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Diving Pigs Join Dock Dogs and Diving Horses

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Rick SpilmanMay 12, 2015

A few years ago, we posted about a new competitive sport in which dogs compete by jumping off docks. Apparently, the competitions are continuing. The DockDogs website describes it as the “The World’s Premier Canine Aquatics Competition.” As no other canine … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged China, Diving Horses, Diving Pigs, Dock Dogs

Dock Dogs and Diving Horses

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Rick SpilmanMay 11, 2015

Some new competitive sports are better than others. I am not sure how I feel about dock dogs competitions. Still it has to be an improvement over diving horses which were wildly popular in the US in the 1880s. Remarkably there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Diving Horses, Dock Dogs
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