In 1994 a group of flyball enthusiasts in the UK formed the BFA (British Flyball Association) and since then the association has grown to 1000's of members.
To compete in BFA Flyball, dogs must be over 18 months old. Some dogs will be fast, some will be slow, some will pick up flyball quickly, and some take a longer time. The most important thing is to have fun with your dog.
All BFA sanctioned tournaments run in accordance with the BFA rules, and all dogs and handlers must be registered with the BFA to enter the ring.
You can find out more about the BFA and its teams on www.flyball.org.uk
Open Tournaments All dogs must race with the primary team that they are registered to. You can have any mix of breeds within a team.
Multibreed Tournaments Teams must contain 4 different breeds of dog (all cross-breeds count as one breed), with only one dog of each breed actively racing in the team at any one time. Teams made up of dogs from different BFA registered teams are allowed to race as Multibreed teams.
Intermediate and Starter racing Intermediate and Starter tournaments are not sanctioned by the BFA, but are instead as the names suggest, ways for new dogs and handlers to be introduced to a competition setting. Dogs must be at least 12 months old, and the ring is set up the same as for an Open tournament, however wings and/or netted lanes can be used at the side of, or between jumps to help guide the dogs. Dogs don't have to trigger the box and boxloaders can give the dogs plenty of encouragement. Younger dogs benefit from lower jumps irrespective of their own height.
Flyball Milestone Awards As well as winning rosettes dependent on your final position in the division at a tournament, BFA points are awarded to each of the dogs racing in a leg of a sanctioned competition provided that all four dogs complete the leg without error. Milestone Awards are awarded to dogs throughout their flyball career.
Each of the four dogs contributing to a clean run will be awarded 20 points.
Each of the four dogs contributing to a winning leg will be awarded 5 points.
Flyball Dog Award = 1000 points
Flyball Dog Advanced Award = 5000 points
Silver Award = 10,000 points
Ice Blue Moon Award = 20,000 points
Pearl Award = 30,000 points
Chica Chicana Award = 40,000 points
Belle Star Award = 50,000 points
To compete in BFA Flyball, dogs must be over 18 months old. Some dogs will be fast, some will be slow, some will pick up flyball quickly, and some take a longer time. The most important thing is to have fun with your dog.
All BFA sanctioned tournaments run in accordance with the BFA rules, and all dogs and handlers must be registered with the BFA to enter the ring.
You can find out more about the BFA and its teams on www.flyball.org.uk
Open Tournaments All dogs must race with the primary team that they are registered to. You can have any mix of breeds within a team.
Multibreed Tournaments Teams must contain 4 different breeds of dog (all cross-breeds count as one breed), with only one dog of each breed actively racing in the team at any one time. Teams made up of dogs from different BFA registered teams are allowed to race as Multibreed teams.
Intermediate and Starter racing Intermediate and Starter tournaments are not sanctioned by the BFA, but are instead as the names suggest, ways for new dogs and handlers to be introduced to a competition setting. Dogs must be at least 12 months old, and the ring is set up the same as for an Open tournament, however wings and/or netted lanes can be used at the side of, or between jumps to help guide the dogs. Dogs don't have to trigger the box and boxloaders can give the dogs plenty of encouragement. Younger dogs benefit from lower jumps irrespective of their own height.
Flyball Milestone Awards As well as winning rosettes dependent on your final position in the division at a tournament, BFA points are awarded to each of the dogs racing in a leg of a sanctioned competition provided that all four dogs complete the leg without error. Milestone Awards are awarded to dogs throughout their flyball career.
Each of the four dogs contributing to a clean run will be awarded 20 points.
Each of the four dogs contributing to a winning leg will be awarded 5 points.
Flyball Dog Award = 1000 points
Flyball Dog Advanced Award = 5000 points
Silver Award = 10,000 points
Ice Blue Moon Award = 20,000 points
Pearl Award = 30,000 points
Chica Chicana Award = 40,000 points
Belle Star Award = 50,000 points