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Focus likes to swim but otherwise wants to move as little as possible, said his handler, Geri Hernandez. “Off the course he’s a couch potato,” Hernandez, 49, said. “He acts like exercise is killing him except for when he doing agility.” Focus comes to life in the agility course. He bounds over jumps, scrambles onto [...]

Dog agility is not just about a dog’s ability to race through an obstacle course; it’s also about the canine’s willingness to work with his handler, said Andy Hartman, captain for the 2009 AKC Agility World Team. “It’s about teamwork between handler and dog,” said Hartman, who is also American Kennel Club director of agility. This [...]