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The Blue Ridge Agility Club of Western North Carolina will host a United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) agility trial Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 9 - 11. The event will be held at the WNC Agricultural Center McGough Arena in Fletcher from 8:00AM until 3:00PM. Spectators are welcomed to attend and admission is free.
More than 120 purebred and mixed bred dogs, from throughout the southeast, will compete at various levels of difficulty, against each other and the clock. USDAA trials include one "standard" run per day, plus "games" � Gamblers, Snooker, Jumpers and Pairs. The dogs compete according to their experience level, Starters, Advanced and Masters, the rules and courses become more difficult at the higher levels. The trial includes a USDAA 2008 Dog Agility Steeplechase Local Qualifier. The local qualifying events lead to the Dog Agility Steeplechase Championships, be held in the fall of 2008. The Steeplechase is a two-round tournament with an emphasis on speed. On Sunday the trial includes a qualification round to enter the USDAA Grand Prix. The local qualifying events lead to regional championships, which entitled the dog to enter the USDAA World Championships, to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona in November. Another local qualifying event will be the USDAA Steeplechase, a two-round tournament with an emphasis on speed. The Dog Agility Steeplechase championships will be held this fall. Agility is a competitive team sport comprised of a handler and his or her dog. The object of agility is for the handler to navigate the dog through a timed obstacle course without the dog making a mistake. The agility course is comprised of jumps, weave poles, tunnels and climbing apparatuses. Agility rules focus on safety for the dog. The sport of agility combines control, training and drive into a challenging game for both the handler and the dog. The Western North Carolina Agricultural Center is located off of I-26, exit 40, on Airport Road. At the stoplight go past the main entrance on Fanning Bridge Road; turn left into the parking lot at gate 4 or 5, to the outdoor covered Davis Arena. Agility is a competitive team sport comprised of a handler and his or her dog. The object of agility is for the handler to navigate the dog through a timed obstacle course without the dog making a mistake. The agility course is comprised of jumps, weave poles, tunnels and climbing apparatuses. Agility rules focus on safety for the dog. The sport of agility combines control, training and drive into a challenging game for both the handler and the dog. The Western North Carolina Agricultural Center is located off of I-26, exit 40, on Airport Road. For more information visit the web at www.blueridgeagility.com or call 828-697-2118. (Images provided by Blue Ridge Agility, agility Animation courtesy of Narcy.com and K9 Kartoons.)
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