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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Huntsville Trial

One Q - JWW ExA

Great show. Nicest people and best potluck lunch. 


Nina continued her teeter phobia. Got some good training suggestions (teeter party, noise, heights, make it happy and fun.)


She also popped out of the weaves - first time ever. 10th pole pop-out.  Dont' tell me it has a name and lot's of dogs do this!


1 Q JWW

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Las Vegas Trial - More Pics

Las Vegas Poodle Club Trial

Getting ready for competition in Las Vegas

Beautiful Setting

Worn out after 2nd day of agility trial

Great fun at our first outdoor trial. Nina was nick-named the Tennessee Tracking Dog. All she wanted to do was sniff.


She continued her phobia of the teeter - jumping off before getting to midpoint.

Making Mistakes

Welcome to the first of my series on being a Good Student.

 

Ever wonder why two people can go to the same dog training workshop or class and not leave with the same information? If learning meant just showing up to class then we would all be Einsteins!

 

Being a good student involves developing skills you may not have previously considered.  Over the next several emails I will share what I feel are the main characteristics of someone that is a good student. 

 

I really believe by adopting these concepts you will help maximize every learning opportunity that comes your way.

 

Key Concept #1

Be yourself and embrace the opportunity to make mistakes.  Try not to be self-conscious about how"good" you and your dog look in front of the instructor or your peers that may be watching.  We all make mistakes and by exposing your faults you allow the instructor to glean some insight into why you and your dog are having troubles.

 

All too often people allow their fear of failing or the fear of being embarrassed in front of someone they respect, to hold them back from making the most of an opportunity to learn from someone that can help you improve. It might be that you are learning in a group that includes some of your own students. It might be that you have had some past success in the area you are studying so you feel"pressure" to be brilliant.  Whatever the reason. Let go of your ego and allow yourself the privilege of making mistakes.

 

You don't need to justify your performance with comments such as;

 

          I have been away so my so my dog and I are rusty

 

          or

 

          I haven't been sleeping well so my brain is a bit foggy 

 

or whatever!

 

Just be yourself. We are all human. We all make mistakes it is okay. If you try to put on a"performance" your mind will be focused on showing and you close your brain off from taking in all that is being offered to you. Go to your next seminar with mindset of learning  that is available. Don't even consider what you or your dog look like, just open yourself up to all that is available and allow the learning to come to you.

 

I leave you with some of my favorite quotes on Failing. 

 

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure can be avoided only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and in the end, being nothing.
~ Denis Waitley

 

Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, "I have failed three times," and what happens when he says, "I am a failure." 
~ S.I. Hayakawa

 

And my all time favorite on this subject;

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
~Robert F. Kennedy

 

Happy training everyone. Part two in these series is coming your way soon!

 

Susan Garrett

Say Yes Dog Training Inc

www.clickerdogs.com

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