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FoR YoUR INFoRmATIoN - By Brenna Fender

2018 USDAA IFCS Team Selection Criteria Now Available

Competitors interested in trying out for the United States
Dog Agility Association's IFCS World Agility Championship team should visit the USDAA Forms & Documents Library (http://usdaa.com/gen_formDoc.cfm). Scroll down to
"IFCS Team Documents" for team selection rules and other
information.
At a recent NADAC trial, a novice competitor brought
two people with her to volunteer as bar setters. When it
was her dog's turn to run, the friends stepped out of the
ring to avoid distracting the dog. The handler was told
that the volunteers must return to the ring for her run or
she would be NQ'd because no exceptions can be made
for any handler in regards to ring crew or environment.
Does every organization have such a rule, or can volunteers make arrangements with the chief ring steward to
leave the ring under these circumstances?

A North American Dog Agility Council (NADAC) representative, Chris Nelson, confirms that the policy stated by the
judge in your case is correct for the organization. "It's not so
much that they can't ask the ring crew to do that, but it would
be an E. [It's the] same as if we had an open gate for the entire
class, and then one dog wanted the gate closed so they don't
run away. We'll do it, but they are now running with a different criteria then the rest of the class had. So the request can
happen, it just won't be a Q."
There are several other agility organizations that have a similar rule. The Australian Shepherd Club of America has the
same policy as NADAC: "The conditions must be equal for
every dog," says ASCA rep Judy Boone. And United States
Dog Agility Association (USDAA) Vice-President Andy
Hartman says, "This is a case of preferential treatment for one
dog and that is not allowed."
Canine Performance Events (CPE) has a similar policy with
exceptions. A representative says, "No handler can ask for special treatment regarding asking ring crew to leave the ring with
the following exceptions: a smaller child working a job (not all
dogs are exposed to children) or an in-ring photographer."

UK Agility International (UKI) does not yet have this topic
addressed in their rulebook; however, co-founder Laura
Derrett considers it "unfair to allow handlers running for
competition to change the ring for their one run by removing people the dog knows for their run. If there was a worker
change at a jump height, then it would have been acceptable,
but definitely not to have the workers removed altogether and
just for one person's run."
United Kennel Club rules "only address keeping the primary
timekeeper as the same person for an entire class to ensure
consistency when automatic timers are not being used," says
Beth Anglemyer, Senior Club Coordinator, Show Operations
for UKC. However, she states that the judge has the final say
in these matters: "If the judge feels that it is unfair to move
or change the stewards for a particular dog or handler then
UKC would support their decision."
Other organizations have a different take on this situation.
Carrie DeYoung, Director of Agility for the American Kennel Club says, "We have no regulation on this. We do tell
judges to try and keep the ring conditions the same so if all
of the bar setters left for one dog we would recommend that
different people step in to fill those spots. It is not fair for
one dog to have no ring crew in the ring at all." In addition,
Dogs on Course in North America President Jim Mills says
that there is no such rule in DOCNA. "We encourage handlers and their dogs to be successful," he adds. And Teacup
Dog Agility Association representative Marsha Houston
says, "TDAA has no such rule. We let clubs establish their
ring crew and maximize their use of whatever volunteer
force they can muster. Volunteers are hard to come by and
we don't believe they should be corrected (however sweetly)
in front of an audience."
If you intend to bring workers to a trial that may distract your
dog, it is safest to ask them to work in classes that don't involve your dog. When in doubt, ask the judge directly rather
than relying on club members who may not know the rules in
each different agility organization. D

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