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Open Agility Class |
| For dogs of either sex
which have been awarded the title of Agility Dog (A.D.) or Agility
Dog Excellent (A.D.X.) or Agility Dog Master (A.D.M.) |
| 14 to 16 obstacles |
To successfully negotiate the course,
the dog must: |
| Broad
jump |
Jump the broad jump by entering
between the front poles, jumping the boards, and exiting between the
rear poles |
| Table |
Land on the table and remain there
for 5 seconds and until the Judge indicates to continue. The handler
is not to enter the 1m exclusion zone around the table. |
| Spread
Hurdle |
Jump and clear the spread hurdles
between the uprights |
| Tyre |
Jump or scramble through the tyre |
| Weaving
Poles (12) |
Weave between every weaving pole,
the poles must be entered with the first pole on the dog's left. The
handler must not step within the exclusion zone. |
| Dog
Walk |
Go up the plank of the Dog Walk,
placing at least one foot in the contact area; negotiate the top section
and then descentd the down plank placing at least one foot in the
contact area. |
| Scramble |
Clearly negotiate the Scramble by
climping up and by climbing down. The dog must touch the yellow contact
area on the way down. |
| See-Saw |
Go up the Seesaw, placing at least
one foot in the contact area, cross the balance point and descend,
placing at least one foot in the contact area. The dog must not leave
the Seesaw until the plank has touched the ground. |
| Optional
Equipment |
| Triple
Jump |
Jump each hurdle clearly in order.
The Triple Jump, if used is, for the purpose of the number of obstacles,
counted as three obstacles. It is optional to use either the Triple
Jump or 3 Single Hurdles, but not both. |
Tunnel
(collapsible) |
Go through the tunnel from the front
and reappear at the other end. |
Tunnel
(pipe)
(optional) |
Go through the tunnel from the front
and reappear at the other end. |
| Single
Hurdles |
Jump and clear the single hurdles
between the uprights. |
| The judge will determine
the placement and order of the obstacles within the course, clearly
numbering each obstacle in the direction in which it should be negotiated.
Some obstacles will be jumped twice, usually in the opposite directions,
and some obstacle types will be used twice. The course is available
for handlers to walk prior to attempting it with their dogs. The jump
heights and widths will be adapted for each height group. |
| Course
Faults |
Five faults will be incurred for
each weaving pole and contact area missed, for each refusal, missed
or out-of-order obstacle, for each dislodged obstacle, for coming
away from the table before the 5 seconds are up, and each time the
handler infringes on an exclusion zone. |
| Time
Faults |
One time fault will be incurred
for each second, or part of a second, that the handler and dog exceed
the Standard Course Time. The SCT is set by dividing the course length
by the rate of travel and adding five seconds for the table pause.
The rate of travel is determined by the judge. |
| Placings |
When using only one round then the
dog with the least faults in the first round will win; if total faults
are equal, then the dog with the least course faults will win, if
still equal, then the fastest dog will win. |
| Second
Round |
If two rounds are being used, then
after the first round the dogs are ranked according to faults and
time. Only half the number of dogs that have competed in the first
round are allowed to continue into the second round, these will be
the top half of the rankings. The same rules from the first round
apply in the second round. The dog with the least faults in the second
round will win; if total faults are equal, then the dog with the least
course faults will win, if still equal, then the fastest dog will
win. |
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