She hasn't figured out that if she just pushes forward it will open up,'' said her owner, Lisa Andrews. We have to do some work on it and the seesaw. Elaine Coupe takes her students through agility training. Cannon shoots through a hoop. The object of the sport is to see how fast the dog can complete the course with the minimum number of faults, or mistakes.
Agility is the fastest-growing canine sport in the United States.
Dog agility is a competitive sport, created in Great Britain, in which a handler directs a dog over a timed obstacle course. Dogs race against the clock as they jump hurdles, scale ramps, burst through tunnels, traverse a seesaw and weave through a line of poles. Competitions are held throughout the United States. But almost any breed can master the sport, although some obstacles may be a little more difficult than others. So many people own dogs and want to do something with them besides take them for a walk or teach them basic obedience.