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21st Century Agility
Tony
di Bartolo used to employed to research various products to help with inventory tracking and
job shop production control. That's when he first started thinking about using the new
technology for agility. Then one day while he was working, he came across an idea which made
him think, 'Hey, wouldn't it be great if you could use this in agility?' |
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Advanced into Intermediate?
The
debate about whether Advanced dogs should be able to compete in Intermediate classes was going
on way before the Kennel Club announced the changes to the 'H' regs. In an article
which was written just before the changes were announced - but remains relevant - Nancy Hudson
asks whether this decision is entirely fair to Advanced dogs and their handlers, now or
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Advanced into Intermediate Continued
Following an open debate between Agility Liaison Council members
at a recent Kennel Club meeting and the subsequent vote 5-4 against, the discussion on whether
to take Advanced level handlers out of Intermediate classes continues. Should we or shouldn’t
we? What are the arguments for and against? Three top handlers present their opinions - Jo
Sermon (pro), Dave Cooper (con) and Mary Anne Nester with the Mini/Midi point of view. Read
both sides of the argument. |
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Back to
the Future
Looking back at
the future, we must say that 'The fun never did go out of this 'fun event.' Agility Voice's
own Mystic Meg foretells of things to come in this treasure from The Agility Voice
archives. Somehow this tongue-in-cheek article from 1985 does not
seem so far off the truth - or does it? |
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Bud
Houston's Handling Moves
Bud Houston is one of America’s pioneering agility teachers,
stressing solid handing fundamentals and positive training techniques. He
currently operates Bud Houston’s Country Dream in southeast Ohio where he
and his wife offer agility and rally‑o camps, resort visits, ongoing
classes, and monthly workshops for agility enthusiasts.. He wrote this
article describing some of his better known moves. Comparing them to your
way of handling today makes interesting reading. |
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Fashion Circa 1985
What the best dressed agility handlers wore in the good old days. Sue
Ashby did this delightful cartoon of Mr & Mrs Agility, a typical agility couple in the
mid-1980s which appeared in the Agility Voice Newsletter (April 1985). What a far
cry from the designer track suits, running shorts and trainers of today! |
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Happy 21st Birthday, Bretons DTC
Bretons DTC was one of the first clubs in the UK to do the new
sport of show jumping for dogs. This year they will be 21 years young.
(04/04/00) |
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Kennel Club Judges
Training Programme
Effective as of 1 July 2006, anyone wishing to judge at a KC agility event for the very
first time and those who will be submitting questionnaires to the Kennel Club for
approval to award Kennel Club Agility Certificates will be required to have attended a
seminar and passed a an examination.
(18/07/04) |
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Portia
Over her agility career, Jayne Bray's apricot Miniature Poodle Portia (Ag.Ch.
Harvest Geld for Aprika)
won 305 classes, making her one of agility's all time
greats. At age 16 years and 4 months, she won the
All-Time Achievement for Services to Agility Award from the Poodle Breed Club of Great
Britain. |
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Lesley Olden's First
International Competition
A
long time ago (1989) in a galaxy far far away called France, four intrepid GB
handlers braved the English Channel to compete against nine other countries and
international agility began. Lesley Olden, one of the team, kindly agreed to share some of her memories
of her first international competition. |
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Thoughts of a Judge
Roy Wilce was the judge of the Crufts Team qualifier and the Mini Agility
class at Severnside on 29th August 1992. While waiting for Chris to finish judging in
another ring, there was plenty of time to reflect on the day's events. Here are a few of
his thoughts shared for the benefit of competitors, potential judges and show managers
alike. (06/02/00) |
