Alfredo Rivera, a Sit Means Sit dog trainer and member of Las Vegas Dock Dogs with his dog “Puerto Rican Power Puma” jumping in Peoria, Arizona Dock Dogs Event winning with a personal best of 7’6″ in Extreme Vertical. This is Puma’s second event jumping Extreme Vertical and definitely shows his athleticism and power throughout the competition winning 1st in Extreme Vertical, 1st in Big Air and 1st in Iron Dog. Wow!!! Go Puma!!!!!!!
Below is the press release from DockDogs regarding the Peoria, AZ Dock Dogs Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Medina, OH April 7, 2009: The Petapalooza setting for DockDogs was no better than at the Peoria Sports Complex in Arizona this past weekend. Presented by Sit Means Sit and The Arizona Dog, Big Jumps…high flying action and a relaxing time was had by all.
This past weekend DockDogs was a main feature at the Petapalooza event with the wonderful support of Sit Means Sit and The Arizona Dog. There were 4 qualifying waves to search out the top dogs for the Sunday Big Air finals which delivered nonstop crowd-pleasing action. With the bullpen in left field hosting ground zero staging for local teams as well as the SOCAL DockDogs, the inevitable competition from the Las Vegas DockDogs group….the mood brought both friendly and focused competition!!! Once again the camaraderie and friendly support from all that was displayed was a highlight for all to witness as top dogs in Big Air and Extreme Vertical put on a great show.
The Amateur Finals were a hit with crowd favorites Tina Nathalia and Maeve with a winning score of 17’6″ taking top spot ahead of 2nd place finisher Whitney Lightner and her dog Aero with a jump of 16’4″ and the 3rd place team of Maggie and handler Frank Jones with their score of 16’1″. The Semi Pro Final saw 2 teams qualify Molly Swanson and her dog Kahlua with a jump of 18’3″ followed closely by the team of Marilyn Barrett and Dunkin with a 16’8″ jump. The Pro Finals were also small only featuring the top 4 dogs of the weekend. Taking home first, and the title of Top Dog, was Alfredo Rivera and his dog Power Puma with a jump of 24’6″. Taking second place by only one inch was Craig Haverstick and Henry with a 24’5″ jump. Rounding out the top three was the team of Melissa Ness and Smoke with a respectable jump of 24’2″.
The Speed Retrieve finalist brought their best game to the dock on Sunday with a whole lot of personal bests being delivered. Finishing in 1st with a personal best time of 5.687 seconds was Lisa Weber and Tractor. In 2nd with a time of 5.891 seconds was the team of Melissa Ness and Stryker and rounding out the top 3 in the Speed Retrieve division was Craig Haverstick and Henry with a time of 5.896 seconds.
As the Iron Dog Rankings begin to mature through the 2nd quarter, this event delivered some great rankings with the Big Air Pro Finals first place team of Alfredo Rivera and Power Puma also taking first place in Iron Dog. Taking second in the Iron Dog rankings were Lisa Weber and her dog Tractor and following closely behind Lisa and Tractor in third place was Craig Haverstick and his dog Henry.
We would like to thank Sit Means Sit and The Arizona Dog for their support and we look forward to returning next year to the wonderful setting of the Peoria Sports Complex.
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