GREENFIELD — Hundreds of canines and their handlers will compete on the Franklin County Fairgrounds on April 26 by way of April 28, vying for high honors within the United States Dog Agility Association’s (USDAA) New England Regional Championship.
Organized by the Playing Agility With Style (PAWS) membership, the New England Regional Championship is one cease on the USDAA’s nationwide 2024 event sequence. The culminating championship, Cynosport Dog Agility World Games, will take place in Tucson, Arizona, in November.
PAWS is supported by a number of New England canine agility golf equipment, together with Northern Magic Agility Dogs, Riverside Canine Center, New England Agility Team, Canine Agility Training Society and Data Driven Agility. The golf equipment maintain dozens of indoor and outside trials annually with opponents within the New England space.
“The New England regional championship has been a core competition on the USDAA calendar, identifying the sport’s top qualifiers in the region who will advance to the year-end championships,” Ken Tatsch, USDAA president and founder, stated in an announcement. “The USDAA is the original American agility organization, having introduced the sport in the United States in the mid-1980s. Several New England dog agility competitors have been the foundation of the USDAA and are recognized in our Hall of Fame as pioneers of the sport.”
Dog agility showcases proficient dogs performing towards the clock over hurdles and A-frames, in addition to by way of tunnels, hanging tires, weave poles and the seesaw. The goal is to attain the quickest time with the least penalties. Dogs of all breeds and sizes compete in numerous courses the place obstacles are set based mostly on the peak and expertise of the canine. USDAA hosts 11 regional championships all year long.
Admission to the New England Regional Championship is free for spectators. The competitors begins at 9 a.m. on Friday and eight a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and can proceed by way of the late afternoon every day. Pets have to be on a leash and avoided the dogs in competitors and away from the rings.
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