AKC breakaway tire approved

kbella999 · 02-19-2013, 02:17 PM

Woohoo! http://images.akc.org/pdf/events/agi...re_Feb2013.pdf

Mary Beth · 02-19-2013, 09:28 PM

That would be a lot safer than a solid tire. Sorta of like horse jumps that break off easy.

wildo · 02-19-2013, 11:47 PM

Great news. Of course the AKC has to go and make an easy task stupid though: "When the tire is broken open it must stay open and not automatically reset."

...There is no breakaway tire on the market currently that does not automatically reset. The very nature of being held together with magnets causes the tire to reset automatically.

kbella999 · 02-20-2013, 08:05 AM

I wondered about that Willy but I figured whoever made the tires would deal with that issue. Also, the tire isn't suppose to break apart unless there is a certain amount of force placed upon it. Since I have a big dog, he has less elbow room to get through the tire as opposed to a small dog. I'm glad for the safety issue though.

wildo · 02-20-2013, 08:21 AM

Oh yeah- I'm glad for the safety too! I think it's a GREAT move. I just think it's beyond stupid that they require an entirely different manufacture/design than what's already available out there. Though I suspect most judges will be perfectly fine with the Max200 tire...

02-19-2013, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
kbella999 Master Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 600	AKC breakaway tire approved Woohoo! http://images.akc.org/pdf/events/agi...re_Feb2013.pdf __________________ Belinda Rusti OAC, TN-N, TG-O, WV-N, CGC, GSD Diva Jerry Lee OAP, OJP, OAC, TN-N, WV-N, NCC, UAG1

02-19-2013, 09:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mary Beth Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pierre, South Dakota Posts: 1,286	That would be a lot safer than a solid tire. Sorta of like horse jumps that break off easy. __________________ Sting Chance von Gaard AKC GSD 2/8/2006

02-19-2013, 11:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
wildo Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,106	Great news. Of course the AKC has to go and make an easy task stupid though: "When the tire is broken open it must stay open and not automatically reset." ...There is no breakaway tire on the market currently that does not automatically reset. The very nature of being held together with magnets causes the tire to reset automatically. __________________ Willy Pimg - DOB: 2/06, CL3, CL2, CL1, UJJ, HIT, CGC High Jinks vom Neuanfang - DOB 9/12 (Gotchya Day: 1/23/2013) agility superstar in training

02-20-2013, 08:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
kbella999 Master Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 600	I wondered about that Willy but I figured whoever made the tires would deal with that issue. Also, the tire isn't suppose to break apart unless there is a certain amount of force placed upon it. Since I have a big dog, he has less elbow room to get through the tire as opposed to a small dog. I'm glad for the safety issue though. __________________ Belinda Rusti OAC, TN-N, TG-O, WV-N, CGC, GSD Diva Jerry Lee OAP, OJP, OAC, TN-N, WV-N, NCC, UAG1

02-20-2013, 08:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
wildo Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,106	Oh yeah- I'm glad for the safety too! I think it's a GREAT move. I just think it's beyond stupid that they require an entirely different manufacture/design than what's already available out there. Though I suspect most judges will be perfectly fine with the Max200 tire... __________________ Willy Pimg - DOB: 2/06, CL3, CL2, CL1, UJJ, HIT, CGC High Jinks vom Neuanfang - DOB 9/12 (Gotchya Day: 1/23/2013) agility superstar in training

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