AGility Innovations Leveraging Electronics (AGILE)
The goal of this AKC Canine Health Foundation funded study is to develop a canine-wearable system to recognize agility activity so that we can measure canine training workload, speed, fatigue and other parameters to optimize performance, to evaluate the relation of training parameters and injury risk, and to study injury prevention strategies.
The AGILE canine-wearable system recognizes agility-related activities and transmits real-time data through a companion mobile app. The mobile app collects and visualizes data from the smart collar, providing insights into activity patterns, performance, and potential injury risks. With these insights, dog handlers can implement more informed, targeted strategies to help prevent injuries. Beyond tracking agility performance, AGILE also offers a comprehensive overview of each dog’s health by monitoring key metrics such as weight, diet, and daily activity—empowering handlers to take a holistic approach to their dogs’ well-being.
AGILE Publications
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Pechette Markley A, Wood MK, Shoben AB, Olson RA. Variability in Performance Strategy of Agility Dogs Navigating a Dynamic Obstacle. Frontiers Vet Sci. 2024 December 3;11:1492391. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1492391
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Pechette Markley A, Ramey C, Olson R, Seitz B, Shoben AB, Jackson MM. Wearable Activity Monitor Detection of Rhythmicity in Canine Agility Weaving Performance. 2024 American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Symposium. Naples, FL 2024. VCOT Open 2024; 07(S 01): A1-A12. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1786205
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Ramey C, Pechette Markley A, Olson R, Herbet A, Lin V, Sietz B and Jackson MM. 2024. AGILE: AGility Innovations Leveraging Electronics - Detecting and Quantifying Dog Agility Behaviors. In Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI’23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 12, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1145/3637882.3637889
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Ramey C, Mastali A, Muralikrishna A, Starner T, and Jackson MM. 2023. Wireless Sensor Collar for Automatic Recognition of Canine Agility Activities. In Proceedings of the 2023 International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC ’23), October 8–12, 2023, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. ACM, New York, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.1145/3594738.3611377
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Olson RA, Ramey C, Pechette Markley A, Jackson MM. Evaluation of DeepLabCut for markerless tracking of dogs performing agility behaviours. The 9th International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2023. Comp Exerc Physiol 2023;19:S1–64. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2023.s1.
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Pechette Markley A, Olson RA, Ramey C, Jackson MM. Markerless Motion Capture for Evaluation of Biomechanical Strategies in Agility Teeter Performance. The 9th International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2023. Comp Exerc Physiol 2023;19:S1–64. https://doi.org/10.3920/cep2023.s1.
