Risk Factors for Injury in Border Collies Competing in Agility Competitions.

ABSTRACT: Border Collies are the most common breed in agility and their reported injury rate is much higher than that of other breeds. We aimed to identify demographic, training, and competition variables associated with the injury risk for this breed. We hypothesized that higher jump heights and competition at national/international levels would increase the injury risk. Data were collected from an internet-based survey. A logistic regression model was built using backward selection. There were 934 Border Collies in the sample, with 488 reporting an injury. The jump height relative to the shoulder height was associated with injury, with dogs jumping noticeably above or below shoulder height more likely to report a history of injury. Other identified risk factors included the number of weekends spen

SUBMITTER: Pechette Markley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11273924 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature