Agility
Written by Sandra Casey   
Friday, 29 December 2006

 

Agility is also a relatively recent dog sport, debuting at Crufts in 1978 and arriving in Canada in 1988. 

 

Agility concentrates on obstacles.  Included in the course set by the judge are jumps, a tunnel and/or a chute, weave poles, teeters, a “dog walk” (an elevated plank), and an A-frame to climb.  The fastest dog with the fewest course faults wins.  The handler guides the dog through the course by shouting agility.jpgcommands and encouragements.While the handler must do some moving about, it’s good to remember that it’s the dog that must be agile and not the handler. 

 

CKCSCC awards three Agility Annual Perpetual Trophies: the Sigma Chi Agility Award for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel achieving the most points in Agility; the Shorttbred Memorial Trophy for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel achieving the highest qualifying scores in Excellent A, B, or AB; and the Pattison Novice Level Agility Trophy for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel achieving the highest score at the Novice level..