The American Kennel Club hosts thousands of dog competitions per year. Check out more information on how the events work now.

ESPN is proud to feature an array of dog shows and agility competitions in November and December. Check out how to watch now.

For many pet parents, watching their dogs age can be a bittersweet experience. While energy levels may dip and grey hairs ...

Nimble the All-American Dog won the 11th Annual Masters Agility Championship at the 2024 Westminster Dog Show with a time of 28.76 seconds The All-American canine — All-American is Westminster's title ...

DRACUT - A dog from Dracut is heading to France with her owner and handler. The pair is hoping to become world champions in an international dog agility competition. Hazel is a 3-year-old Papillon.

A purebred canine, groomed to perfection, trots around an arena in view of judges who will select best in show. That is the enduring image of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, but there is much ...

When the Westminster Kennel Club dog show added an agility competition a decade ago, it opened U.S. dogdom's most elite door to mixed breeds for the first time since the late 1800s. But purebreds won ...

Jumping, weaving, balancing along teeter-totters and running through tunnels, all while the clock is ticking. It can put pressure on dogs and their handlers, but it can also be a lot of fun. "They ...

A dog owner-handler from eastern Pennsylvania is celebrating this weekend. Emily Klarman of Doylestown, Buck County, watched Vanish, a Border Collie, win the 12th Annual Masters Agility Championship ...

Nine-year-old Tess was born in Arkansas, raised on Cape Cod and is now headed to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Tess is not a tennis star but a rescue dog owned by Linda Valente of ...

The Central New York Shetland Sheepdog Club sponsored a weekend of running, jumping and barking at Oneida Shores park, site of their annual dog agility trials competition featuring a variety of breeds ...

Before every dog agility event, the human handlers walk the course as a group – without the dogs – wandering slowly round the ring with one hand or the other outstretched. It’s an eerie thing to watch ...