Agility Dog Health Network

07/02/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀
Join our upcoming webinar on Tuesday, July 9, to explore new tools that help track training, prevent injuries, and support the health of sporting and working dogs.

✔️ Learn about canine activity monitoring
✔️ Discover how this tool could shape future research
✔️ Help keep dogs performing at their best

Register now: https://bit.ly/44qEMBL

03/12/2025

https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.24.12.0767

Abstract Objective To identify factors associated with return to canine agility competition after cranial cruciate ligament rupture (CCLR). Methods Retrospective owner reports of dogs competing in agility at the time of CCLR and which were ≥ 2 years from the date of initial injury were analyzed. A...

09/01/2024

Here is our research team's most recent publication!

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to identify the type of veterinary care sought by handlers of injured agility dogs, the types of treatments the dogs recei...

08/21/2024

There is still an hour left to sign up for the FREE webinar on agility research where we will be talking about some of our Agility Dog Health Network collaborative projects!

There's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on leveraging technology to study canine athletes! Dr. Markley's research on wearable tech will help optimize performance, evaluate the relationship between training and injury risk, and inform injury prevention strategies. Agility handlers and anyone who owns or trains a dog - register now at https://bit.ly/3LJrA21.

06/17/2024

We need about 10 more participants for our AGILE research agility trial event! We are specifically in need of more 12" dogs.

All participants will receive a $25 dollar gift card. Overall winners of the 4 combined runs will receive an $100 gift card!!

Comment below if you are interested in signing up!

05/22/2024

We did it together! Thank you for all your help with this project. We now have almost 12,000 daily logging entries to review and analyze. Results coming soon!

05/10/2024

04/24/2024

If you're in the Akron/Cleveland area - We still have a few available slots all 5 testing days (May 4, 5, 17, 18 and 19) if anyone else wants to participate in our weave biomechanics study!

04/16/2024

Come join us for a day of agility, great courses designed by Bill Pinder, and awesome prizes, all in the name of ground-breaking canine sports medicine research!

🐾 Want to run Bill Pinder courses for FREE?
🎉 Want to compete to win PRIZES?
🧐 Want to help contribute to RESEARCH?

Join us June 22 at IncrediPAWS Dog Training to run Master's and Premier courses for research data collection!

Thanks to AKC Canine Health Foundation for funding this research! Stay tuned for details on prizes...

04/11/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT #1 - We are now officially recruiting for our weave biomechanics study!

We are starting with Border Collies that measure into the 20" class for the 2 weekends in May. Comment below or message us for more details!

04/04/2024

LAST CALL! We need just a few more agility handlers to complete this project!

Are you an agility handler in the US who is 18 years or older?
Are you curious about "training load" in our agility dogs and how that might be measured?
Would you be willing to spend 2 minutes a day for 28 days to log your dog's activities?

Find out more by scanning the QR code below or clicking this link to enroll: https://labs.wsu.edu/agility-dog-health/phase-1-enrollment-information/

AKC Canine Health Foundation