agility competiton

Focus from clean runs to giving your everything - An interview with Reetta Pirttikoski

Focus from clean runs to giving your everything - An interview with Reetta Pirttikoski

Reetta Pirttikoski is a Finnish agility competitor and coach, but first of all, she’s an agility judge. Her goal is to judge big international competitions and become an international judge. We asked her about judging and other hot issues being discussed, even argued, in the agility world today.

European Open 2019 with two dogs: courses and handling have changed - An interview with Becky Schiltz

European Open 2019 with two dogs: courses and handling have changed - An interview with Becky Schiltz

Becky Schiltz from Luxembourg competed in European Open with both her shelties -and it’s already quite an accomplishment to be there with one dog! Even though she’s still very young, this was her 3rd European Open with Dizzy and first with her youngster Mii! Read about their journey to this point, Becky’s thoughts about consistency and find out what is Becky’s routine before each competition run!

Big dog agility events in Europe

Big dog agility events in Europe

I’m probably not the only one who dreams of traveling around Europe from one agility event to another. Or at least traveling to some agility event once in a while. Quite often there are questions in different forums about what competitions there are, where and when. These events often have a registration that ends months before the actual event, so you need to plan beforehand.

I collected the biggest dog agility events in Europe into one list from which you can find links directly to the events’ websites. If something is missing, please tell us :)

The journey together is much more important than any agility results in the world

The journey together is much more important than any agility results in the world

“Teamwork and the ability to perform at my own and my dog’s highest level is my actual goal. If we perform at our best and we manage to put all the training together in a run, my goal is reached. If that also results in winning, that’s of course extra fun, but it’s actually just a bonus.” Read Jenny Damm’s views on agility, her goals and what kind of challenges she has had with her own dogs.