Clean Run Magazine - November 2006 - 7

? Everything you always wanted to know about agility but were to ask afraid
By Brenna Fender I have heard chatter about an equivalent to a MACH for
dogs competing in AKC Preferred classes. Where do I find the criteria for
this title? Do you have a question about agility Chapter 8, Section 6 of
the AKC agility regulations that rules or anything else agility related?
became effective on September 1, 2006, see www.akc.org/ Mail your
questions to Brenna Fender: rules/index.cfm describes the Preferred
Agility Excellent brennafender@gmail.com title or PAX. The PAX is now the
highest level of achievement Brenna collects the questions and forwards
for Preferred dogs and is similar to the MACH. According to them to us so
we never see the names. the regulations, to earn the PAX title, A dog must
achieve 20 double qualifying scores obtained from the Preferred Excellent B
Standard Agility class and the Preferred Excellent B Jumpers with Weaves
class. Qualifying in both the Preferred I recently heard that NADAC will
no longer be banking Qs earned Excellent B Standard Agility class and the
Preferred Excellent at a higher level. Previously if you were in Novice
Regular and B Jumpers with Weaves class on the same day equals one 1
thought you had enough Qs and moved up to Open or even Elite double
qualifying score 2Q . Only scores of 100 will count and found out later
that you were still one Q short of your Novice toward the PAX. Regular
class, your Open and Elite Qs would still count once you Unlike the MACH,
the PAX does not require that a dog earn earned the Novice title. Does
this mean that any Qs earned at a any speed points. This new title will go
at the end of a dog's higher level will now be lost for those who have
found themselves registered name. Subsequent titles will be designated by
short a Q in a lower level? adding numbers after the letters. For example,
if a dog earns Becky Woodruff, NADAC representative, confirms that this 40
double qualifying scores, the PAX2 title will be awarded. is correct as of
June 1, 2006. NADAC offers access to all exhibitor points for each dog via
the NADAC website and the If you register your dog with one of the agility
organizations as an All-American and later find out that you have a
specific breed of dog NADACAgility@yahoogroups.com list. Accidental
move-ups that wasn't a mix after all, do you need to change the
information before a title is completed can be resolved by contacting the
with the sanctioning body, or do you just keep running as an All- NADAC
office. American? I have started watching agility trials and have realized
that I pay In most cases, agility organizations that register mixed breeds
attention to the dogs running the course and not so much to the do not
require that an owner change the breed on record if handler. To really
learn the sport, what should I be watching? the dog is discovered to be
purebred, although most have Although watching the dog is lots of fun,
beginning handlers procedures that allow owners to do so. But if the dog
receives an Indefinite Listing Privilege ILP to compete in AKC can
probably learn more from watching experienced handlers events, then the
dog's breed information should be changed on course. Pay close attention
to handlers' body language, in all other registries to reflect the dog's
purebred status. including movements of shoulders and feet. Watching the
handler alone won't give you enough information you need Mari-Beth
O'Neill, AKC Assistant Vice President, Special to be aware of how the dog
responds to the handler's cues so Services, says that it's the
organization's policy relating to the that you can tell what works and
what doesn't. Videotaping ILP program to expect that dogs registered as a
certain breed many runs and watching them repeatedly will help, especially
reflect that breed designation in other registries: If there is if you can
use slow motion and pause the action. Discussing a discrepancy between how
the dog is enrolled with AKC runs with other experienced handlers can be
helpful as and how it is enrolled with another registry, it would make
well, but remember to be kind; you never know who might sense to make it
consistent to eliminate any further questions overhear you. D regarding
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