Agility
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The agility competition features dogs and handlers working together, with the handler leading their dog through an obstacle course. The goal is to complete the course in the shortest amount of time with the fewest number of faults. Faults are assigned for deviating from the dictated course flow and/or improper maneuvering in and around the obstacles.
The Great Outdoor Games will feature two classes of dogs competing in Agility: Large and Small Dogs. Eight dogs will compete in the Small Dog class and 16 dogs will compete in the Large Dog class. The Qualifying round will feature a standard course flow with the handler leading the dog through the course. The Qualifying Round will seed the teams for Round One and the Final Round. The dog and handler team that completes the Rounds with the fewest number of faults is awarded the win.
Agility Super Weave: This competition features scaled-back agility courses designed for maximum speed. Teams of dogs and handlers will compete in head-to-head format on side-by-side courses. The team in each bracket to finish their course first will advance through the rounds, with the fastest team in the Final Bracket winning the title of champion.
Agility terms
Contact Zone
These are yellow performance areas. The dog must touch it with at least one toenail of one pair of paws.
Fault — Refusal
This is signaled by the judge with a raised closed fist. It deals with turing back on an obstacle to be performed after the dog has begun his approach. Other ways this is done is by the dog hesitating to perform any given obstacle, aborting an obstacle, running out past an obstacle, or entering the weave poles incorrectly.
Faults — Standard
This is signaled by the judge with a raised open hand. It is done by displacing poles from hurdles, failure to touch a yellow contact zone, missing a weave pole, leaving the table before the end of the five second count, failure to clear the span of the long jump, or "fly-off" from the see saw.
Open Dog
A dog that jumps 26 inches.
Mini Dog
A dog that jumps 16 inches.
Steeplechase
The equivalent of our Turn and Burn Competition.
Spreads
A multi- element jump with extended width.
Standard Scoring
The dog runs the course against a standard course time that is set by the judge.
SCT
Standard Course Time
YPS
Yards Per Second
