AGILITY RUN THRUS

2025 Run Thru Dates:  11/15/2025   

AGILITY RUN-THRUS (ARTs)

Get ready for agility at the Thanksgiving Cluster by joining us for ARTs on Saturday, November 15. 

 NEW AFTERNOON TIME: 2:30-6PM.  

Joan Curcio (mjoancurcio@gmail.com) and Wendy Carey (wendy.carey@earthlink.net) are co-coordinating. Please contact Wendy for questions about volunteer opportunities or to report absences. 

Two sets of nested courses will be offered with a course change and walk-thru in between sets. The first set will be agility-style and the second set will be jumpers with weaves. Agility courses will include the dog walk, A-frame and teeter but no weaves. The run order will be small to TALL. 

Tentative schedule 
2:00pm- Event set-up and course building (designated volunteers).

2:30pm- Open to attendees. Crate in meeting room or outside in car.  Honor system payment station open. 

~2:45pm- Courses open for walking

~3pm- Briefing for all runs. First small dog on the line 5 minutes after the briefing.  

There will be a second walk-thru before Jumpers. 

Registration is open now at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9PAFFDVMiMnyLQv6nnH2fPBf3jkt8dnTPboG6G5V34T4GxA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104564549224609396476

Registration closes for everyone when the cap of 32 dogs is reached, or at 5pm on November 8, whichever comes first. The best way to ensure your participation in the event is to register early!  

NOTE: The liability and Covid19 waivers must be signed during registration.

Can my dog participate? To participate in ARTs, your dog must be at least 15 months old and be able to perform every agility obstacle safely. They do not need to be ready to compete or be headed toward competition. Training aids (toys with food in them, tugs, start line mats, targets, helpers in the ring, contact training equipment, etc.) are encouraged, but please deliver food from a toy or container. 

If you are a member and want to run a 12-15 month dog OR if you don’t know whether your dog has enough experience to participate, please contact Joan Curcio (mjoancurcio@gmail.com) to discuss your individual situation. Inexperienced, unsound and aggressive dogs and bitches in season should not attend and may be excused from the event by the coordinators without refund.

Crating. Feel free to bring your own crate into the meeting room or use one of the club crates. We simply ask that you cover your crate so that dogs experience less stress and everyone has ample space and privacy, including dogs waiting to run.

Fees. The fee for the entire event is $5/dog for members and conditional members and $12/dog for non-members. Please bring the exact change, a check or an instructor’s coupon to put into the self-service payment envelope provided in the crating room. 

Volunteer for points. We love our volunteers! Members/conditional members who want to work for volunteer point(s) should indicate so on the registration form. If you would like to be a dedicated worker (not running a dog), please contact Wendy Carey (wendy.carey@earthlink.net). Jobs are first-come, first-served, and points are based on the time spent volunteering. 

PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND IF YOU DON'T FEEL WELL! Contact Wendy Carey (wendy.carey@earthlink.net) as soon as you can so your spot can be offered to someone else.