• MASTERS AGILITY • CHAMPIONSHIP
The 8th Annual Masters Agility Championship presented by Purina Pro Plan ® will showcase some of the country ’ s greatest canine athletes and their handlers as they face a challenging obstacle course of jumps , tunnels , weave poles , and more , in entertaining races against the clock . For this year only due to restrictions caused by the pandemic , entry requirements will be open to dogs with Master titles only . A dog must have earned its MX , MXJ , MXP , or MJP titles at the time of entering .
The entry is limited to 350 dogs . This fan-favorite event takes place on Friday , June 11 , 2021 .
The Agility competition is divided into five height classes – 8 , 12 , 16 , 20 and 24 inches , which refer to the height of the jumps in that class . Dogs compete in the class appropriate for their size . At Westminster , each dog will compete in two qualifying rounds – a Standard Agility course and a Jumpers with Weaves course . Scoring for eligibility to the Championship round will be the combined actual running time of both runs , plus any faults ( refusal / run-out , wrong course , table fault , failure ) and course time faults . Dogs will be placed in order of the lowest combined score within their true AKC jump height . The 10 dogs from each height class with the lowest combined scores will move on to the televised Championship round Friday evening , creating a field of 50 finalists competing for the coveted title of Westminster Kennel Club Masters Agility Champion .
The championship course will be a hybrid of the qualifying rounds and will be run as a ‘ time to beat ’ course , where the first dog will set the baseline time for the subsequent competitors . The Masters Agility Championship at Westminster will include AKC-registered purebred dogs , mixed breeds enrolled in the AKC ’ s Canine Partners program , Miscellaneous breeds not yet eligible for conformation competition , Foundation Stock Service recorded breeds , and Purebred Alternative Listing dogs ( purebred dogs that cannot be fully AKC registered ).
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