Disc dog sport catching on
Canines, owners set for contest

 
By Carrie Coppernoll
Published: May 17, 2008

WASHINGTON , OK — Not every dog can use its owner as a springboard.

Lee Fairchild 's dog can. Gracie, a 28-pound Australian shepherd, uses her owner as a catapult, a way to leap even higher into the air to catch a flying disc.

Gracie and dozens of other dogs from Oklahoma and nearby states will compete today at the Spring Fling, a disc dog competition hosted by OKPAWS K9 Sports Club. Dogs will sprint, lea...


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