Agility - Accuracy and Speed

The Ultimate Game for You and Your Dog

Agility, where a dog demonstrates its agile nature and versatility by overcoming different obstacles, is simply one of the most enjoyable activities for handlers and dogs alike.  Agility allows handler and dog to race as fast as they can, leap over obstacles and climb a variety of heights in a competitive atmosphere.  Our fastest growing sport of agility is fun and exciting for participants and spectators alike.

Success in agility requires proper training, as it is a game of physical skill, control, patience and, most of all, teamwork between handler and dog.

Agility is a race against the clock, but accuracy is the first requirement.  The time it takes to run a course between the start and finish line is important, but all the obstacles presented by a judge must be correctly handled.  A dog is expected to climb the A-frame and planks of the dog walk, and balance the seesaw - these are called "control obstacles."  Dogs have the joy of leaping over jumps and running through tunnels, then they most show control by stopping on the pause table.  The most challenging are the weave poles - anywhere from 6 to 12 poles are presented to the dog on a course.  When perfected the weave poles are breathtaking to watch the dogs perform.  There are five different height categories, therefore each dog is tested fairly according to its size.  Every course run by handler and dog is new and exciting, because each judge designs a new test of skills for each trial.  The variety of levels of difficulty go from Novice to Excellent.