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 ...

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

Dave Hellerman crawled into a 6-foot-long plastic tunnel and tried to coax his poodle, William, through. Hellerman’s legs jutted from one end of the tunnel while a skittish William cowered in fear at ...

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 ...

Mark Nishiyama spent more than 20 years coaching children in baseball and basketball, but, with his own kids grown, he switched to dogs last year. The co-founder and VP of Kamaaina Kids has been ...

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 ...

DAVID YAMAMOTO/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Bizzy, an Australian shepherd, jumps through a hoop Friday during the United States Dog Agility Association's Southwest Regional Championships at Arroyo Vista ...

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 ...