Regulation Changes effective 21st of February 2010 can be viewed here.

Regulation Changes effective 1st of July 2010 can be viewed here.

Regulation Changes effective 1st of January 2010 can be viewed here.

Regulation Changes effective 1st of October 2009 can be viewed here.

A full copy of the regulations as at 21st February 2010 can be viewed here.

Effective February 21st 2010:

1. AD and ADX course selection – judges may now randomly select from courses that suit the ring layout or organisation of the club's event. This was made a regulation to make it easier for clubs with set ring layouts, or organisation. There are 6 courses with the start/finish on the long side and 6 on the short side.

2. Dog height measuring – dogs must be measured by two official people. This regulation was brought into effect to help with the current issues of inconsistent measuring of dogs.

Effective July 1st 2010:

1. Elementary and the requirement for weaves to be excluded from Elementary B and must be included in Elementary A (6 only) – this was brought in to allow a more natural progression from Elementary B to A to Starters, and to allow those new handlers to the sport to start sooner in Elementary B as there will no longer be weaves. There is also another regulation allowing those that win Elementary B to now go into Elementary A. Again this was to allow a more natural and easier progression for those newer handlers.

2. Measuring the course by the judge or someone appointed by the judge and that this is to be done as if the dog is on the left – this regulation was passed so that the measuring of the course is standard. There has never been a regulation in the past and it is now important with Jumpers SCTs being calculated on a rate of travel, as well as the need for AD and ADX courses to all be measured the same (these courses were always measured on the left in the past under the guidelines but it was never regulated).

3. Faulting of the hoop if it is displaced or broken. This regulation was passed to bring this jumping obstacle in line with all other jumping obstacles. There is no regulation to test that all hoops displace with the same pressure , as the variance between hoops between clubs or even within hoops owned by the same club, is the same for all jumping obstacles – hurdle bars fall off with varying degrees of effort between clubs, and even within the jumps in one club, and the same is true for the long jump.

4. Excluded dogs regulations and what the process is for that dog once it has been excluded. This regulation will make the process much clearer for judges, clubs and handlers.