Agility

There are four levels of Agility - Novice, Excellent, Masters and Elite. There is also Open, which is a separate event to the other four.  Dogs compete wearing a flat collar with no tags and with the lead removed.   

 

• Novice comprises of tunnel/s, a walk, the scramble, tyre, the broad jump, weave poles and jumps.
• Excellent and Masters have a seesaw and extra jumps, with some obstacles being done more than once.
• Elite has the same obstacles as Masters but is a longer and more challenging course.
• Open can be entered regardless of what level you are currently in, but the dog will have to be able work away from you for part of the course and be proficient on the weaves and seesaw.

  

JUMPING

There are four levels of Jumping - Novice, Excellent, Masters and Elite.  There is also Open, which is a separate event to the other four. Jumping is a faster course than Agility with more stringent rules. Dogs compete wearing a flat collar with no tags and with the lead removed.   

 

• Novice comprises of tunnel/s tyre and several jumps including a spread and broad jump, some that are done more than once.  There are no weaves or contact obstacles in Jumping.
• Excellent and Masters have additional obstacles and the courses more challenging.
• Elite has the same obstacles as Masters but is a longer and more challenging course.
• Open can be entered regardless of what level you are currently in, but the dog will have to work away from you for part of the course. 

AGILITY GAMES

There are three agility games – Snooker, Gamblers and Strategic Pairs. There are three levels of difficulty – Novice, Excellent and Masters.  Three qualifying scores are required to advance from Novice to Excellent, five quals to advance from Excellent to Masters, and seven quals to obtain the Masters Title.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Each course is given a time for completion with time and course faults considered for placings.  Faults include refusal of an obstacle, knocking a bar off or missing the contact area on the Walk, Scramble or See Saw.  Executing obstacles in the wrong order or the wrong way results in disqualification.

A qualifying leg is awarded with a clear round with no time or course faults. Once the required number of qualifications have been obtained the next level can be entered.

How do I get started?

You need to be a financial member of the Dogs Queensland to compete in our trials.  Download joining and membership forms from www.dogsqueensland.org.au .

Financial members of the Club are eligible for perpetual and title trophies at the end of each year.

*** IMPORTANT**  Unfortunately at this time our Club does not offer training in Agility, Jumpers etc and we recommend and utilise Townsville Outdoor Agility Dog Sports (TOADS) for all Agility training. Please contact TOADS at : https://www.toadsagility.org.au/home

The Rules for the Conduct of Agility Trials can be found here: https://dogsaustralia.org.au/media/9706/1-agility-and-games-rules-combined-01-01-21v2.pdf