What is Agility? How can it help your dog behavior?

Agility is a sport for your dog. It involves owner/handler and a dog to work together to complete an obstacle course. Your dog will do the obstacle course off-leash which requires good recall. It is very fun activity to watch as dogs try to complete this obstacle with not just accuracy but also quickest time. Agility is a great combo of mental and physical enrichment for your dog. There are many rules for the handler while going through the course with their dog. First, you are not allowed to use treats, toys or touch any of the equipment throughout the course. All the dog has to use from their handler is voice and body language. It requires the dog to understand "cues" given to them. It's important that the handler "cues" and directions given throughout are accurate. Dogs alone are not able to complete these course, because they are always different and too challenging. Agility can be done by dogs all breeds and sizes. But, during competition they are separated into different classes to make it far competition throughout. It's a good partnership to work with your dog on obedience and trust. It requires dogs to trust their owners. But, it also requires handlers/owners to spend so much time on "cues" and helping their dog succeed. It builds respect between the partnership which leads to better behaved dogs and happier owners. It's important when it comes to training to be consistent with "cue" words and what they mean. Otherwise, it becomes confusing and leads to frustration on the owner part, but confusion on the animal part on what's expected from them. As much as it's a fun activity to do with your dog, it does take a lot of training and time to get to achieve this activity with your dog. But in the end, it will be a fun, exciting and rewarding experience for both of you!

Source: https://thedogtrainingsecret.com/blog/dog-agility-dog-obedience/