The largest disc-dog competition series in the world is set for this weekend in Roanoke Rapids.

An Open Qualifier for the 2013 Hyperflite Skyhoundz World Canine Disc Championship and DiscDogathon World Qualifier will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at T.J. Davis Recreation Center.

(There will be a small demonstration at the Halifax County Visitor Center Dog Run, 260 Premier Boulevard tonight at 6 p.m.)

Admission is free to the demonstration and both days of competition for all spectators.

Contestants and their canine teammates will earn points for tricks ranging from simple throws to unbelievable acrobatics.

The event welcomes mixed-breed as well as purebred dogs. In fact, many of the canine athletes expected to compete were rescued from animal shelters.

Novice and veteran canine disc enthusiasts alike are encouraged to compete. All competitors will receive a free official Hyperflite Competition Standard flying disc, and the top teams will receive awards and an invite to Skyhoundz World Championships held in Chattanooga in September.

“Mad Dog Club members and other competitors love coming to Roanoke Rapids. Number one, the RV Resort at Carolina Crossroads is top of the line, and the owners treat us with top quality care. We enjoy the restaurants that we have been to and have been very much welcomed by the staff,” said Ray Lowman, Event Coordinator. “The Halifax County Convention and Visitors Bureau has made every attempt to make our visit top of the line. The Roanoke Rapids Parks and Recreation Department has gone way out of the way to make the grounds safe and welcoming for the participants and the crowd that has come for years to watch the fur fly.”