Randy Butler, an instructor with Catoctin Kennel Club, started agility training with his English springer spaniel Emmy when she was a puppy and got "addicted in the best way." Butler and about six ...

Dogs of all ages and sizes need exercise. Without this physical stimulation, they will not live a happy life. However, finding the time to walk or run your dog as much as you would like can be tricky.

Agility training is a good way to help an anxious dog gain confidence and overcome its fears. Agility training involves a dog and its handler completing an obstacle course together. The dog must ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Agility training is ...

Agility training is not just for serious K-9 contenders that can leap over 3-foot hurdles or weave around poles at lightning speeds. Training at home can be easy and provide valuable health benefits ...

Why does a border collie stare imploringly at its owner when a treat box refuses to open, while a husky simply walks away?

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, ...

Canadian dog Chardonnay completed 56 jumps between people in one minute to set a Guinness World Records title. Here’s the science behind her remarkable agility.

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 ...