Sentences with phrase «as agility competition»

Many Berners participate in AKC obedience and tracking tests, as well as agility competition.

Not exact matches

Besides the wide selection of products that focus on pet welfare, nutrition and grooming, visitors were also treated to several shows such as the Dog Groomers» Association of Singapore's Grooming Annual certification, the Oxbow National Rabbit Show, PETAS 6th Dog Obedience Competition and Pet Asia Agility Invitation Cup.

Teaching cats to run an obstacle course sounds as difficult as, well, herding cats.But that's exactly what cat owners do to prepare for a cat agility competition.

In Europe, agility and jumping competitions are popular for rabbits, and at rat shows, rats compete on agility courses as well.

For the first time ever, the Westminster Dog Show will include an agility competition, open to mixed breeds as well as purebred dogs.

This breed is known for their athleticism, intelligence, and trainability so they are well suited for agility and obedience competitions, as well as tracking, therapy work, and of course their traditional job, pulling a cart or wagon.

For the more athletic minded group, Great Danes due quite well and are very impressive when participating in structured canine activities such as lure coursing, agility, obedience competition, fly - ball and tracking.

When this was pointed out to me, I suddenly realized that I've never seen a Husky acting as a service dog for the handicapped, or a police dog, or even participating in agility competitions that I see on Animal Planet.

Dudley, a six - year - old Lhasa apso - pug mix who lost his eye as a pup, and later was given up by his owners, won an official Crufts rosette for his performance in the agility ring, beating out other rescued dogs in the competition, according to the Southern Daily Echo.

You'll see this type of crate used often at dog shows, as well as at agility or obedience competitions since the trek from the parking lot to the grounds is usually far!

They are best when given a task to complete, such as training for an agility, obedience, or tracking competition, or running and hiking with its owner.

The agility competition is open to mix - breeds as well as pedigrees.

The husky mix will be one of about 225 agility dogs whizzing through tunnels, around poles and over jumps as she competes in the Westminster Dog Show's new agility competition in February 2014.

Organized agility competitions, called trials, involve a course made up of various obstacles through which a human handler guides his or her dog as quickly as possible.

These characteristics contribute to their excellent performance in obedience and agility competition and makes them great as hunting dogs, guide dogs, therapy dogs, and for search and rescue work.

It will mark the first time that obedience competition has been held as part of Westminster and, like agility, mixed breed dogs are eligible to compete.

Many of these dogs compete in some of the most grueling obedience, agility, and tracking competitions today and some are even charged with animal assisted therapy as well.

Described as the perfect «all - purpose form dog» when they were being bred in their earliest history in Ireland, these dogs have transitioned away from a life on the farm exclusively into some of the best obedience and agility competition dogs.

To be eligible to win this competition, an Old English Sheepdog must have a qualifying score * (as defined below) in at least two different performance venues offered at the 2011 OESCA National Specialty (herding, obedience, rally and agility) and must be pre-entered in this event (see entry form).

These herding breed dogs are often found competing in (and winning) agility competitions as well as cleverly herding livestock.

Airedales are seen in agility and obedience competitions as well.

As part of its annual festivities, the Westminster Kennel Club hosts an agility dog competition.

They excel at many types of sporting competitions such as agility, dock diving and obedience.

And I think that the dogs would have much more fun doing something else, such as agility, herding or hunting competitions...

They are usually quite easy to train for field work, and the skills they learn there carry over nicely to other activities such as agility trials and fly ball competitions.

She holds master level titles in agility with her dogs Neige (retired) and Alaia, and is training Micah, her German shepherd, as her 3rd agility competition dog.

People (and, of course, dogs) who are really into dog agility as a sport often train for months in order to do well in a competition.

Today these dogs are still used as working dogs on farms and ranches, and they do extremely well in agility competitions.

Golden Retrievers also thrive in performance sports, including obedience competition, agility, flyball, flying disc, and hunt tests, as well as tracking and search and rescue.

BCs often participate (and excel) in herding events, not to mention obedience, agility, rally, and tracking competitions, and sports such as flying disc and flyball.

Although usually overshadowed by AKC whenever purebred dogs are discussed or exhibited, UKC hosts about 10,000 events each year1 and registers about 250,000 dogs of more than 300 breeds and varieties.2 In contrast to AKC, however, most UKC events are working dog sports or competitions such as coonhound field trials, retriever and Beagle field trials, and obedience and agility competitions.

You will also see that many of our dogs routinely live very normal lives despite epilepsy, and some even participate in competition (agility and obedience) and serve as therapy dogs.

Their intelligence, jumping ability, and drive make them ideal candidates for various canine competitions such as rally, agility, tracking, obedience, dock diving and nose work.

Her new attitude shows in her improved performance in agility competition as well as how she approaches new situations in her daily life.

Our goals are to encourage and promote the breeding of pure - bred Golden Retrievers and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection; to urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved by The American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which Golden Retrievers shall be judged; to do all in our power to protect and advance the interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike competition at dog shows, obedience trials, agility trials, hunt tests and field trials; and to conduct sanctioned and licensed specialty shows, obedience trials, agility trials, and field trials under the rules of The American Kennel Club.

Though flashy dog events, such as agility, fly ball and obedience competitions, draw a bigger audience, Keevil expressed his wish that Crufts retreat back to an emphasis on simple conformation competitions.

We have successfully placed bomb and drug - detection dogs, police K - 9 dogs, and service dogs, as well as AKC Obedience and Agility competition dogs.

There are a number of specialty areas such as training for assistance dogs, search and rescue, law enforcement and various competition fields such as agility and obedience.

AKC rally, a variation on traditional obedience, is designed to be a bit more fun and a bit less strenuous, and to serve as a link from the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen program to obedience and agility competition.

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.

Most commonly the border collie excels in a household that provides extracurricular activity such as agility work, herding work, extensive obedience work or fly ball competition.

It is a naturally willing, obedient and kind breed that excels in obedience and agility competitions as well as in the show ring.

The breed often enjoys participating in obedience, rally, weight pull, and agility competitions, as well as protection sports and stock work.

It takes very little of any intolerant foods to affect his digestion, which is a challenge with two other dogs eating a normal diet as well as opportunities to pick up food from others when training or at agility competitions.

Attendees will be able to interact with nearly 200 breeds of dogs and cats in elaborately decorated booths that depict fun elements from the breed's history and talk to experts about each breed, as well as see the exciting Agility competition taking place in Pier 94.

We do everything from early puppy training all the way through competition dogs» sports, therapy in service dogs, we do all kinds of K - 9 performance sports like agility and we also work with other species as well.

These dogs thrive on some doggy sports such as disc dog, fly - ball, sledding, carting, agility and some tracking competitions.

Thought Jazz equipped with 10 over years of experiences in raising & nurture puppies to a competition standard, competing in all type of dogsports competitions / trials such as agility.

As for competition, I did not think I cared about it until I started doing Agility Trials — but that changed.

They may also take part in athletics and sporting competitions to test agility or skill sets such as herding.