List of dog sports

Dog sports are activities that involve dogs. There is much discussion about what exactly defines a sport for dogs. Some issues:

• If a human companion isn't actively involved, is it actually a sport? Take greyhound racing, for example, or hunting from, say, a duck blind , from which the dog retrieves the game.
• Is any activity a sport? For example, a conformation show, where the handler and dog walk or trot around a ring for a judge to evaluate the dog's appearance and structure.

This list is intended only to represent anything that anyone is likely to refer to as a dog sport, not to argue its validity as sport. Clearly, there are more sports to add to this list:

• Carting
• Dog show (conformation show)
• Dog agility
• Dog packing
• Earthdog trials (or go to ground trials; see American Working Terrier Association and List of earth dog links)
• Field trials
• Flyball
• Frisbee dog
• Lure coursing
• Musical freestyle
• Mushing
• Obedience trials (see Obedience training)
• Protection sports (including Schutzhund and Ring sports)
• Pulka
• Sled dog racing
• Skijoring
• Sheepdog trials
• Tracking competition (see also Tracking (dog) )
• Greyhound racing
• Weight pulling

See also List of dog topics