Small and medium agility dogs alter their kinematics when the distance between hurdles differs
- 1 April 2015
- journal article
- Published by Brill in Comparative Exercise Physiology
- Vol. 11 (2), 75-78
- https://doi.org/10.3920/cep150015
Abstract
There is currently a lack of research examining the health and welfare implications for competitive agility dogs. The aim of this study was to examine if jump kinematics and apparent joint angles in medium (351-430 mm to the withers) and small (P=0.044) and small (P=0.006) dogs landed closer to the hurdle when consecutive hurdles were set 3.6 m apart, with small dogs jumping slower at this distance (P=0.006). Results indicate that jump kinematics, but not apparent joint angles, alter when the spacing between hurdles differs. These findings may have implications for the health and welfare of agility dogs and should be used to inform future changes to rules and regulations.Keywords
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