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Marmite, Toast and Wonder won the Master Division in last week’s K9 Frisbee Toss & Fetch Worldwide Championship competition. (Photo provided)

High-Flying Dogs Visit Garrattsville for Toss, Fetch Competition

By MARIA GRISWOLD
GARRATTSVILLE

On September 10, one of 40 regional K9 Frisbee Toss & Fetch Worldwide Championships was held right here in Otsego County.

The competition originated with Mark Vitullo, an Ohio native. Vitullo’s passion for the sport began in 1977 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was there that he witnessed his first Frisbee competition for dogs, which sparked his interest in the sport.

Over the years, Vitullo entered his dogs in multiple competitions. The K9 Frisbee Toss & Fetch Worldwide Championship was created in 2015 as Vitullo’s way of making K9 disc sports accessible all around the world.

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