🚨 Intent to Participate Deadline is Tomorrow!
- dacofadmin
- Feb 22
- 3 min read
🚨 ⏰ Intent to Participate Deadline is Tomorrow! ⏰ 🚨
Hello DACOF Members,
The 2026 “Intent to Participate” deadline is tomorrow,
MONDAY, February 23, 2026!
Only minimal information is necessary for Organizations to indicate their “Intent to Participate.”
All we need at this point is:
Organization Name
Name of Person filling out the Form
Email Address of Person filling out the Form
Phone Number of Person filling out the Form
How many “Classic” Teams your Organization may bring
How many “Unlimited” Teams your Organization may bring
The form is only intended to gauge how many teams might participate this year.
Organizers are not obligated to their answers, and changes can be made during the online entry process if necessary.
The “Intent to Participate” is a NEW process this year.
For 2026, this form will replace the traditional roster submission and deadline.There will be no roster submission required this year.
As of 7:30am this evening (Sunday, 2/22/2026) the following organizations have submitted their Intent to Participate:
Agility Focus
aGillity
All Revd Up
Ashley’s Dog Sports
Brevard County Dog Training Club
Calusa Dog Agility Club
Dog Training Club of St. Petersburg
Dog Training Club of Tampa
Dog-On-It Agility Club of Central Florida
Endless K9’s
Havenlea Dog Training Club
Jupiter Agility
Marion Alachua Dog Training Association
Next Level Dog Sports
Paws in Motion
Practice makes Pawfect
Sailfish Capital Agility Club of Florida
SOTC
Tailwaggers
Upper Suncoast Dog Training Club
If your organization is not listed above, please have your Team Organizer/Captain submit your Intent to Participate using the link below:
or
🎀 Unlimited Team Awards Update
ROSETTE RIBBONS will be the awards for Individual Placements and High-in-Trial awards for participants on “Unlimited” Teams!
📏 Preferred Jump Height Cut-Off Reminder
The Preferred Jump Height Cut-Off Date was February 2, 2026.
To be eligible to run at the Preferred Height for DACOF 2026 (or “Super Preferred” at the Novice or Open levels on an Unlimited Team), all dogs must run only at their preferred height at all events, in all venues, from February 2 forward.
Please carefully review:
Any new trial entries that will be submitted
Confirmations for entries already submitted
to ensure compliance if you plan to run Preferred (or Super Preferred) at DACOF 2026.
📸 Submit Your A-Frame Photos!
Our 2025 winning team, The Dog-On-It Dazzlers, selected the A-Frame as the 2026 obstacle theme!
DACOF members may now submit photos of the A-Frame for consideration as this year’s pin and T-shirt design model.
Please email digital photos to:
Photo Requirements:
Minimum file size: 1MB (1,000KB)
Photographer permission is required
Pre-Approved Photographers:
Nicky – Pix ‘n Pages
Rich Knecht – Rich Knecht Photography (must be purchased copies)
Mallory Bernard – MB Photography (must be purchased copies)
Photos from any other photographer must include a signed release before Board consideration.
⏰ The deadline for submitting pictures will be Sunday, March 1, 2026!
🌐 Stay Informed
Be sure to visit DACOF.com regularly.
In particular, the “Updates” tab archives all DACOF messages in chronological order. This helps ensure you don’t miss important information if:
An email gets lost, or
Facebook posts shift due to comments.
We hope this makes it easier for everyone to stay informed.
📢 Please Stay Tuned!
More announcements are coming soon.Thank you for your continued enthusiasm and support as we prepare for DACOF 2026!
Best regards,
Bill, Kathy, Jen, Erica & Ashley