CPE officially released the information for the 2019 agility nationals this week. Here is a quick overview of the information.

Location

The competition will be June 7-9, 2019 and will be held at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI. This was originally scheduled to be held in Minnesota but the show site had to be changed and the Minnesota Host Group did a fantastic job at locating and securing a new site. The new location is right by the Minnesota/Wisconsin border. There will be 4 rings indoor on dirt and 2 rings outdoor on grass (if needed.)

Requirements

• Your dog must earn at least 40 legs in the height category (regular, veterans, enthusiast, specialist) that they will be entered in for the Nationals during the qualifying period which is between January 1st, 2018 and December 31, 2018.

• The 40 legs can be earned at any level within the entered height category.

• For regular and veteran dogs, you must have completed all titles in the level you started at through level 3. For example, if you started in level 3, all level 3 titles must be completed by the end of the qualifying period. If you started in level 2, all level 2 and level 3 titles must be completed. If you started in level 1, all level 1, 2 and 3 titles must be completed.

• Enthusiast dogs can skip up to one class per level (must be the same class for each level.) Specialist dogs can skip up to two classes per level (must be the same class/classes for each level.)

You can find all the detailed information by clicking here to go to the CPE Agility Nationals Information Page.

Goal Setting

Sometimes it can be easy to get overwhelmed when looking at the overall requirements of things. I find it useful to break things down into smaller goals to help keep on track and stay focused without feeling overwhelmed. In this case if we break down the 40 legs requirement, we would need 3.34 legs per month or 10 legs per quarter to qualify for the 2019 CPE Nationals. Suddenly that 40 leg requirement does not seem so overwhelming!  

Remember dog agility is all about having fun with your dog. If you start overthinking things and stressing that “fun” factor will start to fade and your dog WILL notice. Sometimes things happen that are just out of our control. Take time to enjoy the journey and grow your relationship with your dog. In the end that is what really matters.