ALTAMONT — “Your boomerang just ain’t the same, I want my Frisbee back,” blared song lyrics from the speaker at the start of the Disc Connected K9s show at the Altamont Fair.

Lawrence Frederick, the founder of K9’s Frisbee Dog Entertainment, based in Jacksonville, Florida, described his canine performers as “big dogs, small dogs, and world champion dogs” who have special bonds with their world-champion trainers.

Frederick and one of his dogs, a border collie named Zorra, won the 2014 World Disc Dog Championships.

Frederick explained that all of the dogs — there are currently 17 — on the Disc Connected K9s team have been rescued. Most, he said, were strays or had been abandoned at shelters.

The dogs the group takes in are given veterinary care and obedience training, and most are adopted out to loving homes free of charge.

An average of 26 dogs per year are rescued and adopted through the organization, which operates solely on donations. With 25 years in business, he said, “That’s a lot of dogs.”

Three “junior” dogs were the sole performers of Disc Connected K9s first show at the fair on Tuesday.

Frederick said he wanted to take advantage of the smaller crowd to give the amateur dogs a chance to show off their newly-minted skills.

“It’s all about positive reinforcement,” he said.

Ricochet, a miniature Australian shepherd and, at 14 pounds, the smallest dog in the troupe, was eager to please, even if she didn’t catch the Frisbee every time. Frederick said she was still being trained in basic obedience skills, such as sitting, staying, and dropping.

Even with her small stature, she could jump high, tracking a Frisbee or “ricocheting” off of Frederick’s back.

Galaxy, the newest member and largest dog in the group, was performing on Tuesday for only the fourth time in her career.

Frederick called her a “Heinz 57” dog because, he said, she is a mix of so many different breeds, in the same way the food campaign used the slogan for its many different products.

With only five months of training, and still a puppy, she was playful and enthusiastic on Tuesday, and chased after the Frisbees with zeal. Although Frederick occasionally had to start a trick over when she got distracted, she always met her mark eventually.

Bel-Air, a border collie mix, was referred to by Frederick as the “broken dog,” because that’s what her previous owners deemed her when they dropped her off at a shelter at 16 weeks old.

Just a year later, Bel-Air has qualified for the World Disc Dog Championships, racing across the field at top speed, running circles around Frederick, leaping over his back, and weaving through his legs.

Her best trick is catching two Frisbees that are thrown simultaneously before either of them hits the ground.

Frederick said, throughout the rest of the fair, the Disc Connected K9 performances will feature all different dogs and typically end with a special appearance by reigning world champion Zorra.

He encouraged audience members to make a donation and receive one of the Frisbees that has been “jaw-tographed” by one of the dogs during the show.

Performances will be held each day on the infield at 12:30, 4:30, and 6:30 p.m.