Canine Agility and the Meaning of Excellence

Download or read book Canine Agility and the Meaning of Excellence written by Beth A. Dixon and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-11-20 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a philosophical inquiry about the meaning of excellence in canine agility. No matter how accomplished we are as trainers, students, or competitors, we are all either striving for excellence, realizing excellence, or falling short of it, sometimes by a lot. This study employs a unique methodology to explore the foundational issue of excellence in agility as well as in other canine sports. Using interviews with ordinary practitioners of agility, judges, and competitors, as well as memoirs, autobiographies, and fictional stories, the author formulates and argues for the ethical concept of excellence.