The Alpha Agility Challenge 2009

Agility was created as special canine attraction at Cruft's in 1978. Since then competitive events have been held worldwide with the UK providing champions who take on and regularly win against world class competitors. Today the UK continues to set World Agility standards and dogs compete at Agility as far afield as New Zealand, America and Singapore. Selection to the British Team is hard fought and the team continues to excel in Europe. Most countries train a wide variety of breeds of dogs for Agility; in the UK - the black and white predominates, commonly called a working sheepdog or more properly, if it can prove its parentage lines, the Border Collie. Fast across the ground, more easily trained than most other active dog breeds and able to turn on a sixpence some of the UK's developing Agility dogs will be taking part in The Alpha Agility Challenge 2009.


The equipment used is specially designed fences, weave poles, contact equipment (a bit of the dog must touch a white bit!), tunnels and tyres all built to safe and exacting Kennel Club specifications. Dogs incur 5 faults for any knockdown, missing a contact or any other mistake the judge sees and our judges indicate faults by raising of a hand. All the dogs compete against the clock with electronic timing to 100’s of a second and scores are assessed to declare a winner.

Competitive events are held countrywide and many clubs holds regular weekly training sessions.

A well trained, fit dog is a pleasure to live with and the great range of Alpha dog foods provide the energy to keep the dogs in competitive order throughout the year.

Do seek further information if you would like to train a dog to take part in future Agility events by emailing roverpro@virgin.net.