Canine Athletes: Agility Dogs

Canine Athletes: Agility Dogs — page 1 — Chapter 1 AGILITY FAME Jessica Ajoux was playing tug with her Border collie Fame US pronounced famous-just outside of the agility ring It was the 2018 Masters Agility Championship at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Ajoux hoped that she and Fame US also called Fame could beat the current leader Carly a golden retriever had run the course in 38 14 seconds The crowd clapped as the announcer called Ajoux and Fame into the ring Fame barked with excitement

Canine Athletes: Agility Dogs — page 2 — Many breeds and mixes compete at westminster's masters agility championship

Canine Athletes: Agility Dogs — page 3 — Ajoux told Fame to stay and then walked past the first jump At Ajoux's cue Fame launched forward and sailed over a series of jumps She ran up the seesaw and paused just a moment as it tipped down Then she was off again flying over more jumps and sprinting as Ajoux guided her to each obstacle The crowd erupted as she raced over the final two jumps and leaped into Ajoux's arms in celebration The announcer shouted Just shattered the time set by Carly Over 8.5 seconds faster A few more dogs followed after Fame None of them beat her time Ajoux and Fame had won the Masters Agility Championship AGILITY HISTORY Dog agility is a popular sport around the world Handlers run dogs through an obstacle course The goal is to finish the course in the fastest time with no mistakes It requires both speed and agility AGILITY ON TELEVISION The Masters Agility Championship isn't the biggest agility trial But it is one of the few that people can watch on television The winners get a lot of media attention Ajoux gave many interviews after she and Fame won

Canine Athletes: Agility Dogs — page 4 — Jessica Ajoux and fame show off their ribbons at the 2018 Westminster Kennel club dog show The sport began in the United Kingdom in 1977 Crufts Dog Show organizers were looking for a way to fill the space between events at a dog show They created a jumping event They based it on show jumping for

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