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Questa decisione portò ad una esplosione del numero degli show non affiliate al Kennel Club. Molti di questi erano (e lo sono ancora) organizzati da club indipendenti come eventi unici, ma solo un piccolo numero di organizzazioni cominciarono ad emergere come Agility Addicts, UK Agility e It Barks, tutte fondate nel [[2004]]. Oltre ad offrire agli organizzatori una gamma più vasta di scelte nel tipo di show a cui volevano assistere, essi si erano comportati da catalizzatore nell'incoraggiare il kennel club a revisionare le proprie regole e atteggiamento dell'agility verso lo sport.

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Negli [[Stati Uniti d'America]], molte persone iniziarono a praticare l'Agility basandosi sulle regole scritte dal [[Kennel Club]]. La prima esibizione prese luogo nei primi [[anni 80]].

In the [[United States]], several people experimented with dog agility based generally on the KC rules. The first exhibitions took place in the early 1980s.

Nel [[1985]], [[Kenneth Tatsch]] collaborò con il club locale di [[obedience]] e altri centri, e cominciò a organizzare esibizioni in [[Texas]]. Un anno dopo fondò l'[[USDAA]] (United States Dog Agility Association). Per pubblicizzare lo sport, USDAA si assicuro la marca di cibo per cani Pedigree come sponsor, e il primo campionato nazionale — Grand Prix of Dog Agility — fu organizzato nel [[1988]] all' Astro World Series of Dog Shows a Houston in [[Texas]].

====USDAA's influence====

In 1985, [[Kenneth Tatsch]] collaborated with his local obedience club and others, and began putting on exhibitions in Texas. A year later he founded the United States Dog Agility Association ([[USDAA]]) and incorporated in January 1987 in Texas. To promote the sport, USDAA secured [[Pedigree pet food|Pedigree]] Dog Food (formerly Kal Kan Dog Food, a sister company to Chum Dog Food, the guiding sponsor in the UK) as a sponsor, and the first national championship tournament series in North America — the Grand Prix of Dog Agility — was introduced in 1988 at the Astro World Series of Dog Shows in [[Houston, Texas]].

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In 1988, almost no one had heard of dog agility in the United States, while meanwhile in England it had become an extremely popular sport, drawing hundreds of spectators. By 1989, however, when the USDAA Grand Prix of Dog Agility was first filmed for TV, nearly 2000 spectators attended the final round. Just a year later, attendance neared 4000. The event's popularity sparked interest around the country, and in 1989, Tatsch expanded the tournament to include local qualifying events, hosted by groups formed by competitors in attendance at the ''Grand Prix'' the prior year in Texas. The tournament grew rapidly, jumping from 8 events in 1989 to more than 150 local and regional championship events in 2004, in five countries, leading to a World Championship event. Tatsch also named his first Advisory Board composed of experienced trainers and agility enthusiasts from different parts of the country, who began working on a set of regulations for titling programs that were adopted in May 1990.

Meanwhile, the agility equipment used by the USDAA mirrored its British counterparts, as did the basic rules for the standard agility course. USDAA also introduced Jumpers Classes and other nonstandard classes from Great Britain, such as Gamblers and Snooker, which encourage handlers to design their own courses under strict sets of rules established by the judge on the day of competition, and the Relay, which pairs up two dogs and two handlers to take on a course resembling the standard agility course.

====AKC====

In 1987, Charles (Bud) Kramer founded the National Club for Dog Agility (NCDA) in [[Manhattan, Kansas]] with the goal of convincing the AKC to recognize agility as a sport. The [[American Kennel Club|AKC]], which for decades had sanctioned [[conformation show]]s, [[obedience trial]]s, and other [[dog sports]] joined the agility world in 1994. When the AKC entered the field, each competition had only one standard course. The first AKC event to include a sanctioned agility match was held in August at the St. Croix Valley Kennel Club Show in [[Lake Elmo, Minnesota]]. Sanctioning by the AKC made the rapidly growing sport nearly explode in the United States, as AKC handlers began exploring USDAA and NADAC competitions as ways to expand their agility experience. A few years later, AKC introduced its own version of the Jumpers course, which included weave poles as did the International rules but which NADAC and USDAA did not include.

====Additional organizations====

Bob and Marliu Basin created the American Agility Associates in Colorado. Neither of these organizations lasted much beyond the early 1990s. In 1993, Sharon Nelson founded her own agility corporation, the North American Dog Agility Council ([[NADAC]]), using a slightly different set of rules and concepts. At that time, NADAC and USDAA used the same equipment and had similar rules for the standard numbered and jumpers courses; NADAC also included the Gamblers event in its rulebook.

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Bud Houston founded the Teacup Dog Agility Association (TDAA) for small dogs. The purpose of the TDAA is to provide challenges similar to that experienced by larger dogs in other venues. Obstacles are placed closer together and obstacle sizes are miniaturized to accommodate smaller dogs.

====Continuing changes====

The sport of agility continues to grow and change in the United States. Every year brings the addition of new clubs and new classes. The rules for each organization go through periodic review as well, requiring that competitors in each organization keep up with the current rules, regulations, and class offerings.