This article is from the Obedience Trials, by Cindy Tittle Moore with numerous contributions by others.
No. In the AKC, Agility is considered to be a performance event, and
as such shares company with other performance trials such as Field
Trials, Herding Trials, etc. This may or may not be true in other
kennel clubs.
Additionally, some other events commonly associated with obedience,
such as Freestyle, are not obedience though they are obviously
derivative. Freestyle is frequently demonstrated at the Gaines
Classics, UKC's Top Gun, and other similar competitions. For more
information about Freestyle, you can contact Heinz Pup-Peroni Canine
Freestyle at PupFreSty@aol.com for more information.
 
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