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Agility

Dog Agility: December Trial

by Melissa R. on December 31, 2009

Learn from experience! Melissa shares what she learned at her most recent dog agility trial with Mocca. Most importantly, they’re enjoying their time together.

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Agility: November Trial Recap

by Melissa R. on November 29, 2009

Follow along with Melissa and Mocca at their dog agility trials. They had 2 successful trials as they competed in the Excellent level of Jumpers With Weaves.

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Dog agility enthusiast describes the experience of their first outdoor dog agility trial. Read about her strategy and outcome!

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Trials and tribulations of a typical dog agility competition. Experienced in agility? You’ll relate to this story and are encouraged to comment with your experience! New to agility? Get a good feel for how agility trials work.

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Packing for dog agility trials doesn’t need to be overwhelming. This dog agility enthusiast suggests a packing list including items for you and your dog.

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Expecting to have a great day at agility competition, this dog owner tells a different tale. Her dog woke with a limp, which was soon diagnosed as Lyme Disease.

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Dog agility enthusiast describes the trials & tribulations of dog agility trials. Lessons she learned to increase their score.

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Mocca’s Story

by Melissa R. on September 23, 2009

Mocca is a 10 year old Border Collie. Her coat color is described as “Liver-Tri” (which means she is liver-colored mostly, with white and tan highlights) and is registered with the Border Collie Association. She has an ILP (Indefinate Listing Privilege) from the AKC to allow us to compete in AKC Agility trials. An ILP [...]

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Agility Competition Day 2

by Melissa R. on September 14, 2009

After our trouble with the A-Frame on Saturday, I was doubly worried about it. Added onto the fact that the course was tough, and a trap laid by the A-Frame, I wasn’t very confident we were going to make it through this one. There was a Tunnel entrance right next to the A-Frame entrance – a lovely trap. So off we went to run this one…All in all it went great!

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Agility Competition Day 1

by Melissa R. on September 12, 2009

Whew! What a weekend! This was the first time we competed on both days of a competition. So both Saturday & Sunday were all agility for us. This was also the first time we competed in the “Open” class, and were quite nervous about it. The novice courses were really easy for us, and we [...]

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Agility Lingo

by Melissa R. on September 5, 2009

Here are a few terms to remember that you might hear quite often at an agility trial.
Q: Qualified: Qualifying is what is most important when competing. In order to get up to the next level of competition, you have to Qualify a certain amount of times. We had to Qualify in three different courses, [...]

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