Eyes ablaze with focus, the black-and-white dog heeds the start cue from her handler. She makes a jump, sprints up an A-frame, darts into a tunnel, shimmies through the weaves like a slalom skier, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd is waiting to see you run a labyrinthine obstacle course you have never done before. You have to complete it with enough focus to avoid wrong turns, enough precision to ensure ...

EVERETT (CBS) - What does it take to train your dog to weave in and out of sticks and jump through hoops? Obviously, the connection between dog and handler has to be strong but who knew it's the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PetHelpful and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Many dogs have energy that a simple walk around the block ...

They scurry through collapsible tunnels. They bark when they are excited. They listen to their handlers' commands. They are the dogs-such as border collies Gig, Faye and Spot-who have gone through ...

A dataset comprising nearly 750 Finnish agility dogs collected by researchers at the University of Helsinki reveals that there are differences in training and competing between different dog skill ...

Dog training is an ever-evolving process every pet parent experiences. And while some breeds require a bit more training than others, there’s always some behavior work to be done, or at the very least ...

Quincy stood on a ramp in the agility ring, his tail wagging nonstop and his gaze trained on his owner, Sharon Bouman. “See what I mean about our relationship?” Bouman said, pointing to the happy ...

NEW YORK — A crowd is waiting to see you run a labyrinthine obstacle course you have never done before. You have to complete it with enough focus to avoid wrong turns, enough precision to ensure your ...

Kratu, the Romanian rescue dog who has stolen the show at the annual Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England, three years in a row, is retiring from agility competition. The Carpathian-Mioritic mix ...

Rocky Creek Dog Agility, located on a 4.5 acre farmette in Ephrata, is owned by Kim and Mark Malmer, and opened in 2006. Kim runs the business as she enjoys training and handling the dogs, and Mark is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many dogs have energy that a simple walk around the block cannot fully burn off. Active breeds especially need mental and physical ...