K9 CARE (Cebu Agility Run Enthusiast) DOG SPORT

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Dont forget tommorow December 5, 2009 if you can drop by at 7am and try dog agility out.

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Sir ryan la ko ugma.... huhuhu.. naa ko baguio attend seminar.. sunod nalang saturday.


more power K9 Care Dog Sport!

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okay! see u next training.

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i was there kanina hehehehe.. il post d pics nya hehehe... sayang lang d ku ka apil sa seminar inig next sun.

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No training tomorrow December 6, 2009, we will be at PAREF South Crest for a DOG AGILITY DEMO!

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bro.. wen ang training sa dako na nga iro.. kanang obidience training.. naa mu?? pila ang charj ana

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K9 CARE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THANKS TO MR. HARVEY BADILLES, CHAMPION PETFOOD, MAKER OF ACANA & ORIJEN, DR. & MRS. MONICO PEREZ FOR THE PHOTO SHOTS AND TO PAREF SOUTHCREST FOR US TO GIVE AGILITY DEMO LAST DECEMBER 6, 2009.

ACANA & ORIJEN



BORDER COLLIE "DOUBLE" WAITING FOR THE START SIGNAL



RYAN ONG " DOUBLE" AGILITY RUN:


BAR JUMP WITH RYAN AND "CREAM"


RYAN DEMO ON HOW TO START THE FRISBEE CATCH


"CREAM" FAST TURN FOR A FRISBEE CATCH


"COOKIES" RYAN TIRE JUMP

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What is Dog Agility?
Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off-leash with no food or toys as incentives. The handler can touch neither dog nor obstacles. Consequently, the handler's controls are limited to voice, movement, and various body signals, requiring exceptional training of the animal.

In its simplest form, an agility course consists of a set of standard obstacles, laid out by an agility judge in a design of his own choosing on a roughly 100 by 100-foot (30 by 30 m) area, with numbers indicating the order in which the dog must complete the obstacles.

Courses are complicated enough that a dog could not complete them correctly without human direction. In competition, the handler must assess the course, decide on handling strategies, and direct the dog through the course, with precision and speed equally important. Many strategies exist to compensate for the inherent difference in human and dog speeds and the strengths and weaknesses of the various dogs and handlers.

Competition basics
Because each course is different, handlers are allowed a short walk-through before the competition starts. During this time, all handlers competing in a particular class can walk or run around the course without their dogs, determining how they can best position themselves and guide their dogs to get the most accurate and rapid path around the numbered obstacles. The handler tends to run a path much different from the dog's path, so the handler can sometimes spend quite a bit of time planning for what is usually a quick run.

The walk-through is critical for success because the course's path takes various turns, even U-turns or 270° turns, can cross back on itself, can use the same obstacle more than once, can have two obstacles so close to each other that the dog and handler must be able to clearly discriminate which to take, and can be arranged so that the handler must work with obstacles between himself and the dog, called layering, or at a great distance from the dog.

Printed maps of the agility course, called course maps, are often made available to the handlers before they run, to help the handlers plan their course strategy. The course map contains icons indicating the position and orientation of all the obstacles, and numbers indicating the order in which the obstacles are to be taken. Course maps were originally drawn by hand, but nowadays almost all course maps are created using a program called Clean Run Course Designer.

Each dog and handler team gets one opportunity together to attempt to complete the course successfully. The dog begins behind a starting line and, when instructed by his handler, proceeds around the course. The handler typically runs near the dog, directing the dog with spoken commands and with body language (the position of arms, shoulders, and feet).

Because speed counts as much as accuracy, especially at higher levels of competition, this all takes place at a full-out run on the dog's part and, in places, on the handler's part as well.

Scoring of runs is based on how many faults are incurred. Penalties can include not only course faults, such as knocking down a bar in a jump, but also time faults, which are the number of seconds over the calculated standard course time (SCT), which in turn is determined based on the competition level, the complexity of the course, and other factors.

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What is K9CARE Dog Sport?
K9 CARE (Cebu Agility Run Enthusiast) Dog Sport is an affiliate member of PDAA* (Philippine Dog Agility Association). It is geared towards the promotion of dog agility as a sport. Here in Cebu it has its humble beginning last February of 2008 when a group of like minded “DOG” lovers gathered and shared ideas on how best to fulfill “to the fullest” the life of their pet dogs.

It was then realized that dog agility is one of the best program due to the fact that both the handler and the dog abilities come into play. This enhances the coordination and bond between the two. The group then linked with other groups in the country to seek help guidance.

Last April 2009, K9 CARE Dog Sport was able to send representatives and participated in the national competition in Bacolod City during its annual PANAAD Festival.

The group is regularly practicing at Paseo Arcenas in Banawa and is open for memberships. Those who are interested in dog agility can contact Mr. Jute San Diego (Cellphone # 09223529487) or Mr. Ryan Ong (Cellphone # 09433518884 / 09173204979)


(*PDAA stands for “Philippine Dog Agility Association”. This is the association that was formed last August 28, 2005 by the groups that already started with dog agility. These are groups from Bacolod, Gensan, Davao, Cotobato, and Manila. The main objective of the Association is to promote the progress of the sports of Dog Agility in the Philippines, therefore to assist those that want to start.)