Agility World Championship Videos

Two members of the AKC/USA Agility World Team won Individual Gold Medals in
their respective jump heights at the 2008 FCI Agility World Championships.
Marcus Topps of Garland, Texas, and his Border Collie MACH2 Peak’s Juice (Juice)
triumphed in the Large Dog Individual competition while Marcy Mantell of
Foster City, California, and her Shetland Sheepdog MACH Plail’s Few
And Far Between, CDX PT MXF (Wave) came away with the top prize in the Small
Dog Individual competition. The event was held September 26-28 in Helsinki,
Finland. More than 360 dog and handler pairs
from over 30 countries attended. The AKC/USA Team sent 13 competitors to Finland, comprising Small, Medium, and
Large Dog teams. Over the three days, AKC/USA team members completed two team
runs and two individual runs.
Topps and Juice completed
four clear rounds over the competition period and had the fastest time, vaulting
from fourth to first place after their last run. Mantell and Wave moved from
eighth to first place in their final run.