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Aug 23, 2005, 7:21 AM
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Absolutely. A lot depends on the rules your “Sanctioning” organization adopts ( I see a connection with Purina?). In the U.S. there are many agility venues to choose from, the biggest are the United States Dog Agility Association (“USDAA”), North American Dog Agility Council (“NADAC”) and the American Kennel Club (“AKC”). There’s also an organization that sponsors agility trials JUST for little dogs, the Teacup Dog Agility Association (“TDAA”). I find that AKC, NADAC and Teacup are more favorable to little dogs than USDAA. The reason being, jump and A-Frame height as well as time on course. In agility, the judge sets a “Standard Course time” based on the yardage of the course and a time in yards per second, that each jump height is expected to run. This standard course time is the minimum speed a dog must run in order to qualify for points towards a title. Some organizations, like USDAA, and to a lesser extent NADAC have faster course times, so a little dog has to be FAST to qualify. But what’s more in USDAA, a little dog, running in the regular class, must jump 12 inches. So naturally, the dog will be that much slower to compenstate for the hight. In AKC, that same little dog, could be jumping only 8 inchs. You can see the difference that would make! So, as you make the rules for agility in your country, consider these differences. There’s no reason why a little dog can’t run. I would argue that most little dogs are a lot more althetic than big dogs! They just need half a chance!
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Mr Khoo 
. Have d agility sessions started or is this just a performance or preliminary training 2 get use 2 d equipment? R there any preliminary open informal sessions coz Groovy (JRT) has signed up for d March session n is itching 2 have a go at d agility course, whenever possible. 
Would love to chat with you and exchange ideas! 
Good day, V r still in d infant stages in Malaysia n only beginning 2 c some schools offering agility training classes with proper equipment. No real trials as yet. D humid weather, lack of facilities n dog friendly parks doesnt help. Most of d work n training hv 2 b done on our own. Really hope 2 c it growing here coz its an exciting dog sport. Guess v really envy u guys in d US, with d abundance of dog sports available each weekend, ranging from agility trials 2 flyball 2 earth dog trials. 
Do you think my silky that is 5 year old can be train for agility? 
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