Near the agility course entrance, an experienced competitor stands quietly next to her owner.The look on the doberman's face shows that while she's clearly as excited as the other dogs around her, she knows how to contain her feelings. Her owner looks adoringly down at her, rubbing the dog's ears.And once they're in the ring, they enter a world where dog and trainer exist alone. The yipping sheltie to their left, the audience — even the judge standing in the middle of the course fades into the background.Completely devoted, the doberman stares into the trainer's eyes and follows her every move.She reads the woman's body language. The trainer raises an arm and the dog jumps. She leans down and the dog sits. They are one fluid being.As the dog races through a tunnel, she temporarily loses sight of her owner, but still she senses what comes next. read more