Dog sports

Training a retrieve in Schutzhund, a dog sport.

There is much discussion about what exactly defines a sport for dogs. Some issues:

• If a human companion isn't actively involved, is it actually a sport? Take greyhound racing, for example, or hunting from, say, a duck blind, from which the dog retrieves the game.
• Is any activity a sport? For example, a conformation show, where the handler and dog walk or trot around a ring for a judge to evaluate the dog's appearance and structure.

This list is intended only to represent anything that anyone is likely to refer to as a dog sport, not to argue its validity as sport. Clearly, there are more sports to add to this list:

• Agility
• Bikejoring
• Canicross
• Carting
• Dog packing
• Earthdog trials
• Field trials
• Flyball
• Frisbee dog
• Musical freestyle
• Mushing
• Obedience training
• Protection sports (including Schutzhund and Ring sports)
• Pulka
• Scootering
• Sled dog racing
• Skijoring
• Sheepdog trials
• Sighthound racing, including Greyhound racing, coursing, and lure coursing
• Tracking competition
• Weight pulling

Links

• American Kennel Club
• United Kennel Club
• Dog Sports Medicine

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