Agility training isn't just for purebred dogs in dog shows. Any dog no matter the breed or age can benefit from casual agility training at home. With enough work, your dog could compete in agility ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Do you share your life with a dog? If the answer is yes, then of course you want a well-trained, well-behaved canine companion. At the very least, you would like a dog that doesn’t completely ...

One bright brown doggy eye peeks into the tunnel followed by the other. Howie cautiously moves ahead as he hears a familiar voice coming from the other side. “C’mon Howie, you can do it. C’mon.” As ...

Agility and obedience sports are all about communication. The best dogs with these traits move in sync with their handlers by ...

For Mandy Miller, training dogs has been her profession since becoming a certified canine educator in 2008. But personally, her passion grew from reading dog training books when she was young. “When I ...

Like a lot of Charlotteans, Piper Novick, 14, is a dog-lover. But her love for furry four-legged friends exceeds the commitment most young people have: She’s chosen to be home-schooled so she can ...

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 ...