Dog Agility Competitions: Speed, Skill, and the Ultimate Dog-and-Handler Partnership
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Few dog sports combine athleticism, precision, speed, and interspecies teamwork quite like competitive dog agility. In an agility competition, a dog races through a course of jumps, tunnels, weave poles, ramps, and other obstacles while responding to signals from its handler. The goal sounds simple: complete the course correctly and as quickly as possible. In practice, agility demands an extraordinary level of communication between dog and human. Read more