Disc Dog Competitions and Formats
Use this page to learn about the different styles of play and organizations within the Disc Dog world
Competition Formats
Toss & Fetch
Toss & Catch
Throw N Go
Distance & Accuracy
This is the original disc dog competition format. It involves a handler throwing a disc from a throwing line and the dog catching that disc. The further the throw, the more points the team earns. Different organizations can have different rules such as time limits and number of discs you are allowed to play with. They also may have different naming conventions for it but it is all very similar in the basic format.
Freestyle
Freestyle is a free-form, choreographed, routine set to music that is scored by judges with an emphasis on success, variety, innovation, and the athletic skills of the canine and thrower. Click Here for a fun video that was created by one of our club members that shows off some freestyle moves.
UpDog Games
UpDog is an Disc Dog organization that has a lot of fun games. There are two main styles of games; Disc Only Games and Agility/Crossover Games. The Agility/Crossover games are games that involve the jumps, tunnels, and hoops that you would find in a dog agility competition. For a full list of games and rules, visit the UpDog Challenge website.
MNDDC Format
MNDDC Format are games and freestyle that the Minnesota Disc Dog club members have created and contributed to. We play these games once a year at our night event called Star Jam.
Competition Organizations
This is the original disc dog competition format. It is named after the dog that put disc dog on the map back in the 1970s. It consists of freestyle and toss & fetch. Their T&F scores are lower, so that freestyle shines more in the overall scores in comparison to other formats.
A long-distance throwing competition. This is a bracket format, and you can use almost any dog safe disc!
Skyhoundz
Classic
Skyhoundz Classic has classic freestyle, pairs freestyle, and distance & accuracy (their version of toss and fetch). This is a classic format, as it mainly consists of freestyle and toss & fetch. Must use Hyperflite discs in all Skyhoundz events.
Skyhoundz
Discdogathon
This format from Skyhoundz incorporates a lot of fun games! Many of which require being able to have a handoff or using fewer discs than you would use in UpDog games. Must use Hyperflite discs in all Skyhoundz events.
Skyhoundz
Extreme Distance
A long-distance throwing competition from Skyhoundz. Must use Hyperflite discs in all Skyhoundz events.
The classic long-distance throwing competition. Must throw a Fastback disc or a disc of the same size and weight of a Fastback like the Hero Air 235.
One of the most beginner-friendly formats in the disc dog world! It is just as it sounds, a competition of tossing a frisbee, your dog catching it, returning it, and throwing again! We host multiple leagues as a club. These leagues last for 5 weeks and are typically held on weeknights or Sunday mornings. Join our Facebook group or subscribe to our Club Events page to find our next league.
A classic competition format with freestyle and toss & fetch. They host their world finals outside of the United States sometimes too.
UpDog is another beginner to expert friendly competition format. It is also very friendly to puppies and senior dogs who play, as UpDog allows "rollers" as throws in all their games! UpDog has freestyle along with multiple fun games that build many disc dog skills. They even incorporate agility into some games as well. If you would like to sign up for an upcoming UpDog event, please sign up for a free Team number first.
A classic format with a unique twist on their toss & fetch and freestyle! T&F is 90 seconds instead of 60 like most others.