Dog sports range from the incredibly fun to the potentially life saving, and the category that search and rescue falls into is most definitely the second of the two options! Search and rescue was taught to certain breeds of dog centuries ago to he...

If it is raining outside, it can be an absolute nightmare entertaining your dog. This applies to all breeds but especially those that always have to be doing something like Collies, Boxers and other similar breeds that are full of energy! Dog spor...

There are a wide variety of dog sports that any owner can use to keep his or her dog fit, healthy and stimulated. As such, it is up to you to find the best possible one for your dog, and more importantly one that he or she is interested in. There ...

If your dog has an awful lot of intelligence and you are not sure how to use that when you play dog sports with him or her then you should look for games that fit into the intelligence category rather than those that require a lot of running aroun...

When you think dog sports, you would be forgiven for immediately thinking of ballgames! There are very few dogs that are not interested in running after a ball, which is why you should make the most of it. Throwing a ball can be an excellent bondi...

The whole point of playing dog sports with your dog is that you can bond, have fun and keep fit all at the same time. You could spend just an hour a day playing and enjoying yourselves and still benefit from it all. However, if you do not have tim...

Dog sports encourage many things in your dog, from obedience right through to discipline, purely and simply because they give your four legged friend a purpose. Whether that purpose is entertainment or a viable doggy skill, it does not matter. The...

We all know that obesity is a major problem for humans these days because it has been repeatedly covered in the news in recent months in terms of how it affects mobility, healthy and also how long we are expected to live. Obesity will also have th...

If you have one of the thousands of overweight dogs out there then you have probably failed to notice that your dog is a little larger than he or she should be or, alternatively, have made excuses for him or her. There is no excuse for an overweig...

Overweight dogs may be a little on the heavy side for a number of reasons. It may be in their individual genetics, you may be feeding them an unbalanced diet or they may not be getting the exercise they need. The latter reason is extremely common ...