Fly Ball In Qld

[Dracdog]

I Havea fewQuestions

1. Is Flyball An Officially recognised sport in QLD?

2. If so how often are the trials held and what are the requirements for a title?

3. If not how do we go about getting it recognised?

[TigerJack]

Flyball is alive and well in QLD. GO to www.flyball.org.au and check out the list of AFA affiliated flyball clubs. If you are talking about ankc flyball, well there is currently an agreement signed between the AFA and the ANKC so that members of either body can enter teams into comps held by the other body and the ANKC is using the rules from the AFA. There are plenty of AFA comps and they are listed on the AFA website mentioned above. So far no ANKC comps have been organised to my knowledge. They don't have equipment or qualified judges yet. A group of ANKC people could submit a team to an AFA comp and race right now. If you care about points and titles then the current agreement allows competition points and titles gained in either bodies comps to be recognised by the other body and titles assigned. ie; enter an AFA comp and you'll get AFA points and can apply for the titles wehn there is enough points. enter an ANKC comp (if they start having them) and you get points from them and ANKC assigns titles. AFA and ANKC points will be listed together (as long as the agreement stays in place) and points at an AFA comp can also get an ANKC title as long as the person / dog is also current registered / member of the ANKC.

[Dracdog]

An ANKC or by default CCCQ registered team would not be possible as I was told that I could be suspended or bared from competeing at CCCQ events because it is a non sanctioned trial. Aparently it is in the rules but I haven't looked all the way through them. Does any one know?

[MolassesLass]

On this page you can view the ANKC/AFA Flyball Agreement which states what TigerJack posted.

There is no CCCQ rule that prevents people from competing with their dogs in any non-CCCQ event. There is an ANKC regulation that prevents ANKC members from doing any bite work with their dogs which rules out IPO, but that's it.

Members compete in Lure coursing, 3 sheep trialling and canine disc (all non-ANKC affiliated) all the time with their registered dogs.

Edited May 20, 2008 by molasseslass

[Yarrowfell]

If you care about points and titles then the current agreement allows competition points and titles gained in either bodies comps to be recognised by the other body and titles assigned.

So has anyone tried to claim an ANKC title with AFA points yet? I spent quite a while on the phone to several State bodies a few days ago getting info on how to claim an ANKC Flyball title with AFA points.

[TigerJack]

Yarrowfell, apparently ANKC titles will be assigned as long as you were a member of that group when your dog acquired the points under the AFA. Perhaps they just haven't drafted up title certificates as yet.

Also, the site listed by Molasseslass (and I also saw someone post the ACT version a few months back) has rules which are out of date. Not sure why the ANKC still has old rules, the AFA ones were updated prior to the agreement being signed and so the current AFA ones are supposed to be in force for the ANKC. Not a great deal of difference but there's a couple of important ones, jump heights are only 7-14 inches now for example. No more 16 inch jumps.

[Yarrowfell]

Yarrowfell, apparently ANKC titles will be assigned as long as you were a member of that group when your dog acquired the points under the AFA. Perhaps they just haven't drafted up title certificates as yet.

Yep I understood this as well however they still couldn't tell me what proof I need to claim a title. I ended up taking my AFA membership details with her microchip number, her ANKC papers with her microchip number, the receipt from the AFA for her FD and a copy of the AFA spreadsheet with her points. Her FD title is being processed now - should have her papers back in a few days.

[Dracdog]

So I should be able to compete and get a title for it in QLD or is it just the other States that do it?

[Yarrowfell]

Just an update. I received Daisy's ANKC certificate for her FD title yesterday from the ACTCA. When I get a chance I will scan it and post it here.

I am about to lodged her title application for her FDX now.

[Reddii]

I'm not sure about CCCQ titles, but you can definitely compete and get AFA titles in Queensland.

Both my dogs are CCCQ registered, one Main Register, one AR, but I'm not really that interested in titles. I love achieving them, but won't go chasing to find out where I can get more - AFA, ADAA and ACDA are fine by me until I get off my butt and do some obedience. For me it's more about fun with the dogs so I haven't looked into the CCCQ flyball title side of things.

[TigerJack]

ANKC agreement is for all states (including QLD.) I don't believe the vote was unanimous amongst the states but it was still voted through so you could enter an AFA comp in QLD now and (when your dog gets enough AFA points) apply for the CCCQ title.