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NEWS

Rescue News
Valgrays demo team has been invited to Crufts 2010 again.

Training News
Bretons have places for handlers at all levels. Courses start 1 March.

Lurcher League 2
Congratulations to all the winners especially Champions Lurcher of the Year Crazy Daisy Moses.

Dogs in Need has a new principal sponsor, Colimanor Ltd, exclusive distributors for OmniPro Pet Foods in the UK
Scallywags AC takes over organising the Jersey Agility Festival
Blackdown would like to remind competitors that there are only three runs allowed per dog, not four.
Nine heats of the Alpha Agility Challenge announced.
The deadline for anyone wishing to claim a refund from the January Wilmslow show that was cancelled needs to send an SAE to the club before 9 February.
If you have qualified you don't need to phone in, write, email or fill in an entry form. It will all be done for you.
JDA will not be having at show at Lincoln this year but will hold one at Littleport (Cambs.)
DFS Crufts Small Dog Finalists have been announced
The Spring Gundog show is now open to non-Gundog breeds.

Charity News
The 2010 DFS Crufts car stickers are back for people who have qualified in agility. obedience, breed etc. They're free but donations to the KC Charitable Trust are welcome.

Scottish Terrier Breeds Agility League
News and results from those feisty little dogs. Go Cairns. Go Westies. Go all the rest of you.

UK Agility
After six years of growth, UKA is exporting its own style of agility to North America. Greg and Laura Derrett are setting up a new agility organisation there called UK International (UKI).

EVENTS

KC Agility Liaison Council Meeting

Dawn Weaver Training Day at Littleport

Training with Lucy Osborne at LAE show

Rally Obedience training day - Devon

ABC Foundation Workshop

Dave Munnings training days at Scrambles

Toni Dawkins training at Scrambles

Measuring at Norfolk Easter Show 2010

1-2-1 & Group Training with Lucy Osborne

Rally Fun Day

Have a go at Sheep Herding

Understanding Dogs Better

Agility Workshop with Bob Sharpe

Nancy Hudson Training Day at Whirlwind

ABC Foundation Workshop

Training day in Somerset with Lauren Langman and Matt Rouse

Walking and handling the course with Leah Gardner and Nancy Hudson

Puppy Hour! Co-ordination and Balance with Hannah Banks

SCHEDULES

Download the latest Schedules here as well as ones in the archives, going back to 2004. For a complete list of shows in date order, see Show Diary.

Orchard Aug 10

Belvoir Castle May 10

Malmesbury Oct 10

Sands @ East Devon June10

J & J Aldon June10RVA June10

Scallywags Jersey Festival May 10

Woodside May 10

Kingdom of Fife April 10

UKA Spring June10

Derbyshire Agility Centre July 10

GT Agility June10

Kingstone July 10

LAPS July10

Carn Brea March 10

IADSA March 10
IADSA April 10
IOM May 10

SKC May 10

Nottingham May 10

GT Agility April - May 10

Quad Paws May - June10

Dog Vegas BH May 10

English Shetland Sheepdog May 10

EMDAC April 10

EMDAC May 10

Wallingford April 10

Spring at Shuttleworth (BSDA) April 10 Eastbourne May 10

Lansdown June 10

Cippenham May 10

Scunthorpe April 10

TAG Easter Show April 10

Worcester May 10

Wye Valley Small & Medium April 10

SWAT (Cornwall AC) May 10

WBSDS April 10

Easter Egg'gility April 10

Midland Counties Canine Sports June 10 Beach-side DAC May 10

Shrewsbury May 10

Dordale May 10

Dog Vegas May 10

Hare N Hounds Easter April 10

Agility for Britain April 10

Ynys Mon May 10

N. Somerset (Severnside) May 10

Godmanchester May 10

RVA (National Shire Horse Show) March 10

Cornwall April 10

Dogs Unleashed (MCCS) June10

Fun Dog Show at Ovenstone March10

Agility Addicts March10

Hargate March10

Colchester May10

Golden Valley June10

Fun Dog at Ovenstone Feb10

Dog Vegas Easter April10

UKA Cornwall March10

Border Collie Club of GB March10

Easter @ UKA April10

Dartmoor April10

Golden Valley April10

HJ Agility (UKA) May10

Phoenix (UKA) May10

ABC Celebration May10

Tollard March10

Chippenham March10

Lewes April10

Easter Celebration Apr10

Downland March10

Spring Gundog Show Apr10

Kernow K9 Easter Apr10

Agility Nuts Summer Apr10 May10 June10 July10 Aug10

Gleniffer Mar10
Lincoln Agility Enthusiasts Apr10

UKA Thatcham Apr10

Malmesbury Mar10
Mid-Downs Mar10
UKA Stonebridge Apr10
UKA Patanden Apr10
Scrambles March10

Hereford (UKA) March10

Ajaxs (UKA) March10

Bincknoll March10

Springers March10

Tail Waggers Feb10; March10; April10

Whitstable (WAG) 7 March10, 28 March10

TraVal March10

EMDAC March10

Yeovil March10

Beach-Side March10

Agility Nuts March10

Dog Vegas March10

WAGAM March10

Dogs on Top March10

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REGULAR FEATURES

Message Board
Alan Bray would like to update everyone on the situation following Jayne's third cancer operation and to thank everyone for their good wishes and support. Thinking of you both in these difficult times.

Desperately Seeking...

Urgent! - judge needed for Scrambles show on Sunday, 7 February!
2 handlers for Large Team Dash at Wallingford
Land sought for agility/tracking in SE
KATS is looking for instructors
Judge for Dalmatian fun show
Contact number/email for Dilston DTC SORTED

Looking for a judges course design course up North

Ginger smooth haired cat for a photo campaign SORTED

Contact details for Tony King's wife Jean SORTED

Cart for elderly dog

Under 18 YKC team mates for Golden Valley

Land wanted to rent Hants/Surrey borders

Van share to Ribble?

Dog osteopath in Dorset/Hants

Land to rent for agility equipment (E. Sussex)

Boarding kennel in Brighton area

Help for TARRS dog rescue

Instructor wanted for Bretons SORTED

Dog grooming business for sale (SW)

** Winning Out Certificates**
The up to date list is now on-line. 7 February is your last chance to apply for a 2009 Agilitynet Winning Certificate or to correct your details if they are wrong. Thank you again to Purina ProPlan for their support.

Flea Market
Buyers and sellers, please beware. The scammers are back, making tempting but implausible offers. If you have any doubts about an advert or someone making you an offer too good to be true, don't do it.

Just Juniors
YKC has announced the 2nd annual Artist of the Year Competition with the theme 'celebrating healthy happy dogs.' The Kennel Club is looking for an outstanding YKC member who has accomplished something fantastic in the dog world to be nominated for the Shaun McAlpine Outstanding Young Person Award.

SPECIALS

Judge's Gifts Survey
The results are in. We asked judges to tell us what thank you gifts they preferred and here is what they told us.

Pudsey Bear
The weekend that her Medium Crossbreed won into Advanced will be one that Ashleigh Butler (14) won't soon forget. Ash says Pudsey is her once in a lifetime dog.

Spud's Story
Spud (Golden Wunda Spud Noworries) was picked up as a stay in Southern Ireland. When Linda Cummings saw him on Agilitynet, it was love at first sight. In 2009 they won the DARL Agilitynet Rescue Me Award with a stunning 2577 points.

Olympia 2009 Gallery
Meet some of the 100 dogs who qualified for the KC Olympia Agility finals. You might be surprised by some of them!

Shhhh..
There's a new term being heard around the agility circuit. There is no shushing up Mary Ann!

Diary of a Dog Agility Consultant
Go behind the scenes with Gina Graham when filming the new Burgess Supadog video with yummy television star and presenter Jeremy Edwards and his dog Molly.

I'm a Substitute... for Another Guy
Wendy Clay asked collie handler Paul Oldfield to run her Small dog Scout in the Champ class at The Agility Club show when his usual Champ handler was away. What happened next?

In My Opinion...
Over the past few months Greg Derrett, international competitor and trainer, has been looking at Agility at the highest level in Great Britain with an ever-increasing feeling of disillusionment. It seems he is not alone. Also a few words from a reasonable but non-elite G7 handler.

What Car Is Your Dog?
As Jeremy Clarkson and The Stig were not available to judge the Chudleys What Car Is You Dog? competition, we asked automotive consultant Ian Watts to do it.

Nieve
Jan Lockwood talks about her little rescue dog Nieve and the SupaDog DARL League. More rescue success stories

SHOW REPORTS

Olympia 2009
It was the 31st time that the Agility Stakes Finals had been hosted by the Olympia London International Horse Show and what a show it was! Judge Charlie Wyatt reports.

PAWC VIII
Last year the UK was represented at PAWC 2009 in Hungary by Sue Drew, a gutsy lady in a wheelchair and her Border Collie Harry. They didn't win the World Cup, but they had the most fantastic time and met some marvelous people.

Discover Dogs 2009
Discover Dogs moved to Earl's Court 1 this year, a new and larger venue, and Mandy Wallington was there, watching all the agility action.

PRODUCT REVIEWS

Knowledge Equals Speed
The complete guide to dog agility training by world class competitor Dawn Weaver. Reviewed and reluctantly shared with you by Lindy Margach who didn't want to disclose all the secrets.

Back on Track Dog Rug
Sue Culmer bought a Back on Track dog coat at the KC Festival and has been recommending this unique range of products ever since. If you have tried any BoT products for dogs or human, what's your experience? More praise from Jodie Sorensen and Christine Bailey.

Handy Leads
An innovative idea for the agility handler designed by agility people from South West Agility Goods. But does it work? Reviewed by Penny Cockerill.

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