With the lack of dog sports and clubs offered in northern Michigan, one local woman wants to bring more options to the area, starting with disc dog league.
Taylor Featherstone Carigon, who owns three dogs with her husband, said she first got involved with disc league in the fall of 2023. While she just moved back to the area in the spring, she previously lived downstate in Grand Rapids for several years, where she first discovered and joined a disc league for her dogs.
Introducing disc league, one of the easier sports for dogs to get involved in, was the first step to offering more dog sports up north, Carigon said, as anyone with a dog is welcomed to join in and play. The game itself involves a team, which is considered a handler and dog, and follows the rules of K9 Frisbee Toss & Fetch throughout the five-week league season. Teams within each league are ranked against all other teams in the league around the world, and the top teams score points for their local club. The club with the most points wins.
