Arielle Pechette Markley, DVM

01/31/2024

This page is for individuals interested in evidence-based information related to the health and well-

01/30/2024

How much is too much? Is there a relationship between intensity and duration of activity and risk of injury in agility dogs? How do we even measure that?
Stay tuned - enrollment for our AKC Canine Health Foundation funded study starts this week!

📸 Adriana Nottestad

09/01/2023

Who wants to participate in agility research?!

09/01/2023

Thank you AKC Canine Health Foundation for the nice write up about our research and for funding the project!

A CHF-funded research team is developing wearable sensors that can recognize and measure dog movements common in agility training and competition.

08/30/2023

Cool agility research by Leena Inkilä at ICEL9 scientific conference + Locomotion in Practice conference

05/24/2023

05/20/2023

Hi everybody! We are collecting data on agility facility surfaces to combine with our AKC trial information database. This is a summer student project and our students are reaching out to facilities who have hosted AKC trials in the past 10 years. If you have a facility we would love for you to contribute surface and facility information for our study! If you would like to participate and haven't been contacted yet, please email me.

05/11/2023

Hey everyone - Barking Dog Images is creating a coffee table photography book and is donating some of the proceeds to our agility research! It's such a cool project and I'm so thankful that they chose our research to fundraise for. Spots are limited so fill out the application soon if you're interested in participating in the project.

A limited-edition, coffee table photography book by Nadia Hall of Barking Dog Images about the bond between dog and handler created by sports.

08/01/2022

07/28/2022

Most of the surveys looking at injury in agility dogs have found that border collie breed is "associated with" injury in agility dogs. What does that really mean? Aren't Border Collies more common in agility anyway?

These are actually two separate issues! To determine if Border Collies are more likely to have experienced a particular injury than all other dogs (non-border collies), it doesn’t matter how many Border Collies are in the sample.*

What does matter is if the rate of injury among Border Collies is different than the rate of injury among other dogs. The rate of injury ( # with injury / total) accounts for potential differences in the total number of dogs in each group.

So it doesn’t matter if there are more Border Collies in the sample of agility dogs than there would be in a sample of “all pet dogs” – we are comparing injury rates between Border Collies and other agility dogs.

If you are a veterinarian or veterinary professional interested in learning more about injuries in agility dogs and factors associated with injury in agility dogs, see our upcoming webinar (link in first comment).

*Nerdy stats note: Technically the ratio of Border Collies to other dogs in the sample does affect the statistical precision of the estimated association. But it does not affect the estimate of this association.

05/18/2022

This study reveals, for the first time, an interspecific synchronization in long-term stress levels. Previously, acute stress, has been shown to be highly contagious both among humans and between individuals of other species. Here, long-term stress synchronization in dogs and their owners was invest...

04/08/2022

Our newest paper is out!

03/18/2022

03/04/2022

🐾🐾 Help us to create the content that you want! 🐾🐾

We are planning on hosting regular webinar/journal club events on a variety of topics, but we need your help.

❓What days/times work best for you?

❓Do you like the format of approximately one hour, or would you prefer shorter?

❓Are there any specific topics or research that you want to see covered?

03/03/2022

A presentation on recent research documenting cruciate ligament ruptures and activity and injury odds of more than 1,200 agility dogs. The research published...

03/01/2022

We are finally ready to launch! Please like and follow our page! We are so excited to take agility research to the next level...

Welcome to the Agility Dog Health Network - your source for evidence-based information on agility dog health! We have a lot of exciting things planned for you all - starting with a monthly virtual journal club to discuss current agility research papers. Stay tuned for more info!

02/08/2022

This is a theoretical question - IF your dog had a shoulder injury, would you be willing to drive to Columbus Ohio 5 times in 6 months if all imaging (ultrasound, MRI) for diagnosis and followup, as well as treatment (PRP, shockwave) were paid for? Please answer Yes/No, and where you are located.

01/29/2022

When Suzanne Clothier shares your research… 🙌

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate and define paw placement patterns for canines completing the weave pole obstacle during canine agility trials. The secondary objectives were to determine the most efficient running style and completion percentages and provide a basis for future studie...

01/28/2022

The Agility Dog Health Network is coming together! We are working on social media accounts, blog content and research proposals. We also plan on hosting webinars and continuing education about different agility health topics. If you'd like to support our effort, please consider donating (it's tax deductible!).

https://tinyurl.com/2p96mp4x

01/22/2022

Today’s project: Presentation on current agility research

01/13/2022

🐾 Blog coming soon! 🐾

❓ What topics do you want covered in our agility blog?

➡️ Check out current research here: https://labs.wsu.edu/agility-dog-health/research-publications/

01/11/2022

We need 40 more dogs to participate!

https://labs.wsu.edu/agility-dog-health/agility-community/health-needs-assesment/

01/11/2022

Research in veterinary sports medicine is so far behind human sports medicine. I love doing research and hopefully we can advance the field of veterinary sports medicine over the next decade! Little by little, we are making a start...