Saguaro Scramblers Agility Club

The course was a twisted maze that really forced the dogs to listen to their people as they weaved through the stages in the correct order. Most of the dogs made it through with no problems, a few had trouble along the way

Info from The Saguaro Scramblers Agility Club website: The Saguaro Scramblers Agility Club, Inc, founded in 1994 to promote the sport of dog agility in Tucson, Arizona. As the only agility club in Tucson, Arizona, the club is dedicated to keeping agility active and growing in southern Arizona.

Here is a spotted dog who did pretty well

The last stretch was the weave poles

and a final jump

A larger dog running the course, the longer tail didn't seem to be any disadvantage

To start the dog waited for the 'go' command. some people walked further ahead than others before starting their dogs

This little dog was hard to photograph because it was going so fast through the last tube a jump, the poles and the last jump..faster than I could take two pictures with my camera

Black and white dogs didn't do better than other colors, they are just easier to see in my photographs. There were plenty of types, sizes and breads of dog competing

Another dog at the last jump, they seem to just hang in the air when doing this last jump

The judges sat in this area with a good view of the whole course. There is a large timer to let everyone see the final times for each dog

Another dog at the end of it's run weaving through the poles and over the last jump

As the dogs did the course they kept their eyes on the people guiding them. This dog is navigating the poles without any effort, and it's full attention is on the person

Another bigger dog jumping the first (and third) jump of the course

The brown, tan and gray dogs were difficult to photograph, but here are two good shots of this nice looking dog

More shots of the dogs navigating the obstacles during the dog agility event

And more dogs jumping the first hurdle of the agility event in Tucson, Arizona

Here is a pic of a little dog running the event, I suspect these little dogs have an advantage in the weaving poles, but perhaps not in the distance they need to run, Another shot of a bigger dog walking the raised bridge

Some people walking the next course over in preparation for another event

The event was held at the Pima County fair Grounds under a large roof, which was good because it was raining all day. However the rain did bring a large, very clear rainbow on saturday too

After seeing these smart and energetic dogs navigating the difficult agility course all morning, I relayed the story to this lazy doberman at home who I found had ripped all the sheets off the bed while I was gone so he could sleep in a 'nest' ... Lazy dog