DRACUT - A dog from Dracut is heading to France with her owner and handler. The pair is hoping to become world champions in an international dog agility competition. Hazel is a 3-year-old Papillon.

Before every dog agility event, the human handlers walk the course as a group – without the dogs – wandering slowly round the ring with one hand or the other outstretched. It’s an eerie thing to watch ...

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, ...

A 6-year-old pup named Nimble from Ellicott City, Maryland, has moved into the history books, becoming the first mixed-breed dog to win the agility competition at the Westminster Dog Show. “I am so ...

Based on name alone, “Nimble” should have been an odds-on favorite to win the Westminster Kennel Club’s Masters Agility Championship Saturday night at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center ...

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 ...

Herding dogs do very well when they spend time doing agility. Agility training is a confidence-building exercise that strengthens the bond between pet parent and dog while offering a combination of ...

A Colorado animal rescue isn't just taking in animals — they're making sure they thrive! The National Mill Dog Rescue in Peyton recently shared an agility training session their Huskies went through.

Food can be a universal language spoken across cultures. In the right settings, it can also be spoken between species.

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