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cindylou-poo2 Member  Posts: 64 |
posted 12-02-2003 12:10 PM
 
Hello All, Our beautiful Abbey has a ball running really fast in circles with junps up to the deck and over a potted plant, I think she may really enjoy agility. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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MaydaysMom Member Posts: 260 |
posted 12-02-2003 12:16 PM
A lady I used to work with had her shih tzu in agility and fly ball. I know that AKC has regulations specific to each breed when it comes to how tall the hurdles are and such. I would look to see if their are any agility clubs in your area. IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 1387 |
posted 12-02-2003 12:56 PM
Why not? Take her to a Basic agility class and see if she likes it. Here is a link to the North American Dog Agility Council
Find a local agility trainer or club and go watch a competition or a fun match. Type in "dog agility" on your search feature and see what you find. Thats how I got hooked into agility and flyball! IP: Logged |
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Maisey Member Posts: 1387 |
posted 12-02-2003 01:00 PM
I don't know about AKC...but I do know your dog does not have to be purebred or registered to compete in agility and that there are more than one group sanctioning competitions. The rules are different for each and sometimes one is better for a dog/handler than the other, or at leaste preferred. The height of your dog decides much and I think even the level at which your dogs compete. IP: Logged |
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goob Member Posts: 552 |
posted 12-02-2003 07:03 PM
Jumps and obstacles are sized for different groups of dogs, for example, our mini Dachshund would normally be jumping about 8" in most venues, but she also qualifies for a height exemption based on her breed in certain venues, so for those, she'd only have to jump 4". There are also lower jumps in the senior classes. You'd have to check the regulations for the group you'd be using (UKC, AKC, USDAA, and NADAC are four that I know of, but I'm sure there are others) to see what the jump height would be for a dog her height, but it shouldn't be more than 12" in any venue. I believe most also lower the a-frame and certain other obstacles to make it more suitable for the smaller height classes. At one time I was seriously considering doing agility with Annie (the dachsie), and had her trained pretty close to novice level (she knew how to do all the obstacles (most of which were made out of things we had laying around the yard, so I would've still had to get her on a real course and work on the "real" obstacles), but we still needed to do some work. I ended up putting it on hold for a while over the winter last year, then we started tracking classes this summer, so still haven't gotten around to working on the agilty (she'd need a lot of refreshing at this point, anyway). We may start working on it again in the spring, guess we'll see Anyway, there are plenty of small dogs doing agilty, so don't let that stop you! IP: Logged |
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goob Member Posts: 552 |
posted 12-02-2003 07:06 PM
Also, if your dog isn't purebred or registered with AKC or UKC, you can get an LLP or LP (limited privelege) listing, and compete in all activities except for conformation. You just take a few pictures (side, front, etc) and send in those and the LP papers with her listed as the breed she most closely resembles, but she has to be fixed as well before they'll grant the registration. IP: Logged |
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