Disc Dog VS Discus

Published December 15, 2008

How does the crowd pleasing sport of disc dog compare with the Olympic sport of discus?There are a lot of similarities between Olympic sports and the popular sports in the canine world. See how your favorite sports like flyball, agility, dock diving, disc dog and freestyle compare to their Olympic sport counterparts.

 

Dog Sport

 

Disc Dog

Handlers throw a disc to their dogs. The dogs and handlers compete in either distance catching or choreographed catching. Disc Dog has been a sport since the early 1970's.

Olympic Sport

 

Discus

Athletes throw a heavy disc. The athlete who throws the discus furthest wins. Discus as been an Olympic sport since 1896

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