View great action photos of our recent Dog Agility Exercise Research Study, hosted at the Zoom Room, and conducted by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

The Zoom Room is delighted to announce that it will be hosting the first ever scientific research study into the physiological responses (of humans) when practicing dog agility.

Here’s a round-up of all the Dog Agility competitions, trials and related events, all around America, in January and February of 2010.

In Part 1 of our new series on dog agility obstacles, we take a closer look at the weave poles.

Lure Coursing is a dog sport that recreates the pursuit of a hare by a hound. Spectators watch as a white plastic bag stands in for the hare and is yanked through a course comprised of a series of lines and pulleys. The dog – typically a Greyhound, Whippet, Basenji, Saluki, Afghan or Rhodesian Ridgeback – gives chase through the course, in hot pursuit of the zipping plastic bag. Good times.

One of the great benefits of agility training is an increased bond between dog and owner and the development of deeper communication skills. At the Zoom Room, we every day witness this bonding between dogs of all ages and breeds and owners with no previous dog agility experience. A new research study from Italy – published this year in Behavioural Processes by Sarah Marshall-Pescini et al. – sheds new light on this phenomenon and confirms our own observations.

How do you become an expert at something? First, you have to be tackling a well-defined task; second, you need to be motivated to improve; third, you must have plenty of opportunity to practice; and lastly, you must receive feedback along the way, in order to improve. Researcher William S. Helton has been studying dog agility for the past few years in an attempt to better understand the human acquisition of skills, mastery and expertise.

Here’s a round-up of all the Dog Agility competitions, trials and related events, all around America, in November 2009.

Today, October 14th, is Pet Obesity Awareness Day, although most owners of overweight dogs and cats are aware every day of their pet’s health issues.

Here’s a round-up of all the Dog Agility competitions, trials and related events, all around America, in October 2009.

Found Animals is not only an exceptional L.A.-based organization dedicated to the well-being and welfare of all animals… they are also incredible agility training enthusiasts!

The Zoom Room’s weekly Dog Agility League completed the latest round of agility competitions last night. As always, trophies were awarded to our star dog athletes. And the winner of Most Entertaining Dog is…

We celebrate agility for dogs who’ve overcome hurdles, namely Serena, a three-legged agility champion who mastered competitive dog agility championships after first overcoming cancer.

The Zoom Room launches the only brick-and-mortar dog training franchise in America, and the only dog agility franchise opportunity in the world. Dog agility is the fastest-growing dog sport in the U.S., and its popularity stands to grow thanks to this new pet franchise. Conceived as a franchise from its inception, the Zoom Room was created to be the ideal dog business by Jaime Van Wye, the nation’s leading pet business consultant.

Here’s proof that you don’t need full-scale agility equipment at home to practice your jumps after Agility Training at the Zoom Room. To practice dog agility training at home, feel free to improvise. In fact, go ahead and ask your dogs to buddy up and spot each other!