FLYGILITY
Next Flygility at Red Creek Farm: May 28-29, 2011
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Flygility for many years has been the exclusive canine sport of New Zealand where it originated. This innovative dog sport contains elements from both agility and flyball. It is an exciting, fast paced sport for dogs who love agility and LOVE to fetch balls. The sport spread to Australia and is now in the United States.
The dog is sent over a course of flyball and agility obstacles to fetch a ball from the flyball box. The dog must trigger the flyball box, catch the ball and return over the course with the ball to its handler. The flygility course is 100 feet long from the start/finish line to the front edge of the flyball box.
There are both team competitions and individual competitions. Each has different levels of competition, starting with Beginners. In the beginning levels, only jumps and tunnels are used and the course is a straight line. The more advanced levels include the weave poles with several bends in the course. |
Carol Anne's Adam |
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No one else
is doing flygility in your area?!? No problem. FLYGILITY
USA members from all over North America have a way to
compete against each other at their own club or individually
without having to travel!
The FLYGILITY USA Link Competition allows dogs from different clubs from all over North America to compete with one another on a regular basis without meeting together or attend a tournament.
Flygility courses are published each month. Each club or individual may run the monthly course at their own grounds and on a date during the month that suits the club or individual. Results are then sent in to FLYGILITY USA at the end of the month. The previous month results are then included with the new course each month. Individual competition and competition for teams of three dogs is provided. Unlike regular flygility, dogs compete "against the clock" with the fastest run winning rather than in a knockout competition. Also unlike regular flygility, dog teams of two or four are not included in this competition. Each team of three dogs or individual competition may have three runs. |
"The Southern RUFFians"
Team Captain: Debby Duncan, Flowery Branch, GA, for info on flygility, events in GA, etc.
Chris Hinson, Homer, GA
Brandy Oates, Westminster, SC
Carol Anne Tholkes, Townville, SC, for demos or clinics at Red Creek Farm in Townville, SC
Along with: Myst, Britt, Sprig, Wiggles, Hinto, Adam, and a few others on their way!
 Brandy's Hinto at the tunnel |
 Chris' Sprig at the box |