GYPSY is owned and handled by Ralph and Barbara Darrow of Redding,  CA. Gypsy was born on May 5, 2003 on a working ranch in Cottonwood, CA. She refused to jump off the dock for three years, just didn't want to go. We tried her occasionally, just in case she changed her mind. Finally in summer of 2006 she decided to jump. After very little training, she earned her Senior Jumper Title in Auburn in 2006, in one weekend. She is also an accomplished flyball racer. She races for Strike Force Flyball Racing Club in Redding, and has earned her FD, FDX, FDCH, FDCH Silver, FDCH Gold, and FM titles. She is a therapy dog for Prescription Pets and is visiting patients in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. She has also been introduced to agility, herding, Frisbee and Canine Freestyle Dance, though she doesn’t not compete in those sports. Gypsy is a bit intense, and obsesses over cell phones, blow dryers, websters, and water hoses.

RENO is owned by Ralph and Barbara Darrow of Redding, CA, and handled by Ralph Darrow.

Reno was born October 15, 2005 to the Bobula family of Dayton, NV. He is the son of Gabe the Flying Border Collie of dock jumping fame, and competed for the first time in September of 2006 in Auburn, CA. Since then, he has competed in September, 2007 at Diamond Lake, OR coming in first in his Division. At ISE Sacramento 2008 he competed in the Pro Division finals, coming in 7th overall. He is a developing dock jumper and we are looking forward to seeing how his performance develops in 2008.

He also competes for Strike Force Flyball Racing Club in Redding, CA. He has his FD, FDX, FDCH, FDCH Silver and FDCH Gold, and FM flyball titles. He shows great promise in sheep herding. He has also been introduced to Frisbee, Agility, and Canine Freestyle Dancing.  Reno has a delightful, clownish personality that keeps his human family in constant chuckles. When Reno is involved, you never quite know what to expect!

CODY is a Jack Russell Terrier (JRT) born on Halloween in 2004.  Cody is owned and handled by Bob Ekin of Redding.  Cody measures in at 15-inches tall and weighs about 23 pounds.  Cody is a very active dog with a keen focus and ambitious attitude.  Cody is considered a tri-athlete participating in dock jumping and Flyball as primary competition sports, and lure coursing with other JRTs and sight-hounds for fun.  Cody has earned his Junior title through Splash Dogs and his Junior Jumper title through Shasta Splash jumping up to 15’-6” in competition.  In 2006, Cody was the No. 1 JRT under Splash Dogs sanctioning and No. 2 JRT in 2007.  Cody is a member of Strike Force Flyball Racing Team.  Through the North American Flyball Association (NAFA) Cody has earned his Flyball Dog (FD), Flyball Dog Excellent (FDX), Flyball Dog Champion (FDCh), Flyball Dog Champion Silver (FDCh-S), and Flyball Dog Champion Gold (FDCh-G) titles.  Through the United Flyball League International (U-FLI) Cody has earned his Top Flight Level I, II, and III titles. Cody’s hobbies include playing Frisbee, swimming, and playing with his family kids and his sibling Anna, a one year old JRT.  Cody enjoys television shows such as Animal Planet’s Ultimate Dog Championship, Animal Precinct, and Meerkat Manor.

Robin is an 8 yr old female lab, owned and handled by Ida Griffin. She enjoys, swimming, hiking, Flyball racing, Dock Jumping and most of all Chuck it.  If you’re holding a ball in your hand be careful because she is liable to jump up, spring off of you and snatch it out of your hand! 

I adopted Robin when she was three yrs old.  I got her on Christmas Eve. She was the runt of her litter so she is smaller than your average Labrador. I got her from an elderly man who could no longer take care of her.  They say that dogs sometimes take on habits from their owners.  The previous owner must have had false teeth and used to click them a lot because when I got Robin she used to walk around clicking her teeth. It sounded just like someone who had dentures! She no longer clicks her teeth but now she does a deep sigh every once in awhile.  I noticed that if I sat down and did a deep sigh she would too. Now she will do a deep sigh every once in awhile.

Robin likes to dock jump!  One time I was hiking with my friend Sara and her dog Bear, a boxer. When we would come to some water Robin would be all over it bringing me a stick to toss into the water so she could splash in but Bear would never go in.  One day we came to a pool of water and Bear went slowly very slowly wading in. Robin got sooo excited she scrambled up to a very tall rock and jumped in splashing Bear and all of it. It was hilarious!

I love my Robin!

Teva (tee-vah)  is a yellow Labrador retriever that was born on September 22, 2005. She is 23” at the withers and weighs 80 pounds.  She is owned by Jeff and Kathy Vanatta. Teva is new to Splash Dogs. She took her first formal training this past fall. She was in her first competition in January at the International Sportsman’s Exposition held at Cal Expo in Sacramento. In March, Teva competed in Phoenix, AZ. and took 6^th place overall. Teva is still learning the basics of jumping. She’s very enthusiastic when it comes to training. She sits and whines until it is time to go. Teva is also an avid bird hunter, waterfowl or upland game it doesn’t matter as long as she gets to go. If she sees me get my camo or guns out she goes nuts. She’s hard to keep in a boat to go fishing because she wants to jump in the water while we are moving.

Koda is a Labrador Retriever mix. He was born in December 2003. He is owned and handled by Jenna Brown of Redding, CA. Koda measures ? and weighs in at 94 lbs.

Koda loves the water which is why I got involved in this great sport! In August of 2007 Koda enrolled in class and joined Shasta Splash Dogs. Koda had his first competition in Sacramento, CA at the Cal Expo. He just barely missed the finals.

I have high hopes for Koda in the future, and we plan to be a part of this great sport and community for a long time to come!

My name is Honey (officially it’s Heathers Honey). I am a 48lb Golden Retriever. I was one of 7 puppies born on May 4, 2005 in Sacramento California. I came to live with Tami King in Redding on June 26, 2005. My training was started early at River Dog Agility & Training Center with Lyn Murray. I have been a good student and know all the basic stuff, and am pretty well behaved. I have taken classes in Agility, passed the Canine Good Citizens Test and am working toward participating in the prescription pet program. I am pretty new to DOCK JUMPING but I LOVE IT! I am also a member of Strike Force Fly Ball Team.

In my spare time I enjoy playing with my friends at River Dog’s day camp, taking walks with my family, watching Animal Planet and of course chasing the ball!! I also enjoy going out on the lake in our family boat to swim and catch some rays. When I am at home I love to swim in our pool and again chase balls around the pool. At this time I’m an only child but some day I hope to get a brother or sister to play with. I’m a spoiled loved dog!

Einstein was loved, owned and handled by both Ralph and Barbara Darrow. Einstein was born July 15, 2001 in Shingletown, CA on a working cattle ranch. He was a 57 lb. Border Collie, 24" high at the withers. His NAFA flyball titles included FD, FDX, FDCH, FDCH Silver, FDCH Gold, and FM. He also competed in dock jumping, and was the 2005 International Sportsmen's Expo Champion. His dock jumping titles included Shasta Splash Senior and Pro Jumper; Splashdogs Pro Jumper and Bronze Senior, and DockDogs Senior and Master Jumper. He was the foundation dog for Shasta Splash Dogs, and one of the foundation dogs for Strike Force Flyball Racing Club.

He was also been introduced to Frisbee, Herding, Agility, and Canine Freestyle Dancing. He enjoyed watching TV, and his favorite shows included anything on Animal Planet, and America's Funniest Home Videos. Einstein crossed over to the Bridge on May 1, 2008 after a brief bout with cancer. His loss is deeply felt, and our love will be forever undiminished.

Luke left this world unexpectedly in May of this year due to an apparent heart attack.  Luke was a fun loving dog that would stop at nothing to get his toy or the bird he was after.  In 2004 I started competing with Luke in Dock Dogs and when the year finished he was ranked officially at number eight in the nation.  He was unbelievable on the docks at 90 pounds.  Luke loved the water and when we were driving and we were approaching water he just knew it and would start to whine like a little baby.  In 2004 he was ranked as the number one Dock Dog on the west coast with a personal best in competition of 23’ 8”.

When not doing his jumping, hunting, or playing with his numerous toys, Luke was as sweet of a dog as one could ask for.  He was a gentle giant with my kids and all the kids he came in contact with.  Although not fond of many adults, Luke loved every kid like there were one of his.  Men were not a favorite of Luke’s either but he loved Ralph Darrow like he was his own.

While hunting Luke always seemed to find trouble.  As a young pup out learning how to pheasant hunt he once ran over the side of an embankment and plunged some thirty feet below.  Luckily there was a pond there to catch him but I should have known at that minute we were in for a long ride with good old' Luke.  The year we competed in Dock Dogs I decided to keep him from hunting because of his little mishaps in the field.  As pheasant season was closing though I thought, "You  know Luke is a hunting dog first and a Dock Dog second", so I decided to take him out one time even though the National Dock Dog Finals were to be held in about four weeks.  Well Luke did as only Luke could do.  You guessed it, while chasing a downed pheasant he ran through a barbed wire fence like it wasn't there and caught a barb in the chest that tore him 17 inches down the middle.  Oh it's times like that I will remember forever.  Not to mention having to carry a 90 pound dog about a mile thinking my best friend was going to bleed to death right there before my eyes.

Luke left this world way to soon.  I miss you Luke you big old' knucklehead and I will see you again someday my friend.