50 + Teams in 12 regions the UK, The Netherlands, Australia and Japan
are now using Watch-Dog systems. Please read what they have to say
about their systems.
If you have any questions feel free to Email Me
Philip Lea organized the purchase of his -Mini- Flyball timing system 2/21/2008.
Ray Draper organized the purchase of the Second Watch-Dog Agility System Sold 5/07/2007.
Deanne & Erwin Stolk organized the purchase of 2 Watch-Dog -Mini- systems 4/22/2007.
Gerard Scheuierman organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system 3/29/2007.
Anita Butler organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system 3/15/2007.
Paula Merryman organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system 2/19/2007.
Shipping of the system ended up ~250.00US...
Brilliant!!! All set up - decided on getting a power pack similar to the Australians in the end - it comes with a recharging adapter for the car, which very conventiently fits your power socket too - so messing to do at all. Everything seems to be working ok - just need the rain the stop, some light outside and the dogs - then the fun can really begin.
Thanks - really do appreciate the speed in which everything was done - everybody will be so surprised to see them at practice tomorrow - and if the weather is fit we will try them out for real.
Thanks again
Paula
Sheffield Speeders
Ian Ferguson and Jenni Redmond from The Sydney Psychos Flyball Club organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system 2/7/2007.
Shipping of the system ended up ~340.00US...
check us out yesterday at training....
boy do we get keen now........ nailing the starts and the cross overs, fantastic system , everyone LOVES it
thanks again so much....
back to the fundraising.....
then we'll get our 2nd system im sure !!!
cya jen
Hi Bill,
Jenni sent an email on Tuesday saying that we have received the system. However I don't think you got it. We used it today and it is fantastic!!!! We have a competition in Canberra this weekend, so at training today we were able to fine tune our starts and change overs. As you know we train out doors and it was a very bright sunny day and we could see the light tree and counter fine. Everyone loves it and in we are already discussing a second sytem. So hopefully in a few months we can place another order. Jenny tooks some pictures today so I will ask her to forward them to you.
Once again, thanks for a fantastic system and if you need any references, just let us know.
Cheers and beers
Ian
Lori Kroening organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system 1/11/2007.
Sheri Schienbein from Cold Lake Dog Training Club the 5th Watch-Dog Flyball NAFA Certified system.
Watch-Dog Certified Flyball Sysetm
Hi There!
Just sending a follow-up to the system we purchased. I used it for the
second time last night and it is great!
Thanks so much, now we just need to get the dogs in sync and faster!!!
Sheri
Cold Lake Dog Training Club
Jump Start Agility: Oregon
Daisy Peel organized the purchase of the First Watch-Dog Agility System Sold 10/15/2006.
Watch-Dog Agility System Configuration & upgrades:
Base Watch-Dog Agility System
- Long Rage Transmitter Panels
System works great. If I have any other issues I'll be sure to email. Gotta get brand new batteries for the battery packs, but other than that it's great :-)
Daisy Peel
Jump Start Agility Web site
Web Site - www.jumpstartagility.com
SWAT Flyball Team: Ohio
Denis Breno organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system 10/03/2006.
Mini System Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog -Mini- System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
- Dennis ordered the Large External Display only a few weeks after getting his Mini!!!
Linda Carter Dependiable Paws: Florida Region 11
Linda Carter organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system 09/23/2006.
2006 U-FLI National Flyball Champions (Div 5)
Our Watch Dog system was a big help in preparing us for the Championship tournament! Thanks :-)
---Linda Carter
Mini System Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog -Mini- System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
- Large External Display (2.5")
Canine Companions Sports Center: Region 15
Coleen Mrakovich organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system.
Canine Companions Sport Center
Web Site
Mini System Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog -Mini- System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
- Large External Display (2.5")
Push Play: Region 10
Stephanie Macdougall from Push Play purchased the 4th Watch-Dog Flyball NAFA Certified system.
Watch-Dog Certified Flyball Sysetm
Hi William,
The system was successfully set up on the very first night. We were all so excited that we met at our training facility just to have a look at them (some people even drove from an hour away to see them).
We can't thank-you enough for the work that you did and for keeping us up to date on the progress as you were completing the build. Although we haven't had a lot of time to work with the lights as of yet, we'll be sure to let you know if we have any questions. Sorry we didn't send a note earlier. I think that we were just so excited to actually have the lights, that we forgot to write and let you know how the set up went. It took a LOT of fundraising and teaching classes to raise the funds for the lights but we couldn't be more pleased.
Take care,
Stephanie Macdougall
ProSeries Push Play! Flyball Club
Update 10/3/2006
Hey Bill,
I just wanted to drop you an e-mail and let you know how things went as far as your lights go at our tournament. They were awesome and such a great investment. Our major team sponsor purchased them for us and they commented on them right away and said how new and professional looking they were. We host a annual tournament the first weekend of October called the Harvest Fling and we ended up having the best one yet. This was our third year hosting it. We ended up with the most teams yet with 21. I'm sure you have seen more than that, but with such a small region and the majority of the teams 4 hours away this is pretty good. We also hosted 4 teams from the Northeastern US which we have not had any teams from the states before.
To top it all off we had the privilege of being filmed for National television. I don't know if you have heard of Top Dogs the t.v. show, it airs on the Outdoor Life Network. Well, they made their first trip to the east coast and filmed out tournament, as well as your lights. They took shots of the lights going through all the different sequences(early start, delays, early pass, etc.). So with your logo so cleverly placed on the tree you should get some free advertising.
Overall good job on designing and making a great product. I would recommend it to anyone. If you wish to use me as a reference I will gladly be one.
Thanks again,
Peter Douthwright
ProSeries PushPlay!Flyball Club
P.S. Once I get a copy of the television show maybe you would be interested in getting a copy for promotional purposes.
Push Play Web site
Web Site - www.flyballdogs.com/pushplay
Barn Stormers Flyball Club: Region 7
Marg Peard from The Barn Stormers Flyball Club organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system.
System Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog -Mini- System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
- Large External Display (2.5")
Howlin' to Run Flyball team : Arizona Region 6
Rosie Holewinski organized the purchase for the Howlin' to Run Flyball team. They received
their 2 Lane PC based Watch-Dog system on 10/17/05. Configuration & upgrades:
2 Lane PC Based Watch-Dog System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
Stampede Flyball Racing Team: Region 6
Jenna Brown from The Stampede Flyball Racing Team organized the purchase of their Watch-Dog -Mini- system.
Stampede Flyball Racing
Web Site
They will receive their system on 05/3/05. Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog -Mini- System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
- Large External Display (2.5")
Clean Break Flyball: Region 15
The Clean Break Flyball team received
their Watch-Dog -Mini- system on 03/7/05. Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog -Mini- System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
- Large External Display (2.5")
Stichting Randstad Hondensport : The Netherlands
Stichting Randstad Hondensport will receive
their 2 Lane PC based Watch-Dog system on 12/20/04. Configuration & upgrades:
2 Lane PC Based Watch-Dog System
- 8 beams per stand (4 Start and 4 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
Federatie Hondensport Nederland : The Netherlands
Federatie Hondensport Nederland will receive
their 2 Lane PC based Watch-Dog system on 12/20/04. Configuration & upgrades:
2 Lane PC Based Watch-Dog System
- 8 beams per stand (4 Start and 4 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
321 Lift Off Flyball Racing Team : Florida Region 11
321 Lift Off Flyball Racing Team received
their 2 Lane PC based Watch-Dog system on 12/09/04. Configuration & upgrades:
2 Lane PC Based Watch-Dog System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
Matsqui Flyball & Agility Club : Region 7 B.C. Canada
Awesome!!!
Everyone was so impressed, especially me. I did Dog Evaluations and ran individual dog times, and it was so easy. Bill they are excellent and with the remote control I still control everything . This is what its all about, we have jumped into 2005 and we are ready to compete with a competitive edge. As I told you before we have a big club between 4 to 5 teams, and for me to time and train and do everything it was getting to be a nightmare, but now I feel great about it. Don't be surprised if I order another set so I can link the two in a year or so, just for us. I am so happy way to go WATCH DOG.
Kurt Klassen Flyball Coordinator Matsqui Flyball and Agility Club
Matsqui Flyball & Agility Club received
their Watch-Dog -Mini- system on 12/03/04. Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog -Mini- System
- 8 beams per stand (4 Start and 4 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
- Large External Display (2.5")
Muddy Paws: Region 7
Muddy Paws team received
their Watch-Dog -Mini- system on 07/23/04. Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog -Mini- System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Remote Upgrade
- Large External Display (2.5")
High Fives in WI: Region 4
The High Fives in WI team received
their 2 lane PC based system on 04/14/04. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Remote Upgrade
- Metal Beam sensors
Live Wires Flyball: UK
Firstly, I'm very impressed with how easy it is to put together and get
started. Had it up and running far quicker than expected.
Martyn Ford
Live Wires Flyball team received
their 2 lane PC based system on 03/16/04. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 8 beams per stand (4 Start and 4 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Remote Upgrade
- Metal Beam sensors
Push The Limits: Region 10
Push The Limits team received
their 2 lane Certified system on 02/26/04. Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog Certified Flyball Sysetm
Everyone loved the displays, All and all it was a great weekend.
Thanks again Bill for the lights:)
Cheers,
Jane
Jane Smith
Hawkeye Hustlers: Region 4
Hawkeye Hustlers team received
their 2 lane Certified system on 12/01/03. Configuration & upgrades:
Watch-Dog Certified Flyball System
Ketch This: Florida Region 11
The Ketch This team received
their 2 lane system on 10/10/03. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Remote Upgrade
- Metal Beam sensors
Alabama Slammers: Alabama Region 14
The Alabama Slammers team received
their 2 lane system on 8/22/03. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Remote Upgrade
- Metal Beam sensors
The Gamblers Flyball Racing: Alabama
Region 14
The Gamblers team received their
2 lane system on 08/14/03. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Remote Upgrade
- Metal Beam sensors
Mighty Mutts: Michigan Region 1
The Mighty Mutts team received
their single lane system on 04/02/02. Configuration & upgrades:
- Single Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Single Lane Start Tree
- Metal Beam sensors
Mad Mutts flyball team: Essex,
England
Mad Mutts flyball team received
their 2 lane Stand Alone system on 5/21/03. Configuration &
upgrades:
- Stand Alone Watch-Dog
System
- 8 beams per stand (4 Start and 4 Pass)
- Dual Lane
Start Tree
- Metal Beam sensors
- 12v Power Inverter to enable
out door use
Lone Star Ruffnecks: Texas Region 5
The Lone Star Ruffnecks team
received their 2 lane system on 1/5/03. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Metal Beam sensors
Rock 'N' Rovers: California Region 16
The Rock 'N' Rovers team received
their 2 lane system on 12/19/02. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Metal Beam sensors
DART Dog Agility Racing Team: Illinois
Region 4
The DART team received their 2
lane system on 12/04/02. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Metal Beam sensors
FBI Flyball Invaders: Virginia Region 9
It went really well. Now all it
will take is some time to get coordinated with the new equipment (how to
store it, how to quickly put it up, how to best record the times, which
outlets to use, getting a better extension cord, etc.). I'm really
pleased with the Watch -Dog equipment, I couldnt' be happier even! Thank
you! You've really spent a lot of time and thought into making this and
it really shows! I'm going to find some sort of foot locker or something
like that to store it all in.
Once again, thank you!
Terri Parrow
FBI FlyBall Invaders
Web Site
The FBI Flyball Invaders team
received their 2 lane system on 11/27/02. Configuration &
upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Metal Beam sensors
TxHavoc High Impact Flyball: Texas
Region 5
Just wanted to let everyone know
how pleased we are with our new timing system! We are utilizing them to
improve our passing and sharpening our start dog handlers, among other
things. We would recommend them highly as an excellent tool to improve
your teams.
Thanks again!
Melissa Sheehan
High Impact
Flyball Web Site
TxHavoc team received their
single lane system on 12/02/02. Configuration & upgrades:
- Single Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Single Lane Start Tree
- Metal Beam sensors
Heat Wave: Arizona Region 6
Wanted to touch base and let you
know that we LOVE our Watchdog system. We have discovered that several
dogs are faster than we thought and others are about what we thought. It
is so great to have the computer timing because it stops those on the
team who would like to argue that their dog was faster than that! It
also frees up a person to call passes and watch for errors. Since we
only have about one extra person if we have a team of four running, this
is very, very nice. And then we get terrific information on starts too!
Our start dog handler has now got his start time down to about .008. We
are just thrilled to death with this. Practice is more like being at a
tournament now with all our fancy stuff! We hope to do much better at
our next tournament due solely to the wonderful feedback of information
we get from the Watchdog. Thanks, thanks, thanks! We get to use it at a
demo for the first time on December 14. We'll be racing all day against
a team from Yuma - On Line K9 - and we can't wait. It will be SO
exciting!
Heat Wave Web Site
The Heat Wave team received their
2 lane system on 11/15/02. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Metal Beam sensors
Florida Air Xpress: Florida Region 11
Florida Air Xpress is the proud
owner of one of the first Watchdog EJS Systems. We are pleased with it
and find it a great help in our flyball practices and are looking
forward to using it during local *fun* tourneys. While it will run with
any competent PC, we do recommend it be run with a laptop -- less to set
up and a lot less cumbersome around a flyball lane. The system sets up
easily and delivers results !! Barbara Craig Florida Air Xpress I do
have a big brag to tell you about. The week our watch dog arrived
Florida Air Xpress went to the Tournament (The Fly Ball) in Raleigh, NC
hosted by DoGoneFast. Our best time of the weekend was a 23.15 but we
were not consistent. We were thrilled just to get qualifying races since
our prior Tourney had been dismal with us earning 12 pts one day and 3
pts the other. We came home and started to practice with the Watch Dog.
We video taped and analyzed. We had a play day with the system. We used
the system to help decide what time to send in to seed us in an upcoming
Tourney. This past weekend we competed in the Tropic 2002 in West Palm
Beach, FL hosted by Waverunners. We actually broke out twice at 21.6!!!
We consistently ran 22.0!! Our team earned over a 1000 points in the
weekend with more 25 pt runs than we have ever had in our teams'
history. We won division 2 both days!!! All the team members worked
hard, and we got wonderful advice from many experienced people but the
credit must go to Watch Dog. We are looking forward to going even faster
and "Running with the Big Dogs" in Division 1!!!
Thank you for
developing Watch Dog!!
Kathy Iozzio
Sincity Static,
FDCH UAGI Gallant Monty CDX,FDCH
Florida Air
Xpress Web Page
The Florida Air Express team
received their 2 lane system on 9/17/02. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
- Metal Beam sensors
High Plains Drifters: Missouri Region 4
Our team - High Plains Drifters - uses the Watchdog system at our
practice facility. It's an amazing tool for learning to start and pass
accurately and is a tremendous help in calculating seed times.
Like the NAFA systems, Watchdog shows your start lag, each dog's split
and the total time. It flags or rather, "red lights" false starts and
early passes. It shows you exactly how early a false start is, but
can't tell you anything about the timing of the other passes other than
whether they were early or not (you still need a human pass caller).
My BC frequently runs in the start position, and having the Watchdog
system to practice with has been a big advantage for me; I'm used to
running with lights, and so is my dog. In fact, he's so used to
starting on the first amber that his send command has become pretty much
superfluous. I ask Zane if he's ready, he looks to the lights and with
the first amber, he's GONE, whether I yell "Get it!" or not.
Kathleen Hansen
High Planes Drifters Web Page
The High Plains Drifters team
received their 2 lane system on 8/01/02. Configuration & upgrades:
- Dual Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Dual Lane Start Tree
Some Ruff Competition: Region 2
Some Ruff Competition won the
Region 2 Multibreed Championship for 2002. Your Watchdog system played
an important part in allowing us to fine-tune our exchanges, eliminate
line coaching variables and give our handlers the confidence to push
their exchanges.
Glenn Hamilton
Some Ruff
Competition is very pleased with the Watchdog system and have been using
it since the spring of 2002. William has been excellent in listening to
our request for subtle changes to his software and getting back to us
quickly with those changes. As a software developer myself, I know the
value of good customer support and William is excellent in his delivery
and follow up of changes. It's good to know that he is there for us
whenever we call.
Glenn Hamilton
Some Ruff Competition
Web Page
The Some Ruff Competition team
single lane system Configuration & upgrades:
- Single Lane PC Based Watch-Dog
System
- 6 beams per stand (3 Start and 3 Pass)
- Single Lane
Start Tree
