Above / Tom Wehrli again has organized the K-9 Frisbee World Championships during Labor Day Weekend. For 2019, the games will be played at Nike Park, just south of I-88.
Update, Aug. 31, 2019 / Schedule remains the same for the 2-day event at Nike Park, Mill Street at Diehl Road.
Original Post, July 8, 2017 / The competitive high-jumping canines will be back in Naperville, ready to run in the popular K-9 Frisbee World Championships for the high-flying Frisbees on Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 2 and 3.
According to organizer Tom Wehrli, the 2017 Ashley Whippet World Championship Last Chance Qualifier Naperville competition will be held at Nike Park, located at 288 W. Diehl Rd. at Mill Street.
9:30AM Saturday & Sunday
First up beginning at 9:30AM on Saturday, Ashley Whippet Last Chance Qualifier is sponsored by Discovering the World.
Then at 9:30AM on Sunday, the Ashley Whippet K-9 Frisbee World Championships take center field.
Spectators are welcome to enjoy the entertaining showmanship of high-performing dogs in the spirit of Ashley Whippet (1971-1985), the dog that wowed crowds in awe of his disc-catching ability. In his heyday, Ashley Whippet ran up to 35 miles per hour and leaped 9 feet in the air to retrieve Frisbees.
Find plenty of free parking available at Nike Park.
Nike Park is just steps from many Naperville hotels located along Diehl Road and minutes from downtown Naperville. For information about overnight stays, visit www.visitnaperville.com.
Going the distance for K-9 Competition
“We are expecting teams from as far away as Japan and China,” said Wehrli. “There will be around 50-70 teams from all over the United States, also.”
For more information, contact Tom Wehrli (630) 913-5933.
Ashley Whippet Online Museum
To learn the history of the K-9 Frisbee sport, visit www.ashleywhippetmuseum.com.
Tom Wehrli, resident historian from Naperville, Illinois, lives and breathes canine Frisbee. For more than 35 years, Wehrli has dedicated space in his home and basement to a huge displays of memorabilia he has collected.
His ever-growing collection is now showcased on the world wide web, augmented by his knowledge and dedication to take on the mission of putting the history together of this now-international sport.
Many commemorative and collectible items are available for purchase.
According to Alex Stein, Ashley Whippet’s owner and trainer, Wehrli always has been the man behind the Ashley Whippet museum and is affectionately known by K9 Frisbee sports enthusiasts as “Curator of the Ashley Whippet Museum.”
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