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Fun Collie Agility Rules

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Photo by Sprungli When approaching an obstacle, take your time. Your dog will fail if he doesn’t have time to focus! Your shoulders are your dog’s guide. Be sure the “tell” the dog where to go. For some dogs, accidental “blocking” will draw their attention to another wrong obstacle. Make sure your dog is focused on the [...]

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Agility Scoring

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3-Basic Methods – Standard scoring, Time + Fault scoring, Point basis scoring Standard Scoring – A time limit is set on the course by the judge.  You & the dog must complete  the course before the time runs out.  Penalties are set on each  obstacle for each type of fault that can occur.  The dog with the fewest penalties wins. In the event [...]

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