JUNE 7-9 2024

JUNE 7-9 2024

Action Agility D.T.C. in association with The North American Dog Agility Council (NADAC) will be hosting our agility trial June 7-9 2024.

Trial premiums will be accepted at the club until the last day of classes as there will be a folder there to place your premium into. Please make sure that you place your registration in an envelope before placing it in the folder so that all the information stays together. After classes are completed, all registrations will need to be mailed.

If you have any questions about filling out the registration form, please visit with one of your instructors, they will be able to help you. Also, the instructors will have sample maps of intro courses for you to look at so you are able to have an idea of what a course would look like, or click the link to the right to view some now.

If you are not feeling like you are ready to trial but want to help out, we are always needing volunteers to help our agility trial run smoothly. So please contact us if you are able to give some time to help us out. Please see the volunteer section below for more information.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HIGH IN TRIAL WINNERS FROM OUR 2023 TRIAL!

Jodi & Blink, Kristi & Cimba, Maren & Roscoe

Same as last year, we offer RV parking for trial participants on site (self contained, no utilities offered) for $25 per night.

Congratulations to Sarah and Lyra for earning their PACH title!

To earn a PACH title you need to get through novice, open, and excellent with 3 qualifying runs (Q’s) in standard and jumpers with weaves. Then you get your Master’s titles with 10 Q’s in standard and jumpers, and for the PACH you need 20 double Q’s (qualifying both standard and jumpers on the same day) and 750 points (1 point for every second you are under course time).

Congratulations to Wendi And Odin for earning their NATCH 5 and Versatility NATCH 5 during our annual trial!

A NATCH is earned when a dog achieves 130 points in Jumpers, 130 points in Chances, and 230 points in Regular. After the first NATCH all consecutive NATCHES require 100 more points in Jumpers, 100 more points in Chances and 200 more points in Regular. A Versatility NATCH requires 130 points in Touch and Go, and 130 points in Tunnelers in addition to the requirements for a normal NATCH.

VOLUNTEERING

Volunteers are critical in running a successful agility trial. Volunteering for an agility trial is a great opportunity to learn more about our sport of dog agility while watching dogs at all levels compete in different events. Volunteers also earn tickets for chances to win great raffle prizes on the last day of the show! You are welcome to bring friends and family to volunteer with you. You can give as much or as little time as you have available.

The best thing about volunteering is all the free doggy kisses you can handle!

volunteers are needed days before the trial for Setup such as:

  • Load equipment from center into trailer

  • unloaded equipment at trial site

  • set-up ring at trial site

  • set up canopies

  • set up practice course

During the trial volunteers are needed to fill several critical positions such as:

  • Course Builders - Move equipment between classes to set the course for the next class.

  • Gate Steward - air traffic controller of the ring; make sure the dogs/handlers are ready to enter the ring.

  • Timers - man the stopwatches and communicate the dog’s time to the scribe.

  • Scribe - watch the judge and record the faults/points and the time on the scribe sheet.

  • Leash Runner - pick up the leash and walk it to the designated spot (or give to handler if requested) at the finish line.

  • Bar Setter - reset knocked bars or reset bars to the new height between jump height changes.

  • Scribe Sheet Runner - deliver scribe sheets to the show secretary from the scribe.