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Note: this chart is just one way of looking at the results, and I suggest clicking here to look at the AKC agility titles stats to see the actual numbers. Also, if interested, have a look at my related charts: |
Well, that's about all I have to say about this chart. Obviously; agility, more than obedience, requires certain physical abilities, which come easier for some breeds than others. Still, I think it is obvious that there are a number of breeds which can achieve very well, and are doing so. Hopefully, I can wake my dog up and join them. Comments? E-mail me! |
Having taken an objective look at the obedience achievements of the various breeds, I decided it was time to have a look at the agility numbers. Again, there are preconceptions as to which breeds are "agility breeds". I thought it would be interesting to take a fair look and see if the numbers bear out these preconceptions. Again, I figured my numbers by taking the year 2000 AKC registration statistics and the year 2000 AKC titles earned by breed statistics. I averaged the number of dogs registered in each breed into the number of agility titles earned by that breed. This gives me a percentage of numbers of titles earned to numbers of dogs registered in one year. I also figured the percentage for each group overall, and the percentage of agility titles earned per number of all dogs registered. Please note that this is NOT the percentage of dogs that have earned agility titles, it is a fairly arbitrary number, but looking at the numbers together one can get a more clear picture of which breeds are more often titled in agility. Click below to see the chart I have made, then hit the back button on your browser to return here for my comments. |
Agility dog? |
Having taken an objective look at the obedience achievements of the various breeds, I decided it was time to have a look at the agility numbers. Again, there are preconceptions as to which breeds are "agility breeds". I thought it would be interesting to take a fair look and see if the numbers bear out these preconceptions. Again, I figured my numbers by taking the year 2000 AKC registration statistics and the year 2000 AKC titles earned by breed statistics. I averaged the number of dogs registered in each breed into the number of agility titles earned by that breed. This gives me a percentage of numbers of titles earned to numbers of dogs registered in one year. I also figured the percentage for each group overall, and the percentage of agility titles earned per number of all dogs registered. Please note that this is NOT the percentage of dogs that have earned agility titles, it is a fairly arbitrary number, but looking at the numbers together one can get a more clear picture of which breeds are more often titled in agility. Click below to see the chart I have made, then hit the back button on your browser to return here for my comments. |
Once more, certain breeds results are a bit skewed by their exceptionally low numbers. Also, some breeds may have their numbers slightly inflated by a number of ILP dogs. At first glance at the raw data, the Border Collies and Shetland Sheepdogs, true to their reputation, had an impressive number of titles. Yet, when adjusted for actual number of dogs the highest achieving breed is again the Belgian Tervuren! I wasn't too surprised, after the Terv showing in the obedience chart. Not to take anything away from the BCs and Shelties, who do indeed have impressive ratings, even allowing for the fact that BCs are one of the breeds likely to have their statistics inflated by ILP dogs. Still, there are several other breeds that show good numbers. No surprise that the Herding Group is by far the top performing group in agility. But the Terriers are 2nd. On the whole, the Terrier group do very well in agility. I remember at one time hearing that agility was well suited for terriers, since it doesn't require the level of precise control that obedience does. Obviously, there is some truth in that. And again, the best performing terrier appears to be the Border Terrier. Unsuprisingly, none of the low-slung, heavy breeds tend to be agility performers. Neither do the really large breeds- though there are SOME of the giants that do manage some agility titles, so I assume the rest just aren't trying. |
Well, that's about all I have to say about this chart. Obviously; agility, more than obedience, requires certain physical abilities, which come easier for some breeds than others. Still, I think it is obvious that there are a number of breeds which can achieve very well, and are doing so. Hopefully, I can wake my dog up and join them. Comments? E-mail me! |
Note: this chart is just one way of looking at the results, and I suggest clicking here to look at the AKC agility titles stats to see the actual numbers. Also, if interested, have a look at my related charts: |
Graphics by Fuzzyfaces & by |
