USDAA promotes dog agility as a athletic, spectator sport in its own right, as it offers enthusiasts a variety of competitive classes in addition to the standard agility class, such as gambler's choice where handlers choose the obstacles to be performed, team relay where handlers team up to run a course, jumpers where competitors demonstrate their training and handling expertise with their dogs performing a fast course comprised of various styles of jumps and hurdles, and snooker agility where handlers choose their route on course following the principal strategy rules of the billiards game of snooker.
Though agility is a competitive, athletic sport, USDAA also promotes dog agility as a community sport, as it offers families a fun alternative for spending quality time with their pet, whether in the Championship, Performance or Junior Handler program. The obstacles are relatively easy to train, and a handler and their dog can do reasonably well and have fun without the hours of training required in other competitive canine activities; however, as with any sport, considerable time and energy is required to be highly competitive. As a commitment to promoting dog agility in the community, USDAA has developed a junior handler program for school-age children and their pets to encourage their participation and to teach responsible pet ownership.
Classes: Championship Titling, Performance Titling Programmes, & International Tournaments (Master Dog Agility Three-dog Team World Championships local Qualifiers).
Watch out for more details coming your way...........
Common Things that are Toxic to Animals
Common Things that are Toxic to Animals
Competitor, dog trainer, and author Angelica Steinker recently lost one of her dogs to a toxic substance, and she doesn't want you to do the same. Co-authored by Dr. Rachel Kelly.
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This article is in memory of a Minature Pinscher named Turbo who ingested an amanita-type mushroom in the yard and died of liver failure. Within 72 hours he went from happy and joy-filled to arresting in intensive care despite the heroic efforts of Dr. Rachel Kelly and also Dr. Miryam Reems, a critical care Veterinarian at Florida Veterinary Specialists. Neither a blood transfusion nor plasma could save his life.
Common Things Toxic to Animals
1. Chocolate - Dark chocolate is the most dangerous as it contains the most cocoa, the ingredient that is hazardous to animals. Macadamia nuts are also toxic to animals.
2. Grapes - Grapes contain a toxin that can cause kidney failure. Raisins are equally dangerous. Onions in general are toxic to animals.
3. Xylitol sweetner - This is found in gum and candy and can also destroy an animal's liver. This substance is highly toxic even in small quantities. It is suggested to not purchase or store any gum or candy with Xylitol if you own an animal.
4. Poisonous mushrooms - This is the type of mushroom that killed Turbo. Many plants are also poisonous to animals.
5. Bufo toads - If your animal has contact with a toad, flush his mouth out being sure that the water runs out of his mouth, not to the back of his throat.
6. Poisonous snakes - Most emergency clinics store anti-venom. Rush your animal to the vet as soon as possible if he has been bitten by a snake.
More Things That Can Be Toxic to Animals
Animals
Bees
Walking sticks
Certain lizards and snakes
Fire ants
Spiders
Wasps
Household Substances
Ammonia products
Animal and plant poisons
Antifreeze
Antiperspirants
Bar soap
Bath oils
Brake fluid
Carburetor cleaners
Caulking compounds
Coal and wood tar derivatives
Detergents
Deodorants
Diaper ointment
Engine cleaners/frost removers
Eye makeup
Fabric softeners
Gasoline
Hair products
Lacquer thinners
Laxatives
Liniments
Lubricants
Moth Balls
Nail cosmetics
Oil paints
Ointments
Paint and varnish
Perfumes
Phenol disinfectants
Photographic chemicals
Pine oil disinfectants
Radiator cleaners
Shaving lotions
Suntan lotions - zink ointment
Tire repair products
Turpentine
Windshield washer fluid
Wood preservatives
Medicines
Acetaminophen
Athlete's foot remedies
Aspirin
Corn removers
Citrus oils and pennyroyal
Diet pills
Iodoform
Medicated products for dogs
Sleeping pills
Many medications that are safe
for humans are toxic to animals
Some Poisonous Plants
Azalea
Bird of paradise
Carnation
Chrysanthemum
Crocus
Daffodil
Deadly Nightshade
Diffembachia
Fox glove
Holly
Lilly (various species)
Marijuana
Mistletoe Oleander
Poinsettia
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Poison Sumac
Rhubarb
Sago palm seeds
Tobacco
Tomato Leaves
Umbrella Plant
Other
Pennies
Pet Poison Helpline: 800-213-6680 (per case $35 fee for use)
This article is not a substitute for veterinary care. Please consult your own veterinarian for more information.
Angelica Steinker owns and operates Courteous Canine, Inc., a full service dog school including dog sports in Lutz, Florida. She is the author of Click and Play Agility and Agility Success. Her school recently added in the first dog dock jumping pool in the state of Florida. See www.AngelicaSteinker.com for more info.
AGilePUPS Enewsletter Volume 2 Issue 1
Hi All,
The latest AGilePUPS Enewsletter Volume 2 Issue 1 is now available for download. If you are interested please download the AGilePUPS Enewsletter at the below link.
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Pet World Malaysia 2009, Mid Valley KL!
Hi All,
Pet World Malaysia 2009, The Mid Valley Shows in KL from 3-5 July 2009.
This is a very big event, there are Agility, Obedience, Fish, etc
For your information, the Judges for both the Obedience & Agility Trials are Ms Debra Sim, CPDT & Mr Dexter Sim.
For details pls see below;
http://www.petnyou.com.my/?q=node/2375
Cheers
Dexter
Notes for the Upcoming 2009 Cynosport Games
Posted Date: May 12, 2009
Get a head start in planning for one of the most exciting canine events in the world!
November seems far away, but if you are thinking about attending the 2009 Cynosport World Games in Scottsdale, Arizona, from November 11 - 15, you might want to plan ahead. Book your hotels and flights early since a NASCAR event will be in town during the same weekend. Airplane tickets will be at their lowest prices between now and the end of June as well.
USDAA will once again live stream from the Games free of charge. Events will be offered "on demand" after the fact for a very nominal charge to cover extra bandwidth costs.
Every year it takes hundreds of volunteers to make the Games run smoothly. Most jobs require only "on the job training" and some can be done by people who have never competed in agility. Games volunteers can work for one-half day, one day, or even every day!
Volunteers describe many benefits from helping out at this amazing event:
"This year will be the fourth year I've been a dedicated volunteer at the
Cynosport World Games. It is an incredible opportunity to have the best seats in the house and watch the best agility competitors in the world walking courses, discussing strategy, memorizing courses, and competing. Oh, did I mention world-class shopping, and plenty of time to do it, as well as to watch other dog events?
I'm one of several members of NOMAD, an agility club in northern Vermont,
who look forward to this as an annual working vacation. I'll have to admit one of the big attractions is the beautiful outdoor site and the weather. It's no sacrifice to trade cold cloudy Vermont for sunny Scottsdale in November. We look forward to seeing other dedicated volunteers from other parts of the country year after year." --Lynne von Trapp
"I have throughly enjoyed working these events for a number of reasons including the opportunity to watch and met some of the top handlers in the world. I have also come away from these events reinvigorated and ready to work hard with my own dogs to hopefully someday reach this level of competition. I am usually assigned to the scorer's table for the week so I also get to refresh my knowledge of scoring and of the USDAA's rules in general. Finally, I feel that by participating in this event I am giving back to a sport that I love and strengthening the friendships that I have made over the years in agility." --Kimberly O'Conner
"This will be my fifth year traveling from Vermont to volunteer at the Cynosport Games in Scottsdale. I volunteer full-time Thursday through Sunday, but that still allows plenty of time to visit the vendors and to watch flyball, disc dog, and dock diving. And there is always time to socialize with my agility pals from around the country.
Why do I go without a dog? First, I don't have a dog who competes at that level. And much as I hate to leave my dogs at home, I suspect I have much more fun in Scottsdale without them. My time in Scottsdale is free of responsibilities and anxieties. It is pure fun in the sun! It's my vacation in the perfect Arizona weather with good friends and the best agility in the country. Late October/early November in Vermont tends to be gray and cold, so in a way this trip extends my summer season.
This is the one event where agility people from around the country gather once a year. I wouldn't want to miss it. The level of handler and dog skill is very high in all the rings, and that makes almost every run fun and inspiring to watch. We get to see the results of new training and handling ideas from around the country.
Karen Gloor is another reason I make the trip every year. She has the volunteers beautifully organized, and she is so appreciative of the Vermont crew. We are all friends, and we have fun together on this trip." --Lisa Barrett
If you are interested in having a front row seat for some of the best agility action in the world, contact Cynosport Games volunteer coordinator Karen Gloor at rysaroni@cox.net, or via telephone at: (480) 539-8333.
6th USDAA Sanctioned Trials dd AUG 1 & 2, 2009!
Hi All, I am please to announce that we have fixed our 6th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials.
Here are the details; Event - 6th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials Date - AUGUST 1 & 2, 2009 Time - 9am to 5pm Venue - TBA Judges - Mr. John Zhao (Guangzhou, China) & Mr. Dexter Sim (Singapore)
Programme for the day; Starter Standard Agility Starter Jumpers Advance Jumpers Performance 1 Standard Agility Performance 2 Standard Agility Performance 1 Jumpers Performance 2 Jumpers Tournament Events; Master Dog Agility Three-dog Team World Championships (local qualifier) Consists of ...... Team Standard Agility Team Jumpers Team Snooker Team Gamblers Team Relay Fun Events programmes will be announce later. More news and details will be available soon. Mark these dates down and join us for a weekends of Fun-pack activities. Cheers DS
My recent Judging trip to Bacolod City, Philippines!
5th National PANAAD Dog Agility Competition was a Negros Occidental Yearly
PANAAD festival event. During the week long festival, Dog Agility was selected
to be staged as a Grand Event at Center Stage. It's was held in the PANAAD
Stadium, on April 22, 2009.
Bacolod City is a very pretty and scenic city in Negros Occidental. Bacolod City
supply more than 51% of the Sugar Cane to the whole of Philippines. On our way
from Bacolod-Silay City International Airport, we drove through the country-side
to the city, it was covered with Sugar Cane plantations.
Before the event, we were treated like tourist and our great host Anna, Edward
and Nikko brought us to understand the history of Bacolod by visiting the
Spanish House and the Ruins. Tito Donnie and Lynette took us to Donnie's Negros
Forest and Agricultural Foundation Inc an environmental rescue zoo that saved
the many wildlife birds and animals from the forest and created a breeding
programme for these animals before they became extinct. At night we were taken
to their clubhouse where we had dinner and met their many supportive members.
Members came from all walks of life from Farmers to Hotel CEOs and Artists to
dog trainers. Dentists and vets and hardware shop owners. We were introduce to
Bacolod's specialty the Chicken Inasal from Chicken Hause. BBQed Chicken Dipped
in vinegar, soy sauce and lime added with white rice. Simple and good! Theses
were great people with very sweet dogs. The Belgium Malinois seem to be the most
popular big breeds there. Very few Border Collies but the Davao people brought
their Beagles, Minpins, Cocker Spaniel and Golden Ret. And these dogs did great
in Agility. First time we see such fast Beagles and Minpins doing Agility!
This Year beside the crowd entreating Dog Agility Competition, they are holding
their first ever Dog Frisbee Competition in Negros! The participants are from
Manila, Davao, Gen. Santos, Zamboanga, Cebu and Negros Occidental. There was a
great variety of dog breeds; Belgian Malinois, Border Collie, Cocker Spaniels,
Shetland Sheepdogs, Jack Russell Terriers, Jack Russell Parsons, Boxer, Bulldog,
Mini pins, Beagles, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Belgian Teveruns,
Pit bull etc And the youngest competitor, Kobe is a 12 year old boy from Davao.
Beside their main event of Dog Agility & Frisbee Competition, they too have a go
at various extreme sports. The rule of the game is the winner takes all. The
extreme sports are the High Jump, Wall Scaling, and Super Weaves Challenge(36
poles). The winner of the high jump was a tie between 2 Malinois, Jumping at
1.75 metres. The Super Weaves Challenge won by a Jack Russell Terrier at 6
second. The Wall Scaling was called off due to rain.
The 5th PANAAD National Dog Agility Competition was organized by K9 Obedience
Club, Province of Negros Occidental and Pro Plan. On Tuesday, dated April 21, I
was invited to Judge in the K9 Obedience Club for Starters Jumpers, Starter
Snooker and the Extreme Sports. We have about 24 participants in the Starter
Jumpers Class. The Standard of Agility, the handling skills and their level of
competitiveness, has impressed deeply, especially the teams from Davao, Gen.
Santos and Zamboanga. Their dog's line and their precise handling skills put
them in the pole positions. The competitions are tight, as many good teams put
in strong performances.
Starter Snooker are still new to many in the Philippines. However many teams
have a go at this strategic game. I am fairly surprise that many teams have put
in a strong performances. The winning teams complete the Snooker Class with high
scores.
On the actual day of the 5th PANAAD National Dog Agility Competitions, we have
both the Mini and Maxi Dog Agility Classes. And of course, their first ever Dog
Frisbee Competition. The PANAAD Stadium was filled with people wanting to catch
and be entertained by the best trained dogs in the Philippines. We have about 2
thousands spectators. We kick start the Maxi-Agility Class at about 4pm.
Next is the first ever Dog Frisbee Competitions. We have the single disc event.
Right after the Dog Frisbee event, we have the Mini-Agility Class.
The Standard Agility Course that I've designed provided the following challenges
for the team. The Course opens with a tire jump straight on to the teeter. One
or two teams have fly-off here. Without good performance on teeter, dogs will
over run and go on the Dogwalk that was a off-course trap. Having to perform a
pin-wheel with tunnel, bring the dog onto the dogwalk. At the down contact,
handlers require to push the dogs to the left into another tunnel and a good
entry into the weavepoles. A good number of teams were having difficulty to get
their dogs into the tunnel on the right side. Next is the chute and straight on
to the pause table for 5 seconds count. After the 5 seconds count, the next was
the A-Frame and transit to another pin-wheel this time on the anti-clockwise
direction. This pin-wheel will bring you to another trap obstacle the tunnel,
where handlers need to drive their dogs straight to the broadjump and a last
sprint to a double jump and the end line. The trap tunnel seems to inviting to
some teams, where their dogs was suck into the tunnels and causing them a wrong
course or a standard fault for the Starters Class. All-in-all a very strong
performances by the teams and given the pressure and the overwhelming crowds,
some team couldn't perform, while the others put in a good shows to wow the
immersing crowds.
After a highly competitive competition, we were asked to go back to refresh
ourselves and we were treated to a Prize Presentation & Celebrations Dinner at a
very special bar opened by an expat who also mentioned about his bar at the
Harbourfront in Singapore. We all have a great time interacting, sharing
laughters and disappointments that they had in this event. All winners got their
trophy and prize money and we all have a great time partying to the wee hours.
Its was a very impressionable trip for us, seeing and witnessing ourselves what
Dog Agility Enthusiasts working together to create a strong family bond between
dogs and handlers and above all, having so much great fun with their lovely
trained dogs.
We would like to thank the dog agility people of the Philippines and the great
people we met there in Bacolod! We look forward to your continued enthusiasm for
the dog sport of Agility
We will be happy to go back to Judge if we are invited again by these cool
people from the Philippines.
Exciting new phase for us in USDAA Singapore!
Hi USDAAsg,
We are into our new phase in our USDAA Singapore development. Our USDAA Titling and Tournament are gathering traction as we seen 5 International Dog Agility Titled Dogs in and we have 3 local qualifiers for the USD10K Master Dog Agility Steeplechase World Championships FY09!
And now our USDAA Judges are being invited to Judge in Overseas Assignments.
1. 6th & 7th Agility Trials in on 14th March 2009 - Mr Dexter Sim,
2. 5th PANAAD National Dog Agility Competitions in on 21 & 22 April 2009 - Mr Dexter Sim, &
3. Pet World 2009 in KL, 4th & 5th July 2009 - Mr Dexter Sim & Ms Debra Sim judging in Obedience & Dog Agility Trials.
Very exciting year for us as Judges too, our plan to get continuous exposures in International Judging Exchanges.
In this way we can continue to stay ahead with the Dog Agility Standard and our core people in this sport will stay abreast with our Asian counterpart in their achievement and progress.
5 International Titled Dogs in Singapore!
Hi,
What a great news to share with you guys here? Onto our 2nd year of our USDAA Sanctioned Trials, we are very proud to announce that we have 5 International Titled Dogs in Singapore. You have made us proud in USDAA Singapore!
They are ..........
16" Class
Whisky & Elsa - SJ
Prince & Jazzmine - PS1 & PJ1 &
Nova & Shanice - PS1 & PJ1
22" Class
Benji & Dexter - PJ1
26" Class
Buddy & Tina - PJ1
We have 3 local Qualifiers for the USD10k Master Dog Agility Steeplechase World Championships events and they are one step closer to their Lifetime Achievement Award, the Master Tournament Title!
The 3 qualifiers are.......
16" Class
Prince & Jazzmine
22" Class
Bailey & Lucas &
Max & Dexter
Congratulation!!!
Keep Up the Good Work!
5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials write up by PetnYou!
Hi All,
Please find the link on the write up on Our 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials by our counterpart in Malaysia.
http://www.petnyou.com.my/?q=node/2215
Enjoy!
Cheers
DS
Successful 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials!
Hi All,
We are very pleased to announce that we had a Hugely Successful 5th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials last weekends in Bishan Park Dog Run.
The weather for the weekends were fantastic, it's hot and dry and we had a very exciting agility competitions. On Saturdays, 28th March 2009, we have the Championships Titling Programmes such as Starters Standard Agility, Jumpers, Snooker, Gamblers and Pairs Relay. And we also had a tournament class known as USD10k Master Dog Agility Steeplechase World Championships local qualifiers event.
We have a total of 19 dogs in competitions on Saturday, and we have about 27 dogs in competitions on Sunday. A whipping HIGH number of participants ever recorded in Dog Agility Competitions in Singapore. Each dog runs approxiately 7 classes, that adds up to 133 runs for the titling events and 24 runs for the International tournaments. That excludes the beginners classes.
Our Sunday events were Performance Titling Programmes such as Performance 1 Standard Agility, Performance 2 Standard Agility, Beginners Standard Agility, Performance 1 Jumpers, Performance 2 Jumpers and Beginners Jumpers. Our tournament class on Sunday is our Grand Prix of Dog Agility World Championships local qualifiers event.
The Crowd turn out was good and we are sure that we have managed to introduce the Great Dog Sport of Dog Agility to more people here in Singapore.
We want to thank our Judges, Mr. Donato (Philippines) and Ms Debra Sim (S'pore). We also want to thank Ms Christine Ang (S'pore) for Judging in our Beginners Classes. Judges not only ensure the smooth running of the events, they also to challenge us individual with their unique Course Designs. Judges need to appropriately provides the level of difficulty in challenge, ensure smooth flowing courses and ensure participants display command and control on their dogs in the competitions. So when visitors see our dogs in action, they will appreciate the level of training, the time, effort we spent on our dogs to bring us where we are today. At the same time this is an excellent platform to educate people on responsible pet ownerships.
We want to thank our co-sponsors PROPLAN & NPARKS for their contineous support. And our prizes are sponsored by PROPLAN and PUPS DOG TRAINING and the spacious and beautiful Arena in Bishan Park Dog Run is by NPARKS.
We want to thank all our volunteers, anderson, annie, noody, khoo, fawn, chan, bernard, anna, alvin, ah hua, patrick, karma, yu lin and many more......... without you volunteers, we will not have enjoyed the great weekends outing with our dogs.
We also want to thank the PetnYou Team from Malaysia coming down to join us in our Agility Competitions. Mr & Mrs Khoo, Bernard, Susan, Chan, Mun Yee, Fawn, etc please forgive if I left you out. We hope you have enjoyed handling some of our dogs in competitions. Hopefully to see you guys more often and who knows, we might be able to compete in each others home turf when the quarantine rules relaxes.
Agility Competitions photos are now available at http://singaporeusdaatrials.shutterfly.com
Photos are courtesy of Fawn Loong and Debra Sim.
Agility Competitions results will also very available very soon, so keep a look up at this space for more updates coming your way.
Cheers
5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials Goodie Bag give away
Hi All,
FREE Goodie bag worth about $50-$60 is available during our 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials this weekends.
Do swing by and pick up our goodie bag. (While stocks last)
Thanks to our Co-Sponsors Proplan & PUPS for the goodie bags.
Cheers
DS
5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials
5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials, 28th/29th March 2009
This weekends will be our long awaited 5th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials, in fact this is our 1st USDAA Sanctioned Trials for Year 2009, and it is also our 1st International Tournament Events for the Year. (FY09 Local Qualifier)
Event - 5th USDAA Interntional Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials
Date - 28th & 29th March 2009 (Sat & Sun)
Venue - Bishan Park Dog Run (Along Ang Mo Kio Ave 1)
Time - 9am to 5pm
Our Titling Classes are Starter Agility, Starter Jumpers, Starter Pairs Relay, Starter Gamblers & Starter Snooker. Performance 1 Agility, Performance 1 Jumpers, Performance 2 Agility & Performance 2 Jumpers.
Our Tournament Classes are USD$10,000 Master Dog Agility Steeplechase World Championships and Grand Prix of Dog Agility World Championships.
We are very honour to have Mr. Donato Porblador from the Philippines and Ms Debra Sim from Singapore to be our Judges for the events. We wishes both of them a successful assignment.
As for our fun events, we will be having Beginners Agility, Beginners Jumpers and Rally Obedience. At the same time we are injecting some level of excitment, we will be featuring FCI Classic Run for the first time in Singapore, giving our competitors a taste of Europeans Agility.
Do swing by and join us to witness Singapore's Best Agility Dogs and Handlers in Actions! Show Casing their FAST & FURIOUS Agility Dogs!
This weekends will be a 2 days events do join us for a day of FUN, EXCITMENTS!
TIME SCHEDULE as at 28 MARCH 2009, SATURDAY
DAY ONE
9.00am - Opening and Registration for Fun Events
9.30am - Close of Registration for Fun Events
9.30am to 10.00am – RALLY OBEDIENCE (FUN EVENTS)
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLING
10.00am to 10.30am - Starter Agility Class
11.00am to 11.30pm – Starter Relay Class
11.30pm to 12.30pm - Lunch Break
12.30pm to 1.30pm – Starter Gamblers Class
2.00pm to 2.30pm – USD10K Master Dog Agility Steeplechase (Local Qualifier)
3.00pm to 3.30pm – Starter Snooker Class
4.00pm – 4.30pm – Starter Jumpers Class
5.00pm – Prize Presentation
5.30pm - End of Competition
TIME SCHEDULE as at 29th MARCH 2009, SUNDAY
DAY TWO
9.30am to 10.00am – Performance 1 Agility Class
10.00am to 10.30am – Performance 2 Agility Class
10.30am to 11.00am – Grand Prix of Dog Agility Championships (Local Qualifier)
11.00am to 12.00am – Lunch Break
12.00am to 12.30pm – FCI Classic (FUN EVENTS)
1.00pm to 1.30pm - Performance 1 Jumpers Class
2.00pm to 2.30pm - Performance 2 Jumpers Class
3.00pm – Prize Presentation
4.00pm - End of Competition
5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials
Hi All,
Please be reminded that this coming weekends is our 5th USDAA International Dog
Agility Sanctioned Trials at Bishan Park Dog Run along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1.
We want to wish all Trialers Success in this coming Trials.
Due to heavy rainfall, please bring along raincoat or windbreaker, as we will
continue our competition even in light rain.
For those who are thinking to join us this weekends, do swing by with your
family for a weekends of FUN in the park.
Cheers
DS
Helpers & volunteers needed for our 5th USDAA Trials!
Hi All,
We are organizing our 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials this coming 28th & 29th March
2009 at Bishan Park Dog Run.
We are looking for helpers and volunteers. You can help us to be a timers,
scorers, ring stewards, runners, scribe etc.........this will also be an
excellent opportunity for you to be part of the Great Dog Sport of Dog Agility.
If you are interested please call me at 6728-7879 or email to
usdaa.sg@gmail.com.
Cheers
DS
USDAA Update
USDAA Update
Posted Date: March 16, 2009
Learn the latest USDAA News!
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*The new USDAA rulebook is in the works, incorporating the previously announced rule updates. It's taking some time to revamp because the goal is to make it is less of a legal document and more a useful reference tool for readers.
*The Board has been collaborating for the past couple of weeks on finalizing the standards for the tire, now that USDAA's tests have been completed.
*USDAA has received prototypes of long jumps being offered by two manufacturers that support the new standard. We will make some minor adjustments and have the specs out by the end of March. Implementation will be July 1, 2009.
*USDAA President Kenneth Tatsch has made two recent trips to Florida to work with the scorekeeping software developer to test the program. Work is being done to incorporate some key requests and a final version will hopefully be done soon.
*USDAA's newest goal is to improve communications via podcasts, the website, and other media.
*Discussions are underway to host a Pan American championship in the east in Winter 2010. More to come...
2009 Cynosport World Games Site announcement......
Posted Date: March 13, 2009
Site announcement...
The 2009 Cynosport World Games will take place November 11-15, 2009. The event is returning to Scottsdale, Arizona, two weeks later on the calendar than in the previous two years in order to avoid end-of-October heat. The event will once again be webcast through USDAA.com.
We researched many new sites for the 2009 Games, but we were unable to find a facility that met our criteria that was available on dates that would work with the current tournament season schedule. Since choosing a particular facility may necessitate an earlier regional season, we will look at 2010 with that in mind, and know when the championships will be before the regional schedule is finalized. The search for an eastern or central site for 2010 continues in hopes that it can be announced at the Cynosport World Games this November.
5th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials!
Hi All,
Below are the schedule of classes for your consideration;
Day 1 - 28 March 2009, SAT
- Starter Agility
- Starter Jumpers
- Master Dog Agility Steeplechase Championship
(FY09 local qualifier)
- Starter Gamblers
- Starter Snooker &
- Starter Relay
Day 2 - 29 March 2009, SUN
- P1 Agility
- P2 Agility
- Grand Prix of Dog Agility Championship
(FY09 local qualifier)
- FCI Classic
- P1 Jumpers
- P2 Jumpers
Event programmes will only be available later.
See you there!
Cheers
DS
5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials .........exciting news updates
Hi All,
We have decided to inject some level of excitments into our 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials in March 2009.
Instead of the usual Beginners Agility & Beginners Jumper, we will be running past years courses of FCI/IFCS/CYNOSPORT WORLD GAMES. This will give our Agility Enthusaists a chance to taste of European or Russian or USA type of Courses.
Together let's all have a fun-pack weekends on 28-29 March 2009 at Bishan Park Dog Run.
Cheers
DS
What is A Title?
What Is A Title?
by Sandy Mowery, Wisconsin
Not just a brag, not just a stepping stone to a higher title, not
just an adjunct to competitive scores. A Title is a tribute to the
dog that bears it, a way to honor that dog, an ultimate memorial. It
will remain in the record and in the memory for about as long as
anything in this world can remain. Few humans will do as well or
better in that regard, and though the dog himself doesn't know or
care that his achievements have been noted, a Title says many things
in the world of humans, where such things count.
A Title says your dog was intelligent, and adaptable, and good
natured. It says that your dog loved you enough to do the things that
please you, however crazy they may have sometimes seemed. And a Title
says that you loved your dog, that you loved to spend time with him
because he was a good dog, and that you believed in him enough to
give him yet another chance when he failed, and that in the end your
faith was justified.
A Title proves that your dog inspired you to have the special
relationship enjoyed by so few, that in the world of disposable
creatures, this dog with a Title was greatly loved, and loved greatly
in return. And when that dear short life is over, the Title remains
as a memorial of the finest kind, the best you can give to a
deserving friend, volumes of praise in one small set of initials
before or after the name.
A Title is nothing less than love and respect, given and received,
permanently recorded.
Fun Matches in our 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials!
Hi All,
In our 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials, we are offering 3 FUN Matches. Are you game enough to test out our FUN Matches?
1. Rally 'O' Obedience
- Rally "O" provides you an opportunity to show case your obedience trained furbabies without the stress of the 'REAL' competitions. Not calling stewards to confuse you? Not Judges to tag around your heeling routine exercise?
- but provide you an opportunity to show case your obedience trained furkids. Giving yourself an opportunity to test their understanding of commands and responsiveness.
2. Beginners Agility Match
- provide the opportunity to test your dogs' agility skills and the fun on winning and conquering the agility challenges together.
3. Beginner Jumping Match
- provide the opportunity to test your dogs' jumping skills. The speed, the flow and the accuracy of execution.
Hope you will join us for some great fun and together have a great doggie outing.
Cheers
Why take part in the Tournament Classes?
Hi All, Why will you want to take part in the Tournament Classes? Not only do you match your Dog Agility Skill Set with the International Standard and have a test of the challenges present in the Master Level. The tournament masters title requires 10 total tournament Qs, with at least 2 in each of the three tournaments. 2x – Grand Prix, 2x – Steeplechase, and 2x – Dog Agility Masters Three-Dog Team tournament. So the title might be earned as 5x team tournament Qs, 2x Grand Prix Qs and 3x Steeplechase Qs, for example. Or 6x Steeplechase, 2x Grand Prix and 2x Team. So even though the reality of traveling to the US for the Cynosport Games is remote for most people, the Tournament titles provide a real chance to be recognized for competing well in the tournaments. These titling requirements are set forth in Appendix F. Also see the Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum levels too at the bottom of the table in Appendix F. So for Bronze Tournament Master, it would be 15 total Qs, with minimum of 3 Qs in each tournament. Silver 25 Qs with 5 Qs in each tournament, and so on. Hope this will encourage you to compete in the tournament and give yourself a real chance to earn a Tournament Master Title! Cheers DS
5th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials!
Hi All,
This 28th & 29th March will be our 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials and is also our
1ST LOCAL QUALIFIERS to the CYNOSPORT WORLD GAMES 2009.
We have 2 Tournament Classes available;
1. Grand Prix of Dog Agility World Championships &
2. US$10,000 Master Dog Agility Steeplechase Championships
For those who has qualify here are what you can expect;
1. Qualify for Cynosport World Games 2009 for each event,
2. Qualifying for Tournament Master Title.
Why do we need to take part in the tournament? Tournament Classes are in Master
Level, therefore you have the opportunity to test your Agility Skills in the Master
level.
Watch this space for more information coming your way!
Cheers
DS
5th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials!
Hi USDAAsg,
Please take note, the venue for Our 5th USDAA International Dog Agility
Sanctioned Trials is at Bishan Park 2 Dog Run.
Cheers
DS
2009 Regional Championships Dates
The majority of the regional championships dates have been finalized with the clubs. As of this writing, Regional Championships will be hosted as follows:
- June 5-7, SE Regional hosted by Canine Capers (GA)
- June 12-14, NE Regional hosted by Keystone Agility (PA)
- June 26-28, NW Regional hosted by Redhot Rovers (WA)
- August 7-9, NC Regional hosted by Contact Sports (IL)
- August 28-30, SC Regional hosted by DAWG (TX)
- September 5-7, SW Regional hosted by The Bay Team (CA)
Additional dates to be announced for Rocky Mountain Region, Mexico, Spain and Japan.
(Japan will be Asia Regional QF Championships)
The search for a Central or Eastern sites for the Cynosport World Games continues. Should we not be able to secure a suitable facility on the desired dates in the near future, the 2009 Cynosport World Games will once again be held at Westworld in Scottsdale, AZ, November 11-15, 2009, which is two weeks later on the calendar than the previous two years.
5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials - 28th & 29th March 2009!
Hi All,
Good news our 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials link is now ready;
Cheers
DS
5th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials, 28th & 29th March 2009!
Hi All,
Our long awaited 5th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned
Trials is on 28th & 29th March 2009. Here are some details for your
planning.
Event: 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials
Date: 28th & 29th March 2009
Time: 9am to 6pm (2 days)
Venue: TBA
Judges: Ms Debra Sim (Republic of Singapore) &
: Mr Donato Poblador (Philippines)
DAY 1. 28th March 2009, SAT
Classes: Championship Titiling Events
: 1. Starters Standard Agility
: 2. Starters Jumpers
: 3. Starters Snooker
: 4. Starters Gamblers &
: 5. Starters Relay Pairs
DAY 2. 29th March 2009, SUN
: Performance Titling Events
: 1. P1 Standard Agility
: 2. P1 Jumpers
: 3. P2 Standard Agility
: 4. P2 Jumpers
: International Tournament Classes
: 1. Grand Prix of Dog Agility,
: 2. U$10K Master Agility Steeplechase
Fun Events
: 1. Beginners Agility Match,
: 2. Rally Obedience,
: 3. Beginners Jumpers Match
Please take note closing date for registration is on 6 March 2009.
Hope to see all of you and together let's have another thrilling,
exciting, funpack Agility Days in March.
Cheers
DS
Happy Chinese New Year!
Hi USDAAsg,
We hereby
Wishing ALL A Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year! Don't forget your pawpal during this festive Season.
Cheers
DS
PUPS Dog Training
"Promoting Positive Interaction with your Animals"
USDAA Affiliated Group
http://www.pups.com.sg
Good news....more Q for Starter Relay
Hi All,
Just got news from USDAA Office, there have been amendment on the
Starter Relay Event. Starter Relay is score base on Time + Fault, as
long as the team complete the course within Standard Course Time, the
team is entitle to the Q ribbon.
Here are the teams that has Q for this events;
1. Team 1
- Axel & Tania Chew &
- Luna & Jenny Redlin,
2. Team 4
- Bailey & Lucas Bong
- Accompanied Dog is not scored,
3. Team 3
- Buddy & Tina Chee &
- Max & Dexter Sim.
Congrats to the above team that has Qed. Remember to collect your Q
Ribbon from us.
Cheers
DS
USDAA Podcast
There is a podcast addressing rule changes and equipment changes that is
available on the USDAA website under Group Services - Administrative
Forms and Policies. It was posted on 1/1/2009.
http://www.usdaa.com/article.cfm?newsID=1099
USDAA Singapore 2008 Results
Hi All,
It's been a great year for us in USDAA Singapore Affiliated Group.
Seeing the affiliation being born on Jan 2008, we have achieved many
great results and we want to congrats all the Winners and also for
those who are closing in on their 1st USDAA International Title!
Title Achievements
1. Jazzmine and Prince for the awards of
- PS1 Title (Performance Standard 1 Title)
- PJ1 Title (Performane Jumpers 1 Title)
2. Shanice and Nova for the award of
- PS1 Title (Performance Standard 1 Title)
2008 Cynosport World Games Qualifiers
1. Elsa and Whisky (Mini Schnauzer)
2. Jazzmine and Prince (Sheltie)
3. Shanice and Nova (Sheltie)
4. Edmund and Herbie (BC)
5. Kenneth and Kaiser (BC)
6. Dexter and Benji (BC)
7. Debra and Keesha (Aust Shepherd)
8. Christine and Micky (BC) &
9. Dexter and Max (BC).
USDAA Approved Judges
1. Kenneth Chen,
2. Debra Sim,
3. Dexter Sim &
4. Christine Ang (Provisional Judge)
Being new to USDAA and it's Championships, Performance and Tournament
Classes, we have enjoyed very good and encouraging results locally and
I am sure it will definitely spur us on for greater success!
Keep up all your Good Work USDAA Singapore, without You, these
Achievements will never to able to realize!
Cheers
Dexter & Debra Sim
USDAA International Affiliated Group
PUPS Dog Training, Singapore
http://www.pups.com.sg "Promoting Positive Interactiion with Animals"
Long Jump and Tire Jump Specifications
Long Jump and Tire Jump Specifications
Posted Date: December 8, 2008
Long Jump and Tire Jump specifications meet construction snags.
Implementation dates have been delayed.
At its 2008 meeting, the USDAA Board adopted new specifications for
the long jump and approved in concept the voluntary use of a
"breakaway tire". In working with equipment providers and individual
clubs, a few issues on construction design have arisen. As a result,
further study is presently underway to refine the construction
specifications to accommodate the concerns.
For the Long Jump, construction suggestions will be forthcoming in the
next four to six weeks. The mandatory implementation date has been
rolled back to July 1, 2009, with earlier use encouraged, once the new
construction guidelines are out. In the meantime, the old long jump
specifications may be utilized. Clubs needing to acquire new long
jumps should hold off and acquire those meeting the new specifications
only.
For the Tire Jump, the breakaway tires that have been seen do not meet
acceptable specifications. They create too many judging issues. The
Board has taken the tact that the "break" should occur only when a
risk of injury exists, and not casually, as other prototypes have
shown. Further, a casual break has shown in tests to create lazy
jumping in some dogs, thus increasing safety concerns and integrity in
judging. Again, we anticipate tests to be concluded and
specifications rendered in four to six weeks time frame. The tire
will be usable once it becomes available. The performance
characteristics and judging shall remain unchanged from the tire's
present function. Allowing for the break upon hard impact is for
safety concerns only.
Season Greeting, Happy Holidays!
Hi All,
Time to move out the boxes of decorations, untangle the strands of
lights, or dust off your best menorah in preparation of the holidays
season!
We at PUPS, Wishing All a Merry & Blessed Christmas and A Happy &
Prosperous Chinese New Year!
First our successful year as an International Affiliated Group of
USDAA, we have completed our 7 events for the year. 4 titling events,
and 3 tournaments classes. 9 local qualifiers to the Cynosport World
Games 2008. An amazing results for our 1st Year in affiliation.
Secondly, I want to thank Max for winning the OTch Obedience or
National Obedience Champion for the 6th straight Years, an incredible
record.
Thirdly, let's all start counting our every blessing that God has
given to us this year. Let's be thankful for what we have.
And lastly, we want to thank all of you for your enthusiasm for the
Great Sport of Dog Agility and Competitive Obedience. Without you
guys, we at PUPS are not able to do so well in the area of Dog Agility
and Competitive Obedience.
Incidentally it's a great time to sit down and plan for our New Year
Resolutions. Aim high and you will earn more. For Nothing is
Impossible, only if you belief, you will realize your dreams.
Let's look forward to another Great Year Ahead! And may the power of
Positive Training continue to shine through all your activities with
our lovely Paw Pals.
Cheers
Dexter, Debra & our Household of Champions
PUPS Dog Training
http://www.pups.com.sg "Promoting Positive Interaction with Animals"
4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials Results 14.12.2008!
Hi All,
It's been an electrifying event last Sunday, dated 14th December 2008!
It's our 4th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials. We
have end the Year on a high note!
Even thought we are greeted with very wet, muddy and rainy weather,
our trialers are all gear up with rain-coats, umbrellas and
windbreakers. We all brave through the stormy weathers and have
emerged victoriously.
This time we have a total of 13 Qualifications and a step closer to an
Internationally recognize title.
We want to thank our Judge, Mr. Kenneth Chen (Republic of Singapore),
providing us with lots of provoking thoughts and challenges. Kenneth
have to Judge 91 dogs in total and we thank him for his dedication to
this great dog sport of Dog Agility.
We also wanted to thank all our volunteers, Anderson, Yulin, Karmal,
Agnes, Christine, Alvin, Gloria, Edmund, Elsa, Marilyn, Jazzmine,
Patrick, Debra etc Without you all, our USDAA Sanctioned Trials will
never been successful and we appreciate your dedication and commitment
to this cause.
Last but not lest, we want to thank all trialers, without your support
and participation, we will not have our 4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials. I
sincerely hope you have enjoy this events.
4th USDAA Trials results are now available on our file section, you
may check it out. We want to congrats all Winners!
See you at our 5th USDAA Sanctioned Trials in March 2009!
Cheers
4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials 14.12.2008!
Hi All,
Tomorrow is the day of Our 4th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials at West Coast Park Dog Run.
Come join us for a day of great fun, don't forget to pick our limited edition - Support Singapore World Team Tee and Cap.
Cheers
DS
4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials!
Re: 4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials!
Hi All,
Our 4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials is an outdoor event, so please get
ready for rain. Do come prepare as we will still continue our trials
in light rain.
Since it is an outdoor trial, you are allow to wear short or bermuda
however you are to dress properly. Any dressing where to the judge is
inappropriate, the participant will not be allow to compete in the
competitions.
See you there!
Cheers
DS
4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials!
Hi All,
The long awaited 4th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials is next SUNDAY, 14th December 2008, 9am to 5pm. So set the date and come and have a great familiy FUN with us!
Go to every trial you can to watch! You can also volunteer ahead of time, and will be given the easy jobs - pole setter, leash runner, scribe
runner. You learn SO MUCH this way - more than just watching from the sidelines. I recommend looking for and watching teams that you like - they run in a happy positive way, they are really focused, they run a sighthound, - whatever really interests you. Particularly watch the Novice handlers in the Starter classes - some of the Novice dogs are
run by their experienced handlers, but watch the true novices - decide again what you like, and what pitfalls you want to try to avoid
(i.e. blaming your dog - we all start out doing this).
This is also a good way to get connected with the local agility community. Then when you start running you will already have a built in cheering squad!
It sounds like you are off to a great start - God Bless You!
USDAA Run Thru for all USDAA Participants- This Sunday
Hi all,
We will be having our USDAA Run Thru, this Sunday at 6pm to 8pm for all
USDAA Participants taking part in this coming December Trial. All
participants involved in our USDAA Event; Volunteers/Trialers/USDAA
Judges etc. are invited to join in.
Those taking part do take note. Rain is possible so rain coats, towels,
waterproof shoes and hats are advisable to bring.
Venue is PUPS Training Ground at Pasir Ris, Ethans Pet Resort.
Concentration is on Snooker, Gamblers, Relay besides the Standard Runs.
Cheers
4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials!
Hi All,
This time we have the following Fun Events for you people to come and join the FUN of Dog Sports!
1. AGILITY FUN MATCH,
2. JUMPERS FUN MATCH,
3. RALLY OBEDIENCE, &
4. FLYBALL COMPETITIONS.
So come by and join us for a day of SO MUCH FUN with your families!
Cheers
DS
Intro to Team Relay Team!
Hi All,
Team Relay
Relay classes are those that include two or more dog/handler teams
competing on a course together. The course may be split, wherein each
team member runs a segment, or each team member may run the entire
course (when teams are all of the same jump height class). A course
may include all of the obstacles other than the table, which may be
used as a start, finish or baton exchange point. Since speed is an
inherent element in any type of relay competition, the class is
generally scored on a time-plus-faults basis, though standard scoring
could be used if less emphasis on speed was intended.
For USDAA titling purposes, teams may be classified as "mini-" or
"open", meaning that the dogs jumping 12" and 16" may be paired
together and dogs jumping 22" and 26" may be paired together. A
"Qualifying Course Time" is established by the judge under which teams
must score after faults are added to their time; hence, a round with
faults may qualify, provided their performance time is fast enough to
allow for the addition of penalties.
Cheers
DS
What is Gamblers, Snooker, Relay, Rally O, continue?
Hi All,
Hope you've enjoyed some of the videos.
1) Team Snooker - Max and Dexter at Cynosport World Games World Championship Master Dog Agiilty Three-dog Team event;
2) Team Gambler - Keesha and Debra at Cynosport World Games World Championship Master Dog Agiilty Three-dog Team event;
3) Team Relay - Benji, Dexter, Leo and Vivien at 2nd USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials in Singapore, Starters Team Relay event. First of the team partnership consists of a 12" and a 22" dogs;
4) Rally "O" - Rally Obedience Fun Matches at ANF Great Outdoor Challenge in Singapore.
It's our hope to see more spectators and as well as participants in our coming 4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials at 14th December, hope to see you there.
Cheers
DS
What is Gamblers, Snooker, Relay, Rally O?
Gamblers Game continue......
Hi All,
Have you get to understand the gamblers game? Here let me focus on this unique game where the handler and the dog presents a test on competitive strategy, distance works, testing the competitors training and knowledge of their dog.
Gamblers class consist of 2 segments; Opening Segment or the point accumulation period and the Closing Segment or the Gambler period. In the Opening Segment, you will be given time period of 20sec-50sec where you accumulate as many points as possible within the time period. The Judge will assign point value to the obstacles. And the scoring system can be either 1-2-3-5 System or 1-3-5-7 System.
Once the time period has expire, you will hear a whistle that signal the Gamble period or closing segment has begin. You will need to attempt the gamble to complete the game. In order to qualify, you need to complete the gamble fully.
In Gamble period, handler and dog will be test on the following area base on distance works;
1. Obstacle Discrimination,
2. Contact or Weave-pole performance,
3. Redirectional Control
In Gamblers Class the team with the highest score wins the game.
Cheers
DS
Non-standard class - The Gamblers Class!
Gamblers
Gamblers is a point-basis class wherein handlers develop their own
strategy for running a course in order to accumulate as many points as
possible during the time allotted by the judge. Typically, in planning
their run, any obstacle can be performed twice for points and the
handler may choose what obstacles they wish to perform and in what
order. The judge may impose restrictions on the sequences permissible
(e.g., two different contact obstacles may be performed in sequence
without first taking a non-contact obstacle) and may specify special
challenges to earn bonus points (e.g., a short obstacle sequence where
the handler is limited as to their movement or distance from the dog).
Additionally, a judge may designate an additional time period during
which a special challenge or "joker" (a.k.a., gamble) may be performed
for bonus points. At the end of the allotted time, the competitor with
the most points is the winner.
Snooker Game continue.......
Hi All,
So have you understand the game of Snooker? Here let me summarize for you;
Snooker Games has 2 parts;
Part 1 - Opening Sequence - RED + COLOUR, RED + COLOUR, RED + COLOUR, then proceed to closing. Your points accumulation will add up for part 1. (Taking RED give you the permission to take a colour and earn the points)
Part 2 - Closing Sequence - take the obstacles in running sequence. From 2,3,4,5,6,7 and the time will stop. If you have complete the closing sequence perfectly (No fault), you will earn 2+3+4+5+6+7 =27points. The passing score is 37 point, so you need to earn at least 10 points from your opening sequence to Q the class.
In conclusion, the team will the highest points win the class. Should the scores are the same, the timing will be the one that determine the winner.
This game call on your Agility Skills of strategy and completion of the obstacles properly. If any obstacle is not taken properly, you will not earn the points of that obstacle.
Cheers
DS
4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials, Snooker Game!
Hi All,
One of the unique feature of USDAA Sanctioned Trials is that it
includes the Non-standard classes such as Jumping, Snookers, Gamblers
and Relays into their Championships and Performances Titling
Programmes. I'm sure you must be very clear about Agility and Jumping
since it's available in our local kennel club trials.
Today I will like to focus on Snooker Games, and I hope it will
encourage you to know this great game and have fun running it in our
USDAA Trials.
Snooker - Named after the billiards game popular in Great Britain,
snooker is a point-basis class wherein a handler develops their
strategy for accumulating as many points as possible during the
allotted time by performing the obstacles in "Snooker" sequence, which
is defined by color. The obstacles are labeled as to color (and
number). A "Red" obstacle is almost always a displaceable hurdle
(required for USDAA titling classes) and a "Color" obstacle refers to
an obstacle designated as a color other than red (i.e., yellow, green,
brown, blue, pink or black, the only other permissible colors). Colors
(i.e., points) are assigned by the judge to the obstacles based upon
their relative difficulty, as determined by their nature or by their
placement on the course. Point/color associations are shown in the
following table:
Color, Point Value
Red, 1
Yellow, 2
Green, 3
Brown, 4
Blue, 5
Pink, 6
Black,7
The snooker class consists of an opening sequence immediately followed
by a closing sequence, both of which must be performed in the overall
performance time allotted by the judge.
The
opening sequence is
"Red-Color-Red-Color-Red-Color, and so on
until all "Red" obstacles and their following "Color" obstacle have
been performed; however, if a "Red" is faulted while performing the
sequence, the "Color" opportunity immediately following that "Red" is
lost. It is frequently said that you must perform a "Red" successfully
to earn the right to perform a "Color" for additional points. No
points are earned for faulted obstacles.
Once all "Reds" have been performed (including the "Color" of
handler's choice following each "Red" that is successfully performed,
the "Closing Sequence" begins. The closing sequence is
"Yellow-Green-Brown-Blue-Pink-Black (i.e., the "Colors other than Red"
in increasing point value as defined).
The round is over when the course time allotment expires, when a fault
occurs in the closing sequence, an improper sequence of obstacles is
performed, or the course has been completed. A competitor's score is
the number of points earned during their round.
The maximum score possible in the opening sequence is determined by
the number of "Reds" defined in the course plan by the judge. If three
"Reds" are defined, then the maximum number of points is 24; if four
"Reds are defined, then the maximum is 32 points; and so forth. The
maximum can be achieved by performing each "Red" successfully (1 point
apiece) and then following each "Red" with the "Black" obstacle, which
is worth 7 points each time it is performed successfully. So the
maximum points possible in the opening sequence is 8 points times the
number of "Reds". The maximum point value of the closing sequence is
always 27 points, which is the sum of the Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue,
Pink and Black obstacles (2+3+4+5+6+7=27). Therefore, the maximum
possible score in snooker is defined by the sum of possible points in
the opening and closing sequences. For a course with three "Reds", the
highest score possible is 51 points; with four "Reds" it is 59 points;
with five "Reds" it is 67 points. Typically, a course will only have
three or four "Reds". The number is determined by the judge's course
plan. A qualifying score for USDAA title is a minimum of 37 points.
Qualifying placements must also be earned for title certification
purposes.
A more detailed description of the class setting forth requirements
for title can be found in Chapter 6 of USDAA official rules and
regulations booklet.
Cheers
DS
Volunteers Needed for our 4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials at 14 Dec'08!
Hi All,
We need volunteers for our 4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials on 14th December 2008. Anyone that is interested to help us please email us at
usdaa.sg@gmail.com.
Thanks so much.
Cheers
DS
4th USDAA Snactioned Trials Application Forms is NOW available
Hi All,
The long awaited 4th USDAA Internstional Dog Agility Sanctioned
Trials is fixed on 14th December 2008.
Here are the highlights for your informations;
1. 4th USDAA Sanctioned Trials featuring our Starters
Agility.....Starters Jumpers......Starters Gamblers......Starters
Snookers.......Starters Relays....(Championship Titling Programmes)
Performance 1 Agility.......Performance 1 Jumpers.......(Performance
Titling Programmes)
2. FUN Matches for ALL........Just For Fun events, festuring OUR 1ST
FLYBALL COMPETITIONS.......Rally "O"........Agility FUN MATCH........
3. A day to gather and have fun together with your families and at
the same time witnessing the BEST AGILITY HANDLERS in our country
putting AGILITY TITLES on their Beloved K9 partners!
Application forms for both the USDAA Main Events and Fun Matches are
available online.
http://www.geocities.com/the_pups/USDAASingapore4thUSDAATrials.htmlPlease note the closing date is 5th December 2008.
Hope to see you there.
Cheers
DS
4th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials
I am pleased to inform you that we will be holding our 4th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials on 14th December 2008.
Event - 4th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials
Date - 14th December 2008
Time - 9am to 6pm
Venue - West Coast Park Dog Run
Here are the following events;
FUN Matches & Events
1. Agility FUN Match,
2. Jumping FUN Match,
3. Flyball Competitions, (2 per team)
TITLING Events
Championship Events
4. Staters Agility,
5. Starters Jumpers,
6. Starters Snookers,
7. Starters Gamblers, &
8. Starter Relays,
Performance Event
9. P1 Agility, &
10. P1 Jumpers
Hope that you can book this date and join us for this great day of Agility & Fun with your dogs.
Never too early to plan for Cynosport 2009!
It's never too early to plan for Cynosport 2009. We can start planning
for our qualifications from now on.
2009 USDAA Singapore Calendar are now available to share with all
Agility Enthusiasts. So that you can start to plan for training,
preparing for the Championship, Performance titles and qualifying for
the prestigious CYNOSPORT WORLD GAMES 2009.
Next year it will not be in Scottsdale Arizona, it will be fun &
exciting to compete in another State in United States.
Have fun and enjoy this wonderful agility journey with your beloved dog!
Cynosport Results continues .....
Performance Speed Jumping Results;
8": 6 competitors
1st - Taboo Papillon Melissa Henning 27.78
2nd - Bailey Jack Russell Terrier Mike Murphy 29.64
3rd - Splash Shetland Sheepdog Jason Bauchmoyer 30.77
12": 8 competitors
1st - Stryker Miniature Schnauzer Lee Pinter 30.24
2nd - Hoosier Boston Terrier Kelly Misegadis 30.78
3rd - Sydney Shetland Sheepdog Barbara Bicksler 31.11
4th - Rockie Shetland Sheepdog Jeff Kogen 33.16
16": 10 competitors
1st - Brink Border Collie Sandra Rogers 26.83
2nd - Streak Border Collie Maureen Scheall 27.29
3rd - Disco Border Collie Kim James 28.14
4th - Sterling Border Collie Gerry Brown 28.35
5th - Kylie Australian Cattle Dog Anne Swan 29.17
22": 8 competitors
1st - Sprint Flat-Coated Retriever Teresa Rodney 28.94
2nd - Player Golden Retriever Kathleen Desvigne 30.01
3rd - Spotty Border Collie Nancy Ross 30.21
4th - Mike Golden Retriever Linda Wargo 32.91
Cynosport World Games 2008 Results
Here are the Championships Results as below;
Posted Date: November 1, 2008
Steeplechase Finals 12" Results
12": 8 competitors
1st - Snap Shetland Sheepdog Wendy Pape Wendy 28.75
2nd - Dobby Jack Russell Terrier Greg Louganis Greg 30.92
3rd - Charley Papillon Anne Platt 31.09
4th - Letti Cardigan Welsh Corgi Shelley Permann 31.44
5th - Amoco Shetland Sheepdog Brad Pelton 32.25
6th - Nipper Jack Russell Terrier Greg Louganis 33.90
Steeplechase Final 16" Results
16": 11 competitors
1st - Luka Pyrenean Shepherd Ashley Deacon 26.28
2nd - Bode Shetland Sheepdog Lori Michaels 28.25
3rd - Limousine All Breed Christine Rediker 29.16
4th - Manja Shetland Sheepdog Anne Kajava 29.85
5th - Fu All Breed Mizue Souma 30.06
6th - Jimmy Dean Shetland Sheepdog Nancy Kleinhans 30.59
Steeplechase 22" Finals Results
22": 20 competitors
1st - Juice Border Collie Marcus Topps 26.65
2nd - Tony Border Collie George Baker 27.18
3rd - Jenny Border Collie Wade Robertson 27.23
4th - Blast Border Collie Rhonda Carter 27.48
5th - Qwik Border Collie Stuart Mah 27.52
6th - Ace Border Collie Nancy Gyes Nancy 27.56
7th - Dilly Border Collie Amanda Shyne 27.78
8th - Jet Border Collie Diane Sanders 28.56
9th - Sybil Border Collie Mark Bowerman 27.96
10th - Teak Border Collie Ken Fairchild 28.12
Steeplechase 26" Finals Results
26": 12 competitors
1st - Spree Border Collie Ann Braue 27.89
2nd - Zippity Border Collie Denise Thomas 28.31
3rd - Kestrel Border Collie Bridget McKnight 28.82
4th - Jester Border Collie Daisy Peel 29.10
5th - Zesty Border Collie Barbara Davis 29.28
6th - Slick Border Collie Lisa Marie Bowers 29.57
Posted Date: November 2, 2008
Grand Prix Finals 12" Results
12": 10 competitors
1st - Whim Jack Russell Terrier Katherine Elliott 33.00
2nd - Dali All Breed Bob Foley 34.05
3rd - Letti Cardigan Welsh Corgi Shelley Permann 36.21
4th - Charley Papillon Anne Platt 36.53
5th - Porsche Pembroke Welsh Corgi Deborah Ogg 37.03
Grand Prix 16" Results
16": 15 competitors
1st - Sizzle Shetland Sheepdog Karen Holik 32.23
2nd - Luka Pyrenean Shepherd Ashley Deacon 32.47
3rd - Skye Shetland Sheepdog Lori Michaels 32.48
4th - Wave Shetland Sheepdog Marcy Mantell 33.26
5th - Rock-It Shetland Sheepdog Barbara Davis 34.91
6th - Hemi Pyrenean Shepherd Elizabeth Evans 32.68
7th - Bode Shetland Sheepdog Lori Michaels 32.37
8th - Dylan Rat Terrier Angie Benacquisto 32.78
Grand Prix 22" Finals Results/Commentary
22": 24 competitors
1st - Steeple Border Collie Kim Terrill 30.31
2nd - Juice Border Collie Marcus Topps 30.77
3rd - Dilly Border Collie Amanda Shyne 30.83
4th - Encore Border Collie Susan Garrett 30.98
5th - Presto Border Collie Terry Smorch terry 31.68
6th - Pyro Border Collie Rhonda Carter 31.75
7th - Drifter Border Collie Rosanne DeMascio 30.52
8th - Ace Border Collie Nancy Gyes 31.25
9th - Nyx Border Collie Kathy Lewis 31.28
10th - Wally Border Collie Stacy Peardot-Goudy 31.40
11th - Sweep Border Collie Jim Basic 31.42
12th - Jock Border Collie Lyn Kahn 31.44
Grand Prix 26" Results
26": 18 competitors
1st - Scream Border Collie Ann Braue 30.80
2nd - Aiko Border Collie Susan Cochran 31.33
3rd - Jive Border Collie Carrie Jones 31.46
4th - BreeSea Border Collie Elicia Calhoun 31.55
5th - Cap Border Collie Robert Yi 31.58
6th - Focus Border Collie Geri Hernandez 31.82
7th - Icon Border Collie Channan Fosty 31.83
8th - Pickle Border Collie Alicia Nicholas 31.86
9th - Whip Border Collie Susan Tovino 32.76
LIVE video streaming latest updates......
Hi All,
Latest updates, the following finals are what you can be expecting
this morning over the internet at
http://www.usdaa.com;
1) DAM 3 dog Team finals at 12pm or 3am (SGP TIMe),
2) GrandPrix of Dog Agility finals at 3.30pm or 6.30am (SGP Time).
Hope you can find time to view these great finals, have fun.
OTHER CYNOSPORT Events
Herding, canine musical freestyle, dock diving, course-a-lure, flyball, rally, disc, police K-9 exhibition, Doggie-Do-Right, dogs to adopt, and more! By Brenna Fender
There's more than just agility going on at the 2008 Cynosport World Games! There are other competitions, including rally, flyball, and dock diving, and exhibitions, demonstrations, and many more activities. Plus there are colorful booths with vendors selling everything you could possibly need (and some things you just want).
Many of the activities are suitable for the general public to try out. Doggie-Do-Right is an introduction to agility for the inexperienced dog. The dock diving area includes a splash pool for the competing agility dogs to cool off in, and Course-A-Lure combines sighthound lure coursing with safe agility obstacles like hoops and low jumps. Flying disc demonstrations are offering instructions in the basics of the sport, down to the right way to throw a disc.
The Arizona Herding Association is providing herding introductions to newcomers to that sport, and the Arizona Canine Musical Freestylers are offering newbies the opportunity to work with choreographers and other experts to build a routine from scratch. The new freestyle competitors can then try out their skills in fun matches held throughout the weekend.
The Maricopa County Animal Control is here with a air-conditioned van and some lovely dogs to adopt. An adorable Labrador puppy found a new home within hours! Other rescue groups are here as well, with dogs needing homes and other dogs creatively asking for donations (one BC with a "Donate Please" vest on solicited attention - and donations - by throwing tennis balls at the feet of passersby).
Tomorrow there will be temperament testing, fun matches, and competitions in rally, freestyle, dock diving, flyball, and more. There is something for every dog lover here at Westworld!
Cynosport World Games FINAL 'Live' Streaming!!
Hi All,
Performance National Standard finals was on this morning at 9.30am and we were very lucky to catch it LIVE!!! So cool, it was like we were there again.
Guess what? Julie Daniels and Kenneth Tatsch were the final commentators and they were great doing their commentary superbly.
So remember Steeplechase USD10k/Performance Speed Jumping finals at 0930am tomorrow morning, DAM 3 Dog Team Finals at 0600pm tomorrow evening and 0930pm tomorrow night for the Grand Prix of Dog Agility final. [Singapore Time +8 GMT]
Cynosport World Games FINAL 'Live' Streaming!!
Hi All,
We have done some calculation, below are the schedule of the LIVE video streaming;
Upcoming Live Streams
- $10,000 Dog Agility Steeplechase®/Performance Speed Jumping Championships Finals - 11/01/2008 06:30 PM [11/02/2008 03:30 AM - S'PORE TIME]
- Dog Agility Masters Three-Dog Team/Performance Versatility Pairs Championships - 11/02/2008 09:00 AM [11/03/2008 06:00PM - S'PORE TIME]
- Grand Prix of Dog Agility World Championship Finals - 11/02/2008 12:30 PM [11/03/2008 09:30PM - S'PORE TIME]
Cheers
2008 Cynosport World Update!
Posted Date: October 20, 2008
Can't make it to this year's Games? A solution may be coming.
USDAA is pleased to announce that preliminary tests on new high speed Internet connections at WestWorld of Scottsdale will now permit video streaming from the 2008 Cynosport World Games in Arizona. USDAA has contracted for the extension of the high speed services onto the polo field so that the event can be streamed live for the tournament finals, and for a daily wrap-up report at the end of each day of the event.
Should tests go as expected on Monday, October 27, a broadcast schedule will be published on the USDAA news page and Special Events page at www.cynosport.com. The live stream will be archived for future retrieval, and special clips shown through the day will be uploaded for on-demand viewing. A DVD is also expected to be produced for post event home viewing, for which a link will be set-up for advance purchase in the USDAA Store.
"We are excited about this technological development for this year's event," says USDAA President Kenneth Tatsch. "We have been trying to get the facility to help with this effort for the past four years, and finally, thanks to another major event who pressed for installation of the connection, we are going to be able to run a stream for our competitors and others who are unable to view the event in person."
There is a chance, no matter how slight, that the connection could be interrupted. Should this occur, we have made back-up provisions to capture key runs and get them uploaded to the web as soon as practicable.
Presently, a video commercial is being streamed on the USDAA web site at www.usdaa.com. Click on the banner ad below the news marquee to watch. The link for the stream will be on the Cynosport home page at www.cynosport.com once the full production and distribution system has been put into operations.
Come join us online for this year's Cynosport World Games and cheer on your friends from your own home or office! Or schedule a watching party at your neighborhood sports bar. Many sports bars today have party rooms that have Internet connections.
USDAA approved detachable tyre etc.......
Posted Date: October 10, 2008
Board issues new regulations for Long Jump and refines specifications on other obstacles.
The Board has reviewed Appendix A of the regulations seeking to identify loosely defined standards and to update and refine specifications for the obstacles. A summary of these specifications can be found at the following link, along with brief statements of rationale leading to the specifications.
Equipment Specification Amendments for 2009
http://www.usdaa.com/article.cfm?newsID=993
The new specifications will be effective at the beginning of 2009, and will be presented in the 2009 rule book due out at the end of the year.
Any questions regarding clarifications of these statements may be directed to the USDAA office at info@usdaa.com.
USDAA Singapore Inaugural Awards Night!
Hi All,
We are planning to have an USDAA Singapore Inaugural Awards Night in
December 2008. This is also to celebrate our 1st Anniversary of being
an USDAA International Affliation.
It will be defintely be after the 4th USDAA International Dog Agility
Sanctioned Trials in December.
This Specials Night we will be featuring Awards, Recognitions,
Appreciations, congratulations and looking forward to another Great USDAA
Singapore in Year 2009!
So keep watch for this special date to join us for a wonderful,
exciting, inspirational Nights for all members of USDAA.
"Every journey has a first step, every champion has a beginning"
2008 Cynosport World Games Schedule
Schedule
The 2008 Cynosport World Games will run from October 29 through November 2, 2008. Activities vary daily mid-week, with all activities in full swing on Friday and through the weekend. Events run all day, but you will want to come early so you don't miss a lot of the action as all events start at 9:00am, and events start winding down by 4:00pm, except for special main ring dog agility events on Friday and Saturday night. Best viewing will be from 9:30am to 3:30pm most days and from 6:30pm to 9:00pm on Friday and Saturday night.
Dog agility, flying disc and flyball are all world class events that culminate Sunday with final rounds of the various tournament events. Don't miss Sunday's action as the very best of the best run or compete in their final rounds throughout the day. Plan to come early and spend the day to see all championship finals as listed below.
Dog Agility (single class - afternoon only)
|
Dog Agility (multiple rings) |
Dock Jumping**
APDT Rally-O
|
Vendor Exposition |
Dog Agility (multiple rings) |
Dock Jumping**
APDT Rally
|
Flying Disc |
Canine Dance Seminars** & Exhibitions |
Lure Coursing** |
Herding Instinct Test** & Exhibitions |
Doggie Do-Right "Try Agility" Ring** |
| Flyball |
Vendor Exposition |
| Evening Class - National Performance Standard Championships(6:30pm to 8:00pm) |
Dog Agility (multiple rings) |
Dock Jumping**
APDT Rally-O Trials
|
Cynosport World DiscDog Championships Obstacle Course & Distance |
Canine Dance Seminars** & Exhibitions |
Lure Coursing** |
Herding Instinct Test** & Exhibitions |
Doggie Do-Right "Try Agility" Ring** |
| Flyball |
Vendor Exposition |
Evening Class - $10,000 Dog Agility Steeplechase Championship Finals - (6:30pm-8:30pm)
Performance Speed Jumping
|
Featured Events
Finals for Grand Prix of Dog Agility® World Championships (2:00pm)
USDAA® Dog Agility Masters® Three-Dog Team Championships
& Performance Versatility Pairs (11:00am-1:00pm)
Cynosport® World DiscDog Championships (Time to be determined)
Cynosport® World Flyball Championships (4:00pm)
Cynosport® World Dock Jumping Championship (To be determined)
|
Dock Jumping**
APDT Rally-O Trials
|
Flying Disc (multiple rings) |
Canine Dance Seminars** & Exhibitions |
Lure Coursing** |
Herding Instinct Test** & Exhibitions |
Doggie Do-Right "Try Agility" Ring** |
Flyball |
Vendor Exposition |
**Bring your well-behaved dog to the event and participate in this activity with your dog. Separate fee applies. For most events, please come early, as these are popular events and the slots schedule fills up fast. You won't want to miss it. http://www.cynosport.com
2008 Cynosport World Games Info Now Available
Posted Date: August 26, 2008
Event schedule for the 2008 Cynosport World Games released.
The Agility Event Schedule for the USDAA agility championships is now available online.
The event brings two overseas judges on a repeat visit to the United States, with Francisco Alegre of Spain (Scottsdale 2004) and Emiel Vervoort of Belgium (Fair Hill - 1995). Each will present a "European-style" course during the event, in addition to their judging of other classes in the USDAA tournament series. Joining them will be Patty Drom of Texas, Martin Gadsby of Canada, Tom Kula of Michigan and Carol Voelker of Minnesota.
The Wednesday night Competitor Welcome & Awards Dinner returns to its more popular format with a full sit-down buffet, and as a special treat, we are pleased to be joined by a nationally acclaimed comedian who will deliver a full stand-up comedy show as part of the evening.
The event Web site at www.cynosport.com is being updated. Please check back periodically for up-to-date details as they develop.
CYNOSPORT WORLD GAMES 2008!
Event - CYNOSPORT WORLD GAMES 2008
Venue - WESTWORLD of Scottsdale, ARIZONA, USA
Date - OCTOBER 29 to NOVEMBER 4
Time - 9pm to 5pm
Singapore World Team representative ......
16" Class
- NOVA & Shanice Tan (Sheltie),
- PRINCE & Jazzmine Ng (Sheltie),
22" Class
- KAISER & Kenneth Chen (BC),
- KEESHA & Debra Sim (Aussie),
- MAX & Dexter Sim (BC)
4th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials
Event - 4th USDAA International Dog Agility Sanctioned Trials
Venue - TBA
Date - 14th December 2008, SUNDAY
Time - 9am to 5pm
Judge - TBA
Closing date: 5th December 2008, FRIDAY
We are very please to announce that PUPS has been granted the great opportunity to be a USDAA Affiliated Group since July 2007! Since then, we have had our 3RD USDAA International Dog Agility Trials in Singapore!
With the introduction of USDAA, we hope to bring the standard of Dog Agility in Singapore into an international level. And we have the opportunity to represent our Singapore to compete in the Cynosport World Games Dog Agility World Championships.
A new rule book, with integration of amendments since 2004, will be published in 2008.
Dog agility classes are generally referred to in two groups - "Standard" and "Nonstandard". These class groupings are described more fully below:
The snooker class consists of an opening sequence immediately followed by a closing sequence, both of which must be performed in the overall performance time allotted by the judge.
The opening sequence is "Red-Color-Red-Color-Red-Color, and so on until all "Red" obstacles and their following "Color" obstacle have been performed; however, if a "Red" is faulted while performing the sequence, the "Color" opportunity immediately following that "Red" is lost. It is frequently said that you must perform a "Red" successfully to earn the right to perform a "Color" for additional points. No points are earned for faulted obstacles.
Once all "Reds" have been performed (including the "Color" of handler's choice following each "Red" that is successfully performed, the "Closing Sequence" begins. The closing sequence is "Yellow-Green-Brown-Blue-Pink-Black (i.e., the "Colors other than Red" in increasing point value as defined).
The round is over when the course time allotment expires, when a fault occurs in the closing sequence, an improper sequence of obstacles is performed, or the course has been completed. A competitor's score is the number of points earned during their round.
The maximum score possible in the opening sequence is determined by the number of "Reds" defined in the course plan by the judge. If three "Reds" are defined, then the maximum number of points is 24; if four "Reds are defined, then the maximum is 32 points; and so forth. The maximum can be achieved by performing each "Red" successfully (1 point apiece) and then following each "Red" with the "Black" obstacle, which is worth 7 points each time it is performed successfully. So the maximum points possible in the opening sequence is 8 points times the number of "Reds". The maximum point value of the closing sequence is always 27 points, which is the sum of the Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink and Black obstacles (2+3+4+5+6+7=27). Therefore, the maximum possible score in snooker is defined by the sum of possible points in the opening and closing sequences. For a course with three "Reds", the highest score possible is 51 points; with four "Reds" it is 59 points; with five "Reds" it is 67 points. Typically, a course will only have three or four "Reds". The number is determined by the judge's course plan. A qualifying score for USDAA title is a minimum of 37 points. Qualifying placements must also be earned for title certification purposes.
A more detailed description of the class setting forth requirements for title can be found in Chapter 6 of USDAA official rules and regulations booklet.
