DockDogs® is excited to announce its return to Dubuque, Iowa, for the 2025 DockDogs® World Championship, set to take place at the Five Flags Center from Monday, November 3, 2025, through Sunday, November 9, 2025.

For more than 25 years, DockDogs® has been hosting thrilling events for dogs and their handlers, featuring disciplines like Big Air, Speed Retrieve®, Extreme Vertical®, and Dueling Dogs™. In the Big Air® competition, dogs race down a 36-foot dock and leap into a water pool after an object, with their jump measured for distance. The Extreme Vertical® contest challenges dogs to jump higher and higher to grab a bumper suspended in mid-air, with the height increasing by 2-inch increments until only one dog remains. Speed Retrieve® is a fast-paced event where dogs race against the clock to run down the dock, dive into the pool, swim to the end, and retrieve an object held by an extended arm. The Dueling Dogs™ competition pits two dogs against each other in a head-to-head Speed Retrieve® race.

“We’re excited to return to Dubuque and the Five Flags Center, as the community’s energy, hospitality, and enthusiasm are exceptional, and the venue is the perfect setting for the DockDogs® World Championship. We can’t wait to show Dubuque and the surrounding area these awesome dogs doing awesome things.” said Rob Urbach, CEO of DockDogs.

“We’re thrilled to welcome DockDogs® back to Dubuque for their World Championships. Events like this bring hundreds of visitors to Dubuque who stay in our hotels, dine at our restaurants, and shop at our local businesses. It’s meaningful economic impact that supports our community. We’re proud to welcome DockDogs® and give these competitors and their families a chance to experience everything Dubuque has to offer, ” states Keith Rahe, Travel Dubuque President & CEO. Dogz Events, dba DockDogs® 5690 Wolff Rd., Medina, OH 44256 dockdogs.com

Each year, the DockDogs® World Championship attracts around 450 human competitors and over 600 canine participants. In 2024, competitors traveled from 41 states and five countries outside of the United States. Competition will run from Tuesday, November 4 through Sunday, November 9, from 8:00 a.m. CST to 5:00 p.m. CST each day, with the Dueling Dogs™ Feature Finals taking place on Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m., and the DockDogs® Feature Finals taking place on Saturday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 9 at 1:00 p.m. The week-long, family friendly event is free and open to the public, with attendees encouraged to come and enjoy the excitement. The World Championship will host vendors, concessions, live emcees, and four different pools filled with hundreds of splashing dogs all within the Five Flags Center Arena. Follow the DockDogs® Facebook page and website for updates and more information.

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About DockDogs® DockDogs® is the independent governing and sanctioning body for regional, national and international dock jumping performance sports. DockDogs® establishes the rules and standards of the sport, tracks results and records and supports and promotes the growth of its athletes, events, spectators, and sponsors. DockDogs® events combine the popularity of dogs in general and canine aquatics jumping events specifically, which captivate audiences at approximately 200 events a year across the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit dockdogs.com.