Crufts – The Largest Dog Show in the World
Anticipation of the walkthrough
Crufts is the UK’s premier dog breed show and showcase for performance events including agility. Crufts is held at the NEC Birmingham each March. I had the priviledge of competing in the British Open Agility Finals in 2014 and will add the International Invitation Class for 2015.
IFCS Team USA
IFCS Team USA 2014
A talented group of athletes have been selected for the 2015 IFCS Team USA. Follow the team on its journey to Milan Italy, the home of the 2015 IFCS World Championship. Please see the IFCS Team USA Fundraising page for opportunities to support the team.
PowerPaws
PowerPaws is one of USA’s premier agility training camps run by Nancy Guys and Jim Basic in California for dogs of all levels. 2014 was my first year as an instructor at PowerPaws, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
Hit It! Board
The A-Frame version of the Hit-It!
Mary Lou Hanlon is the developer of the Hit It Board for training consistent contact performances as well as many other innovative products to optimize your agility training. See the full products at http://www.nosetouch.com/.
Miniature Agility Set
Stinger plotting his strategy
Nicola Wildman of Wild Paws Agility is the developer a high quality wooden miniature agility set that can be used for coaching, training, visualization, and course design. Each piece is precisely crafted and can be ordered with a custom color scheme or you can paint it yourself.
MayaLu Web Design
Custom designed web site
Karen Beattie Massey provides custom Web design solutions and content management for dog-related businesses. She also provides consultation and support on a wide range of technologies to keep your business running smoothly.
American Kennel Club
The American Kennel Club Agility program is the largest in the USA and it selects teams and individuals for the European Open and the FCI Agility World Championship.
United States Dog Agility Association
The United States Dog Agility Association has a number of major regional and national events each year, including Cynosports (national championship) and the Continental Championships of the Americas from which the IFCS World Championship team is selected.
UK Agility International (UKI)
UK Agility International provides opportunities for agility competitors to run challenging international style courses as well as excellent training opportunities for all dogs. Members of the World Agility Open team are chosen in part through at their US Open National competition each year.