DRACUT - A dog from Dracut is heading to France with her owner and handler. The pair is hoping to become world champions in an international dog agility competition. Hazel is a 3-year-old Papillon.

Eyes ablaze with focus, the black-and-white dog heeds the start cue from her handler. She makes a jump, sprints up an A-frame, darts into a tunnel, shimmies through the weaves like a slalom skier, ...

Hundreds of dogs from across the country and around the world are in Tucson this week to run, jump and weave through a series of obstacle courses at the annual Cynosport Dog Agility World Games ...