Agility and obedience sports are all about communication. The best dogs with these traits move in sync with their handlers by reading signals, reacting fast, and staying focused under pressure. These ...

Nimble the mixed-breed dog has made Westminster Dog Show history! The All-American canine — All-American is Westminster's title for mixed-breed dogs — won the 11th Annual Masters Agility Championship ...

Everyone is familiar with best in show, but the Masters Agility Championship over the weekend is action-packed. By Sarah Lyall The best in show competition, essentially a doggie beauty pageant, is the ...

A purebred canine, groomed to perfection, trots around an arena in view of judges who will select best in show. That is the enduring image of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, but there is much ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd is waiting to see you run a labyrinthine obstacle course you’ve never done before. You have to complete it with enough focus to avoid wrong turns, enough precision to ensure ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Westminster Kennel Club dog show added an agility competition a decade ago, it opened U.S. dogdom's most elite door to mixed breeds for the first time since the late 1800s.

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 ...