070918 LCJ Dog Days Summer (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Gene Yatchyshyn, of Eagle River, Alaska watches his dog, Ruger, jump high to catch a toy before landing in the water during the DockDogs Big Air Wave canine aquatics competition at Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. (7/6/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Tiffany Ludwig, of Oshkosh, Wis., cheers on her dog, Reilly, a two-year-old Golden Retriever, as she jumps high in the DockDogs Extreme Vertical canine aquatics competition during the Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. (7/6/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Emily Stoddard, of Chicago throws her dog, Keegan, a Belgian Malinois, a toy to catch before she lands in the water during the DockDogs Big Air Wave long jump competition at the Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. (7/6/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Rachel Pomeroy, of Libertyville stands close to her dog, Jett, a seven-month-old Bernedoodle, as he figures out whether he will jump in the water to get a stick in the DockDogs Big Air canine aquatics competition during the Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. (7/6/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Gene Yatchyshyn, of Eagle River, Alaska watches his dog, Ruger, jump high to catch a toy as he competes in the DockDogs Extreme Vertical canine aquatics competition during the Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. (7/6/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Erika Sajpel, of Rolling Meadows watches her dog, Fox, a two-year-old Brittany, take a jump in the water to retrieve a ball for the DockDogs Big Air Wave canine aquatics competition during the Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. (7/6/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Julia Beard, of Fox Lake holds her dog, Hannah, a five-month-old Goldendoodle, before the start of the DockDogs Extreme Vertical canine aquatics competition during Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. (7/6/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A crowd watches the DockDogs Extreme Vertical canine aquatics competition during the Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. (7/6/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kaylee Holloway, 16, of Rockford talks to her dog, Orion, a four-year-old black labrador, before he competes in the DockDogs Extreme Vertical canine aquatics competition during the Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. (7/6/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Hit, a Whippet, retrieves a toy while competing in a DockDogs canine aquatics competition during the Dog Days of Summer on Church Street in Libertyville. Hit was brought to the competition by his handler, Cindy Ferguson, of Indianapolis, Ind.(7/6/18)