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.

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. But purebreds won ...

Nimble the All-American Dog won the 11th Annual Masters Agility Championship at the 2024 Westminster Dog Show with a time of 28.76 seconds The All-American canine — All-American is Westminster's title ...

A dog owner-handler from eastern Pennsylvania is celebrating this weekend. Emily Klarman of Doylestown, Buck County, watched Vanish, a Border Collie, win the 12th Annual Masters Agility Championship ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nine-year-old Tess was born in Arkansas, raised on Cape Cod and is now headed to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Tess is not a tennis star but a rescue dog owned by Linda Valente of ...

Before my dogs began getting older, I had a very negative mindset about watching them age. I thought it would be nothing but sadness, but it's honestly been anything but! My oldest dog is 14 now, and ...

We chose the Better Sporting Dogs Seven-Piece Deluxe Dog Agility Equipment Set because it's got just about everything you need. The open tunnel features weighted bags to hold it steady for safety. The ...

Over 100 athletes from Canada to Wyoming will meet in Elk Park this weekend for an annual competition that will test their speed, agility and stamina. The competitors won’t be running on two legs.