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.

Watch dogs compete in agility trials at the Forest City Dog Training Club in Loves Park from June 26 to June 28.

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In this engaging video, dogs face the agility tunnel, a unique challenge that tests their instincts and training. Some dogs ...

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 ...

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, ...

Rocky Creek Dog Agility, located on a 4.5 acre farmette in Ephrata, is owned by Kim and Mark Malmer, and opened in 2006. Kim runs the business as she enjoys training and handling the dogs, and Mark is ...

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 ...

I think it’s good for all ages and all people. For my wife and I who fund the project, it’s more of a passion project for us, ...

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 ...