Novice Agility dogs need to run at speeds of at least 2 metres per second; Excellent at 2.5 mps and Masters at 3mps.
Not exact matches
Annual
Novice Agility Award is awarded to the member's
dog that earns the greatest number of points while qualifying for the NA, NAJ, and NF or NAP, NJP and NFP titles.
The Pattison
Novice Level
Agility Trophy Awarded to the
dog achieving the highest score at the
Novice level, regular or selected.
(Obedience and
agility titles require that the
dog achieve three qualifying scores in the
novice level of competition; the tracking title is awarded after a single successful completion of a tracking test.)
However,
Novice level includes two subcategories based on the handler's experience in
agility:
Novice A:
Novice A is for handlers who have never earned an
agility title on any
dog in AKC.
Some students are working towards
Novice Obedience competition or preparing to participate in other
dog sports like
Agility, Freestyle or Rally, while other students use Intermediate classes as basic obedience refresher for older
dogs.
Starvon In the Limelight — Sent two
dogs over to England, Mason and Riley, both earned UK Championships, both
dogs, stud
dogs of the year, Riley has sired multiple UK champions — Produced 6 ARBA champions, and three AKC champions and shown I to AKC championship — Show in herding, conformation and
agility — Penny, SunFire's Heads I Win has earned a leg in AKC started ducks, Ch pointed and, a leg in
novice jumpers — Penny has earned her ASCA open Cattle, Sheep and Ducks Titles and HIT awards — Australian Shepherd Club of America (ASCA), Senior Breeder Judge, ASCA Stock
Dog Judge — Co-own the # 6 AKC All breed Australian Shepherd and number 10 Australian Shepherd for the year (so far) in AKC Standings, Dee just picked up 3 Group 4's last weekend
The most recognized suffix titles are CD (Companion
Dog -
Novice Level), CDX (Companion
Dog Excellent - Open Level), UD (Utility
Dog - Utility Level), UDX (Utility
Dog Excellent), RN (Rally
Novice), RA (Rally Advanced), RE (Rally Excellent), RAE (Rally Advanced Excellent), NA (
Novice Agility), JH (Junior Hunter), and TD (Tracking
Dog).
Before his retirement my smooth collie, Andrei, placed 4th in his class at the AAC BC / Yukon Regional Championships 2 years in a row and 4th in his class at the AAC National Championships, achieved his
agility championship, his CARO (RallyO) Versatility MCL, his CKC
Novice Rally title, his CKC CD and worked as a St. John Ambulance Therapy
Dog.
Open Barn Hunt (RATO)-- May 10, 2014
Novice Agility Jumper (NAJ)-- August 3, 2014 Graduate
Novice Obedience (GN)-- August 10, 2014
Novice Agility (NA)-- August 17, 2014 K9 Nose Work Odor Recognition Test Birch (ORT - B)-- September 21, 2014 Junior Earthdog (JE)-- October 4, 2014 Companion
Dog Excellent Obedience (CDX)-- March 22, 2015 Rally
Novice (RN)-- March 29, 2015 Senior Earthdog (SE)-- April 5,2015 K9 Nose Work Nose Work 1 (NW1)-- April 18, 2015 Open
Agility (OA)-- May 23, 2015 Open
Agility Jumper (OAJ)-- June 7, 2015 Violet participates in Obedience, Rally,
Agility, Earthdog, Barnhunt, K9 Nose Work, and Tracking.
NOTE: The progression of classes is expected to be as follows: Start with Foundations
Agility for 1 or 2 sessions depending on the age of the
dog, then move into the Beginner
Agility class, then the Intermediate class, then
Novice, Open & Excellent / Masters as appropriate.
The park is at a private home in Delaware, Ohio with ten fenced acres to run and play off leash, a half acre pond for the swimmers, an
agility course for the experts or
novices, and lots of balls, toys and Frisbees for the
dogs to enjoy.