Saturday 14th August 2010
Mairehau High School
Running Order: Intermediate, Jumpers C, Senior, Jumpers B, Jumpers A, Novice, Elementary B & A, Starters
Entries from: 8.30 am
Judging commences: 9.00 am
Judges:
    Graeme Lawson – Intermediate, Senior, Novice, Starters
    Martin Trimble – Jumpers C, Jumpers B, Jumpers A, Elementary B & A

$2.50 per class Refreshments will be available

CCATS have a cute new flyer for the club. We would appreciate it if people could print it out and place it in places such as your local vet, shop or workplace. If you are not training we would still appreciate your effort.

There will be some coloured flyers available soon in the club house in a couple of weeks. Feel free to take some for distribution.

Cheers, Sandra

(You can also download the flyer from our website at: http://www.ccats.co.nz/newsletters/2010-07agilityflyer.doc)

The big news is the addition of the micro size category; general reshuffling of sizes and jump heights; and the possibility of "split" competitions if enough dogs compete in each size category (see New height divisions to take effect 1 July 2010). Some other changes include:

• Displacing the hoop (tyre) is now a fault.
  
  
• Elementary B (new handlers & dogs) now officially has no weaves but Elementary A (experienced handler but new dog) must include 6 weaves. Also, competitors winning out of Elementary B may now choose to progress to Elementary A.
  
  
• Judges may now set different standard course times for each height category in a split competition.
  

(See also: More new regulations starting 1-July-2010 for additional changes.) The new micro class and increased maximum heights for the other size classes are set to start in July 2010! The Agility Committee believes that the new size classes will be more equitable for all dogs and will remove safety concerns with the current hurdle heights.

In addition, competitions will be split if each group: Micro + Mini, Midi, and Maxi has at least 15 dogs (micro and mini will also be split if they have at least 15 dogs each). Everyone will still run the same course but prizes will be awarded within each size group.
Any dog moving down a class because of the new rules will need to be remeasured!

(Long jumps are essentially unchanged, except that micro jumps only two elements, 600 mm max; the maximum lengths for other classes are slightly shorter than current maxima.)

For more details, please visit the Agility Committe's website: http://www.dogagility.org.nz/regulations.html

Show results and running order for CCATS January show 2010, attached.

This nice document, designed by Kirstin Graves, includes instructions for both the general form and the agility-only forms. Other informative documents can also be found at the NZKC Agility website's Information page.

[update: Official notice: 30 November 2009, not quite the same as the unofficial notice]

New regulations will come into effect 1st of January 2010. Of the more substantial changes:

The complete list of changes can be found at the the NZKC Agility website. This document can also be accessed from their Regulations page. Full regulations will be updated eventually.

We regularly send out announcements, notices, and reminders via email. If you have joined the club and are not getting these emails, please send a note to Sandra at ccats@ccats.co.nz to let her know your correct email address.

Thank you!

Thank you again to Leanah for putting together our most up-to-date handbook of club guidelines & regulations, training advice, and competition information! The Handbook is a must-read for all new members. Even members who have been with us for a while may find a few new ideas in it!
You can download the handbook from our Newsletters & Handbooks page. (Please note, the file is around 550KB long.)

Thank you to Leanah for putting together the updated show guidelines! You can download the show guidelines handbook from our Newsletters & Handbooks page.