AKC Dog Agility Community

01/07/2025

Entries close tomorrow Wednesday, January 8, 2025 @ 11:59 EST for the 2025 AKC National Agility Championship.

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12/24/2024

Take a break and tune- in 2 PM/ET 11 AM/PT

12/05/2024

10/29/2024

Congratulations to the 1st AKC International Sweepstakes Champions! This exciting new event was held on October 12 & 13, 2024 in Raleigh, NC

8" - Daneka Hedges Flint
12" - Laura Dolan & Pre
16" - Emily Klarman & Vanish
20" - Steve Schwarz & Snap!
24" - Regina Burton & Wit
Thank you again to our judges Heather Dickenson and Reetta Pirttikoski!

10/11/2024

Crating is open. Checkin starts at 4 pm.
See you soon.

09/14/2024

Thank you to Bayshore Companion Dog Club in NJ for hosting the 2024 AKC Agility Judges Seminar for new judges. What a wonderful new facility and great hospitality!

08/19/2024

Premium is up for the Inaugural International Sweepstakes Championship October 12 & 13, 2024 in Raleigh, NC. Entries open NEXT Monday, August 26, 2024. If you are looking for RV info it will be sent in confirmation letters to those that enter. RV's will be $40 per night.

8/19/2024 – The ISCh premium list has been posted online. Entries will open on Monday, August 26, 2024 at 8:30 am EST and close on Monday, September 16, 2024 at 8:00 pm EST. The event is limited to 350 entries. A waitlist will be kept until Monday, September 30, 2024.

07/23/2024

Mark your calendars! Sunday, July 28 - 2024 Premier Cup

Watch the 2024 AKC Agility Premier Cup live stream from ESPN on Watch ESPN. First streamed on Sunday, July 28, 2024.

07/20/2024

Results from Day 1 - Friday - Sr. Open Agility World Championship in Belgium-

Congratulations to our Large dog team, USA Defies Gravity (Renee White/Scorch, Brenda Kelly/James, Rob Moore/Typhon, Kathy Wood/Coda) for a first place finish!! And another congratulations to Rob Moore/Typhon for a 3rd place individual finish (in the Team Jumping round). Our other Large dog team, Red White & BCs (Roma Hunter/Sapphire, Suzanne Brehm / Cola, Esther Shrader and Zest, and Desiree Snelleman / Peak for a 6th place finish. This put them running later in the Agility Round tomorrow.

Not to be outdone, our Medium team, One for the Ages (Marcy Mantell / Chia, Dudley Shumate / Ernie, Maureen Waldron / Pivot, and Estelle White Robinson / Brodie, also placed first!! And our other medium team, USA Girls Unleashed (Mary Ann Wurst / Sweep, Carol Newman / Flash, Judy Chris Villano / Palinka, and Susan Susan Greene Bintliff / Minute placed 8th.

Our Intermediate Teams, USA Wee BCs, placed 3rd and USA 4 BCs ended the day in 9th.

On the Small team side, at the start line, all our small dogs teams look ready and confident. But a really, really tough course by judge Jose Vandy took its toll on them with only Heather Witt-Sullivan / Rowan coming in with no course faults (although a bit of an argument between them on course resulted in them coming in with 4.75 time faults.

And the biggest congratulations go out to Mark Bills and Ziva, from the intermediate team, USA 4 BCs, for WINNING the Team Jumping round!! Way to go Mark Bills!!

Later in Individual Small Jumping Mary Ann Wurst & Sweep won 2nd in 065 with a spectacular run!

Results can be found at:

07/09/2024

Don't miss Dr. Arielle Markley's canine athlete webinar.

For the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed Dr. Michele Borgarelli has new information on screening for early detection of mitral valve disease.

Sign up now at https://www.akcchf.org/educational-resources/chf-and-vetvine-webinars.html

05/11/2024

04/16/2024

From the April 2024 AKC Board Minutes - Changes to Agility:

Agility Updates
The Board VOTED to approve several recommended changes to the Agility Regulations that are meant to expand opportunities for exhibitors, make an event run more efficiently, and update technical equipment requirements for safety and to reflect current course designs.

These changes will become effective on July 1, 2024. (See Regulation Changes in Appendix A.)
1. Chapter 1, Section 21 – Allow For Exhibition Only (FEO) in all classes.
2. Chapter 4, Section 7 – Reduce wheeling of Open courses to one time.
3. Chapter 6, Section 4 & 5 – Increase the course yardage allowed for 8- & 12-inch heights (and corresponding Preferred heights) for the Excellent and Master levels.
4. Chapter 6, Equipment Chart –
A. No longer require the Pause Table in the Excellent and Master Standard classes. (editorial note: This means the table will not be allowed in the Exc/Master level Standard Courses)
B. No longer require a “Bar” jump in any courses. This jump type has 2 bars on it.
C. Only allow one time use of the tire. Tires must have a straight approach to them and then on departure.
D. Allow the use of a Wall Jump in Excellent and Master classes to add obstacle variety.
5. Chapter 7, Sections 4 & 5 – Increase the course yardage allowed in Jumpers With Weaves at the Excellent and Master levels for all heights (and corresponding Preferred heights).
6. Chapter 7, Equipment Chart - Notes the same changes as shown in Item 4 – for the “Bar” Jump, Tire and Wall Jump