Agility: A performance event that showcases a dog and handler teamwork and athleticism by negotiating jumps and various obstacles.

Conformation: A competition where dogs are judged according to structural correctness as defined by each breed’s written standard.

Obedience and rally: A performance event in which dog and handler perform certain designated exercises and are judged based on their correctness.

Fast Cat: Essentially a timed 100 yard dash in which the dog chases a lure.