Have You Heard Of Dogdancing?

On the internet, there are videos of owners dancing with their dogs and some of them even perform shows. However, this is not something new, because for some years now something known as “Dogdancing” was created in the United States, a new trend that fills the eyes of all those people who love pets.

Would you like to know more about it? In this article we’ll show you all about this type of “exercise” you could try to do with your puppy.

The idea of ​​Dogdancing comes up

Although this trend is best known in Germany, the truth is that it emerged in the United States around 1989, when ballet and classical dance were at their peak in the world of entertainment.

What is Dogdancing?

As its name indicates, it’s the dance with the dog, and it’s about introducing our dog into a choreography.

While hearing “dancing with our dog” might come to mind to pick him up by the paws and twirl together, Dogdancing goes one step further. It’s about creating a choreography in which the dog performs difficult exercises that go beyond simple dance.

This has a goal that goes beyond fun, as it seeks to make the obedience exercises that our dog must learn more creative and attractive. Nowadays there are national and international Dogdancing competitions in several places around the world.

What can dogs learn?

If you’re into dancing and reading this article, we’re sure you’re wondering if your dog could dance with you through this new trend.

Any dog, as long as it doesn’t have a high level of aggression, can learn and practice Dogdancing. Although the exercises may seem a little complicated, with patience and perseverance, in addition to good training, you can get your dog to practice this new fashion.

The moves that the dog must learn are:

• Slalom
• pass between the legs
• zigzag
• Walk backwards or to the side
• Jump
• Go around

These are some of the most common. However, if you don’t think you are capable of training your dog yourself, there are Dogdancing schools that will be only too happy to help you.

Germany, the Kingdom of Dogdancing

We already know that Germany, when it comes to music, especially classical, has always been considered a world precursor. Well, we will continue talking about music, although this time with dogs and that is why Germany could not fail to have a prominent place.

Although it took some time to join the trend, as it did so only about ten years ago (that is, around 7 years after it emerged in the United States), it has strongly embraced the practice and has become the country that most promotes contests and the biggest winner on many occasions.

In fact, across the country there are 500 practitioners and the figure continues to increase. According to Tobías Hertel, who is the president of the German dog fair, people fall in love with this sport because “Germans love music and they love and value animals, and if they move, even more. Dogdancing is a wonderful fusion of both.”

Primadonna, the German champion

Like the X Factor or Dance of the Famous, a television show was created to show dogs demonstrating their prowess: Das Supertalent. In the 2009 edition, Primadonna, a German dog, was the winner. Another example of the love that the Germans have for this sport.

However, after its success, Primadonna and its owner had so many contracts to fulfill that the poor animal suffered an attack of Burnout Syndrome. The question is: is Dogdancing safe? If not practiced at extreme levels, yes.