A crowd is waiting to see you run a labyrinthine obstacle course you’ve never done before. You have to complete it with ...

Strong recall and following directions is essential in agility drills. Start training your dog with basic commands, such as come, down, sit and stay. Get up to speed on “flatwork,” or the parts of ...

In addition to providing your canine with the mental and physical stimulation they need, practicing dog agility is a great way to bond with your pup. But where do you begin? Just like picking up any ...

Like a number of agility handlers, Wirth, 34, took up the sport simply because he had a very energetic dog that needed more stimulating activity than walks and fetch. Five years later, he and Welly ...

Big or small, any dog can participate in agility training. But, some breeds are better suited to the task, enjoying the fun of zipping through tunnels, leaping onto seesaws, and jumping over poles.

The border collies, golden retrievers and terriers racing inside the Doggie U K9 Academy in Bay Shore this afternoon could probably run circles around your average Westminster Best in Show winner.