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2008 Pedigree SA Agility Championships - CAPE TOWN

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Long jump

IT IS A FUNKY, FUN, HIGH ENERGY, CANINE SPORT THAT DISPLAYS THE WONDERS OF INTERSPECIFIC COMMUNICATION (BETWEEN MAN AND HIS BEST FRIEND) AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL

Agility

AGILITY IS MIRACULOUS, WITH QUICKER THAN SPLIT-SECOND TIMING OF COMMUNICATION THAT HAPPENS, BOTH VERBALLY AND WITH THE BODY, TWO SEPERATE MINDS, BODIES AND SPECIES RACE TOGETHER IN UNITY AS A TEAM AGAINST OTHER HUMAN / CANINE PARTNERSHIPS.

Dog Walk

THE OVERALL ABILITY AND AGILITY OF THE DOG AND THE HANDLER ARE TESTED OVER A COURSE OF OBSTACLES (WHICH INCLUDE JUMPS, WEAVE POLES, TUNNELS, SEESAWS AND THE LIKE) IN A RACE TO GO CLEARLY, SMOOTHLY, FLUENTLY AND QUICKLY AROUND THE COURSE WITH THE AIM BEING TO ACCUMULATE THE LEAST COURSE FAULTS IN THE QUICKEST TIME.

Dog agility

ANOTHER WONDER OF AGILITY IS THE DIVERSITY OF DOGS AND OF PEOPLE. OTHER THAN THE HEIGHT CATEGORY OF THE DOG AND THE LEVEL AT WHICH IT COMPETES, ALL BREEDS, GENDERS (OF MAN AND DOG), AGE GROUPS AND PEOPLE COMPETE AGAINST EACHOTHER ON EVEN FOOTING. IT IS A SPORT THAT APPEALS TO ALL AGEGROUPS AND IT IS A SPORT THAT EDUCATES MAN ABOUT COMPASSION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CARING FOR EARTH AND ITS CREATURES.

Agility

IT IS A SPORT THAT GIVES COMPANIONSHIP TO THE LONELY, PROTECTION TO THE WEAK, AND HEALTH (PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL) TO BOTH THE DOG AND ITS HUMAN PARTNER. YET IT CAN HUMBLE THE LARGEST EGOS, BRING GIANTS TO THEIR KNEES AND IT TEACHES US AN ART MUCH FORGOTTEN NOWADAYS - PATIENCE. FEW SPORTS COULD BENEFIT AND TEACH US AS MUCH AS AGILITY. FEW SPORTS ALLOW MEN, WOMAN AND JUNIORS TO COMPETE AGAINST EACHOTHER AT TOP LEVEL. FEW SPORTS ARE AS EXCITING TO WATCH. FEW SPORTS ALLOW AS LITTLE ROOM FOR ERROR AS WHAT AGILITY DOES AT TOP LEVELS

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