Flyball is a relay race with 2 teams total of 8 dogs, 4 dogs on each team.  The course set up will be consist of :

starting line<---6ft--->1st hurdle<---10ft--->2nd hurdle<---10ft--->3rd hurdle<---10ft--->4th hurdle<---10ft--->mechanical box.

overall length : 51 feet

The first dog jumps the hurdles and steps on the spring loaded box that shoots a tennis ball out.  The dog catches it and runs back over the 4 hurdles.  When the first dog crosses the starting line the next dog goes.  The first team to have all 4 dogs run without errors wins the heat.  Tournaments are usually organized in either a double elimination or round robin format.  Double elimination is usually the best of 3 or best of 5.  Round robin is usually best 3 out of 5.  Each team receives a point for each heat won.  The first team to win the majority of heats in the race gains a point for that race as well.  The hurdle heights are dependent on the height of the dogs in the team - 4" below the shoulder height of the shortest dog.  The minimum height is 8"; maximum height is 16".

Here are some photos for the first time we tried working on our very own first flybox.  For those interested to start your furkids into this exciting sport, just drop your email to us and we will share our ideas how you can build your own flybox in an economic way!

The Hurdles

Work in progress :-

Sure or not can work... just let me double check

Final Testing to get the min 24 inch requirement.....

Yahoo!! my flyball set is ready!