Being a good dog is a team effort — or, in other words, a good dog needs a good owner. That is the foundation of rally obedience trials, one of the many disciplines in the growing world of dog sports.

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The championship takes place this weekend, and spectators are welcome.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Off to a good start … Tim Dowling and Beat.Photograph: Joshua Bright/The Guardian (Photograph: Joshua Bright/The Guardian) Before ...

That old saying, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks," couldn't be further from the truth. Senior dogs are more than capable of learning things their younger pup siblings can do, even if it takes a ...

A crowd is waiting to see you run a labyrinthine obstacle course you have never done before. You have to complete it with enough focus to avoid wrong turns, enough precision to ensure your foot ...