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Birmingham trial off to a good start.

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Title Tables

New AKC Regulations

Effective 9/1/2010:

• Specialties can hold events concurrently with all-breed trials using the same judge as long as the all-breed trial excludes the breed(s) in the specialty and both events keep separate records.
  
• Clubs can now submit their premiums electronically.
  
• Clubs may now offer a wait list that can be filled after closing.
  
• Clubs may now place entry limits on specific classes/judges/sets of classes (not by number of total runs/day).
  
• Less tolerance and more information on aggressive and menacing dogs in and out of the ring.
  
• A-Frame set to 5'0" for 4" and 8" jump heights.
  
• Dogwalk up contacts are no longer judged.
  
• Teeters must be calibrated prior to the start of every trial - clubs are responsible for having calibration materials.
  
• Table behavior is now position-less. Table count begins as soon as four paws are on the table.
  
• Dogs must restart weaves at pole one (can't fix pop-outs in the middle of the poles) and limited to three attempts.
  
• During windy weather a panel jump can now be replaced by a bar jump.
  
• Tire heights now are 4" lower than the standard height. 24" dogs will jump a 20" tire. No word on the 4" preferred tire height.
  
• Changes in YPS requirement (slower pace) for the 8" and 24" dogs - in Standard and JWW.
  
• Handlers may now reattempt contact obstacles (and the chute) if a dog falls off. After the one reattempt the dog will be excused.

Effective July 1, 2011

• No more MACH point multipliers for 1st and 2nd placements

Effective January 1, 2012

• Chute shortened to 6'6"
  
• 24" weave pole spacing!!!
  
• Mandating design on the double and triple (sides have to be transparent)
  
• Time to beat (T2B) class becomes a titling event

Effective July 1, 2012

• MXB, MXS MXG Titles - Lifetime achievement awards at the Bronze, Silver and Gold levels in STD, JWW and FAST.

AKC Agility Rulebook

AKC Agility Rules:   http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/REAGIL.pdf

AKC Excellent

Excellent is the "top" level and is divided into two important divisions. 

• The "A" division is for dogs that have not completed the AX/AXP or AXJ/AJP titles, and scores of 85 are required to finish. No refusals, no table faults, and no wrong courses are allowed, and THREE points are deducted for each second over SCT.
  
• The "B" division is for dogs with Excellent A titles, and is the only place where points towards the MACH title can be earned. The dog must score a perfect 100 to qualify. To earn the Master level titles out of the class the dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in appropriate "B" division. Excellent courses feature very challenging sequences and traps. Success at the highest level is difficult because SCT times are faster, challenges are difficult, courses have more extreme turns, and mistakes are not tolerated.

To earn the Master Agility Champion (MACH) title, the dog must earn qualifying scores in both Excellent B Standard and Jumpers with Weaves on the same day, accomplishing that feat 20 different times (this is called a double "Q"). Additionally, the dog must accumulate 750 "championship points", which is earned for every full second completed UNDER SCT. These points can be multiplied for finishes of first or second place in a class. Preferred dogs cannot earn a MACH, but can earn the Preferred Agility Excellent (PAX) title, which requires 20 QQ out of the preferred Excellent B Standard and JWW classes on the same day.

Montgomery Trial

Another Title - EXA Jumper with Weaves

Teetered & weaved absolutely perfectly. I got lost and directed Nina over 2 wrong jumps.  Jumped off table first run, all other obstacles were perfect.




1 Q JWW - Titled Excellent A.  Now we run for points.  I calculated that it would take us 4.6 years to get MACH title at current Q rate and current average speed!

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