Many competing dogs are 10 years old and over, so there's no upper age as long as the dog is healthy. The only requirement is that they perfect the turning technique at the box, known as the "swimmer's turn", to minimise potential knee and hip joint impact. What is flyball training? There are plenty of opportunities for serious fun available to anyone willing to put in just a bit of work. We need good options for fun, and that’s why it is the fourth letter in SAVOR. The correct flooring is essential — the dogs need high-quality ribbed foam matting, which protects their paws, hips, and knee joints. This offers excellent traction, preventing slips and slides, along with a foam base to cushion the impact of the "swimmer's turn" at the box end of the course.

But if you don't have a flyball box, now is an excellent time to join a flyball club to complete the training.We are good at adapting. Any outcome in life—whether good or bad—generally has a limited, temporary impact on our subjective happiness. Happiness begins to slip away as soon as we grab it. When we are not deliberate in our approach to our changing circumstances, we risk being less happy. Recent research suggests we can “outsmart” adaptation when we’re given the right tools.

The reason for this is the hedonic flexibility principle. When we’re not having fun, we seek poor forms of escapism to feel better. In a landmark study of how people spend their time, a team of scientists from Harvard, Stanford, and MIT looked at how (and why) people choose their everyday activities. The study included a large sample of more than twenty-eight thousand people. The conclusion of the study found that, unlike people who don’t enjoy life, people who felt good about how they were spending leisure time were more likely to choose useful activities later that weren’t necessarily mood-enhancing. When our “fun cup” is full, we can resist the allure of short-term gains (because these types of “rewards” are already bountiful through deliberate design) and invest in long-term enrichment goals. Our pursuit of happiness is often driven by the allure of a potential reward or positive outcome and the accompanying good feelings when we have predicted correctly. There are three reasons for this:You can adjust the height of the jumps depending on the size of the shortest dog competing in the game — the minimum height is 20cm, and the maximum is 40cm. The recognised standard is to set the jump at 10cm below the shoulder height of the smallest competing dog. It’s important to note that prioritizing fun during the pandemic can take extra work. To play music together safely last winter, my friends and I brought our instruments outside, along with hot drinks, hand warmers, heavy coats and blankets. We were cold, but the joy of having fun together lingered for days. Find fun in small doses