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 ...

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, ...

They scurry through collapsible tunnels. They bark when they are excited. They listen to their handlers' commands. They are the dogs-such as border collies Gig, Faye and Spot-who have gone through ...

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Quincy stood on a ramp in the agility ring, his tail wagging nonstop and his gaze trained on his owner, Sharon Bouman. “See what I mean about our relationship?” Bouman said, pointing to the happy ...

In August, more than 100 dogs and their handlers competed in AKC recognized agility trials at the TNT Dog Training Center on West Wackerly in Midland. The trials were sponsored by the Michigan Boxer ...

That’s just what Verb, a fleet-footed border collie from Wyncote, Pennsylvania, did to soar to victory at the 2019 Westminster Masters Agility Championship on Saturday night in New York. New Jersey ...

Jan. 8—When Piper Chapman is competing, she darts through obstacles, makes sharp cuts and displays elite quickness. She also barks. Piper, a 12-year-old Shetland sheepdog, was one among the ...

NEW YORK — Over 300 dogs from dachshunds to Doberman pinschers are scrambling for the Westminster Kennel Club’s agility trophy. But will any breed – or even a mixed-breed – get past the border collie?