VANCOUVER -- It's raining dogs at a 15-metre pool near Nanaimo. Pooch Pool School is the first officially sanctioned dock diving facility on Vancouver Island, and owner Kim Sirett says it's been a long time coming. "We've been champing at the bit for somebody to do this for over a decade," Sirett said. "Every competition that we've been to: 'Who's going to open a pool on Vancouver Island?'" The new facility's pool meets the specifications of North America Diving Dogs, a group that organizes and sanctions dock diving competitions. Dock diving is a sport for dogs and their owners that has been growing in popularity in recent years. Competing dogs run the length of a 12-metre dock, then jump into the pool to fetch a toy. They're judged on the height and distance of their jumps.