{"id":143,"date":"2021-11-28T14:45:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T22:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/agility-dog-health\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2025-12-04T16:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:19:47","slug":"research-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/agility-dog-health\/research-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--xxlarge\">Research Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a partial list of peer-reviewed research publications with information related to agility dog health. If you click on the link you will be redirected to an abstract (short summary) of the publication or to a site with access to the full text of the publication. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Injuries and Medical Problems <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Sellon DC, Marcellin-Little DJ. <a href=\"https:\/\/avmajournals.avma.org\/view\/journals\/javma\/263\/7\/javma.24.12.0767.xml\">Most agility dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture return to competition within 2 years of injury.<\/a> J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2025;263:880-887. doi: 10.2460\/javma.24.12.0767<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ford DP, Cullen KL, Stickney K, Sharman M, Cullen JD. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/veterinary-science\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2025.1547824\/full\">Dog agility tunnel risks for incidents.<\/a> Front Vet Sci. 2025;12:1547824. doi: 10.3389\/fvets.2025.1547824.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alva BM, Pechette Markley A, Shoben A, Kieves NR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/veterinary-science\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2024.1409199\/full\">Owner-reported treatments and outcomes of perceived injuries to the thoracic and pelvic limb of agility dogs. <\/a>Front Vet Sci. 2024;11:1409199. doi: 10.3389\/fvets.2024.1409199.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pechette Markley A, Shoben AB, Kieves NR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/14\/14\/2081\">Risk factors for injury in border collies competing in agility competitions<\/a>. Animals (Basel). 2024;14:2018. doi: 10.3390\/ani14142081.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kieves NR, Shoben A, Markley AP. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2024.1335939\/full\">Risk factors for the development of stifle injuries in canine agility athletes.<\/a> Front Vet Sci. 2024 Feb 14;11:1335939. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fvets.2024.1335939.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Essner A, Kjellerstedt C, Hesbach AL, Igelstrom H. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/14\/3\/398\">Injuries and associated risk factors in Swedish sporting and utility trial dogs &#8211; A cross-sectional study.<\/a> Animals (Basel). 2024 Jan 26;14(3)398. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ani14030398. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sellon DC, Marcellin-Little DJ, McFarlane D, McCue M, Pechette Markley A, Shoben A. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC10040666\/pdf\/fvets-10-1127632.pdf\">Adverse health events and recommended health research priorities in agility dogs as reported by dog owners.<\/a> Front Vet Sci. 2023;10:1127632. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fvets.2023.1127632. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sack D, Canapp D, Canapp S, Majeski S, Curry J, Sutton A, Cullen R. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37397635\/\">Iliopsoas strain demographics, concurrent injuries, and grade determined by musculoskeletal ultrasound in 72 agility dogs<\/a>. Can J Vet Res. 2023;87:196-201. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pechette Markley A. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0195561623000311?via%3Dihub\">Management of injuries in agility dogs.<\/a> Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2023;S0195-5616(23)00031-1. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cvsm.2023.02.012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entani MG, Franini A, Barella G, Saleri R, De Rensis F, Spattini G. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/12\/16\/2050\">High-resolution ultrasonographic anatomy of the carpal tendons of sporting border collies.<\/a> Animals (Basel). 2022;12:2050. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ani12162050. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jimenez IA, Canapp SO, Percival ML. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.1025331\/full\">Internet-based survey evaluating the impact of ground substrate on injury and performance in canine agility athletes.<\/a> Front Vet Sci. 2022;9:1025331. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.1025331.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fry LM, Kieves NR, Shoben AB, Rychel JK, Pechette Markley A. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.930450\/full?fbclid=IwAR1XqO0PnD5tB9ckae5N-APlKEZYcRf3-ndkd70LviwYnGz2-MdXRHLKuZg\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.930450\/full?fbclid=IwAR1XqO0PnD5tB9ckae5N-APlKEZYcRf3-ndkd70LviwYnGz2-MdXRHLKuZg\">Internet survey evaluation of iliopsoas injury in dogs participating in agility competitions<\/a>. Front Vet Sci. 2022;9:930450. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.930450<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Essner A, Kjellerstedt C, Hesback AL, Svensson K, Igelstrom H. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2306-7381\/9\/5\/242\">Dog handler beliefs regarding barriers and facilitators to canine health promotion and injury prevention in Swedish working dog trials and competitions. <\/a>Vet Sci. 2022;9:242. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/vetsci9050242.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sundby AE, Pechette Markley A, Shoben AB, Kieves NR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.869702\/full\">Internet survey evaluation of demographic risk factors for injury in canine agility athletes.<\/a> Front Vet Sci. 2022;9:869702. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.869702.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inkila L, Hyytiainen H, Hielm-Bjorkman A, Junnila J, Bergh A, Bostrom A. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/12\/3\/227\/htm\">Part II of Finnish agility dog survey: Agility-related injuries and risk factors for injury in competition-level agility dogs.<\/a> Animals 2022;12:227. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ani12030227.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sellon DC, Marcellin-Little DJ. <a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/cE6cT\">Risk factors for cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs participating in canine agility. <\/a>BMC Vet Res. 2022;18:39. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12917-022-03146-2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pechette Markley A, Shoben AB, Kieves NR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2021.791617\/full\">Internet survey of risk factors associated with training and competition in dogs competing in agility competitions.<\/a> Frontiers Vet Sci. 2022;8:791617. doi: 10.3389\/fvets.2021.791617.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entani MG, Franini A, Dragone L, Barella G, DeRensis F, Spattini G. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/12\/1\/78\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/12\/1\/78\">Efficacy of serial ultrasonographic examinations in predicting return to play in agility dogs with shoulder lameness. <\/a>Animals. 2021;12:78. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ani12010078.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norton EM, Minor KM, Taylor SM, McCue ME, Mickelson JR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2073-4425\/12\/12\/1927\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2073-4425\/12\/12\/1927\">Heritability and genomic architecture of episodic exercise-induced collapse in Border Collies.<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem\"> Genes. 2021;12:1927.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toijala TM, Canapp DA, Canapp SO. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2021.704904\/full\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2021.704904\/full\">Ultrasonography findings in the proximal sciatic nerve and deep gluteal muscles in 29 dogs with suspected sciatic neuritis.<\/a> 2021;8:704904.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evanow JA, VanDeventer G, Dinallo G, Mann S, Frye CW, Wakshlag JJ. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.1055\/s-0041-1735843\">Internet survey of participant demographics and risk factors for injury in competitive agility dogs<\/a>. Vet Comp Orthop Traumat Open. 2021;4:e92-398.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sellon DC, Marcellin-Little DJ, Powers M, Fernandezlopez S, Cullen KL.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/pdf\/10.1055\/s-0041-1731436.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/pdf\/10.1055\/s-0041-1731436.pdf\">Impact of digit amputation on dogs competing in agility.<\/a> Vet Comp Orthop Traumat Open. 2021;4:e51-e57.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pechette Markley A, Shoben AB, Kieves NR. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34647477\/\">Internet-based survey of the frequency and types of orthopedic conditions and injuries experienced by dogs competing in agility<\/a>. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2021;259:1001-1008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heidorn SN, Canapp SO Jr, Zink CM, Leasure CS, Carr BJ. <a href=\"https:\/\/avmajournals.avma.org\/view\/journals\/javma\/253\/11\/javma.253.11.1439.xml\">Rate of return to agility competition for dogs with cranial cruciate ligament tears treated with tibial plateau leveling osteotomy<\/a>. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2018;253:1439-1444.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tomlinson JE, Manfredi JM. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.1055\/s-0038-1670676\">Return to sport after injury: A web-based survey of owners and handlers of agility dogs<\/a>. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2018;31:473-478. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adams RW, Holmes SP, Franklin SP. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5949961\/\">Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis and arthroscopic treatment of medial meniscal injury in a dog with a palpably stable stifle<\/a>. Can Vet J. 2018;59:654-658. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sellon DC, Martucci K, Wenz JR, Marcellin-Little DJ, Powers M, Cullen KL. <a href=\"https:\/\/avmajournals.avma.org\/view\/journals\/javma\/252\/1\/javma.252.1.75.xml\">A survey of risk factors for digit injuries among dogs training and competing in agility events<\/a>. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2018;252:75-83.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Day G, Powers MK, Gyes N, Plummer L. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencegate.app\/document\/10.31707\/vdr2018.4.1.p38\">Vision and athletic performance: Data from agility dogs<\/a>. Vision Devel Rehab. 2018;4:38-47.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kerr ZY, Fields S, Comstock RD. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23799256\/\">Epidemiology of injury among handlers and dogs competing in the sport of agility. <\/a>J Phys Act Health. 2014;11:1032-1040.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cullen KL, Dickey JP, Bent LR, Thomason JJ, Moens NM. <a href=\"https:\/\/avmajournals.avma.org\/view\/journals\/javma\/243\/7\/javma.243.7.1019.xml\">Survey-based analysis of risk factors for injury among dogs participating in agility training and competition events<\/a>. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013;243:1019-1024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cullen KL, Dickey JP, Bent LR, Thomason JJ, Moens NM. <a href=\"https:\/\/avmajournals.avma.org\/view\/journals\/javma\/243\/7\/javma.243.7.1010.xml\">Internet-based survey of the nature and perceived causes of injury to dogs participating in agility training and competition events<\/a>. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2013;243:1010-1018.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Levy M, Hall C, Trentacosta N, Percival M. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.3415\/VCOT-08-09-0089\">A preliminary retrospective survey of injuries occurring in dogs participating in canine agility<\/a>. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2009;22:321-324.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ridge PA. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16810354\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16810354\/\">Isolated medial meniscal tear in a Border Collie.<\/a> Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2006;19:110-112.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marcellin-Little DJ, Levine D, Taylor R. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0195561605001051?via%3Dihub\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0195561605001051?via%3Dihub\">Rehabilitation and conditioning of sporting dogs. <\/a>Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2005;35:1427-1439.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Lopez P, Gutierrez-Cepeda L, Miro F. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0034528825002231?via%3Dihub\">Assessment of the inter and intra-individual variability in the jump of agility dogs.<\/a> Res Vet Sci. 2025;193:105749. doi: 10.1016\/j.rvsc.2025.105749<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bidwell C, Blake S, Marlin D, Blake R. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S109002332500067X?via%3Dihub\">The effects of altered distances between A-frame and the preceding jump on front limb dynamics in agility dogs<\/a>. Vet J. 2025;312:106363. doi: 10.1016\/j.tvjl.2025.106363 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inkila L, Bostrom A, Valadao P, Avela J, Walker S, Makitaipale J, Bergh A Hyytiainen HK. <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0315907\">Effect of bar jump height on kinetics and kinematics of take-off in agility dogs.<\/a> PLoS One. 2025;20:e0315907. doi: 10.1371\/journal.pone.0315907.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russel WA, Jimenez AG, Paul KD, Hoopes BC, Ay A. <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/jez.2899\">Body temperature regulation in domestic dogs after agility trials: The effects of season, training, body characteristics, age, and genetics.<\/a> J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol. 2025;1-16. doi.org\/10.1002\/jez.2899 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sellon DC, Shoben A, Pechette Markley A, McFarlane D, Marcellin-Little DJ. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/veterinary-science\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2024.1473977\/full\">Development of a web-based tool to assess daily rating of perceived exertion in agility dogs.<\/a> Front Vet Sci. 2024;11:1473977. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fvets.2024.1473977.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pechette Markley A, Wood MK, Shoben AB, Olson RA. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/veterinary-science\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2024.1492391\/full\">Variability in performance of agility dogs navigating a dynamic obstacle<\/a>. Front Vet Sci. 2024;11:1492391. doi: 10.3389\/fvets.2024.1492391.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pechette Markley A, Kieves NR, Rivas LB, Shoben AB. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC11233466\/pdf\/fvets-11-1415634.pdf\">Evaluation of surface type and time of day on agility course performance<\/a>. Front Vet Sci. 2024;11:1415634. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fvets.2024.1415634.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DiMichele JK, Pechette Markley A, Shoben A, Kieves NR. <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0299592\">Evaluation of variability in performance and paw placement ptterns by dogs completing the dog walk obstacle in agility competition<\/a>. PLoS One. 2024 Mar 8;19(3):e0299592. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0299592. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vitt MA, Rendahl A, Pracht SE, Knotek BM, Lascelles BDX, Gordon-Evans W, Conzemius MG. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36652333\/\">Nine-axis inertial measurement unit output discriminates activities of varying intensity in the dog. <\/a>Am J Vet Res. 2023;84. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2460\/ajvr.22.10.0178.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Essner A, Hesbach AL, Igelstrom H, Kjellerstedt C, SvenssonK, Westerlind H. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.976000\/full\">Physical activity and sport-specific training patterns in Swedish sporting and working trial dogs &#8211; A questionnaire survey.<\/a> Front Vet Sci 2022;9:976000. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389.fvets.2022.976000. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pogue J, Zink C, Kieves NR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.1006990\/full\">Effects of jump height on forelimb landing forces in border collies. <\/a>Front Vet Sci. 2022;9:1006990. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.1006990. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higurashi Y. <a href=\"https:\/\/webview.isho.jp\/openurl?rft.genre=article&amp;rft.issn=1881-6096&amp;rft.volume=74&amp;rft.issue=9&amp;rft.spage=1061\">Comparative biomechanics of canine agility. <\/a>Brain Nerve. 2022;74:1061-1066. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.11477\/mf.1416202184. (Article in Japanese.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eicher LD, Pechette Markley A, Shoben A, Sundby AE, Kieves NR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2022.869702\/full\">Evaluation of variability in gait styles used by dogs completing weave poles in agility competition and its effect on completion of the obstacle<\/a>. Frontiers Vet Sci. 2021;8:761493. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sohnel K, Andrada E, Lussanet MHE, Wagner H, Fischer MS, Rode C. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0034528821002551?via%3Dihub\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0034528821002551?via%3Dihub\">Single limb dynamics of jumping turns in dogs.<\/a> Res Vet Sci. 2021;140:69-78.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miro F, Lopez P, Vilar JM, Galisteo AM, Vivo J, Garrido-Castr JL, Gutierrez-Cepeda L. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/10\/12\/2405\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-2615\/10\/12\/2405\">Comparative kinematic analysis of hurdle clearance technique in dogs: a preliminary report.<\/a> Animals. 2020;10:2405.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zink C, Schlehr MR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fvets.2020.559055\/full\">Working dog structure: Evaluation and relationship to function<\/a>. Front Vet Sci. 2020;7:559055.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sohnel K, Rode C, deLussanet MHE, Wagner H, Fischer MS, Andrada E. <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.biologists.com\/jeb\/article\/223\/7\/jeb202119\/223704\/Limb-dynamics-in-agility-jumps-of-beginner-and\">Limb dynamics in agility jumps of beginner and advanced dogs<\/a>. J Exp Biol. 2020;223:jeb202119.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Castilla A, Knotek B, Vitt M, Gordon-Evans W. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.1055\/s-0039-3400484\">Carpal extension angles in agility dogs exiting the A-frame and hurdle jumps<\/a>. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2020;33:142-146. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Davis MS, Marcellin-Little DJ, O&#8217;Connor E. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30859528\/\">Comparison of postexercise cooling methods in working dogs<\/a>. J Spec Oper Med. 2019;56 &#8211; 60. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appelgrein C, Glyde MR, Hosgood G, Dempsey AR, Wickham S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.1055\/s-0038-1677492\">Kinetic gait analysis of agility dogs entering the A-frame<\/a>. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2019;32:97-103.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appelgrein C, Glyde MR, Hosgood G, Dempsey AR, Wickham S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thieme-connect.com\/products\/ejournals\/abstract\/10.3415\/VCOT-17-04-0049\">Reduction of the A-frame angle of incline does not change the maximum carpal joint extension angle in agility dogs entering the A-frame<\/a>. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2018;31:77-82.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cullen KL, Dickey JP, Brown SH, Nykamp SG, Bent LR, Thomason JJ, Moens NM. <a href=\"https:\/\/bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12917-017-0985-8\">The magnitude of muscular activation of four canine forelimb muscles in dogs performing two agility-specific tasks<\/a>. BMC Vet Res. 2017;13:68. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radin L, Belic M, Brkljaca BN, Hrastic H, Torti M, Vucetic V, Stanin D, Vrbanac Z. <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs11259-015-9634-5\">Heart rate deflection point during incremental test in competitive agility border collies<\/a>. Vet Res Commun. 2015;39:137-142.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Birch E, Boyd J, Doyle G, Pullen A. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1090023315000933?via%3Dihub\">The effects of altered distances between obstacles on the jump kinematics and apparent joint angulations of large agility dogs<\/a>. Vet J. 2015;204:174-178.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wakshlag J, Shmalberg J. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0195561614000539?via%3Dihub\">Nutrition for working and service dogs<\/a>. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2014;44:719-740.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siniscalchi M, Bertino D, Quaranta A. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23862568\/\">Laterality and performance of agility-trained dogs<\/a>. Laterality. 2014;19:219-234.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Birch E, Lesniak K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1090023313004693?via%3Dihub\">Effect of fence height on joint angles of agility dogs<\/a>. Vet J. 2013;198 Suppl 1:e99-e102.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Baltzer WI, Firshman AM, Stang B, Warnock JJ, Gorman E, McKenzie EC. <a href=\"https:\/\/bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/1746-6148-8-249\">The effect of agility exercise on eicosanoid excretion, oxidant status, and plasma lactate in dogs<\/a>. BMC Vet Res. 2012;28:249.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pfau T, Garland de Rivaz A, Brighton S, Weller R. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1090023310003540?via%3Dihub\">Kinetics of jump landing in agility dogs<\/a>. 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