Several new regulations come into effect in the New Year: 1. The "big one" is that any handler interaction with equipment is now a fault: Handlers cannot touch any equipment (either deliberately or accidentally), jump/step over any ramps, tunnels (chute) etc, or they will be faulted. No part of the handler’s body will be able to pass through the weaves at any time. Handlers must go around all equipment. There will be no exceptions. 2. AD and ADX courses run as part of a Ribbon Trial no longer will require advance registration. 3. It will (eventually?) be possible to register for Champ Shows online. 4. There are a few more technical changes. Please see: http://www.dogagility.org.nz/regulations.html for more details. |
14-Mar-2011: Excellent news. Our CCATS grounds are all good to go. It has been
checked by experts and they said that there are no contaminants on
the field!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All levels-We will put some gear out for class members to have a run around on the grass from 6.30-8pm. 8pm committee meeting. Beginners still come at 6.30 and report to Sandra and I will give you some excercises without contacts. It looks like normal classes resume next week (21-Mar). Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! see ya soon Sandra |
It's time to register for the new link competition year and there are some new things to notice. Fees have changed this year and there is now a new online-delivery option for only $16/year. The digital edition of the monthly magazine can be downloaded from the NALA website. See our Link Competition page for access details as well as for the new registration form. |
If you applied for a permanent number, you can now look it up at http://www.dogagility.org.nz/register/MasterRegister.pdf These numbers will go in effect starting April 1, 2011. To use your number just write it in the "No." box in the upper-right corner of the registration form. (For those wondering: The first letter indicates the year the dog was born, starting at A = 2000, B = 2001, etc. The first digit indicates height: Micro: 0 Mini: 1 Midi: 2,3,4,5 Maxi: 6,7,8,9) I guess they're not expecting more than 100 micros or minis per year! |
We have the usual minor clarifications this year plus some additional obstacles 1. Weaves: Elementary B (and Jumpers): no weaves 2. New Obstacle: Multiple Bar Ascending Spread JumpElementary A: 4 or 6 weaves required Starters: 12 weaves required (that's right, required!) All other classes: weaves are optional - may be 6,8,10, or 12 poles See photos in our Obstacles page. |
CCATS Fun Night and last night of training for 2010! 6.30 set up. Come and have fun. Santa might join us for photos. Plenty of fun things for you and your dog to try. Family and friends invited. (This will be concurrent with Link competition.) |
New Brighton Santa Parade and display Sat 4th December The Parade will take place wet or fine. There is no cancellation date. In the event of extreme weather, cancellations will be posted on the Project Answer phone (3889920) and on Newstalk ZB (1098 AM).
The Parade sets off from Marine Parade, opposite the New Brighton Club, at 10.30am. It takes about 45 minutes from start to finish. Road closures are set up at 10am. If your vehicle is part of the Parade, please assemble along Marine Parade by 10am. If you are a walking party, you can meet with your group in the carpark of the NB Club, or on the grass area between the Library and Whale Park. Apart from the beginning and end, there is no set order for the Parade.
Whilst parading, Please keep to a reasonably slow pace, so that people have time to appreciate you as you go by! DO NOT THROW LOLLIES OR ANY GIVEAWAYS ONTO TO THE ROAD! This is our main rule: it is very important that children are not encouraged to run onto the road where there are moving vehicles. If you want to give anything away, please walk close to the crowd and hand things out.
At the end of the Parade, please drive off down Beresford St or Oram Ave (preferred) taking care to watch out for pedestrians crossing Marine Parade. This is particularly important this year, as there is entertainment in the basketball court immediately after the parade, and people will not be expecting traffic at that point.
ORDER OF EVENTS.
9am-2pm Market in the mall 10.10am Santa arrives on the beach 10.30am Parade starts. 11.30am Kapa Haka and Dog Agility displays in the basketball court. 11.30 onwards Willie McArthur hosts a Community Concert in the mall. 11.30-1pm Santa shares fruit form his garden in the New Brighton Project Centre.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
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Show Catalogue for 6th and 7th November 2010 |
Please mark on your calendar two displays that we need your attendance. Dogs working in Elementary B (or Margaret's class at club level) and up will cope with this display. The course is easy. South New Brighton School Fair Sunday 28th Nov more info to come about starting time etc New Brighton Santa Parade and display Sat 4 th December Parade sets off 10.30am from Marine Parade, opposite the New Brighton Workingmen's Club. All levels of dogs and non sporting dog such as your rug rats or lounge lizards can join in. The more the merrier. It is great fun, people just love seeing the dogs. You are very welcome to dress up your dog and wear Xmas attire yourself. We need the agility dogs to stay after the parade and give a short display near the basketball court the clock tower end. Please wear your club uniform or our club colours royal blue or navy and white and a bit of tinsel. Hope to see you there |
Thank you to Leanah for putting together the updated show guidelines! You can download the show guidelines handbook from our Library page. |
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 Library page. (Please note, the file is around 550KB long.) |
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/library/2010-07agilityflyer.doc) |
CCATS member Cheryl Kilpatrick wrote a delightful article about agility and her Norwich Terrier for this month's NZ Dog World. We've uploaded a digital copy to our Library page (you can view it online or download it to your computer). (Note: although uncredited in the printed article, the title photo and weaving photo were by Steve de Haan.) |
(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.
(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 |
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:
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[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: 1. Deletion of the table as a standard obstacle for standard agility classes. It remains an approved obstacle for games however. 2. Major changes to the Judges Panels, including a new ribbon trial panel, i.e. ribbon trial judges must now be certified. 3. AD and ADX certificates can be signed by the judge and the show secretary or an officer appointed by the show committee. 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. |
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. |
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! |