Dog agility trial set for this weekend

FLETCHER -- The Blue Ridge Agility Club of Western North Carolina will host a United States Dog Agility Association agility trial from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the WNC Agricultural Center Davis Arena in Fletcher. Spectators are welcomed to attend and admission is free. Leave your dogs comfortably at home.

Over 120 purebred and mixed bred dogs, from throughout the Southeast, will compete at various levels of difficulty, against each other and the clock. On Sunday, the trial includes a qualification round to enter the USDAA Grand Prix. The local qualifying events lead to regional championships, which entitle the dog to enter the USDAA World Championships, to be held in Scottsdale, Ariz., in November.

For more information, visit www.blueridgeagility.com or call 697-2118.