An Introduction to Agility
Agility is one of the fastest growing sports with dogs of all breeds and styles taking part. It is a challenging, fast paced, and exciting training experience for both dog and handler.

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These photos and videos are of Tjuya's run in which she earned her final point for the Herding Trial Champion title. This was accomplished at Destiny Ranch in Bertram, Texas on February 19, 2012 at an American Herding Breed Association sanctioned trial sponsored by the Texas Herding Association. This was a multi-day event with seven trials in three events. Tjuya received seven Second Placements (in each trial). She also earned Reserve High in Trial awards for two of the three events. One Ranch Large Flock course was run on Friday Feb 17th with twenty sheep. The other two events inlcuded a Herding Ranch Dog on ten sheep, Herding Trial Arena Dog (Std. HTAD Course layout # 2) on five sheep and Herding Trial Dog standard course with five yearlings. Tjuya earned six championship points at this multiday event. All trials were entered and run as Level Three entry. Thanks to Linda McDonald of Destiny Ranch and Shertom Kennels of Leander, TX and President of THA.
Agility is one of the fastest growing sports with dogs of all breeds and styles taking part. It is a challenging, fast paced, and exciting training experience for both dog and handler.
A well trained SAR dog is a sight to behold. The dog can evenly maneuver the most difficult of terrain with the grace of a mountain goat all the while looking for a trapped or hidden human being. This type of work is often done on the fly, at the drop of the hat, with little advanced warning. It requires a talented dog and a special handler willing to invest the time and effort.
Historically, dog shows and other related events were developed with a very specific purpose in mind – to select and recognize those dogs with the best breeding characteristics, in order to guarantee the future health, stability and vitality of individual breeds. The practice of dog breeding is dedicated to this purpose, and dog breeders have a responsibility to do what is best for the breeds with which they choose to work.