Prunedale to Host Dog Agility Western Regional Championships
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Prunedale to Host Dog Agility Western Regional Championships
PLANO, TEXAS—August 26, 2019—The United States Dog Agility Association, Inc. (USDAA®) closes its 2019 Regional Championship qualifying season with the Western Regional Championship in Prunedale, Calif., August 31 – September 2.
Hundreds of canine athletes and their handlers will gather at the Manzanita Park Sports Complex, 17100 Castroville Blvd., Prunedale, Calif., to compete for top honors as well as qualification to the Cynosport® World Games, the National Dog Agility Championship to be held in Tennessee this October.
The Bay Team, a San Francisco area-agility club, has been hosting the USDAA® Western Regional Championship for the past 17 years. Club secretary Karey Krauter of Palo Alto, Calif., said the competition will attract nearly 300 dogs and about 200 humans from Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Canada.
“I love seeing all the best competitors in the west come out for this,” Krauter said. “They are so inspiring.”
Spectators at the Western Regional Championship are admitted free. Competition begins at 9 a.m. each day and runs through late afternoon Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
About dog agility
Dog agility requires dynamic physical and mental engagement for dogs and humans alike. Guided only by voice and movement cues from their human partners, the canine athletes compete against the clock, flying over hurdles, weaving between poles, racing through tunnels and bounding onto the see-saw. Obstacles are set according to the dogs’ height and experience level, allowing dogs of all breeds and sizes to compete.
Dog agility as a sport traces its roots to Great Britain in the 1970s. It found its way to the United States a decade later with the creation of the United States Dog Agility Association in 1986. The USDAA has continued to advance the fast-growing sport internationally, this year hosting regional championships in Japan, Canada, Mexico, and Spain, in addition to the U.S.
The United States Dog Agility Association is the world’s largest, independent canine sports authority, dedicated to promoting the sport of dog agility as a recreational, family sport that fosters responsible pet ownership. For more information visit USDAA.com.