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Dog agility is a sport patterned after horse show jumping.
In addition to jumps the dog must climb over obstacles (the A-Frame, the dog-walk and the teeter-totter),
go through tunnels, and weave through sets of 10 to 12 poles.
Then to demonstrate obedience and control, he must stop on a platform (table) for 5 seconds - all without the handler touching him.
The height of the jumps is determined by the height of the dog, with 4 or 5 height divisions depending on the organization.
The competitions are also divided into 3 levels of difficulty.
As with show jumping, the competitor with the fastest time and the fewest faults is the winner.
A dead run, with tight turns is a good way to go, especially at the advanced levels.
Knocking bars down is not good.
Like other dog sports, the objective is to win, but to also qualify with clean runs in order to earn titles which are then added to the dog's name.
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