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May 2013

05/23/13 Congratulations to the 2013 North Central Regional Champions!
Celebrate the winners of this May 17-19 event.
05/21/13 2013 North Central Regional Courses
See what the competitors ran at the May 17-19 event.
05/20/13 Libby's Story
An Australian Cattle Dog that suffered from encephalitis beat the odds to conquer the disease... and agility! Story and photos by Michael Douglas.
05/16/13 Sniff, Sniff: New Form of Animal Communication Discovered
A study has demonstrated how sniffing, a common behavior in dogs and other animals, also serves as a method of communication. By Claudia Bensimoun.
05/14/13 The April OVERview is Now Online!
Check out the April edition of USDAA's newsletter and sign up to get newsletters delivered right to your email inbox!
05/13/13 Meet Ann Allums!
Meet the newest member of the World Cynosport Rally/United States Dog Association family!
05/13/13 A USDAA Course Design & Rules Clinic is Coming to Illinois
Clinics are open to current and potential judges, and anyone interested in learning more about USDAA course design and rules.
05/09/13 Event Report: Playing Agility with Style (PAWS)
Sandi Bixler reports on the most recent (and very successful) PAWS trial.
05/06/13 Exercises: Tunnel Test
Deborah Davidson Harpur shares exercises designed to work on double tunnel placement and sending to a designated end of the tunnel.
05/02/13 2013 IFCS Championship of the Americas Results - Thursday [UPDATED]
Congratulations to the winners of today's trial! UPDATED with more photos!

April 2013

04/30/13 Championship of Americas Now Available On Demand
If you missed it live, you can now watch it on-demand.
04/29/13 2013 IFCS Championship of the Americas Results - Sunday [UPDATED]
The results from the closing day of the event. Updated with new photos of winners!
04/28/13 2013 IFCS Championship of the Americas Courses
Courses from the event
04/27/13 2013 IFCS Championship of the Americas Results - Saturday
Results from Saturday's classes.
04/26/13 2013 IFCS Championship of the Americas Results - Friday
Results from the first day of competition.
04/26/13 2013 IFCS Agility World Cup and Championship of Americas UPDATED
Running orders and other information. (Updated information in bold.)
04/23/13 How Dogs Know When Communication Is Intended For Them
Dogs understand us best and can understand human pointing gestures, much more so than chimpanzees. By Claudia Benismoun
04/18/13 Exercises: Serpentines, Threadles, and Wraps
Internationally acclaimed agility competitor Stuart Mah shares training exercises that help you control speed and power on course to get a specific type of turn.
04/15/13 Giving Back to the Sport
Arizona judging clinic turns out new judges.
04/15/13 The March 2013 OVERview is Now Online!
Check out the March edition of USDAA's newsletter and sign up to get newsletters delivered right to your email inbox!
04/11/13 2013 South Central Regional Champions
Congratulations to all the winners!
04/07/13 South Central Regional Courses and Running Order
Watch it for free on www.cynosport.tv! Follow along with the running order and course maps.
04/07/13 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe RESULTS
Results from the event
04/06/13 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe Schedule, Courses, and Running Order
See what the teams are running and follow along with the live stream using the running order
04/05/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Jen Pinder
We conclude our "CCOE Team Member of the Day" series on the first full day of competition in Girona, Spain.
04/04/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Tracy Golden
Meet another member of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team!
04/03/13 CYNOSPORT 2013 Hotels / RV Accommodations Updated
Hotel rooms and RV spaces for the 2013 Cynosport World Games.
04/03/13 IFCS World Agility Championships Announcement
Date and location are now available for the 2014 event.
04/03/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Kate Moureaux
Meet another member of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team!
04/03/13 Want to Watch Some Great Agility?
The Continental Championships of Europe, the South Central Regional, and the Continental Championships of the Americas are all going to be live streamed in April! Streaming starts THURSDAY!
04/03/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Kate Moureaux
Meet another member of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team!
04/02/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Ivette White
Meet another member of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team!
04/01/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Maxine Holmes
Meet another member of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team!

March 2013

03/29/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Dudley Fontaine
Meet another member of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team!
03/28/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Greg Fontaine
Meet another member of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team!
03/27/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Terry Herman
Meet another member of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team!
03/26/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Tracy Hirsch
Meet another member of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team!
03/25/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Teri Thompson
Meet some members of the US 2013 IFCS Continental Championships of Europe team.
03/22/13 IFCS CCOE Team Member of the Day: Dave Grubel, Team Manager
Today we begin to salute our Continental Championships of Europe team USA members.
03/21/13 The Power of "YES!"
Kimber Chase explains the importance of this little word in regards to mental management for sports like agility and other uses.
03/20/13 The IFCS Continental Championships of the Americas Entries are Closing Soon!
Get your entries in now! [UPDATED]
03/18/13 Dogs May Understand the Human Point of View
A new study shows that dogs make decisions about stealing food based on whether the lights are on or off. By Claudia Bensimoun
03/11/13 Event Report: Keystone Agility Club's Presidents' Day Trial
Helen McNenley shares the details from this successful trial.
03/07/13 St. Patrick's Day Drills
Deborah Davidson Harpur concocted this clever clover course that challenges handlers to find as many handling options as possible. She also shares ideas with instructors on using this in classes.
03/05/13 Don't Drive Drowsy
This weekend's time change might make you dangerously drowsy while traveling to or from an agility trial. By Kelly McFaul-Solem
03/04/13 Why Wolves Are Wild, But Dogs Are "Man's Best Friend"
A new study reveals that if you want to socialize a dog with a human or a horse, all you need is 90 minutes to introduce them between the ages of four and eight weeks. With wolf pups, it takes 24 hours! By Claudia Bensimoun
03/04/13 February Overview
Check out the February edition of USDAA's newsletter and sign up to get newsletters delivered right to your email inbox!

February 2013

02/28/13 The Southwestern Regional in Pictures
Canine reporter Rickie Roo competed at the recent Southwestern Regional Championships and is sharing lots of fun photos from the event.
02/28/13 Deadline Extension for the 2014 IFCS World Team Intent to Compete (ITC) Form
Forms are now due by March 22.
02/27/13 2013 Southwestern Regional Champions
See the winners of this exciting event!
02/25/13 Courses from the 2013 Southwestern Regional
See what challenges the competitors faced!
02/05/13 Two Updated Policies
Scheduling classes and events detailed.



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