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FUN WITH AGILITY
What Is Dog Agility?
Agility is just about the most fun a dog and a human can have together! It's a great confidence builder, is wonderful exercise for you both, and it develops many different skills, including attention to the handler, jumping ability, overall agility, and perhaps most important, teamwork.
Agility is something that almost any dog can learn to do well, regardless of body type or breed. And three out of the four national agility registries welcome mixed breed dogs!
Gina, Standard Poodle
Uppie, Weimaraner
Running An Agility Course
In agility, the dog negotiates a course consisting of jumps (singles, doubles, and triples, and even a tire jump), obstacles (A-frame, dog walk, and teeter-totter), tunnels (pipe and collapsed), and weave poles.
The course is different every time, and the difficulty increases as the dog moves up in each registry. In other words, an AKC Novice course or a USDAA Starters course will be less difficult than an AKC Open course or a USDAA Advanced course.
Course faults are called for various errors -- knocking a bar, off-courses, refusals, etc. Time is also a factor -- there is a standard course time set for each course, and the dog will receive time faults for going over this time.
There are many differences between the various registries, including jump height, standard course time, and overall difficulty.
President's Award Denise McClure and Debbie Cutter received The President's Award at the February 22 meeting.
Agility Cancellations There will be no Agility classes on March 6 and April 3 due to scheduling conflicts. Except for cancelled dates, Intermediate/Advanced Agility drop-in classes are ongoing.
Beginner Agility Makeup Classes Registered Beginner Agility students from Session 1 (Jan/Feb) will have make-up classes on March 13, 20 & 27 to finish out their 8 weeks.
Notice To New Beginner Agility Students Beginner Agility has changed to a drop-in class. Classes for new Beginner students will start April 10.
Drop-in classes are $10 per class for non-members. The usual discounts apply for members, instructors and other volunteers.
Joel Silverman Presentation & Book Signing April 19, 7 PM sharp at NDTC. Get the flyer and details on the Events page.
Type On Forms
Did you know you can put your cursor right on the registration and membership forms and start typing? Fill it out, then just print, SIGN and drop off or mail to NDTC. You can also save the filled-out form for future use.
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