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Agility
Inch
by Inch
By Lisa Potts
© LESLEY MATTUCHIO
There is one skill required for agility performance that seems to be one of the least understood
and trained skills: getting your dog accustomed to being measured for competition.
The measurement process generally happens at a dog's first day of competition, and if this
action ends up being stressful, then that stress is his first introduction to competition.
The Measuring Process
All of the major agility organizations
have some measurement procedure in
place to officially determine and record a
dog's jump height. AKC has VMOs (volunteer measuring officials), USDAA has
CMJs (certified measuring judges), and
other organizations allow the trial judge
of record to measure the dog for a permanent height record.
With few exceptions, these measurements are not accepted or communicated
between different organizations (ASCA
and DOCNA will accept some measurements from other organizations). Also,
for those organizations that offer other
dog sports, the measurement information is not necessarily communicated to
other sports within the organization. For
example, even if your dog is measured for
AKC agility, an obedience, a rally, or a
conformation judge may still ask to measure your dog in that competition-the
agility measurement is only valid for the
AKC agility program.
AKC defines the expected posture and
measuring location on the dog this way:
Dogs should be standing squarely, not
stretched out, with their head in a normal position-not down or held down,
but looking straight ahead. The dog will
be measured at the peak of its withers,
which is where the tops of the two shoul-
der blades come together, just below the
neck. The AKC measurements process
can be found here: http://www.akc.org/
events/agility/jump-height-card/.
USDAA also takes the measurement at the
withers and required the dog to be standing freely in an upright position, which is
naturally held by the dog. Complete information on the USDAA measurement
process can be found here starting on
page 75: http://www.usdaa.com/binary/
files/rules_ebook_2011_appD.pdf.
Preparing Your Dog
to be Measured
Here are some tips to help you prepare
your dog for the measurement process:
* Keeping a dog trim and at an optimal
weight for performing in dog sports
is important, but it can play an even
larger role in the measuring process.
Fat deposits collect on the top of the
shoulder blades and can potentially
Just as you train tunnels, jumps, and contacts, you should also train having your dog
stand and having its back touched. -Mike Wagner USDAA CMJ
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http://www.akc.org/events/agility/jump-height-card/
http://www.akc.org/events/agility/jump-height-card/
http://www.usdaa.com/binary/files/rules_ebook_2011_appD.pdf
http://www.usdaa.com/binary/files/rules_ebook_2011_appD.pdf
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