Organizations That Offer Dog Sports Events:

North American Dog Agility Council - offers agility for all dogs.
•NADAC

United States Dog Agility Association - offers agility for all dogs.
•USDAA

United Kennel Club - offers agility and obedience for all dogs.  Mixed breed dogs must be spayed or neutered and must have an LP number to participate.
•UKC

Australian Shepherd Club of America - offers agility and obedience for all dogs.  Offers herding to all herding breeds and mixes of herding breeds.
•ASCA

American Herding Breed Association - offers herding for all herding breeds and mixes of herding breeds.
•AHBA

American Mixed Breed Obedience Registration - offers titling in agility, obedience, and other sports, for mixed breed dogs and non-AKC/UKC recognized rare breeds.
•AMBOR

American Kennel Club - offers agility, obedience, tracking, and herding for AKC recognized purebred dogs.  Unregistered purebreds of AKC recognized breeds may participate with an ILP number.
•AKC

Places To Go For Dog Sports Information:

A good source for dog agility information and supplies, plus a great agility magazine:
Clean Run

Another good source for agility information:
Agility Ability

A great site with information about many different dog sports and activities:
The DogPatch

Miscellaneous Favorites:

Pound Pals of Radford, Inc. - The rescue organization that saved Lucas.
•Pound Pals

Partnership for Animal Welfare (PAW) - the rescue organization that saved Zeus.
•PAW Rescue

Friends of Animal Care and Control - Local volunteer organization supporting the Montgomery County, VA Animal Shelter.
•FACC

NRV Animal Shelters Online - A listing of links to local animal shelters and rescues. A great place to look for your next agility dog!
•NRV Animal Shelters

photo by Diane Lewis