The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) and Subaru congratulate the talented members that recently made the 2016 Subaru Agility Team Canada!
Subaru Agility Team Canada held their tryouts on April 29th and finalized their team on May 18th for the Agility World Championships. CKC Executive Director, Lance Novak, and CKC Market Expansion Manager, Emily MacKinnon, attended the tryouts and Mr. Novak made a presentation to tryout participants, thanking Subaru for its support of the team.
“Subaru Agility Team Canada not only represents some of the most accomplished dog/handler teams in Canada, but also the benefits that dogs bring to our lives. Members of the team are such perfect examples of the healthy, active lifestyles that result from participating in CKC Agility and the many events the CKC has to offer,” said Lance Novak, during his presentation.
Members of the 2016 team can be viewed on the
Subaru Team Canada Facebook page and the team’s
website.
“Congratulations to all of the competitors who made the team this year,” said Joe Felstein, Subaru’s Director of Marketing. “We are excited about our support of Subaru Agility Team Canada and look forward to their success.”
For more information, please visit the Subaru Agility Team Canada website
here.
About Subaru Canada, Inc. 
Subaru Canada, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of 92 authorized dealers across Canada. For more information, please visit
www.subaru.ca or
www.pr.subaru.ca or follow @Subaru Canada on Twitter.
About Subaru Agility Team Canada
Agility Team Canada is a non-profit, volunteer organization under the umbrella of the Canadian Kennel Club. Agility Team Canada chooses dog and handler teams to represent Canada at Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) events: the European Open (EO), the Americas and Caribbean Open (A&C) and the Agility World Championships (AWC). We also select teams to represent Canada at the Crufts International Invitational and at the American Kennel Club's Agility Invitational. For more information, visit
ckcagilityteam.ca.
About Canadian Kennel Club
The Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) is the primary registry body for purebred dogs in Canada and currently recognizes 175 breeds. As a non-profit organization, the CKC is dedicated to encouraging, guiding, and advancing the interests of purebred dogs and their responsible owners and breeders in Canada and promoting the knowledge and understanding of the benefits which dogs can bring to Canadian society.
The club includes almost 20,000 individual members and over 700 breed clubs across Canada. The Club registers purebred dogs, regulates dog shows and performance events, and speaks out on major issues concerning dog ownership and the health and welfare of dogs across Canada. For more information, visit
ckc.ca.
Media Contact:
Emily MacKinnon
Manager, Market Expansion
The Canadian Kennel Club
(416) 674-3678
emackinnon@ckc.ca