Handlers train their dog to correctly negotiate a variety of different pieces of equipment from jumps and tunnels to weave poles and contact equipment. All types of dogs and people can give it a go, from children to grandparents, from Chihuahuas to German Shepherds.
In an agility competition, dogs are directed around a course. They are judged and the fastest round with no errors wins!!
There are more than 40 clubs all over NZ who run regular agility training classes, and a number of agility competitions.
Agility is an active sport, and a very social weekend activity for many people in NZ.
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Club | Type | When | South Canterbury (Timaru) | Champ | 4-Feb | Cambridge | Champ | 4-Feb | Central Hawkes Bay (Waipukurau) | Ribbon | 5-Feb | Wairarapa (Carterton) | Champ | 11-Feb | North Shore (Greenhithe, Auckland) | Champ | 11-Feb | Waimakariri (Mandeville, Christchurch) | Champ | 11-Feb | Mid Canterbury (Ashburton) | Champ | 18-Feb | Hawera | Champ | 18-Feb | Southland (Invercargill) | Ribbon | 19-Feb | Canterbury COC (Christchurch) | Champ | 25-Feb | Upper Hutt | Champ | 25-Feb | Akarana (Te Hihi) | Ribbon | 25-Feb | Manukau (Te Hihi) | Ribbon | 26-Feb | Mount/Tauranga (Papamoa) | Champ | 4-Mar | Queenstown (Cromwell) | Champ | 4-Mar | Nelson DTC | Ribbon | 4-Mar | Blenheim | Ribbon | 5-Mar | North Otago (Oamaru) | Champ | 11-Mar | WAG (Cambridge) | Champ | 11-Mar | Napier | Champ | 18-Mar | Auckland CAC (Te Hihi) | Champ | 18-Mar | Canterbury CATS (Christchurch) | Ribbon | 18-Mar | Auckland CAC (Te Hihi) | Ribbon | 19-Mar | South Canterbury DTC (Timaru) | Champ | 25-Mar | Horowhenua | Champ | 25-Mar | Kaipara | Ribbon | 25-Mar | Kaipara (Mangawhai) | Champ | 26-Mar | South Canterbury (Timaru) | Ribbon | 26-Mar | Otago (Dunedin) | Champ | 1-Apr | Rotorua | Champ | 1-Apr |