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10 Reasons for Doing
Agility With Your Dog
- Good exercise for you and your dog.
- Fun for you and your dog.
- Improve the working relationship between you and your dog.
- Meet new people–friends and doggie–friends.
- Learn just how smart your dog is!
- Build confidence in a shy or timid dog.
- Strengthen the bond between you and your dog.
- Learn new tricks.
- Gain the satisfaction of setting personal goals and achieving towards them.
- Get involved in your community.
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Agility is the fastest growing dog sport in Canada! Both dogs and their owners can enjoy the fun and excitement offered by the sport of agility. Agility involves the dog owner (called the handler), the dog, and a series of obstacles (referred to as agility equipment).
Agility handlers instruct their dogs through obstacle courses, which contain a variety of equipment, using only their voices and body language. Dogs enjoy the challenges, speed, and exercise that the obstacle courses provide. Shy or timid dogs build confidence by working through unknown situations and by mastering the agility equipment. In learning to guide their dogs through the equipment, handlers learn just how smart their dog really is. Agility training together as a team builds a strong bond between the handler and dog!
Agility is for all types of dogs and owners. Many seniors are actively participating with their dogs in agility training and trials, as are junior handlers. Whether for recreational activity or competitive trials, agility training provides both dogs and their owners with hours of fun exercise!
HISTORY OF AGILITY
Dog agility first appeared in England in the 1970's as entertainment at dog shows and agricultural fairs. The obstacle courses were inspired by jumping events at horse shows. People enjoyed watching the dogs perform so much that it quickly became a competitive sport and spread to other countries. Dog agility is even a contest played on the popular video game Nintendogs.
Agility has been thriving in Canada for about 2 decades now. Most communities have active agility clubs and access to competitive agility trial events. At the international level, The Canadian Agility Team represents Canada at World Dog Agility Championships!
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