Meet the Team
Halftime Dogs Flying Disc Show performs all over North America. We’ve done frisbee dog halftime shows for football, basketball, baseball, soccer, rugby, and equestrian events, and we also do corporate events, school assemblies, state fairs, and local festivals. We tailor our show based on the amount of time needed, size of the performance area, and type of flooring/turf. We require very little setup – it’s basically just us, our extreme high-flying dogs, and a handful of frisbees. We are fully insured (occurrence limit $2M/aggregate limit $4M).
Todd Murnan
Founder and Performer
Todd started out as a service dog trainer, raising six CCI service dog puppies from 2000-2007. In 2007, he got his Belgian Malinois, Bella, and became an avid disc dog competitor. Todd and Bella won the Ashley Whippet World Championship two years later in 2009. Todd toured with the Incredible Dogs Show from 2010-2013, performing in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Miami and Panama. He was on the Purina Pro Plan Performance Team from 2012-2016.
He’s the captain of Team Hero (Hero Disc USA), who sponsors the world’s best disc dog competitors and performers. Halftime Dogs is also sponsored by Fully Activated CBD. The CBD helps the dogs maintain peak performance.
Todd’s dogs also perform for commercials, movies, and TV through Big Air K9s and he’s the co-founder of Fine Dog Living.
He lives with his family and pack of 12 dogs in the Denver area.
Other Halftime Dogs Performers
Gary Duke
Gary started disc dogging in 2005 with his Australian Shepherd, Bayer. He’s known for his big throwing arm and trademark move, the Vertical Joyride. Gary and Eurie the Wonder Dog set a world record at the Hero Cup in 2019 with a catch at 122.5 yds. They recently broke the toss & catch world record at a live sporting event with an 89-yard catch on December 23, 2019. Gary is sponsored by Hero Disc USA and based in the Tampa Bay area.
Jonathan Offi
Jonathan is a disc dog competitor and stunt/trick trainer who started playing frisbee with pitbulls he’d rescued from shelters. He now has 11 rescue dogs that perform all over the country. He toured with the Incredible Dogs Show and has appeared with his dogs on Pit Bulls and Parolees, the Late Show with David Letterman, the World Dog Awards and many more. He and his Belgian Malinois Athena are the 2016 world champions. He is sponsored by Hero Disc USA and is based in the St. Louis area.
Kirby McIlveen
Kirby has been competing in dog sports since 2006, starting with a Border Collie named Sketch. She and Sketch hold the women’s national long distance record at 81.3 yards. Kirby has traveled around the world to compete, winning over 10 world championships with her other dog, Torch. Kirby and Torch have made many television appearances, including winning the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge and The Gong Show. She is sponsored by Hero Disc USA and based in Southern California.
Mike Hanson
Mike and his Border Collie mix MaggEY started competing in disc dog events in 2007 and won the UFO World Cup Championship in 2011. They were also the Colorado State Champions in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Mike is sponsored by Hero Disc USA and lives in the Denver area.
Andrew Han
Andrew has been competing in the sport of canine disc since 2009 with his first disc dog Solar. They quickly rose to the top of the sport and continually placed in the top 10 in their first season. Solar and Andrew won their first disc dog world championship in 2014. Andrew also competes with three other dogs, all from various rescues and shelters. He is sponsored by Hero Disc USA and is based in Milwaukee.