What venues do you compete in?

[MandyPug]

Just what the title says... What venues do you compete in?

Do you like one over others? Why?

Poll to follow.

[stardogs]

USDAA only for agility.

[Dex]

I've only competed in CPE so far with my older dog. Both dogs are registered with AKC so we can trial with them but I've yet to do so. I keep getting distracted by disc dog stuff...

[MandyPug]

Mods, could you please delete one of the AKC options in my pole?

Please and thankyous!

[SpringerLover]

The dogs and I have competed in AKC (Bailey), USDAA (we did Junior Handlers and Bailey did very few regular trials), CPE (just a couple trials), and NADAC (what we did the most of).

We did a lot more NADAC than anything else for a few reasons; 1)Most of my classmates did agility... I liked knowing people at trials, 2)I really like(d) the concepts of NADAC.

[Shai]

Originally Posted by SpringerLover

The dogs and I have competed in AKC (obedience, agility, rally, tracking, conformation), USDAA (we did Junior Handlers and then very few regular trials), APDT, UKC (obedience, rally, conformation), CPE (just a couple trials), CDSP (just a couple trials), and NADAC (what we did the most of).

We did a lot more NADAC than anything else for a few reasons; 1)Most of my classmates did agility... I liked knowing people at trials, 2)I really like(d) the concepts of NADAC.

I still bring Buzz out for our APDT trials to play in veterans if he's feeling up to it but we haven't done anything other than that in years now!

I think the poll is asking specifically for agility, judging by the title of the poll

[AdrianneIsabel]

We focus in AKC for agility but i liked nadac and would do it again. I haven't tried USDAA or CPE, we're always doing something else those weekends it seems.

[SpringerLover]

Originally Posted by Shai

I think the poll is asking specifically for agility, judging by the title of the poll

I should be doing math homework instead of Chazzing I guess...

[CaliTerp07]

NADAC. We are doing a USDAA intro trial next month to support the friend who is running it, but the rest of our stuff (minus 1 trial here and there) is all NADAC.

We train under an AKC judge, so it's been tricky for us. AKC does not require nearly the distance/discrimination skills that NADAC asks for, and has a lot more sharp turns compared to the flowing NADAC courses. It has been interesting watching our shortfalls come out for this reason. I suspect that unless we start training NADAC specific challenges, we are going to peter out at the higher level courses.

I wish I wanted to do AKC, since that's what we train...but I can't stomach the idea of 12 hour days for 2-3 runs (and I know Lucy would be mentally fried). I like my 6-8 hour days with 6 runs

[adojrts]

I run AAC (very much like USDAA), not much up here for CPE and given the choice would do AAC over it. I don't do CKC, for the simple reason I wont s/n to get a card and my dogs are not KC reg'd.
Hope do do USDAA in the future