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An American Curl performing cat agility. Cat agility is a sport in which trained cats are lured through timed obstacle courses by their handlers. [1] Cat agility contests, like similarly themed dog agility contests, are modeled after the equestrian sport of show jumping. [1] Under the rules, cats must complete a course in under 270 seconds ...
ACFA was founded in 1955 in the Dallas and Fort Worth area. [2] It was created by a group of cat fanciers desiring to show their cats in a democratic association, that is, one where individual members had voting rights on election of officers, acceptance of new show rules, by-laws and breed standards and acceptance of new breeds of cats.
The AKC National Championship is held by the American Kennel Club every year in December or January in the US since 2001. [1] Over 5,000 dogs from all over the world come to compete, but only seven go to best in show. The 2021 AKC National Championship was livestreamed on AKC.TV on December 18-19 2021.
He was subsequently the only dog from the U.S. in his height to make the biathlon agility finals, which, much like gymnastics for humans, features a jumping round and an agility round.
The American Kennel Club announced its fastest dog of 2024, and it's the third year in a row that this breed has won the title. The race was held in Glendale, Arizona on February 22nd and 23rd ...
Lure coursing is a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure. Competition is typically limited to dogs of purebred sighthound breeds. The AKC has a pass/fail trial for all breeds called the Coursing Ability Test (CAT) and a timed 100 yard dash called Fast CAT where the dog's speed is converted to points.
Globally, dog agility competitions are regulated and run by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) and its member organisations and a number of national kennel clubs and sport federations. Rules of each organisation, titles and selection process of national teams that represent the country at prestigious international events vary ...
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. In addition to maintaining its pedigree registry, this kennel club also promotes and sanctions events for purebred dogs, including the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, an annual event which predates the official forming of the AKC, the National Dog Show and the AKC National Championship.