01Jun
June’s contest is here! The AKC is changing their pause table requirements to four paws on, no position required, as of September 1st, 2010.
What’re your thoughts on this position change? It seems almost like a celebration in mediocrity to me. While downing on the table may be overkill, since it’s difficult to tell with some dogs if they’re down, or just crouched (Greyhounds, Dobies, and similar body types spring to mind.) it seems too easy to just have to jump up and stand on the table. A position on the table showcases your dogs’ impulse control and focus in a unique way, and doing away with that aspect of agility, no matter how difficult, feels like a cheapening of the entire sport. I know it can be difficult to find out just before a trial which position your dog has to assume. That makes things harder.
Am I alone in this? Maybe I’m just behind the times. Will this change make agility more fun for you and your dog? Even if you don’t compete in AKC, I’d like to get your feedback. Does the venue you compete in require a position?
Comment with your answer and you could be this months’ winner! The prize is a Doggie Drencher from Affordable Agility, sure to help cool off your speeding bullet. The winner will be selected by random drawing on June 30th.
The winner was Janet! Congratulations! Stay tuned for more contests.
How to enter this contest:
- If you have never done so before, you must first register your email address on this blog. We will then notify you if you are a winner of this contest. You only need to do this once, and you will be good for all future monthly contests (and get priority notification of when they occur)!
- Scroll to the bottom of this page and enter your comment/answer. Or, if there is no box, click on the “comments” in the upper right corner.
Tags: agility changes, agility competing, agility organizations
03May
Event Vent…. What is your biggest complaint about how things are done at agility trials?
What could you do to change that or influence it?
And the second contest question is- what do you think is your dog’s favorite part?
The prize this month is an clix whizzclick! This thing is awesome! It’s a whistle and clicker in one unit, and comes with training instructions for both tools.
The winner will be picked by a random number generator on May 29th and announced later.
How to enter this contest:
- If you have never done so before, you must first register your email address on this blog. We will then notify you if you are a winner of this contest. You only need to do this once, and you will be good for all future monthly contests (and get priority notification of when they occur)!
- Scroll to the bottom of this page and enter your comment/answer. Or, if there is no box, click on the “comments” in the upper right corner.
Tags: member stories
30Apr
I asked everyone to tell me what their favorite dog trick was, trained or untrained. We had some awesome answers that made me laugh and go ‘awww’ equally!
The winner was Kris! Her dogs’ trick was
“Bailey Jubilee my smooth collie did a cute trick several years ago. We were doing a agility and obedience demonstration for school age children. The kids were lined up in a straight line in front of us as we were getting ready to leave. The thought was as we walked by each student could pet Bailey and say good bye to her. Bailey being the agility dog had other ideas. Instead of walking down the row in heel postion with me she treated the 21 students as weave poles and weaved in and out of them to the very end. The students loved it and Bailey had to do the same trick several times for them.
That has to be one of the best proofing of weave poles I have ever witnessed.”
Isn’t that an awesome untrained (but trained!) trick? She won an aqua hurdle!
Stay tuned for our next contest!
05Apr
April is here, showers and tricks and all! Tell us about the best trick your dog has ever pulled (trained, or untrained) for a chance to win an aqua hurdle in the correct size for your dog (8”, 16”, or 24”).
Agility is rarely called off for rain (as anyone who watched or attended the AKC Invitational 2009 knows), and dogs need to learn how to work in mud, rain, and wet obstacles. Practice so you’re not caught flat-footed! All Affordable Agilitys’ water obstacles are great for getting your dog used to rain-training without the rain!
The winner will be selected by a random number generator, and notified via email (providing you are a registered user here). Deadline is April 23rd. Good luck and have fun!
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How to enter this contest:
- If you have never done so before, you must first register your email address on this blog. We will then notify you if you are a winner of this contest. You only need to do this once, and you will be good for all future monthly contests (and get priority notification of when they occur)!
- Scroll to the bottom of this page and enter your comment/answer. Or, if there is no box, click on the “comments” in the upper right corner.
Tags: agility obstacles, member stories
02Apr
Congratulations Melisse! you won the March Madness contest, and the Course Source Book! Thank you all for your entries. There’ll be a new contest very soon! 
We have a great sale going on at Affordable Agility, running through Tuesday. Head over there for all your agility spring needs!
Sale’s over, but we still have great prices!
Tags: Affordable Agility News
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