[ChibiLuv]

*Sorry long story and slightly non-yorkie related*
So- I work at an animal shelter where I built an agility hoop. I had used a hula hoop before that I just held and taught a few dogs to go through. There is a physical therapist who volunteers for us who has voiced some concerns about the hoop. She says it could cause injuries. I put a sign on it so only dog trainers can use it and currently I only am only training one dog (a cattle dog/greyhoundmix) we train maybe 3 times a week at the most and only for 5-10 minutes. While I agree there is a chance she could get hurt I also feel like the chance is very low and i feel that by training her I am helping her get adopted. Plus basically the physical therapist is saying anyone who does agility is putting their dog in danger. I mean, your dog could hurt itself jumping off the couch. By doing a little research I found about 30% of dogs injure themselves in agility but of those 30%- 50% injure themselves during competition. I am not entering dogs in competition nor are they running full speed off leash doing multiple tricks. I have them do simple commands, sit, shake, down ect. Then teach them "jump" as they jump through the hoop. That's it! What do you guys think, is agility dangerous? Am I doing more harm than good??