About Agility
Agility is a fun sport in which dog and handler work together as a team to negotiate a series of obstacles – jumps, tunnels, tire jumps, teeters, etc. – to complete a course within the allowed time and with the best score possible.
There are a variety of courses, each with its own rules and challenges: Standard, Gamblers, Team Relay, Snooker, Steeplechase, Challenge, and Jumpers.
Agility is open to all dogs, purebred or mixed, young or old. The obstacle course layout changes for each event, thus the dogs and the handler never get bored. No two courses are alike! It's great for those dogs that always seem to be thinking (and acting) one step ahead of everyone else. It's also a sport open to all sizes of dogs, as the obstacle heights are changed, depending on the dog.
The Agility Association of Canada (AAC) is one of the main sanctioning organizations of agility in Canada. The AAC welcomes dogs of all breeds, including mixes of all sorts. Click here to learn more about the AAC.
The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) is another sanctioning organization of agility in Canada. Dogs must be purebred in order to compete at CKC events. Click here to learn more about the CKC.
There are a variety of courses, each with its own rules and challenges: Standard, Gamblers, Team Relay, Snooker, Steeplechase, Challenge, and Jumpers.
Agility is open to all dogs, purebred or mixed, young or old. The obstacle course layout changes for each event, thus the dogs and the handler never get bored. No two courses are alike! It's great for those dogs that always seem to be thinking (and acting) one step ahead of everyone else. It's also a sport open to all sizes of dogs, as the obstacle heights are changed, depending on the dog.
The Agility Association of Canada (AAC) is one of the main sanctioning organizations of agility in Canada. The AAC welcomes dogs of all breeds, including mixes of all sorts. Click here to learn more about the AAC.
The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) is another sanctioning organization of agility in Canada. Dogs must be purebred in order to compete at CKC events. Click here to learn more about the CKC.