Heather Gulden's dog finished second in the Semi-Pro division at Stone Mountain Park's DockDogs qualifying event over the weekend.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
We did not secure ourselves an invite to the DockDogs World Championships. However we did very well, finishing second in the Semi-Pro division with a jump of 21'8". This was a wonderful event and so picturesque. The Park was happy too and I believe they want to do it again next year! It probably won't be a wildcard next year. They will move that along to another part of the country, but hopefully we will be jumping at the Rock again. Nathan Jr has a Facebook page too if you would like to see other photos or updates for this event or future ones! Related article: Dock Diving: Let Leaping Dogs Dive Heather Gulden is the owner of Tucker Pet Supply
Tucker Pet Supply's owner has a dog competing this weekend in a popular new sport.
It's not exactly an Olympic sport, but canine dock diving is catching on and a Tucker businesswoman has an emerging star in the field. Nathan Jr., a three-year-old Pit Bill-German Shepherd mix, is competing in Stone Mountain Park's DockDogs qualifying event, starting today, July 27, through Sunday, July 29, attempting to win an invitation to the DockDogs World Championships. His proud owner, Heather Gulden of Tucker Pet Supply, told Patch: "We are very excited about this upcoming event. We just returned home from the Eastern Regionals where we placed just shy of the Top Four placing needed to go to the World Championships in November (we finished sixth) so it is nice to have another shot here at an invite." Dock jumping is fairly basic - …
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6:25 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012
Congratulations, Nathan Jr and Heather! more ›