NADAC Hoopers Ground Speed Competition
Hoopers is a ground speed competition introduced by NADAC with by nature is less demanding on the dog as it does not require any climbing or jumping.
It is a series of hoops in a pattern determined by the judge and is broken into 3 categories, Elite, Open, and Novice.
To give you an idea on the speed, the longest standard time is 48 seconds.
This video is a great example of how a run would look and these teams do a great job on their runs.
While not as visually stimulating as an agility course, you can soon see how refined your handling skills would need to be at competition levels.
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