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Teaching The Dog To Go Through Various Types Of Obstacles  There is more to training your dog than teaching it to obey your commands, since there is also dog agility training in which you can teach it to do perform different types of sport including jumping, climbing obstacles and even dodging in between poles. Dog agility training is an offshoot of horse show jumping and it was first showcased in the UK in 1979 at the Crufts Dog Show, and from then on, it has rapidly grown in popularity for... Read Full Story

The 4th IFCS World Agility Championships (WAC) will be held in Ingelmuster, Belgium, from May 9-11, 2008 - this Friday through Sunday. Check-in and warm-up will begin on May 8th. This IFCS (International Federation of Cynological Sports) event promotes nondiscriminatory practices, the betterment of the sport, and the association of competitors among nations. It is held every two years in different locations around the world. The WAC features standard agility, jumping, gamblers, snooker, and... Read Full Story

The individual competition gets underway today at the AKC National Agility Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Here are the courses for the day: Standard and JWW. Yesterday's final results are in for the International State Competition. The winners are: 26" Class 1st: MACH Hob Nob I.O. Ewe, Border Collie - Owner: Jef Blake 2nd: MACH Hob Nob Shaper Image XF, Border Collie - Owner: Geri Hernandez 3rd: MACH Bluefire Causin' Commotion NF, Border Collie - Owner: Ann Braue 18" Class 1st: MACH... Read Full Story

By Alan Wilson Before you enter your dog in an agility trial or fun match, you really should go see one on your own. By doing this, you will see how the event is run and what you need to do as an exhibitor. If this is your first time, you'll want to check out the Novice ring. Watch the dogs competing does your dog have as much reliability during training as these dogs are exhibiting? If not, you may want to spend more time training before you enter him in a trial. Most of these obedience... Read Full Story

Our friend, Louis de Niverville, gave us this portrait, "Beware of Dog" he painted (collaged) of Mingus when he was four years old. He captured Ming's Dr. Seussness in the shadows so aptly! Tough night with Mingus and his irregular heart beats ... my sleepy hand on his chest feeling the strain of his big loving heart working so hard to keep pushing the blood through his old, and kind, heart. He has switching sides down to a fine art. I correct his back legs for him, which don't move... Read Full Story