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21st Century Agility
Tony
di Bartolo used to employed to research various products to help with inventory tracking and
job shop production control. That's when he first started thinking about using the new
technology for agility. Then one day while he was working, he came across an idea which made
him think, 'Hey, wouldn't it be great if you could use this in agility?' |
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Advanced into Intermediate?
The
debate about whether Advanced dogs should be able to compete in Intermediate classes was going
on way before the Kennel Club announced the changes to the 'H' regs. In an article
which was written just before the changes were announced - but remains relevant - Nancy Hudson
asks whether this decision is entirely fair to Advanced dogs and their handlers, now or
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Advanced into Intermediate Continued
Following an open debate between Agility Liaison Council members
at a recent Kennel Club meeting and the subsequent vote 5-4 against, the discussion on whether
to take Advanced level handlers out of Intermediate classes continues. Should we or shouldn’t
we? What are the arguments for and against? Three top handlers present their opinions - Jo
Sermon (pro), Dave Cooper (con) and Mary Anne Nester with the Mini/Midi point of view. Read
both sides of the argument. |
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Back to
the Future
Looking back at
the future, we must say that 'The fun never did go out of this 'fun event.' Agility Voice's
own Mystic Meg foretells of things to come in this treasure from The Agility Voice
archives. With 2001 not so far away, somehow this tongue-in-cheek article from 1985 does not
seem so far off the truth - or does it? |
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Bud
Houston's Handling Moves
Bud Houston is one of America’s pioneering agility teachers,
stressing solid handing fundamentals and positive training techniques. He
currently operates Bud Houston’s Country Dream in southeast Ohio where he
and his wife offer agility and rally‑o camps, resort visits, ongoing
classes, and monthly workshops for agility enthusiasts.. He wrote this
article describing some of his better known moves. Comparing them to your
way of handling today makes interesting reading. |
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Happy 21st Birthday, Bretons DTC
Bretons DTC was one of the first clubs in the UK to do the new
sport of show jumping for dogs. This year they will be 21 years young.
(04/04/00) |
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Portia
Over her agility career, Jayne Bray's apricot Miniature Poodle Portia (Ag.Ch.
Harvest Geld for Aprika)
won 305 classes, making her one of agility's all time
greats. At age 16 years and 4 months, she won the
All-Time Achievement for Services to Agility Award from the Poodle Breed Club of Great
Britain. |
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Talking
Heads
You've probably heard stories about the old days of
Agility when everything was 'friendlier and more fun.' Here's a selection of voices from
the past and present, recalling their own experiences. |
