FREESTYLE CROWN Get ready to fill your candy bucket.. we’ve got treats for you! SPONSORS Oh my gourd! The Sponsor List this year is absolutely to die for Let’s dive into some of the AMAZING things our sponsors are providing this year. Please make sure to check out their pages and give them some love..…
FREESTYLE CROWN LEADERBOARD – Updated! First things first – a reminder that this page has all the info you need to catch up all things Freestyle Royale & Freestyle Crown: https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale Our Leaderboard has been updated for June, July, August, September and October Round 1 for the Freestyle Royale & Crown! Now, before you ask…
FREESTYLE CROWN Get ready to fill your candy bucket.. we’ve got treats for you! SPONSORS Oh my gourd! The Sponsor List this year is absolutely to die for Each sponsor will get their own post between now and October 31st with details on their Trick or Treats they’ll be giving away at the finale of…
FREESTYLE CROWN Round 1 is DUE TONIGHT – Wed 10/14 at Midnight Eastern https://www.cognitoforms.com/…/_2026FreestyleCrownRegis… WHAT IS THIS?! Catch up on deets here: https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale DATES Here are the important dates you need to know for this year’s Freestyle Crown! October 1st-14th: Film and Submit your CRITERION Round Video – that means you need to submit your…
FREESTYLE CROWN Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Freestyle Crown and your first videos are DUE THIS WEEK! https://www.cognitoforms.com/…/_2026FreestyleCrownRegis… WHAT IS THIS?! What the heck is the Freestyle crown you ask? It’s two rounds of VIRTUAL Freestyle submitted to be scored by an awesome panel of judges. All participating teams will earn legit UpDog points,…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ September results are in! Here we goooooooooo! Freestyle Crown A reminder that the Freestyle Crown (October.. 2 rounds!) is in full swing! Catch up on all the things you need to know about and more! https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale SEPTEMBER JUDGES Big big thank you to our judges, without them, we couldn’t play these virtual…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ LEADERBOARD – June, July, August, September First things first – a reminder that this page has all the info you need to catch up all things Freestyle Royale: https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale Our Leaderboard has been updated for June, July, August, AND September for the Freestyle Royale! Now, before you ask how the math math’d,…
FREESTYLE CROWN Registration is OPEN for the 2026 Freestyle Crown REGISTER HERE WHAT IS THIS?! What the heck is the Freestyle crown you ask? It’s two rounds of VIRTUAL Freestyle submitted to be scored by an awesome panel of judges. All participating teams will earn legit UpDog points, receive judge feedback, and have the shot…
FREESTYLE CROWN It’s almost OCTOBER It’s time to dress up BOO It’s time to WAKE UP in your MAKE UP It’s time to SHOW’N’GO It’s time to get.. TRICKY Grab your ARM CANDY and get filming.. ..It’s time for the FREESTYLE CROWN That’s right.. the Freestyle Crown is back again this year! What the heck…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ Happy September!! Remember, this month we’re going Back to School… err, I mean, Back to OLD SCHOOL A reminder that you can catch up on all Freestyle Royale Posts here: https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale That link includes a bunch of FAQ if this is your first time joining us for the Royale. In short –…
FREESTYLE ROYALE RESULTS ⚔︎ Buckle. Up. This post has a LOT of info, please stick around and read the whole thing and share congrats in the comments for our amazing teams! Reminder of your bookmark link for all things Royale: https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale First up.. all the THANKS! Hero Disc USA Sponsors August! Huge thank you to this…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ Happy August 31st! Our Judges for August are so close to finishing and we’ll be posting results and your Score Card info soon! Now it’s time to talk SEPTEMBER! We’re going Back to School… err, I mean, Back to OLD SCHOOL A reminder that you can catch up on all Freestyle Royale…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ FINAL DAY TO SUBMIT Videos must be filmed and submitted by August 24th at the end of the day (midnight Eastern, to be specific!)… that is TODAY! Catch up on all things Royale here (including some FAQ stuff): https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale BRING THE HEAT: Hero Disc USA Sponsors August! Huge thank you to this month’s sponsor.. Hero…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ Less than one week to go!! Videos must be filmed and submitted by August 24th at the end of the day (midnight Eastern, to be specific!) Catch up on all things Royale here (including some FAQ stuff): https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale AUGUST IS ALL ABOUT BRINGING THE HEAT! Get your brain fired up: this is a…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ Happy August 12th.. here is your mid-month Freestyle Royale check-in with some bonus links! AUGUST IS ALL ABOUT BRINGING THE HEAT! Get your brain fired up: this is a CRITERIA round with a TEAM CONNECTEDNESS theme! What’s that cover?? Check it: Handler and dog are in constant communication (verbal and nonverbal) Dog checks…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ LEADERBOARD – June & July Our Leaderboard has been created and updated for JUNE and JULY of the Freestyle Royale! Now, before you ask how the math math’d, please know that it’s quite mathy and our resident math expert Jack Fahle and resident spreadsheet master (that’s me) worked for quite awhile to ensure it was…
FREESTYLE ROYALE RESULTS ⚔︎ First things first! A reminder of the website link with all Freestyle Royale history: https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale JULY RESULTS: SUMMER & CELEBRATION! Please give a huge thank you to our amazing judges: Andrea Morrissette, Jack Fahle, Andrew Han, and Kat Fahle! They crushed this month’s judging and we are excited to share the results with everyone! July Scores …
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ AUGUST IS ALL ABOUT BRINGING THE HEAT! Get your brain fired up: this is a CRITERIA round with a TEAM CONNECTEDNESS theme! What’s that cover?? Check it: Handler and dog are in constant communication (verbal and nonverbal) Dog checks in with handler and switches focus between disc retrieval and handler cues Team highlights…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ JULY UPDATE! PLEASE READ! Due to widespread heavy wildfire smoke that has prevented teams from playing for days to a week-plus depending on location, the Freestyle Royale team has decided to EXTEND JULY’S DUE DATE! Please keep reading for the details on what that means for you. The new due date will be end…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ Happy Friday! It’s the last weekend to film before your videos for July are due at Midnight (eastern) on Monday July 20th! Here are some helpful reminders below for July, as well as an introduction of our awesome judge panel for this round Catch up on all Freestyle Royale posts here (including your…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ We’ve got one week left until your July Freestyle Royale videos are due… who all has finished filming?! Who all has a plan for filming this week (meeee )?? Before I jump into some exciting news, don’t forget you can catch up on all FR posts here: https://updogchallenge.com/category/freestyle-royale July Sponsor Each month will feature…
FREESTYLE ROYALE JUNE THEME WINNERS ⚔︎ June’s Freestyle Royale theme was all about INGENUITY and INNOVATION! Our winners really fired up their brains last month! They were incorporating unique throws, sequences, team movements, taking standard tricks and making them unique, and more! Their creativity was shining and really set them apart during judging. Please give a…
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ JUNE RESULTS: INNOVATION AND INGENUITY! Results are ready for our first month of the Freestyle Royale! Please give a huge thank you to our amazing judges: Andrea Morrissette, Jack Fahle, Aura M. Moreno, and Kat Fahle!! They crushed judging in a short amount of time and we already have the scores to share with everyone! June Scores …
FREESTYLE ROYALE ⚔︎ July is just a day away… and so is our next round of the Freestyle Royale! Our summer long Freestyle adventures continue with another virtual round leading up to our yearly October Freestyle Crown! JULY IS ALL ABOUT SUMMER & CELEBRATION! Get your brain fired up: this is a PERFORMANCE round! Start thinking..…