See the last sentence again: the course is the challenge, not the individual obstacles

Changing the order, distance between obstacles, turns, etc -- all in conjuctiojn with front and back crossing with the handler is MUCH harder than most realize (hence the reason for this post) Handler's only get 1 or 2 walk throughs to plan the strategy for the dog

I've seen HUNDREDS of dogs competing in a few different sports, in the field pointing & retrieving, and in protection: it's both impressive to see first hand and humbling

Let's see you sprint at top speed and change course at someone else's direction and see how well you do against others who train for years to do the same thing -- it isn't easy, those dogs are athletes who are (often) chosen specifically for this one sport.

Good trainers don't get lucky on their first dog and do well, it's often a 2^(nd), 3^(rd), or even 4^th well trained dog that makes it to a national competition level. There's likely a decade of handling experience behind the trainer handling the dog -- all in conjuction with the dog successfully completing each obstacle safely(with is also an entire component of training regular/basic obedience dog trainers & handlers don't even remotely consider)

It's not professional zoomies, like reddit makes it out to be

The variation in the course is the challenge; not the obstacles