Sky High Flying Canines

01/02/2022

Happy New Year! 🎉

Torch started off the year on a great note by doing a dropless freestyle practice today! 🤩

This photo is from a couple months ago. We've mostly retired all of his "big air" tricks (much to Torch's dismay) but thought we'd bring out a back vault for this photoshoot while it's still safe for him to do. He hadn't done a back vault in years, but had no problem knowing exactly what to do. Of course, Anabel DFlux] got this incredible shot on the first attempt.

Can't believe he'll be 12 on Monday...

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📸: Anabel DFlux]
🥏: Orange Air 235
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01/02/2022

Happy New Year! 🎉

Torch started off the year on a great note by doing a dropless freestyle practice today! 🤩

This photo is from a couple months ago. We've mostly retired all of his "big air" tricks (much to Torch's dismay) but thought we'd bring out a back vault for this photoshoot while it's still safe for him to do. He hadn't done a back vault in years, but had no problem knowing exactly what to do. Of course, Anabel DFlux got this incredible shot on the first attempt.

Can't believe he'll be 12 on Monday...

11/26/2021

09/23/2021

Sora is the 2021 UFO World Cup Overall Champion & UFO World Cup Freestyle Champion! 🈳💚💙

We came very close to repeating the 2019 Sora Sweep🧹 of all 3 world championships, but fell just short with a 2nd place finish in the Toss & Catch championship. But if you're going to come in 2nd, let it be to the amazing and gracious Tracy & her cute little BC, Split! They were awesome all weekend. Congrats also to AHan & Naloooooooo, Tracy & Slice and Andrea & Leap on their podium placements. And big shout out to my CA comrades, Bradley & Maya, for getting the top FS score of the weekend.

One of my favorite things about UFO World Cup Series finals is that they often give finalists or winners some cool, unique gift. This year was no exception, as we got these really cool leashes from Ninja Bling! Love these, so be sure to check them out!

Sora won these events using Hero Disc USA SuperHero 235s for T&C and SuperStar 235s for Freestyle. Thank you Hero for giving us great discs!

Freestyle videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLWr0XBuGqw

09/09/2021

DISC DOG LIVE Q&A with Jeff Hill, the 2021 AWI Open Overall, Toss & Catch, AND Small Dog World Champion on 9/13 at 3:00PM California time! It will be on Kirby's Disc Dog Coaching Club. Join the coaching club here: patreon.com/flyingcanines

It’s very rare that Jeff offers any disc dog classes or training, so this is one of your few chances to get info out of him!

09/07/2021

Sora 🈳 ~ 2021 AWI Open Overall World Championship 3rd place

Congrats Zin, Bunny, & Jeff () and Leap & Andrea (.rigler) on their wins!

08/31/2021

💗🎆 Happy Birthday Flare! 🎆💗
She turns 1 today!!!

07/21/2021

Congratulations to Kirby and Sora of for First Place in Flying Disc at the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge!

07/21/2021

Team Hero is in the house today in Huntington Beach for the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in the Flying Disc category! Good luck Anna, Kirby and Sara! You are all winners in our eyes! Now let’s have a Hero Disc USA sweep!

07/18/2021

It was a Disc Dogs in Southern California podium SWEEP at the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Western Regional!!!!! 🏆
🎉1st Sora, 2nd Maya, 3rd Zunika!🎉
The FREESTYLE STATE!
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07/18/2021

07/14/2021

‼️LAST CHANCE!!‼️
The sale on my Ultimate Disc Dog Foundations Guide ends TOMORROW 7/15!
You'll still be able to buy the course anytime, but you won't get the new release discounted price of only $99! You get full access to the course forever, so once you get it, it's yours to keep!

It's perfect for training your puppy to be a well-rounded disc dog with skills to play all of the different disc dog games! It's also great for adolescent/older dogs that need work on their foundations. If your dog likes to play keep away, chew the disc, tug instead of give it to you, or other bad habits, this is the course for you!

https://flyingcanines.thinkific.com/courses/disc-dog-foundations

07/14/2021

🎥 New video is up on our YouTube!!! It’s probably the coolest video I’ve ever made! 15 years of disc do***ng in 5 minutes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fHOUDMW9q8
YouTube.com/c/flyingcanines
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📸: Deliquesce Flux Photography
🥏: Hero Disc USA Air 235s

07/05/2021

Learn the games that will help you train your disc dog to be AMAZING!
ON SALE NOW for only $99 through July 15! The price goes up after that! You get lifetime access to the course, so save money by getting it now. :)

https://flyingcanines.thinkific.com/courses/disc-dog-foundations

07/05/2021

Happy July 4th! 🇺🇸

Happy July 4th! 🇺🇸🥳

Usually I post my pic of the 5 OGs for 4th of July, but this year we took one of the 3 young dogs. 😁 https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgY6KQHZej/

🥏Discs from Hero Disc USA🥏

07/02/2021

✨Happy Friday!✨
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📸: Deliquesce Flux Photography
🥏: Hero Disc USA Air 235s
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07/02/2021

❗️❗️NEW Disc Dog Online Course COMING SOON!❗️❗️
⭐️The Ultimate Disc Dog Foundations Guide! Fundamental Skills for Disc Dogs⭐️

Learn how to train the fundamental skills you need to make a great disc dog from day 1! In this course, we'll take a deep dive into training skills such as catching, retrieving, hand offs, dropping, and LOTS MORE! Not only will we cover how to train them, but also how to train them so they're FAST and RELIABLE with positive reinforcement methods. It's perfect for puppies (8 weeks+), young dogs, or older dogs that need to rework their foundations.

Available starting July 5 on flyingcanines.thinkific.com! It will be on SUPER sale upon release, so you'll save money by purchasing right when it comes out. You'll have lifetime access to the course materials!

❗️❗️NEW Disc Dog Online Course ON SALE NOW!❗️❗️
⭐️The Ultimate Disc Dog Foundations Guide! Fundamental Skills for Disc Dogs⭐️

Learn how to train the fundamental skills you need to make a great disc dog from day 1! In this course, we'll take a deep dive into training skills such as catching, retrieving, hand offs, dropping, and LOTS MORE! Not only will we cover how to train them, but also how to train them so they're FAST and RELIABLE with positive reinforcement methods. It's perfect for puppies (8 weeks+), young dogs, or older dogs that need to rework their foundations.

Available NOW! It's on SUPER sale right now, so you'll save money by purchasing it before July 15. You'll have lifetime access to the course materials!

https://flyingcanines.thinkific.com/courses/disc-dog-foundations

06/09/2021

Our Thorntonfest CO Freestyle videos are up on YouTube! 😁

🔥Torch Saturday AWI (One of the top FS scores of the day): https://youtu.be/-5I0-LwWcFE
🈳Sora Sunday Skyhoundz (1st place, top FS score of the day!): https://youtu.be/x_DUleJ5SDs
🎆Flare Sunday Skyhoundz Micro (Her first FS in competition!): https://youtu.be/pB5l5PXooBQ
🔥Torch Sunday Skyhoundz (Qualifying at 11 years old!): https://youtu.be/JyPsLKgInzU

04/06/2021

Teeks! 🔥🔥🔥

Photo by Deliquesce Flux Photography
Hero Disc USA

04/04/2021

Happy Easter!! No bunny ears needed for Flare...she already has crazy ears! 🐰🐣💕

04/02/2021

Let’s GO Sora!

📸: Deliquesce Flux Photography
🥏: Hero Disc USA

03/31/2021

Beware what stalks you in the night... Beware the she wolf and her bite!

📸: Deliquesce Flux Photography
🥏: Hero Disc USA
(caption lyrics: she-wolf~megadeth)

03/08/2021

Happy Birthday Sora and her siblings, Bell, Fuji, Watson, Tete, Cosmo, Gaara, and Citron!! 🥳

How convenient that our recent photoshoot for was a birthday shoot!!!

02/02/2021

SoCal Disc Doggers (and future disc doggers 😉)!
I'm putting out feelers for interest in a Disc Dog Seminar! 🥏🐶

We're looking at the date March 20 & 21 in Escondido, CA. Thinking one day would be more focused on foundations/young dogs and one day of more advanced/freestyle training, but we can adjust based on interest. 😀 You could sign up for both days or just one. Dogs of all ages are welcome. We will follow Covid safety precautions.

Let me know if you're interested and what topics you'd be interested in!

02/02/2021

Canine Fitness & Disc Dog classes start again this week at K9 IQ Dog Sports!!

🏋️‍♀️Workout Wednesdays 7:00pm - 8:00pm (All Levels)
🥏Frisbee Fridays 7:00pm - 8:00pm (All Levels)

Call (714) 646-9269 to secure your spot!

Canine Fitness & Disc Dog classes start again this week at K9 IQ Dog Sports!!
🏋️‍♀️Workout Wednesdays 7:00pm - 8:00pm (All Levels)
🥏Frisbee Fridays 7:00pm - 8:00pm (All Levels)

Call (714) 646-9269 to secure your spot!

12/30/2020

A new disc dog video is up on my YouTube channel!!! It includes my puppy Flare showing her awesome disc skills, along with the rest of my dogs (ages 4 months to 13.5 years). Torch, Sora, and Volt show off quite a few new moves that I haven't shared in videos before. Apparently, I was feeling lucky because there were lots of butterflies thrown in there. We're about 105 subscribers away from 1,000, so if you haven't already, SUBSCRIBE!!! (It's free to do and only takes a quick click!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTs6MBaA7Pw

12/24/2020

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!! 🎄❄️🎁

12/09/2020

Wow! This is the biggest award any of my dogs have ever gotten for coming in last place. 😂 Okay but for real, Torch did do really well at the NADD dock diving Southwest Regionals, getting his best dock diving jump ever at 18'5"! Yay!

Thanks North America Diving Dogs - NADD for the gigantic ribbon and Tonopaws K-9 Swim Center & Dock Diving Facility for a great event!

11/21/2020

Just shared my disc puppy training plan for Flare where I share my TOP 2 disc puppy training priorities! If you want to follow along with her training, check it out on patreon.com/flyingcanines !!!
She is super AWESOME and you don’t want to MISS OUT on this! I will be putting out a puppy/foundation course eventually. But if you have a puppy/young dog right now, by the time the course comes out, it will be too late for you. And if you don't have a puppy, I have some other cool stuff about to be posted too!!

11/05/2020

Eevee the Chihuahua earned an agility title!!

ONLINE DISC DOG COACHING CLUB ► https://www.patreon.com/flyingcanines ONLINE TRAINING CLASSES ► https://flyingcanines.thinkific.com SHOP ► https://flyingcani...

11/04/2020

Canine Fitness & Frisbee Classes in Yorba Linda at K9 IQ Dog Sports!!!

10/27/2020

💕🎆Welcome home, Flare!🎆💕
She is a Border Collie/Papillon mix. She is so sweet, bubbly, and smart! She loves playing with her toys but loves me even more. She's already making friends with my other dogs too.

I’m so grateful that Amber and Allison picked me to have one of their amazing babies. Thank you Amber for putting so much work into raising this little girl in your home for the beginning of her life.

10/03/2020

What a nice prize pack Skyhoundz and Purina Pro Plan sent us for playing in their international disc dog face-off event! Thank you for a fun event, the personalized award, and all the goodies!

Thank you to all our friends who voted for us! 😊

You can watch our performance here: https://youtu.be/fLDBuRQA1ks?t=11

09/30/2020

So I’ve been getting lots of questions lately about my disc dog & canine fitness training services, so here's what I have!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I teach live classes at K9 IQ Dog Sports in Yorba Linda, CA (https://flyingcanines.com/services/training/classes/)
✅Workout Wednesdays (Canine Fitness for all levels & dog sports) @ 6:30pm - 7:30pm
✅Frisbee Fridays (Disc Dog for all levels) @ 7:00pm - 8:00pm

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I have an online Disc Dog Coaching Club (https://www.patreon.com/flyingcanines) where I post lessons covering a wide range of topics for ALL levels of players. That’s not all!!! You also get freestyle inspiration videos, monthly live Q&A, access to my SECRET training videos and the option to send in your video for feedback! You will not find this level of feedback for only $20 anywhere else. Ton of my students are finding HUGE value in being a member. The month you sign up is free but that offer will be going away in 2021. Members also get discounts on private lessons with me! If you have a puppy, you’ll definitely want to be in Coaching Club by November… ;)
Here are some things that we’ve covered so far (and you’ll get access to these when you join):
✅Backhand Throwing for T&F (+ troubleshooting)
✅Overhand Throw
✅Staker Throw
✅Butterfly Throws (how they work + various ways to throw them!)
✅Floater Toss for vaults, overs, and brushes
✅Fast Returns
✅Retrieve to Hand & Hand Offs
✅Drop in hand
✅Drop at a distance
✅How to Come Up with Ideas for Freestyle
✅Disc Management Strategies for Freestyle
✅Overs - how to training & troubleshoot
✅Set Up Moves
✅How to Differentiate Your Freestyle Tricks
✅How I've specifically built my World Champion dogs' freestyle Routines

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I also have 3 classes currently on my Online Disc Dog Academy (https://flyingcanines.thinkific.com) Lifetime access to super detailed information about each topic! Ask unlimited questions and get unlimited feedback!
✅How to Train your Dog to Catch a Disc (The PROPER way)
✅Vaults & Stalls (Learn the SAFEST ways to teach your dog to vault and look amazing in the air!)
✅How To Build Freestyle Routines (How to put it together so it flows, shows off you & your dog's strengths, and you won’t be scrambling for discs!)

More details on each & comparisons between all options here: flyingcanines.com/services/training/

(Photo by Becky Wong)

09/21/2020

Just posted a video of Eevee the Chihuahua doing his AKC Agility Course Test on our YouTube! 😝 Check it out! YouTube.com/c/flyingcanines

09/08/2020

Thank you so so much to everyone who voted for Sora and me in the Skyhoundz virtual face-off!

First we made the top 5 judged cut for USA teams and then were voted BY YOU as #1 in the USA in the people’s choice. Out of all of the #1 voted teams in each country, we made the top 5 judged cut from all 16 participating countries! We met our goal, which was to get through all the cuts of the judged rounds. And so far, we know that Sora had the top USA score from the judges! So exciting!

The international round voting has started and goes ‘til Sunday 9/13. If you want to vote, you can vote every day. Some of my competitors got 3-4x the amount of votes I got in the national voting round, so I don’t know if I can keep up. But if you’d like to vote for us, thank you so much for the support! It's really easy and it asks for 0 personal info, not even your email!

Here is the voting link: https://skyhoundz.com/contestants/sora-us/
Currently behind 1st by around 800 votes at the time of posting this...

Thank you everyone!! :D