hands. Most people will say not to let them chew your hand. What I do is to let a dog chew my hand so that I can feel how hard the dog is biting. Generally it’s a little nibble, but if they start to put to much pressure on your hand pull it away and say “ouch”. If you do this 3 or 4 times then pull it away and don’t let them play with your hand anymore for a while. After a while have your hand start to become more sensitive. Soon your dog won’t put any pressure on your hand at all. I would like to state this is a good way to train puppies. I wouldn’t go walking up to an adult dog and stick my hand in its mouth. Who knows what behavior it has learned?

Now to finding discs. I took a package of hotdogs and cut them up into small cubes. I used these for rewards for my dog. He loves hotdogs. I have no idea how healthy they are but after a while when tucker smelled hot dogs he knew it was disc time.

At first I would take him out in a fenced yard with a disc. I started out with a racquet ball and just taught him how to play fetch. When you play fetch as your dog brings the ball back always say “bring it here”. I used hotdog bits as rewards to keep him going. He really, really liked hotdogs. Next I got out a disc and tossed that. When he ran to it and started to pick it up I said “no” man was he confused. He reached for it again and I said “no”. So he barked. I said good boy and gave him a hotdog bit. I tossed it again. He went for it and went to pick it up. I said “no”. He got confused and ended up barking. So I gave him a treat. Soon he learned to go to the disc and bark. Once he had that down after he got to the disc I would say “leave it” as I walked to the disc. After I had him running to the discs and barking I took a break from that for a day and went back to fetch, saying “bring it here” every time he picked up the ball. Then after about 10 or so throws I tossed out the disc. Right as he got to it and barked I said “bring it here”. Again I got that confused look. This is a part that took a little while. He didn’t get this very fast. I had taught him to bark at discs and bring back balls. I went back to balls for a few more throws. Then tossed the disc again. Right as he got to it and barked I said “bring it here”. When he finally brought it I rewarded him like he just saved Timmy from a well. Man did he feel proud. I did that for the rest of the day. From then on the ball was not seen and when I would throw the disc I would alternate between saying “leave it” (and I would walk up and get the disc) or saying “bring it back”. I did this for at least a few weeks.

Also I’d like to take this moment to say that the disc tosses were all fairly short within 30 feet at the most so that it was easy for him to see where it landed. I would make him “stay” until the disc landed. Then I would let him run to the disc. Once I started letting him pick up the discs if I even noticed him mouth the disc at all I would take it away and say “ouch” (remember the soft mouth) and we’d take a 10 minute break from learning. He’ll figure out that if he chews the disc the fun is over and he’ll stop chewing sooner or later.

Once he really had the leave it / bring it back thing down I started increasing the distance of my throws. Then I brought over a friend and we took turns tossing. I always told tucker to “leave it” when ever my friend threw.

Somewhere along the line I left the disc outside in the yard. The next day we went out to toss and he ran over to the disc and barked, I said “bring it here”. All was well in disc land. At the end of that day I left it out again. But I moved it to the other side of the yard. He ran to where it should have been, didn’t find it, and started looking around for it. When he found it he barked and I said leave it and he did.

I think now is about the time I started switching to different discs for almost every throw. And I went to a big field and threw them like I would when playing DG. Again alternating between “leave it” and “bring it here”.

Honestly this was about all I was hoping for from tucker. I wanted him to know by my command whether to leave a disc or bring it. Mainly because I didn’t want him to pick up a disc that someone else threw. And I just wanted him to bring mine back because I like to throw practice drives at the field by my home course.

What he learned was really amazing. At times it was really frustrating. Some of what I typed is making it seem easier than it really was. Tucker was an energetic dog and loved to run. Keeping him focused would have been really tough I think without the hotdogs.

After a while when I was playing he had wandered off a little while I was talking with a friend. All of a sudden he barked. I thought he found a squirrel or something. I said “come here” he must have heard “bring it here” because he brought me a disc from the woods. I rewarded him with a couple hotdog bits. And from then it was on. For a while he would want to bring back every disc he saw.

It’s sad to say that last winter he figured out how to open our sliding glass door and got out. He went for a run and got hit by a car.

This august my girlfriend’s brother got a beagle that ended up being pregnant. So we ended up with a beagle mix puppy. I’m already in the process of turning Flash into a disc dog.

[trifocal]

Training your dog.


You can start to teach your dog to have a soft mouth very early on. They will want to chew everything while they are teething. Especially hands. Most people will say not to let them chew your hand. What I do is to let a dog chew my hand so that I can feel how hard the dog is biting. Generally it’s a little nibble, but if they start to put to much pressure on your hand pull it away and say “ouch”. If you do this 3 or 4 times then pull it away and don’t let them play with your hand anymore for a while. After a while have your hand start to become more sensitive. Soon your dog won’t put any pressure on your hand at all. I would like to state this is a good way to train puppies. I wouldn’t go walking up to an adult dog and stick my hand in its mouth. Who knows what behavior it has learned?



I can verify that this works. There are plenty of reasons for a dog to have a soft mouth.

Shadow scratched an eye recently. A trip to the vet resulted in a 10 day series of eye drops twice a day. Try and put an eye drop in a 88 pound dog by yourself. Its impossible to physically restrain a dog with that much power.
But because Shadow has a soft mouth, I put my entire right hand in his mouth ,palm down. Then I closed my hand firmly, wrapping my fingers around his lower jaw. Now his head is pretty secure and his mouth is softly occupied with my hand. Then, with the dropper in my left hand, I rested my hand against his muzzle ( for stablization), gently pulled his lower eye lid down with my ring finger and squeezed the drop in. He wasn't very fond of this, but his eye is now fine and I have all my fingers.

Sorry about Tucker, Taxman....sounds like he was a hell of a dog.

[brokenfixed]

Huskies have got to be the worst for disc golf....ahha...Unless youre a training mofo. Theyre roamers so if you slip with that leash they are gone and aint gonna come back until theyre tired. Plus they dont have good homing instincts so they cant really find their way back. Theyre really predatorial and love eating/chasing every little animal or insect that they come in contact with. Theyre teeth are sharp, dont really like playing fetch, and get a special tingly feeling when theyre pulling the **** out of you to check out god knows what.

They do got the pulling large payload advantage and are super friendly to other people. Could you imagine youre dog getting loose and running into the forest after a deer or something with a whole bag of discs on its back never to be seen again?...haha...god damn

OF COURSE I have 2...haha...and just recently took them for the first time. Now I knew it was a bad idea going in, but the wife insisted. My female "skyy" did learn pretty quickly how to do a run up x-step with me while I was holding her leash..haha

[Lewis]

Great thread, folks. I think I'll make my dog my avatar now. :)

[Aaron D'Angelo]

I'm so sorry about your friend Tucker, Taxman.

I'm glad we have so many animal lovers here :) My Fiance and I are big proponents of rescue dogs, and animals in general. Where we live now we can't have pets but buying a house next year and we hope to get a couple dogs again :) I would love to be able to teach them to go to the course with us when we play. That would be great! About how long did it take to train Taxman?

[Jungle Tim]

Wow, Taxman, sounds like you did a great job with Tucker (perhapse hes playing rounds with Steady Ed now.)

Thanks for sharing you teaching tech, my old dog was a rescue
Unfortunatly she was beaten by her former owner, so she couldnt be near men in jeans.
However her temprament was excellent, a Welsh Springer Spaniel, the breed is very chilled and would make an excellent dg companion. Although be warned hairy dogs will end up dragging the entire course home in their fur!

[landon77]

I have a Rottie that I have been taking out to the Disc golf course for 9.5 years. In fact my dog was the reason I got involved in Disc golf. I wanted something to do other than running or hiking.

Anyhow she has taken up frisbee golfing as if it were her own passion. She is getting old, had cancer on one leg, and now is a TRI-POD dog. She still wants to go frisbee golfing everyday! I play alot of Kalamazoo area courses and if you see a 3 legged rottweiler say hi! She is super friendly and social and basically ignores the disc's. She has learned to avoid throwers after being hit by a drive. After that she patrols while we play and never really bothers anyone.

I would go with a young dog and train that dog to listen to your voice. Your voice should be a sufficent leash. Keep your dog close to you when you start and they should start getting into the do's and do nots of the course.

Also I plan on getting a new Rottie sometime soon, does anyone have any idea about a backpack or carrying case for dogs?

[chairman63vt]

I have a Rottie that I have been taking out to the Disc golf course for 9.5 years. In fact my dog was the reason I got involved in Disc golf. I wanted something to do other than running or hiking.

Anyhow she has taken up frisbee golfing as if it were her own passion. She is getting old, had cancer on one leg, and now is a TRI-POD dog. She still wants to go frisbee golfing everyday! I play alot of Kalamazoo area courses and if you see a 3 legged rottweiler say hi! She is super friendly and social and basically ignores the disc's. She has learned to avoid throwers after being hit by a drive. After that she patrols while we play and never really bothers anyone.

I would go with a young dog and train that dog to listen to your voice. Your voice should be a sufficent leash. Keep your dog close to you when you start and they should start getting into the do's and do nots of the course.

Also I plan on getting a new Rottie sometime soon, does anyone have any idea about a backpack or carrying case for dogs?

As far as canine back packs (saddle bags) go, I like the Outward Hound brand that I got last spring for my 120 pound Bernese Mtn./Newfoundland cross & I.
It has a detachable vest velcroed to the bags so any heavier loads can be taken off during rest breaks w/out undoing any buckles or straps, and a bungie cord across the back that I use for putters. I picked it up at our local pet shop-superstore for about $55-$60, havent looked into what online presence they have.

[Lewis]

A pet store would be a good place to start. Outdoors stores like REI also have a pretty good selection of dog packs as well. Make sure your dog tries it on before you commit to it, since what fits one dog well might fit badly on another. Be especially aware of things like chafing, and make sure you balance the weight left-to-right or it could list to one side. My dog's Granite Gear pack hangs low on one side or the other no matter how carefully I balance the load, and I'm lucky she doesn't seem to mind. You may also have to have a pretty big dog before a pack that can fit discs in its payload will fit on your dog. A rottie should be able to wear a pack that's about the right size, depending on brand, though my own dog just isn't tall or broad enough to carry disc-sized saddlebags.

[solomon.trenton]

i think that a lab would be a great one to have. my friend has one and he is great while on the course.

[Donovan]

i think that a lab would be a great one to have. my friend has one and he is great while on the course.

I have actually been leaning this way. I think even a small lab if the opportunity comes up....maybe a 25 pound miniature lab might be what I will keep my eyes out for. It will have to a rescue dog of course for me.

[Lewis]

Why would anybody want to miniaturize a lab?

[sub ceroh]

I have been working with my golden retriever and he seams to catch on fast. Im not sure if it is true or not but golden retrievers seam to be dumb the first few years. Im not sure if it is an age thing but my dog is 4 and seams to listen and pay attention better with age.

[gusc2375]

I have rescue beagle mix, He doesn't care about disc at all. I haven't taken him to the course yet his nose is still leading him around working on that though. But he will just sit in the yard while i throw putts.
My friend has a pair of yorkies that go golfing all the time with him. Never any trouble.

[Fore]

A friend of mine has a pug that we took to the course once. When we lost a disc the dog would walk around and sit when he found it. This surprised us both because he is not very old and has had no training.

[solomon.trenton]

go daschunds!!!!!

[Three Putt]

Sure, she looks cute and harmless. Do not be fooled.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/bubbakick/100_1498-1.jpg

She has a long and well documented history of chewing on Frisbees. Putters are her specialty. Don't miss a putt with her around. She is making it impossible for me to practice putting in the back yard.

She also grabs the toilet paper in her mouth and runs down the hall...the damn dog actually TP's the inside of our house! Other than than, she's a great dog. BUT...to keep this post on topic, I'd have to vote against a cocker spaniel as a good disc dog.

[Fore]

Sure, she looks cute and harmless. Do not be fooled.

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/bubbakick/100_1498-1.jpg

She has a long and well documented history of chewing on Frisbees. Putters are her specialty. Don't miss a putt with her around. She is making it impossible for me to practice putting in the back yard.

She also grabs the toilet paper in her mouth and runs down the hall...the damn dog actually TP's the inside of our house! Other than than, she's a great dog. BUT...to keep this post on topic, I'd have to vote against a cocker spaniel as a good disc dog.


LOL, great post!

[Lewis]

It's like a mug shot from Dragnet. :D

[Three Putt]

It's like a mug shot from Dragnet. :D
WANTED
FOR THE CRIME OF DISC CHEWING
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj298/bubbakick/100_1498-1-1.jpg
The suspect will be armed and toothed.
If you see the suspect, please use extreme caution
and do not putt under any circumstances.

[Apothecary]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/12/22/article-0-07ADFE3B000005DC-984_634x579.jpg

[Lewis]

Looks like a walleye lens, but it looks big, even for a great dane. Maybe get one half that size and use the money you save on dog food to buy discs, or feed a Sudanese village for a year. ;)

But man, just look at the toes on that dog. :eek:

[Apothecary]

But man, just look at the toes on that dog. :eek:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/12/22/article-0-07ADFD5C000005DC-885_634x540.jpg

[Lewis]

Wait, did you just take that photo, or are you getting them somewhere on the web?

[Apothecary]

from this blogicle. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1237727/Is-Giant-George-worlds-tallest-dog-The-7ft-long-blue-great-dane-claim-title.html)

[Lewis]

Wow. I've seen the photos of Gibson (current world record holder for tallest dog ever), but he looked like he was walking around on stilts. This one looks like he's got more normal proportions, only bigger. Kinda like Shaq instead of Olajuwon.

[BrotherDave]

There's a guy in Castle Hayne that takes his Irish Wolfhound (I think) golfing. Has saddlebags, just chills beside him, and best part, takes the discs out of the basket for him. He just walks on to the next tee while his dog retrieves his putt for him. Bad. Ass.

[beereakfast]

Best dog I ever play with is my buddies Golden Retriever. 5 years old and too mellow for her own good. She has a knack for finding water and getting muddy when we're not looking, but that's the worst trait. she retrieves floater discs beautifully.
So much better to play with than my Parsons Russell. (If you've met one, you understand) I love my girl, but the truth is the truth.

[craftsman]

Love the thread! I have a rescue rott. It's the sixth rott my family or I has owned.
Rotts are German defendant so cold isn't a problem.
They participate in pulling compititions. With proper gear one could even pull a cart for you to ride in. Yes they make em. Mine has saddlebags and I plan on attaching a sled to carry shovels and bag in the winter.
She is super friendly and the breed likes to work.
She can run up to the disc without biteing it but my opportunity for letting her off the leash are limited.
I use hand signals for her commands when on the course. Reason being that when people hear you calling for your dog, reguardless if it's just to keep em on track, it can seem the dogs not listening, especially if it's a rottweiller.
Nice thing about rotts is that they are not intimidated so they don't feel the need to bark. With the exception of playing with the neighbor dog, my dog has barked maybe five times.

[DiscJunkie]

There's a guy in Castle Hayne that takes his Irish Wolfhound (I think) golfing. Has saddlebags, just chills beside him, and best part, takes the discs out of the basket for him. He just walks on to the next tee while his dog retrieves his putt for him. Bad. Ass.

Castle Hayne is my home course, so i know about the dog.
His name is Hayes and he is a mix of Standard Poodle and Labrador Retriever.
Hayes is very well behaved and everybody knows him and his owner, Todd.
Unfortunately, they have moved to Raleigh, NC and they are missed.
Everything Brother Dave says is true. He's the best DG dog I've ever seen.

[mickas]

australian shepards are good, they love to be outside, love to be trained, listen well and have a thick coat for being outdoors, with that being said i have trained my aussie to watch my discs but not pick them up, he will only touch his purple frisbee

[discjon]

Great thread, everyone! Wish my dog would disc with me.
He is a very, very chubby beagle basset mix.

[cc0049]

I'm biased, but I vote Golden Retriever. This would be a good poll if you felt like putting one together.

[mambrose]

i want an alaskan malamute, there massive :D

[mpac]

Forget a dog, get a Wookie!

super mellow, but they chase geese and swim after them once and a while-no interest in discs, just wild animals!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/mrpaccotti/DSC00317.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/mrpaccotti/Chewbacca.jpg

[kirvin2]

I haven't read all of the posts so maybe this has been said already.
A good shepherd dog like a Border Collie or Austrailian Shepherd should make excellent DG dogs. They are very intelligent and are dying to work for thier humans. They are amongst the most trainable dogs ever.

[biscoe]

best disc dog ever: http://www.md-discgolf.com/joomla/index.php/special-features/19-in-the-spotlight/33-in-the-spotlight-for-dec-2009-bear

has been nominated for pdga volunteer of the year.

[hippiediscdude]

best disc dog ever: http://www.md-discgolf.com/joomla/index.php/special-features/19-in-the-spotlight/33-in-the-spotlight-for-dec-2009-bear

has been nominated for pdga volunteer of the year.

Thats awesome! I have a lab mix that I tried to teach to retrieve discs as well. He could do it but unfortunately he also managed to poke a hole in them almost every time as well. Then he thought the disc was a toy and you had a hard time getting it back from him. Props to the guy that trained that dog.

[biscoe]

he's had a couple of good ones over the years (r.i.p. socks) but bear has taken it to a whole different level.

[Shuie]

My lab is one year old and he is wonderful on the disc gold course... he knows not to chase my discs unless i tell him to get them and he also has a tendency to go into wooded areas and come out with disc.... All i got to say is u can get just about any bread of dog u want.. it all comes down to training....

[osbogosley]

3143 Blue Lacy or Red Lacy state dog of Texas. Found him in the park in the late spring. He spots my disc some times.

[NothinButChing]

the hard part is getting dog not to chew discs, not retrieve everytime, leave discs on ground where they landed

[mashnut]

It really is all about training. We have a 20lb mutt who loves to disc with us. It took a single round to train her to never pick up our discs, only her own floppy dog frisbee (we used a little hot sauce to help with that). Unfortunately, she was born with some nose issues and doesn't smell very well so she has a hard time finding discs in the rough, but she does try to help and has found quite a few. When it's crowded, she'll be on a leash on my bag, when we have the course to ourselves she'll walk along with us unless we tell her she can run, and then she'll explore every hole and meet us at each tee to watch us tee off.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3095&d=1261333493

[mashnut]

Whoops, sorry about the giant picture...

[Apothecary]

tell me this isnt the cutest dog youve ever seen. ill tell you youre a liar. :|

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[Apothecary]

need a good lookout dog. like this one:

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:D

[Fender088]

LMAO!!! Not only was this in Chattanooga, but I know the owner and the dog pretty well. They just got Winston out of jail yesterday. Poor Winston has never been a problem, but he hopped his fence and went ape sh*t on that cop car. Now he has to go to obedience school and all that. Make sure you have a good fence or you will pay the price!