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The 2012 Ohio State Fair 4-H Dog Agility Event was held on July 28 at the Denny Hales Arena. This event was judged by Ann Straker.
Dog agility is a competitive sport that tests a person's skills in training and handling of dogs over a timed obstacle course. Competitors race against the clock as they direct their dogs to jump hurdles, scale ramps, burst through tunnels, traverse a see-saw and weave through a line of poles in an obstacle course configuration designed to challenge a handler's competitive and training skills. With scoring based on faults similar to equestrian show jumping, dog agility has become an exciting spectator event.
All handlers' dogs must enter and exit ring on lead. On Level 1 & 2 a total of 10 obstacles are used and course time is 60 seconds. The level 2 course is slightly more challenging than a Figure 8, while the Level 3 course is more challenging than a Figure 8 with a total of 13-15 obstacles. Level 3 course time is no more than 75 seconds.
Dog agility is a competitive sport that tests a person's skills in training and handling of dogs over a timed obstacle course. Competitors race against the clock as they direct their dogs to jump hurdles, scale ramps, burst through tunnels, traverse a see-saw and weave through a line of poles in an obstacle course configuration designed to challenge a handler's competitive and training skills. With scoring based on faults similar to equestrian show jumping, dog agility has become an exciting spectator event.
All handlers' dogs must enter and exit ring on lead. On Level 1 & 2 a total of 10 obstacles are used and course time is 60 seconds. The level 2 course is slightly more challenging than a Figure 8, while the Level 3 course is more challenging than a Figure 8 with a total of 13-15 obstacles. Level 3 course time is no more than 75 seconds.
July 28, 2012