A History of Dog Agility
The idea of dog agility was first conceived in 1977 by John Varley, a member of the Crufts Dog Show Committee. He was asked to organize entertainment in the main arena in the gap between the obedience championship and the group judging at Crufts. Varley imagined a canine version of horse show jumping due to his experience with horses. He asked his friend Peter Meanwell, a renowned Working Trials competitor and judge, to develop a fun dog agility event based on his working knowledge of dogs.
The dog agillty event was unveiled on February 10th 1978 at the Crufts Dog Show in London, England, the first day of the show. It consisted of two teams headed by Peter Meanwell and Trevor Jones respectively, with four handlers/dogs per team. Each team also had one reserve. The event was such a success with the crowd that it was followed up in 1979 at both Crufts and the International Horse Show at Olympia.
As soon as 1986 the sport of dog agility jumped "the pond" to the U.S. when the United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) was formed. In the period since then the sport has circled the world and is now popular in many countries. As it continues today, dog agility was intended to be a fun event without being dangerous, and that it would provide spectator appeal.
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