C-WAGs is a dog sports venue offering scent, rally, obedience, and games!
C-WAGs is a dog & handler team sport dedicated to all the great dog and handler teams – that we may all aspire to become such a team with our canine partner. May the journey along the way build a positive relationship, create mutual trust and contain both work and games!
For complete rules and regulations, go to: https://c-wags.org/
Scent classes start with simple box searches at Level 1, and add additional hides and challenges from there!
C-WAGs scent provides several titling progressions, including a “Ranger” series emphasizing independent hunting at a distance, and a “Dasher” series emphasizing speed.
Target odors used include birch, cypress, anise, and clove. Handlers can call 1 false alert in each run and still qualify, so there’s less pressure to be “perfect.” Scent classes do not provide placements.
Rally options include Starter, Advanced, and Pro, which closely resemble rally courses in other venues.
After the Pro level is “ARF,” which stands for Agility-Rally-Freestyle. An ARF course is a rally course that may contain some agility elements (jump, tunnel, pause table), freestyle shorts, and heeling on both sides of the handler.
Additionally, “Zoom” rally options (Zoom 1, Zoom 1.5, and Zoom 2) are courses that do not include any sits or downs. Zoom rally is fun and fast!
Handlers can reward their dog at any stationary rally sign, or in-position during Zoom rally.
Obedience classes and the exercises they contain are also similar to other venues. However, most exercises allow handlers to give both a verbal cue and signal.
Competitors can enter Obedience Levels 1 – 3 in any order desired. (I.e., you do not have to title at Level 1 to enter Level 2 or Level 3.) Treat rewards are permitted after each exercise.
Some “games” are modified rally courses that require the handler to think on their feet, while other games represent various fun training challenges!