Articles


Fever Articles

These articles were kindly written by the authors especially for Flyball Fever:

Pre and Post Event Massage for Sporting dogs
An article particularly useful to use all season. Quick and easy techniques explained by Alison Bate (a qualified canine massage therapist) for flyball dogs. (May 2009)

External Links

The links below are the articles which are not hosted here on Flyball Fever, however you might find them useful. We cannot guarantee the techniques or advice on these pages, and consideration should be given before trying out any suggestions. Please read our disclaimer, or contact us to add or remove links.

Training

Yet to be added.

Conditioning

Conditioning for the Healthy Dog
An article from Sarah Johnson about general conditioning and exercise regimes for the sporting dog (pdf).

Conditioning Activities
An article from Everything Golden, explaining a list of activities that sporting dogs can partake in to strengthen them.

Conditioning the Competing Dog
Physical training for the competing dog.

Core Strengthening
Sarah Johnson explains techniques on strengthening the core muscles, and working on proprioception.

Training and Fitness for Sporting Dogs
Physical Health, Nutrition and Creative Exercise.

Condition to Compete (Part I)
Condition to Compete (Part II)
Information also on energy release, oxidation and nutrition.

Canine Performance Stress
Information also on energy release, oxidation and nutrition.

Injuries

Flyball Dogs and Injury Prevention
Conditioning, stretching, cooling down and more.

Injury Avoidance
Actually aimed at Sled Dogs, but a lot of it applicable to flyball too.

Hot Weather

Heatstroke
Information regarding overheating in working dogs.

Exercise Induced Hyperthermia
A rare condition, often experienced by Border Collies and Labradors.

Other

Canine Performance Stress
Information also on energy release, oxidation and nutrition.

A Guide To Muscles and Tendons
Provided by Royal Canin, general information on muscles, tendons and ligaments.

Power vs. Speed
A comparison of the needs of a dog in different types of exercise.

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Adaptations
Changes in dogs during exercise.

Nutritional Specifics of Physical Exercise
Changes in energy requirements and sources of dogs during physical exertion.