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Agility Courses

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Agility Course Obstacles

Build your own set to the Specifications (Basic and Advanced) with whatever materials you have available, or by getting obstacles made by someone else, like a dog agility equipment vendor.

For course designs, scroll to the bottom of the Supplies & Publications page.

The obstacles and courses are designed with safety, spectator appeal, and fun for the cat in mind. There are Levels at which the course can be run, depending on the owner's assessment of the cat's cardiovascular, muscular and skeletal condition. Cats can win titles at any Level; there is no pressure to advance to the next higher level, which may be beyond a cat's physical ability.

 

Basic Course, the best for beginners, Level 1 & Level 2, plus

Crazy 8 and Tunnel Runner Skill Certificates

Syracuse beginner course by cell phone
Mrs Tomanari with Zoom

 

Advanced Course, Level 1

(plus Crazy 8 and Tunnel Runner if only the 5 required obstacles are used)

birman on walk

 

Advanced Course, Level 2

This is the elite level, where the most conditioned, outgoing, intelligent cats will be competing, over courses which maximize the display of physical ability and handler-cat interaction, plus direction to obstacles not in a circular pattern.

Each obstacle is set at its maximum height and difficulty In the proposed Level 2 course (we'll be testing it a few times before general release). For instance, the single hoop jump is over 2' off the ground and the take off and landing are precision table platforms, the ramp tables are separated to create a challenging distance jump and placed over double tunnels, there are double- (or perhaps triple-) jumps closely spaced for long distance leaps, ladders are on high 8" legs giving a strong aerobic workout for that obstacle alone, the exercise ball is a touch-top obstacle, and so forth.

Advanced Course, Level 2 is a very difficult course, and it is spectacular to watch an exceptional agility cat working it. Only cats with Advanced Level 1 agility cat titles may practice or do timed runs on this course because cats need to be in superb physical condition and have excellent communication with their experienced owner/handler.

double hoops
distance
Cat on ball

 

 

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