Duke’s Dock Diving Club​

Duke’s Dock Diving Club is an opportunity for all our active dock diving teams to get together and compete against other clubs around the country! We play music, plan potlucks, cook outs, games, drinks, and TONS of FUN!!

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Club nights are for active dock diving teams. A team is 1 human and 1 dog. The registered handler and dog cannot be interchanged throughout the season. Club nights are run like an Open Dock session. You show up during the designated times, add your team’s name to the whiteboard on the dock when you arrive and we run through the order, taking turns. Our team's scores are recorded and reported to the International Dog Sports Dock Diving League where dozens of other dock diving clubs across the country compete against each other to be named the top club of the year!

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 ***Club nights are NOT for brand new dogs. Staff will not be “on duty” to help new dogs during club nights! Everyone will be on their own, taking turns, practicing. Dogs must be actively jumping off the big dock without hesitations and with confidence to qualify for the league. If your dog isn't actively diving off the dock yet, we suggest scheduling a dock diving lesson to work on it.***

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International Dog Sports Dock Diving League​​

International Dog Sports Dock Diving League is the dock diving league that Duke's Club participates in during the summer. All our teams' scores are reported to the IDS monthly and compared to other Clubs around the US. All of our scores will be added to their website. The next season begins in May 2026 and runs through the end of August. ​

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Where? ​

Club nights are held at Duke’s K9 Dash N’ Splash on pool #1 - the 60-foot competition pool. BONUS: Pool #2 MAY also be open during club nights, allowing club members to have twice as much practice time! This is not guaranteed.

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 When?

Duke’s dock diving club starts May 8th, 2026! We meet between 5-8pm every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month through August! The 2nd Friday of the month is practice in preparation for scoring nights on the 4th Friday of the month. If you need to miss a club night throughout the season, try to make it a practice night, not a scored night.

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2026 Dates:

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May 8th, 2026 – Club Practice

May 22nd, 2026 – Club Scores 

June 12, 2026 - Club Practice

June 26, 2026 - Club Scores

July 10, 2026 - Club Practice

July 24, 2026 - Club Scores

August 14, 2026 - Club Practice

August 28, 2026 – Club Scores

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Eligibility Requirements 

#1 - Must have attended at least 2 private dock diving lessons at Duke in the last 2 years OR be an active dock diving competitor at Duke’s. 

#2 - Dogs must already be competing OR jumping off the big dock without hesitation.

#3 - Dogs must be friendly with people and other dogs. If there is any concern that your dog may be aggressive towards other dogs, a private session is the best option for you.

#4 - Must be willing to bring a potluck dish each session and help the club during the night with things like set up/tear down, dock wrangling, etc. 

#5 - Agree to the other items outlined below and on the registration link.

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How?

Each team must register online on Duke’s website. Registration usually opens in March/April & closes when we reach our max teams. 

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Duke’s Club Fee: $200/team for the full 4-month season. That’s 8, 3-hour open dock sessions May-August. This fee covers the expense of using Duke’s facility for the club to participate in the league throughout the season. The fee is non-refundable and required regardless of how many club nights you attend. Additional dogs registered as a team with the SAME handler are discounted to $150/team. Select “add on” during registration.

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IDS League Fee: IDS has not rolled out all of the official information about their new league but we know that if you want to have your team ranked against the other clubs, you will need to sign up for an IDS Team number starting in April. Any fees for said number are paid directly to IDS and covers their costs to coordinate the league, record and report all the club and team scores and to issue awards to the top teams at the end of the season. PLEASE NOTE: this is in addition to and separate from the fee paid to Duke’s for use of the facility.

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 Who?

If you have any IDS specific questions, please email info@internationaldogsports.com. For any questions regarding Duke’s Club or our club nights, please email info@diveatdukes.com

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What else?

Duke’s Dock Diving Club has a private Facebook Group for the teams registered for the current season of club nights. Participants will be added once signups open on Duke’s website. We use this group to coordinate all things club nights! Be sure to watch Duke’s Facebook page for announcements about the season.

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There is no trainer available on club nights. Part of the reason it is so inexpensive is because Duke’s staff is OFF THE CLOCK on club nights. They are only there to have some fun themselves! This means ALL club members are expected to contribute towards and help with coordinating the pot lucks, judging, entering scores, dock wrangling, helping each other on the dock, retrieving toys, etc.  

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Club nights are designed to bring our community together, build relationships and have fun together. This is not an opportunity to hurry up, get your jumps in and leave as soon as possible.  If you are unable to commit to hanging out for a couple hours twice a month, then booking a 30 or 60 private practice session instead, would be best. 

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It is OK if you can’t attend all 8 sessions. However, we do ask that you do your best to make as many of the scored sessions (4th Friday of the month) as possible.