AKC Agility Trial Manual

1 AKC Agility Trial Manual Includes ACT ( Agility Course Test) January 2020 Agility Contacts and Reference Information As of September 1, 2019 Time Zones Indicated Director of Agility Carrie De Young (CA) - Pacific Phone: (818) 886-8212 Cell: (818) 357-3376 Sr. Field Representative Doug Hurley (SC) - Eastern Phone: (864) 234-0008 Cell: (864) 430-7620 Sr. Field Representative Mark Sjogren (MN) - Central Cell: (919) 345-7716 Field Representative Rhonda Crane (IA) - Central Cell: (515) 971-5500 Field Representative Arlene Spooner (NJ) - Eastern Cell: (201) 421-7190 Field Representative Terri Campbell (AL) - Central Office: (256) 837-1816 Cell: (256) 656-2461 Field Representative Lisa Dempsey (GA) - Eastern Office: (770) 716-8375 Cell: (678) 283-2752 Field Representative Kitty Bradley (CO) - Mountain Cell.

2 (303) 641-7711 Field Representative Scott Stock (PA) - Easter Cell: (201) 522-9169 VP Sports & Events Doug Ljungren - Eastern Office: (919) 816-3903 Director of Obedience, Rally & Tracking Pamela Manaton - Eastern Office: (919) 816-3559 Agility Analyst Steve Herwig (NV) - Pacific Office/Cell: (702) 858-1930 Companion Events Department PO Box 900068 Raleigh, NC 27675-9068 Fax: (919) 816-4204 Questions regarding Show Applications, & Trial Results: Jamie Gregory - Eastern Office: (919) 816-3666 Other Information AKC Agility Judges Blog Agility Judge s Store: ACT Mailbox: Height Cards: AKC Website: Agility page: 30-day, 200 mile Judging Inquiries AKC Number for Weekend Show Cancellations (919) 816-3955 Table of Contents AKC Agility Trial Manual 2020 Edition AKC Agility Trial Manual Including ACT Table of Contents American Kennel Club Contact Information CHAPTER 1 LICENSING CLUBS How to Become Licensed for AKC Agility What is a Sanctioned A or B Match?

3 9 AKC Mentored Events 10 Single-Breed AKC Recognized Specialty 11 CHAPTER 2 THE EVENT COMMITTEE Planning and 12 Trial 15 Assistant Trial Chairman (Optional).. 17 Trial 17 Each Committee Equipment Chairman/Grounds 19 Trophy Hospitality Chairman (Optional).. 22 Advertising and Catalog Chairman (Optional)..23 Publicity Chairman (Optional)..25 Emergency Response Coordinator (Safety Chairman) (Optional).. 26 26 Executive Field 27 Photographer (Optional).. 27 CHAPTER 3 THE Agility RING STAFF Chief Ring 28 The Chief Course Builder (CCB).

4 28 29 Gate 29 The 30 The 31 Scribe Assistant (Optional).. 31 Scribe Sheet 32 Leash 32 CHAPTER 4 FINANCIAL AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING Financial Budgeting the 33 33 Contingency 33 Event 34 Table of Contents AKC Agility Trial Manual 2020 Edition Insurance for Dog 34 CHAPTER 5 THE Agility Trial SITE Selecting the 35 Host Club 35 Size and Type of Site 35 Sanitation 38 Dog Exercise/Bathroom 38 CHAPTER 6 ASSEMBLING A JUDGING PANEL Selecting the Judges 39 Who Selects the 39 Once the Panel has been 39 When to Select the

5 Submitting the Judges 39 Provisional 39 Judges 40 40 Assignment 40 40 40 Cost 40 Communications with 41 Club s Responsibility to the Judges Responsibility to the Judge Changes Prior to the 42 CHAPTER 7 SCHEDULING JUDGING Setting up the 43 Starting Time for 43 Scheduling 43 Judging 44 Emergency Judge Change Judging Schedule already 45 Day of Show Emergency Judge Event 46 Ring 47 Event Site 47 Overnight Parking Material Mailed with the Judging Schedule (Confirmation).

6 48 CHAPTER 8 ADDITIONAL CLASSES/SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS APPROVAL Policy Procedure for Classes offered at AKC Agility 49 Standard or Jumpers with Weaves Only 49 Excellent/Master/Premier Only 49 International Sweepstakes 49 Table of Contents AKC Agility Trial Manual 2020 Edition Optional non-Regular 49 Special Event 49 Junior Agility 50 Sanctioned A or B 50 Unsanctioned 50 CHAPTER 9 EVENT PUBLICATIONS The Sanctioned A Agility Sanctioned B Agility Licensed or Member Agility Disaster and Emergency 52 Veterinary 52 The Premium 52 Required Information for Premium 53 Judging 55 The CHAPTER 10 REQUIRED ITEMS FOR THE Agility DEPARTMENT 59 Before the 59 On-Line Event Management.

7 59 After the Event ..60 Event Operations Department 60 Corresponding 60 Opening/Closing 60 Number of 61 Club .. 61 Site 61 Submission of 62 Materials Required at the Entry 62 Scribe Ribbons and 62 Forms and Other Paper Measuring 63 63 63 Ring 63 63 CHAPTER 11 Agility ENTRIES Entry Acceptance 65 Running 68 Judging 68 68 Prior to a Set of 68 Table of Contents AKC Agility Trial Manual 2020 Edition Day-to-Day 69 Change of Entering a Mixture of Regular & Preferred 70 Multiple Jump Heights Within the Same Trial Entering For Exhibition Only (FEO).

8 70 Judge Overloads and Event Load CHAPTER 12 Agility CLASSES Regular Agility Titling Standard Agility 74 Novice Standard Agility Class (NA).. 74 Open Standard Agility Class (OA).. 75 Excellent/Master Standard Agility Class (AX, MX, MACH).. 75 Premier Standard Agility Class (PAD)..75 Jumpers with Weaves (JWW) Agility Novice JWW Agility Class (NAJ).. 75 Open JWW Agility Class (OAJ).. 76 Excellent/Master JWW Agility Class (AXJ, MXJ, MACH)..76 Premier JWW Agility Class (PJD).. 76 Fifteen and Send Time (FAST) Agility 76 Novice FAST Agility Class (NF).

9 76 Open FAST Agility Class (OF).. 76 Excellent/Master FAST Agility Class (XF, MXF, FTC).. 77 Time 2 Beat (T2B) Agility Preferred Agility Titling 77 Standard Agility Preferred 78 Novice Standard Agility Preferred Class (NAP).. 78 Open Standard Agility Preferred Class (OAP)..78 Excellent/Master Standard Agility Preferred Class (AXP, MXP, PACH) 78 Premier Standard Agility Preferred Class (PADP) .. 78 Jumpers with Weaves (JWW) Agility Preferred 78 Novice JWW Agility Preferred Class (NJP).

10 78 Open JWW Agility Preferred Class (OJP).. 79 Excellent/Master JWW Agility Preferred Class (AJP, MJP, PACH).. 79 Premier JWW Agility Preferred Class (PJDP)..79 Fifteen and Send Time (FAST) Agility Preferred 79 Novice FAST Agility Preferred Class (NFP)..79 Open FAST Agility Preferred Class (OFP).. 79 Excellent/Master FAST Agility Preferred Class (XFP, MPF, FTCP)..79 Time 2 Beat (T2B) Agility Preferred 80 Non-Regular Agility 80 International Sweepstake 80 CHAPTER 13 SCORING THE SCORE KEEPERS TABLE 82 82 Working 82 Table of Contents AKC Agility Trial Manual 2020 Edition Scribe Yardage and Standard Course Faults on Scribe 83 Course Time Scoring Tie Score and 85 High in 85 Recording in Official 85 Certification in Official 86 Performance 87 Standard Agility Classes (Regular & Preferred Classes).