8 Tips to reducing injuries in agility dogs
Sports injuries are common in human as well as in canine athletes. An interesting study by Cullen et al. (2013) looked at the injuries in 3801 agility dogs. I found a few of these stats to be significant and have shared them below:
Your dog is more likely to get injured if:
you, the handler, have less than five years of experience
your dog has been doing agility work for less than four years
your dog is a border
This booklet gives you 8 tips to help you reduce injuries.