Patent ID: 8347822

Claim:
An apparatus for demonstrating the agility of an animal, said apparatus comprising: a rail being an elongated member with a top surface, a first side, and a second side, said rail having a rail longitudinal axis, said rail having a first end and a second end; a plurality of members extending from said rail between said first and second ends, a first one of said plurality of members extending from said first side of said rail proximate said first end, a second one of said plurality of members extending from said second side of said rail at a spaced distance from said first one of said plurality of members, others of said plurality of members alternatingly extending from first and second sides, each one of said plurality of members having a member longitudinal axis, each one of said plurality of members having a deployed position in which said member longitudinal axis is substantially parallel with a plane defined by said top surface of said rail, and said member longitudinal axis being perpendicular to said rail longitudinal axis; a plurality of sliders each having a proximal end relative to said rail, each one of said plurality of sliders engaging a corresponding one of said plurality of members with a tongue-in-groove configuration, each one of said plurality of sliders movable between a first position and a second position on a corresponding one of said plurality of members, said first position defined by said proximal end being adjacent said rail, said second position defined by said proximal end a selected distance from said rail; and a plurality of weave poles, each one of said plurality of weave poles attached to said proximal end of a corresponding one of said plurality of sliders.