Dog Trials 2010 Competition

Australian Agility Dog of 2010 and Agility Dog of the Month- (Annual & Monthly competitions running concurrently).

 

Australian Agility Dog of the Month and Australian Agility Dog of 2010 shall include separate annual competitions for the following height categories-

a)      Toy Agility Dog - up to 270mm at the withers

b)      Miniature Agility Dog - from 271mm to 365mm at the withers

c)       Standard Agility Dog - from 366mm to 455mm at the withers

d)      Medium Agility Dog - 456mm to 545mm at the withers

e)      Large Agility Dog - 546mm and over at the withers

 

These will now be referred to as the “Australian Agility Dog Competitions”. They are all Annual & Monthly competitions running concurrently.

ALL DOGS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE ANNUAL COMPETITION BEFORE

1 NOVEMBER 2010. The Competition closes on 5 January the following year. Wins from any month will be accepted before closing date of the competition.

ENTRY FEES

The Annual Entry Fee- FREE. Entrants must agree to the Terms and Conditions of entry before being accepted into the competition.

REGISTRATION
Each entrant must register online providing a photo of the dog (must be jpg less than 800k) to be included in the competition, and provide the following details-
•         Breed (if applicable)
•         Sex
•         Dogs name and title

•         Dog ANKC Registration Number (or equivalent)   
•         Dogs date of birth
•         Owners Name
•         Owners address (must include country and state)
•         Owners Phone Number
•         Owners Email address

•         State where dog is trialled and resides      
•         Sire and Dam of the Dog
•          Height Class (If the height class changes during the year, dogs must be re-registered with the new height) Points earned while in the previous height class remain in that competition, but also count towards the dog’s total annual points score. 

In the Dogtrials Agility Comps, you can only be in the Height Class which equals the official (real) height of your dog, not which height class you enter at an Agility Trial. If your dog has to remeasured during the year, we will then add the dog to the new Height Class in the Dogtrial's Competition, manually.

 

a)                   The entrant provides surety to Showdogs (our Business), that they own the entrant. If the entrant is jointly owned, the entrant provides surety to Showdogs that they have the authority/agreement with the co-owner/s to enter the dog in this competition.

ELIGIBILITY

1.       To be eligible for the Australian Competition, all dogs must be registered with an Australian State Canine Controlling Body and reside in and be trialed in Australia during the time period. Only dogs as per ANKC rules are eligible to compete for Australian Agility dog of the year, as per ANKC Agility rules. All eligible Agility competitions must be ANKC events only.

2.       The time period for the Australian Agility Dog Competitions of 2010 means between 1/1/2010 and 31/12/2010. Final submissions for the Australian Agility Dog Competitions of 2010 close on 5 January the following year.

3.       You only need to register your dog once during the year to be eligible for the Monthly and Annual separate competitions of Toy Agility Dog, Miniature Agility Dog, Standard Agility Dog, Medium Agility Dog and Large Agility Dog.

4.       The time period for Agility Dog of the Month means one entire calendar month, i.e. one competition for each of the 12 months for 2010. You are only eligible for the Australian Agility Competitions of the Month if your dog is registered and you have submitted all your wins for that month by the 2^nd of the following month.

5.       The Australian Agility Dog of 2010 competition is divided into 8 State/Territories- Vic, NSW,  ACT, Qld, SA, WA, NT and TAS.  A dog shall be deemed to be entered under the State/Territory for which they have submitted the most awards (not the most points).

6.       All Competitors compete for The Agility Dog of 2010. The dog with the highest overall points wins the Agility Dog of 2010 award and prize.

7.       In the case of a draw, the highest number of 1^st Place awards will win. If outright winners are still not achieved, the most 1^st and 2^nd Place awards, then most 1^st, 2^nd & 3rd Place awards, and down the table until a winner can be declared.

 

POINTS

1.       For the Australian Agility Dog of 2010, points will apply only for Australian Agility Trials held between 1/1/2010 and 31/12/2010.

2.       Entrants can submit awards gained at each level of competition e.g.  1 x Place & Qualifying, 1 x Place (not qualified) or Qualifying only.

3.       You must only submit your wins ONCE. Points for Agility Dog of the Month are automatically added to your tally for Agility Dog of 2010.

4.       If you missed entering Agility Dog of the Month and have registered for Agility Dog of the Year, you can still submit your wins for any month at anytime.

5.       Winners of Agility Dog of the Month will earn additional points towards Agility Dog of 2010 as follows: 1st Place- 20 points, 2nd Place- 19 points, 3rd Place- 18 points. Monthly bonus points will begin from January winners.

Changes to 2010 Competition- Please Note:

• Strategic Pairs is not counted because some dogs can be disadvantaged when finding a partner.
• Dogs can now submit a placing without qualifying.
• There are now higher points for dogs who qualify.

COURSES

·    Agility

·    Jumping

·    Gamblers

·   Snooker

2010 POINTS TABLE

Award	All Breeds	Restricted Group Trial	Restricted Breed Trial	State All Breeds Trials	National All Breeds Trials
1st Place 20 or more dogs	20	20	20	22	24
1st Place 10-19 dogs	18	18	18	20	22
1st Place 6-9 dogs	16	16	16	18	20
1st Place 2-5 dogs	14	14	14	16	18
1st Place 1 dog in class	10	10	10	n/a	n/a
2nd Place 20 or more dogs	18	18	18	20	22
2nd Place 10-19 dogs	16	16	16	18	20
2nd Place 6-9 dogs	14	14	14	16	18
2nd Place 3-5 dogs	12	12	12	14	16
2nd Place 2 dogs in class	9	9	9	n/a	n/a
3rd Place 20 dogs or more	16	16	16	18	20
3rd Place 10-19 dogs	14	14	14	16	18
3rd Place 4-9 dogs	12	12	12	14	16
3rd Place 3 dogs in class	8	8	8	n/a	n/a
Qualifying Score Novice	20	20	20	22	24
Qualifying Score Excellent	21	21	21	23	25
Qualifying Score Open	22	22	22	24	26
Qualifying Score Masters	23	23	23	25	27
Title Gained
AD/JD/SD/GD	3
ADX/JDX/SDX/GDX	4
ADO/JDO	5
ADM/JDM/SDM/GDM	6
Agility Champion	10

Australian Agility Dog of 2010 entrants can claim additional points when their dog gains a title during the time period. Proof via a copy of the certificate (including date) must be received by closing date to be included in the 2010 Competition.

Please email evidence of this to judy@showdogs.com.au.

          
LEADERBOARDS
1.      The leaderboards for Agility Dog of the Month will be published after 10th of each month, and the monthly winner will be announced no later than 4th of the next month.
2.      The leaderboards for Agility Dog of 2010 will be published after 1 January 2010.

 Any discrepancies/disputed wins will be checked with the entrant, and entrants may be required to provide proof of their win via notification from the Secretary of the Show. If proof is not provided and/or the dispute resolved by the close of the month, the win shall not be counted. No correspondence shall be entered into.