Written by: Dr. Arielle Pechette Markley, Director of Research, Red Sage Integrative Veterinary Partners Dr. Abigail Shoben, Associate Professor, Biostatistics, The Ohio State University College of Public Health Recent discussions have renewed focus on the safety of contact obstacles in agility, particularly the dogwalk. These conversations are important, but meaningful progress depends on moving beyond individual events toward objective, population-level data. As part of the