Dogs make a splash at 2025 Battleship Splash in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) —DockDogs returned to Wilmington, for the 2025 Battleship Splash, where dogs can compete in multiple events.
The events Big Air, Extreme Vertical, and Speed Retrieve put the dog’s skills to the test as they compete against other dogs.
During the Big Air event Friday, the dog starts on a dock where a toy is tossed in a pool, and the dogs must jump as far as they can.
Gretchen Hocker and her dog Charlie have been competing for over a year.
She says Charlie loves jumping into the water.
“So, we started in streams and creeks. Then, one day I saw this advertised and I was like we can do that. So, we went to an event not knowing what we were doing, entered, and it’s been uphill ever since,” Hocker said.
Hocker says speed and vertical are Charlie’s best events. Just after noon, Charlie jumped more than 18 feet.
