I began agility in 1996 with my Belgian Tervuren. Dogs are my life’s work and I’ve been involved in the Veterinary world for over 25 years and am a Certified Professional Dog Trainer.

I have competed at the Canadian National Level with several of my dogs. We’ve achieved Regional wins and multiple podium placements at our Regional and National level. We had the fun opportunity to compete at the Nordic Nationals with one of my Belgians when living in Norway.

I became an AAC judge in 2015. I am a National Level certified judge through the Global Judges Program. In addition to judging club trials, I have judged AAC Regionals in Alberta and BC, as well as Nationals and the US Open. Agility is a passion for me.

Hello, My name is Marie-Noelle Côté. I have been an agility judge for 30 years at different levels: regional, national, and international. I was one of the youngest judges in my time when I was 20 years old. So I have been judging for 25 years now.

For those who know me, my career in agility has allowed me to build a career in the canine field, and today, I work as a detection dog handler for explosives at the Montreal airport. If it can inspire young people, there is hope to evolve in the canine field as a profession through the learning of agility as a passion. I am very honored to have been invited to Western Canada to judge your performances. I wish you performances that live up to your expectations. Enjoy your weekend!

I am honoured to be a part of the judges chosen for the 2026 BC/VI/Yukon AAC Regionals.

I started competing in 2006 and love it still.

I became a judge in 2015 and upgraded to Masters Judge in 2018.

I have met so many wonderful people because of my dogs and agility. It has taken me across this great country either competing or judging.

I hope that you all have an awesome Regionals and most importantly have fun with your dog/s!!!

I am extremely honoured and excited to have been invited to be part of the judging team for the 2026 BC and Yukon Regional Championship!

I have now been involved in the world of dog sports since 2007 and first started competing in agility in 2009. I have competed in AAC, UKI and CKC agility events and have attended multiple Regional and National Championships with the good fortunate to land a number of podium placements over the years.

In early 2018, while rehabilitating an injury to my heart dog, I decided to give judging a try and believe that my experience as a competitor and student of agility have served me well as a judge. My goal as a judge is to design fast, flowing courses that are fun but challenging while also providing safe lines for the dogs.

I would like to thank the “Capital Comets” team for inviting me to judge this prestigious event and for taking on the thankless job of hosting a championship event so that the agility competitors of BC and the Yukon can have this opportunity to step to the line with their best friends! While this is a competition, I encourage you all to please focus on having fun with your dogs and make it your number one priority, regardless of placement and results (which your dog really doesn’t care about), as that is what this sport is really all about.