Ashley first gained notoriety on August 5, 1974, when Stein, then a 19-year-old college student, smuggled him into Dodger Stadium during a nationally televised Monday night baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds.[1] Stein jumped the fence and went onto the baseball field with Ashley, where he threw discs (Frisbees) for the dog to catch. The crowd was in awe at Ashley's disc-catching ability, as he ran up to 35 miles per hour and leaped 9 feet in the air to snag the Frisbees.[2] The stunt was so novel that the game was stopped and Joe Garagiola continued to announce the flying disc action on the field. Finally, after eight minutes, Stein was escorted off the field and arrested.[1] The nationally televised exhibition of Ashley's skill did much to fuel interest in the disc dog sport.
Frisbee Dog World Championshipedit
The next year, Stein helped to organize the first Frisbee Dog World Championship for flying-disc catching dogs and their handlers, which continued as an annual event.[3] Stein and Ashley won the first three championships in 1975, 1976 and 1977.[4] In those early years the Dog World Championship took place alongside the "human" Frisbee championships at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Eventually, it turned into a contest series and, in the early 1980s, was named the Ashley Whippet Invitational (AWI) in honor of Ashley.[5]
Floating Freeedit
Ashley's skills as a disc dog were featured in the 1977 documentary entitled Floating Free, which was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Live Action Short Film.[6] The eleven-minute short was shot at the 1977 World Frisbee Championships and showcases the various events at the competition.[7]
Ashley's Ice Cream is a popular ice cream shop located on the Connecticut shoreline named after Ashley Whippet. From the beginning, when it opened in 1979 near Yale University, Ashley's celebrated the history of the Frisbee, which first gained popularity as a college craze on Yale's campus, where the students threw pie pans from the Frisbie Pie Company. Ashley's currently has 5 locations open, all of which are located in New Haven County.[9] Their largest ice cream dish is served on a frisbee. It is called the Downside Watson. The Downside Watson is made with seven scoops of ice cream, nine toppings, and two bananas. Over the decades, many people have tried to consume an entire Downside Watson in one sitting, with the inevitable result that many people have stories about gastrointestinal distress caused by attempting to eat a Downside Watson. The shop has been voted Connecticut's best ice cream 14 years in a row. Ashley Whippet's favorite ice cream flavor from Ashley's Ice Cream was chocolate banana.[10]
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Ashley Whippet ca 1971 1985 a Whippet owned by Alex Stein of Ohio was the first notable disc dog and the winner of three Canine Frisbee Disc World Championships Ashley WhippetBreedWhippetSexmaleBorn1971 1971 Died1985 aged 13 14 Known forfirst notable disc dogOwnerAlex SteinAwardsCanine Frisbee Disc World Championships winner 1975 1976 1977 Contents 1 Dodger Stadium 2 Frisbee Dog World Championship 3 Floating Free 4 Other notable performances 5 Ashley s Ice Cream 6 See also 7 ReferencesDodger Stadium editAshley first gained notoriety on August 5 1974 when Stein then a 19 year old college student smuggled him into Dodger Stadium during a nationally televised Monday night baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds 1 Stein jumped the fence and went onto the baseball field with Ashley where he threw discs Frisbees for the dog to catch The crowd was in awe at Ashley s disc catching ability as he ran up to 35 miles per hour and leaped 9 feet in the air to snag the Frisbees 2 The stunt was so novel that the game was stopped and Joe Garagiola continued to announce the flying disc action on the field Finally after eight minutes Stein was escorted off the field and arrested 1 The nationally televised exhibition of Ashley s skill did much to fuel interest in the disc dog sport Frisbee Dog World Championship editThe next year Stein helped to organize the first Frisbee Dog World Championship for flying disc catching dogs and their handlers which continued as an annual event 3 Stein and Ashley won the first three championships in 1975 1976 and 1977 4 In those early years the Dog World Championship took place alongside the human Frisbee championships at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California Eventually it turned into a contest series and in the early 1980s was named the Ashley Whippet Invitational AWI in honor of Ashley 5 Floating Free editAshley s skills as a disc dog were featured in the 1977 documentary entitled Floating Free which was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Live Action Short Film 6 The eleven minute short was shot at the 1977 World Frisbee Championships and showcases the various events at the competition 7 Other notable performances editIn 1977 Ashley performed at Super Bowl XI as the pre game entertainment 8 He also performed at the White House for a young Amy Carter Ashley s Ice Cream editAshley s Ice Cream is a popular ice cream shop located on the Connecticut shoreline named after Ashley Whippet From the beginning when it opened in 1979 near Yale University Ashley s celebrated the history of the Frisbee which first gained popularity as a college craze on Yale s campus where the students threw pie pans from the Frisbie Pie Company Ashley s currently has 5 locations open all of which are located in New Haven County 9 Their largest ice cream dish is served on a frisbee It is called the Downside Watson The Downside Watson is made with seven scoops of ice cream nine toppings and two bananas Over the decades many people have tried to consume an entire Downside Watson in one sitting with the inevitable result that many people have stories about gastrointestinal distress caused by attempting to eat a Downside Watson The shop has been voted Connecticut s best ice cream 14 years in a row Ashley Whippet s favorite ice cream flavor from Ashley s Ice Cream was chocolate banana 10 See also editList of individual dogsReferences edit a b Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Almanac Retrieved from Dodger Stadium Archived from the original on 2007 04 15 Retrieved 2007 03 20 on 2007 03 20 Coffey Ron One of world s outstanding canine athletes has Greenfield connection CoffeyWeb Retrieved from Ashley Whippet Archived from the original on 2007 06 21 Retrieved 2007 03 20 on 2007 03 20 History of Ashley Whippet Hero Disc USA Retrieved from Hero Disc USA Archived from the original on 2007 10 29 Retrieved 2007 03 20 on 2007 03 20 Our History AshleyWhippet com Retrieved from Archived copy Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 03 20 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link on 2007 03 20 David 2005 Canine Frisbee History K9 Disc Thrills Retrieved from K9 Disc Thrills News Archived from the original on 2006 11 19 Retrieved 2007 03 19 on 2007 03 20 Awards for Floating Free IMDB Retrieved from http imdb com title tt0076036 awards on 2007 03 20 Plot summary for Floating Free IMDB Retrieved from http imdb com title tt0076036 plotsummary on 2007 03 20 Super Bowl Honor Roll Sportbet Retrieved from http www sportbet com news Super Bowl Entertainment Honor Roll htm on 2007 03 20 History Ashley s Ice Cream Retrieved January 5 2022 Ashley the Dog Ashley s Ice Cream Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ashley Whippet amp oldid 1181621300 Ashley s Ice Cream, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
