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Skyhoundz️ 2 weeks ago

Another Troy and Karen Burns "pick/pic" of the litter!

Skyhoundz️ 2 weeks ago

Another Troy and Karen Burns "pick/pic" of the litter for your enjoyment.

Skyhoundz️ 3 weeks ago

Troy and Karen Burns selected some of what we're calling "Pick of the Litter" photos. The images were chosen simply because they are fun and/or cute. We will post them over the next few days for your viewing pleasure.

Skyhoundz️ 4 weeks ago

We are pleased to announce that photos and videos from the Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship Open MicroDog, Open Youth, Open Divisions, and Pairs Freestyle are now available (Saturday/Sunday-Main Field) through Troy and Karen Burns' website Karen Images. They have been organizing and editing the images and videos since returning from Chattanooga for you to share the sport with your friends and family. Troy was a local and regional disc dog competitor with his dog Roxanne in the early days of the Greater Atlanta Dog & Disc Club (1993-1995). Troy and Karen would like to see the sport continue to grow in popularity so that one day they can watch it on ESPN instead of cornhole or bowling. The photos and/or videos are being offered at an incredible price without any copyright limitations to help you lead others into participating in the sport. Skyhoundz and Hyperflite support their efforts to share the sport, and we hope you will too! You can learn more by visiting https://karenimages.com/2023-skyhoundz-classic/

Skyhoundz️ 1 month ago

We are pleased to announce that photos and videos from the Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship Open Youth and Open Divisions are now available (Saturday-Main Field) through Troy and Karen Burns' website Karen Images. They have been organizing and editing the images and videos since returning from Chattanooga for you to share the sport with your friends and family. Troy was a local and regional disc dog competitor with his dog Roxanne in the early days of the Greater Atlanta Dog & Disc Club (1993-1995). Troy and Karen would like to see the sport continue to grow in popularity so that one day they can watch it on ESPN instead of cornhole or bowling. The photos and/or videos are being offered at an incredible price without any copyright limitations to help you lead others into participating in the sport. Skyhoundz and Hyperflite support their efforts to share the sport, and we hope you will too! You can learn more by visiting https://karenimages.com/2023-skyhoundz-classic/

Skyhoundz️ 1 month ago

2023-2024 Season Rule Updates: Open Qualifiers: For competitors competing in Open Qualifiers, there are no longer any geographic limitations to receive Qs. Any competitor living anywhere in the world may now compete in any Open Qualifier anywhere in the world to qualify for the World Championship. In Skyhoundz Classic Open Qualifiers, we are adding a Sport Youth Division (on an exhibition/trial basis). This means that we will record the results, and award discs given, but there will not be any Qs awarded and the event will not be held at the World Championship. Last Chance Qualifiers (LCQ): At all LCQs, the number of Q spots awarded, per competitor, will be the same as the number offered at Open Qualifiers (two per competitor plus any Pairs Distance/Accuracy or Pairs Freestyle earned). Please note: This rule modification does not affect the total number of Qs available at LCQs, just per-person limits.

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Attention-Skyhoundz Classic World Champion Competitors and/or friends and family. Are you interested in the professional photos and/or video of your dog from the 2023 Skyhoundz Classic World Canine Championship? If so, I have some exciting news for you! Karen Images (Troy and Karen Burns) shot high-res stills and 1080p videos of all the Skyhoundz Classic portion of the World Championship that was done on the main field. Because we all want you to have access to the images and video to share the sport with your friends and family, Troy and Karen have offered to do several weeks of editing, processing, cropping, color-correcting, etc., to make available two packages for your purchase: 1) All stills and/or 2) All video of a competitor/dog team that was shot on the main field. You will be free to use and share the images/video in any manner that you like (social media, website, screen savers, etc.). Please note these packages will be per team: one person and one dog for all rounds you competed in (unless a technical error prevented it). If you competed with more than one dog, each dog will have its own package for you to choose from. The final still images will be cropped and color-corrected with no watermark. For the video, we will substitute the background audio with a licensed upbeat tune, so it can be posted on social media like Facebook or YouTube without any copyright issues. As soon as Troy and Karen have completed all their editing and processing, we will provide the information on how to order your 2023 Skyhoundz Classic World Championship package(s)!

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Please stay off the fields at Coolidge Park with discs and dogs! If you want to warm up, please use the fields on the other side of the bridge where the Worlds were last year.

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Congratulations to all of the Disc Dogathon Champions! Images will be uploaded to https://www.fouldsphotography.com/skyhoundz2023worldchampionship

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Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Today's Skyhoundz Xtreme Distance World Canine Disc Championship was completed with some incredible throws, awesome attempts, crazy catches, and a dominating performance by Barbara Reinhold who collected all three top spots in three divisions. With Mary Denise Williamson at the helm, and Richard Williamson with his finger on the radar gun, the event was run so close to light speed I think we may have finished before we began. :-) Anyway, the results have been posted on the Skyhoundz website and we're off and running to day three...the DiscDogathon World Canine Disc Championships!

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Congratulations to all the Skyhoundz Xtreme Distance Champions! https://www.fouldsphotography.com/skyhoundz2023worldchampionship

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Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

If you are in the DiscDogathon World Championship, please, please, please volunteer to do your Bullseye, Spot Landing, and TimeTrial rounds today. You can email Criss Brown (Startariot0107@gmail.com) or let her know this morning at the field.

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Nice plug for the Skyhoundz World Championships, but it's a shame our current Pairs World Champion team will not be in the house to defend their title (due to car trouble). So, I think it's fair to say there will be a new team on the top spot of the podium this year and the field is wide open!

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Here are this week's events.

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Day one of the Skyhoundz World Championship week marathon is complete! All the scores have been posted on the Skyhoundz website for the DiscDogathon and Xtreme Distance LCQs. Conditions hot, staff and volunteers prepared, competitors enthusiastic, and performances top-notch. And all were winners getting an opportunity to play with their dogs in front of friends and family. Today, we have the Xtreme Distance World Championship on tap with some advanced runs of DiscDogathon Bullseye, Spot Landing, and TimeTrial. Good luck to you all and let's keep sportsmanship and love of our dogs the priority!

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Attention: DD World Competitors... Now that all of you (DD WC competitors) have had time to percolate over the idea of getting your Spot Landing, Bullseye, and/or TimeTrial runs out of the way on Tuesday, please send Criss Brown an email ASAP that you are volunteering to do so, so she can put together a list of competitors. This will make everything more efficient for MadDogs on Tuesday. Criss Brown's email address is: startariot0107@gmail.com Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Attention: 2023 LCQ competitors... If you are interested, you may now set up your tent around the LCQ D/A field at Camp Jordan.

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Attention: 2023 DD WC Competitors...(please pass the word) In order to assure that all 2023 DD WC competitors have time to complete their competition rounds, we have decided on Tuesday (October 3, 2023) to simultaneously run, along with Xtreme Distance (XD) WC events, the following DD events: Spot Landing, Bullseye, and TimeTrial. In that way, we can reduce the number of rounds that will take place on Wednesday and ensure that all competitors complete their rounds before dark. You are not required to compete on Tuesday, but if you aren't competing in XD WC, or have time between your XD rounds, we encourage you to complete your DD WC rounds. We highly recommend that you compete on Tuesday where possible. For those DD WC competitors participating, the Competitors' Meeting will begin at 8:30 am with Spot Landing starting at 9 am. Please send Criss Brown an email ASAP that you are volunteering to do so, so she can put together a list of competitors. This will make everything more efficient for MadDogs on Tuesday. Criss Brown's email address is: startariot0107@gmail.com Please note: If you are competing in XD WC, XD WC takes precedence over any of your DD WC rounds.

Skyhoundz️ 2 months ago

Just in time for this year's Worlds, an awesome Skyhoundz pin and magnet! We'll have them onsite or through the link below. https://skyhoundz.com/product/skyhoundz-magnet-pin/

Skyhoundz️ 3 months ago

This year's beautiful Skyhoundz World Championship commemorative pins with catches (or magnets) are now available on the Skyhoundz store at the following link: https://skyhoundz.com/product/23-skyhoundz-world-championship-commemorative-pin-magnet/ And, for those who are looking for 2022 WC pins, we still have some available at the link below. We also ordered some 2022 WC pins with magnets for those who requested them last year. https://skyhoundz.com/product/22-skyhoundz-world-championship-commemorative-pin-magnet/ The pins are based on the disc designs by our great designer, Aura M Moreno.

Skyhoundz️ 3 months ago

Would you like to compete in a 2023 Last Chance Qualifier or have already qualified and would like to compete in the 2023 World Canine Disc Championships? Registration closes at the end of the day, on Sunday, September 10, 2023. Please do not contact us on the following Monday and say your dog ate your registration form...Register Today and we will all sleep better! To register, go to the following link and click on the LCQ/Registration Tab...

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Last Chance Qualifier & World Championship Information – Skyhoundz

2023Skyhoundz World Canine Disc ChampionshipInformation An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19…

Skyhoundz️ 4 months ago

Own a limited edition piece of history with an official 2023 Hyperflite Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship commemorative white K-10 Competition Standard disc (with a holographic aqua and black hot stamp). These discs are individually numbered (on the back) with a limited quantity of 200 available. While supplies last. Designed by Aura M. Moreno. https://skyhoundz.com/product/2023-hyperflite-skyhoundz-world-championship-disc/ If you are trying to complete your collection or are interested in some discs from previous World Championships, you might be able to find them in our collectible section here: https://skyhoundz.com/product-category/discs/collectable/

Skyhoundz️ 5 months ago

We are pleased to announce that Skyhoundz Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) and World Canine Disc Championship (WC) registration is now open through the "LCQ/WC Registration" tab, on the following page. Registration will run through Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 11:59 EDT. https://skyhoundz.com/last-chance-qualifier-and-world-championship-information/ Once you have registered, you can confirm that your information is correct by going to the "Competitor List" tab. And, if you are interested in the stats (Breeds, competitor registrations, etc.), just check out the "Competitor Stats" tab. Important note: If you made an error in your registration, forgot a dog, or missed an event, please do NOT register a second time. Just contact us and we can add, remove, or make changes on our end (info@skyhoundz.com). We look forward to seeing our old friends and meeting new ones during our annual week-long celebration of disc dog sports.

Skyhoundz️ 5 months ago

2019 Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship (SWCD) Video If you would prefer to watch this on YouTube, here is the link: https://youtu.be/o7dEwMUFPHg CORRECTION: Seven countries were represented at the 2019 SWCDC: Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Israel, Italy, Korea, and the US, plus one US territory, Puerto Rico. BACK STORY: In 2020, due to the COVID lockdown when everyone was home and most businesses were closed, our videographer Troy Burns (Metro Productions) and I couldn't help but notice the dearth of entertaining programming being aired on ESPN and other sports networks. After all, there are only so many lawn dart contests, go fish tournaments, shuffleboard events, and water balloon fights that a person should be subjected to, so we decided to put together a show of the (then current) 2019 Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship (SWCDC) in hopes that we could bring some improved entertainment to the masses and expose disc dogs to a new audience. We decided our first attempt would be the Open Divisions (MicroDog, Open, and Youth) of Skyhoundz Classic in hopes that the show would be widely successful and the networks would clammer for more disc dog action...which we had the raw video of in the can. After countless hours of back-and-forth editing, music selection, voice-over, titling, scripting, etc., we had a finished piece that we marketed to fund the production costs. While we felt strongly that the finished show was as entertaining as other "sports" being aired, we couldn't find anyone to take on the month-long production costs which would allow us to produce the 2022 SWCDC that is also in the can. As we look forward to the 2023 SWCDC, we are releasing the 2019 edition following the original plan of it being sponsored by CHEENGZ Disc Golf through our Facebook pages and YouTube channels. If you enjoy it, please let everyone know about it, and feel free to share the information/links. We'd love to find an anchor sponsor to fund this level of production for the 2023 SWCDC. SIDE NOTE: While we were forced to cancel the 2020 SWCDC, through the generous sponsorship of Purina, we WERE able to hold an incredibly successful virtual event, the Skyhoundz International Disc Dog Face-Off (SIDDFO) which received over 70,000 online views/votes worldwide. You can view all the competitors' entries on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKT9TUXGXeI... FURTHER INFORMATION: Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Skyhoundz Championship or producing a show with our content? Your sponsorship will help fund our six-camera live switched two-day production with all ISO audio/video files recorded and linked via time code. Please contact us at–info@skyhoundz.com Metro Productions, LLC dba Karen Images (video production)– https://www.karenimagesres.com/metro-productions Hyperflite Flying Discs–https://hyperflite.com/ Skyhoundz (competition schedule, rules, training, and more)–https://skyhoundz.com/ Cheengz Disc Golf Discs–https://www.cheengz.com/

Skyhoundz️ 6 months ago

2019 Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship Trailer The show will be going live on Friday, June 16, 2023, at 7 pm EDT here: https://youtu.be/o7dEwMUFPHg

Skyhoundz️ 6 months ago

CORRECTION: Seven countries were represented at the 2019 SWCDC: Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Israel, Italy, Korea, and the US, plus one US territory, Puerto Rico. BACK STORY: In 2020, due to the COVID lockdown when everyone was home and most businesses were closed, our videographer Troy Burns (Metro Productions) and I couldn't help but notice the dearth of entertaining programming being aired on ESPN and other sports networks. After all, there are only so many lawn dart contests, go fish tournaments, shuffleboard events, and water balloon fights that a person should be subjected to, so we decided to put together a show of the (then current) 2019 Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship (SWCDC) in hopes that we could bring some improved entertainment to the masses and expose disc dogs to a new audience. We decided our first attempt would be the Open Divisions (MicroDog, Open, and Youth) of Skyhoundz Classic in hopes that the show would be widely successful and the networks would clammer for more disc dog action...which we had the raw video of in the can. After countless hours of back-and-forth editing, music selection, voice-over, titling, scripting, etc., we had a finished piece that we marketed to fund the production costs. While we felt strongly that the finished show was as entertaining as other "sports" being aired, we couldn't find anyone to take on the month-long production costs which would allow us to produce the 2022 SWCDC that is also in the can. As we look forward to the 2023 SWCDC, we are releasing the 2019 edition following the original plan of it being sponsored by CHEENGZ Disc Golf through our Facebook pages and YouTube channels. If you enjoy it, please let everyone know about it, and feel free to share the information/links. We'd love to find an anchor sponsor to fund this level of production for the 2023 SWCDC. SIDE NOTE: While we were forced to cancel the 2020 SWCDC, through the generous sponsorship of Purina, we WERE able to hold an incredibly successful virtual event, the Skyhoundz International Disc Dog Face-Off (SIDDFO) which received over 70,000 online views/votes worldwide. You can view all the competitors' entries on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKT9TUXGXeI&list=PLiGCtB7jSNrd1XPjkUmhFa1OHHpeODWj_ FURTHER INFORMATION: Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Skyhoundz Championship or producing a show with our content? Your sponsorship will help fund our six-camera live switched two-day production with all ISO audio/video files recorded and linked via time code. Please contact us at–info@skyhoundz.com Metro Productions, LLC dba Karen Images (video production)– https://www.karenimagesres.com/metro-productions Hyperflite Flying Discs–https://hyperflite.com/ Skyhoundz (competition schedule, rules, training, and more)–https://skyhoundz.com/ Cheengz Disc Golf Discs–https://www.cheengz.com/

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2019 Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship

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Skyhoundz️ 11 months ago

I can’t wait to see what this youth division does next year. There is a lot of up and coming talented kids. 273 days until Worlds 2023. www.fouldsphotography.com

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Skyhoundz️ 12 months ago

291 Days left until World Championships 2023! Today our pups are looking forward to warmer weather as we are getting ice and snow here in PA. Here a few images of some warmer weather days.

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Skyhoundz️ 12 months ago

Today, Jeff Perry and I attended the renaming ceremony of the Outdoor Chattanooga building to the "Philip Grymes Outdoor Chattanooga Center." Speaking at the event included the current Mayor of Chattanooga, two former Mayors (one of whom went on to become a US Senator for Tennessee), and the Administrator of Parks & Outdoors. The words spoken by those at the ceremony about Philip were loving, respectful, appreciative, and heartfelt. Philip brought the "outdoor," through his dedication, hard work, and commitment, to Chattanooga every day and his legacy will live on. Over the past 15 years, we are grateful for Philip's friendship and efforts in bringing the Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship to his home. A part of him will always live with us and our event and we are forever indebted to him.

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Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

Time for a Skyhoundz Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale! This year we are offering the 2013 Skyhoundz Black "Fly High...Bite Hard!" sweatshirts and all assorted toys at 75% off. Most items available are less than six (some just one), so don't delay and jump on this today! No coupon code is required. Happy Holidays to you all!

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Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

Please note the following rule modification for Skyhoundz events in Freestyle (DiscDogathon & Skyhoundz Classic), effective immediately. Skyhoundz will now accept Freestyle scoring results in quarter-point increments (i.e. 5.0, 5.25, 5.5, 5.75, and 6.0) instead of half-point increments (i.e. 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0). This can be especially useful for competitions with a lot of Freestyle competitors.

Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

For those who didn't make it to the World Championship, this year we offered a commemorative WC pin that looks great on caps, bags, jackets, etc. You can get yours now through the Skyhoundz store! https://skyhoundz.com/product/22-skyhoundz-world-championship-commemorative-pin/

Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

If you are looking for a children's book as a gift for a birthday or for the holidays, you might want to pick up the "Adventures of Bella and Aubrey: Bentley, the Dog Nobody Wanted." I'm sure you recognize the drawing of Frank Montgomery and Ray Lowman (attached), who are characters in this (true story) book. [A portion of sales from this book will be contributed to HART for Animals, Inc. in Accident, Maryland. Since 2003 HART for Animals, Inc. has been rescuing and finding homes for animals in western Maryland, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. For more information on adopting an animal, visit their website hartforanimals.org.] "Bentley, The Dog Nobody Wanted," is the quintessential children’s book. It contains a remarkable true story, with positive messaging, and is presented in a very entertaining way. Although I am familiar with Bentley’s history, the ending still brought happy tears to my eyes and I hope his story will serve as a catalyst for many more successful canine adoption stories! I would have been delighted to read it to my kids (now grown adults) when they were learning to read and heartily recommend it. Peter Bloeme

Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

Skyhoundz World Championship photos are now complete! Check out some of the Sport Competition images below and see more at www.fouldsphotography.com Click on Galleries, Disc Dog, Skyhoundz World Championship and Last Chance 2022 or go to https://www.fouldsphotography.com/skyhoundz2022worldchampionships

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Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

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Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

Skyhoundz MicroDog and Pairs Freestyle is now complete. Next up Sport. To view/purchase images go to: https://www.fouldsphotography.com/skyhoundz2022worldchampionships I am having trouble uploading previews to facebook posts. I will try again and update when it will load them.

Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

Skyhoundz Classic Open images are now complete! Thank you all for your patience in getting the images to you. I am now working on Micro Dog and will be uploading them daily. To view images go to https://www.fouldsphotography.com/skyhoundz2022worldchampionships

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Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

Skyhoundz Disc Dogathon World Championship images are complete. To view them go to https://www.fouldsphotography.com/skyhoundz2022worldchampionships Cherish the memories hug your dogs as we remember Zorro. Jackie and Jeff our thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

I know many of you haven't fully recovered from the 2022 Last Chance Qualifiers and World Championships, but... We are pleased to announce the schedule for the 2023 Last Chance Qualifiers and World Championships so you will all have plenty of time to prepare. Monday, October 2, 2023, DiscDogathon/Xtreme Distance LCQ Tuesday, October 3, 2023, Xtreme Distance WC Wednesday, October 4, 2023, DiscDogathon WC Friday, October 6, 2023, Skyhoundz Classic LCQ Saturday, October 7, 2023, Skyhoundz Classic WC (Day 1) Sunday, October 8, 2023, Skyhoundz Classic WC (Day 2)

Skyhoundz️ 1 year ago

Working through the tens of thousand of images from last week and I wanted to share a few. You can view more images at www.fouldsphotography.com, click on galleries, disc dog, Skyhoundz World Championships and Last Chance 2022. I have images separated into different folders to make it easier to find the different competitions. I will be updating the folders daily. When I have completed a competition the folder will say final. If you have any questions please reach out to me via my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063508106686 or send me a message via my website.

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