Yea Dougal! That really sounds like a lot of fun. Guess it is true that agility is as much a test for the handler as for the dog.
I would love to at least introduce mine to agility. We went to a couple of beginner classes before we got then -- just to check it out and meet people. We took them to a meet a few weeks ago and we had to pick them up to keep them from running onto the course.
Archie would have no problem with the hurdles. We call him Archie the Springbok. He can flat jump to my chest level. That table where they have to sit still for, I think, 5 seconds on the other hand..........
Good luck on your search for a suitable photographer.