Agility Equipment.

The Agility Course is made up of many different pieces of equipment which dogs have to complete under the direction of their handler.  The obstacles are split into two main catergories - contacts and jump obstacles.

Jumps/Hurdles
These are a height of 650mm (2ft 1.6ins) for Large Dogs, 450mm (1ft 5.7ins) for Medium Dogs, 350mm (1ft 1.75ins) for Small Dogs, and the width must be a minimum of 1.219m (4ft).  The competing dogs must leap over the hurdles without knocking them over or dislodging the pole.  The top part of the hurdle must always be easily displaced so that the dog does not hurt itself if it does knock down the bar.

Rising Spread Jump
This is two hurdles positioned closely together, with the first hurdle set lower than the second.

Brush Fence
This is another sort of hurdle, again with an easily displaced top unit.

Hoop (Tyre)
The dog must jump through the hoop or tyre suspended from a frame at a fixed height.  The frame must be secured in such a way that dogs cannot knock the obstacle over from either direction.

Table
The table is a minimum of 914mm (3ft) square and must be of stable construction with a non-slip surface. The dog must lie down on the table for a time set by the judge.

Long Jump
The dog must jump a maximum length of 1.5m (4ft 11ins) for Large Dogs, 900mm (2ft 11.4ins) for Medium Dogs, 500mm (1ft 7.7ins) for Small Dogs, clearing a series of low jumps with marker poles identifying the four corners of the obstacle, although not attached to any part of the obstacle.

Water Jump
A low hurdle may be placed in front of a long jump of shallow water.

Wishing Well
This hurdle must have a roof to it, be of stable construction and be able to be fixed to the ground, it will also have no sharp edges.

Collapsible/Flat Tunnel
This must have an entrance of rigid construction with a padded leading edge and a minimum height of 483mm (1ft 7ins) clear, a depth of at least 457 mm (1ft 6ins) and so that it can be fixed or weighted to the ground.  This entrance is attached to a non-slip cloth forming the body of the tunnel and should be a minimum of 3.048m (10ft) long.  The dog must make its way through the tunnel.

Pipe/Ridged Tunnel
A minimum of 609mm (2ft) wide and up to 3.048m (10ft) long.

Weaving Poles
A series of between 5 and 12 poles set at least 457mm (1ft 6ins) apart in a straight continuous line that the dog has to weave in and out of.

Pause Box
An area 1.219m (4ft) by 1.219m (4ft) on the ground of the ring where the dog has to pause for a period specified by the judge.

‘A’ Ramp/Frame
An ‘A’ shaped ramp formed by 2 ramps to a height of 1.7m (5ft 7ins) from the ground to its apex, with non-slip surfaces and anti-slip slats, that dogs must climb over.  There are ‘contact points’ at the base of each ramp, coloured differently to the rest of the obstacle, that the dog’s paws must come into contact with if penalty points are not to be incurred.

See-Saw
A pivoted plank with a non-slip surface, minimum length of 3.66mm (12ft), which the dog must negotiate.  Again the dog must touch the coloured ‘contact points’.

Dog Walk
A plank approximately 1.372m (4ft 6ins) high, with firmly fixed ramps at either end, all with non-slip surface and anti-slip slats on the ramps, which the dog must walk over, ensuring that paws touch ‘contact points’.  All three planks a minimum of 3.66m (12ft) long, and a maximum of 305mm (12ins) wide.