Abigail Shoben

Jul 16, 2024 | mdpi.com | Arielle Pechette Markley |Abigail Shoben |Nina R. Kieves |Pechette Markley

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Mar 8, 2024 | journals.plos.org | Abigail Shoben |Nina R. Kieves |Juli K. DiMichele |Arielle Pechette Markley

DiscussionThe objective of this study was to describe paw placement patterns for canine athletes completing the dog walk obstacle during canine agility trials. There was a large variation in observed dog walk obstacle performance, both in time to completion and in paw placement patterns. Our hypothesis was therefore rejected, as there was substantial variability in paw placement with no predominant patterns being observed in this population of agility athletes.