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Expert Advice: News
Rottweiler Leads Disabled Vietnam Vet to Washington
He’s an unlikely lobbyist, but this Rottweiler is doing more than advocating for the rights of disabled veterans—he’s also serving as an ambassador for his breed. Dieter is a service dog for Neal Williams, a disabled Vietnam veteran who serves on the board of directors of the New England chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/rottweiler-leads-disabled-vietnam-vet-to-washington/
| September 8, 2015
Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
The Pointing Breeds: Steady and Stylish
Originally published in the AKC Gazette Almost all the spaniels and setters were developed in the British Isles—but of the AKC pointing breeds, only the Pointer has its roots in England. The rest come from all over Europe. European breeds are less specialized than those of the British Isles. None of the retrievers—developed as the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/pointing-breeds-steady-stylish/
| September 4, 2015
Canine Partners
Happy Labor Day from the AKC Canine Partners Team!
We hope you enjoy the holiday weekend and spend it not laboring, like Caleb, shown spending a lazy day snoozing on the lake in this photo submitted for a past AKC Canine Partners News by his owners Sally Freeman & Bruce Forster of Warrenton, OR. If you are spending time on the water with your canine companion […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/happy-labor-day-from-the-akc-canine-partners-team/
| September 4, 2015
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Clubs & Delegates
New York’s Top Court Declines Hearing Chimp Case, Traditional Legal Treatment of Animals Remains
On Tuesday, September 1, the New York state Court of Appeals (the state’s highest court) declined to hear appeals in cases aimed to free two chimpanzees held privately in New York. The cases were brought by the Nonhuman Rights Project, an animal rights group, which argued that the chimps displayed characteristics similar to humans and […]
https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/government-relations/new-yorks-top-court-declines-hearing-chimp-case-traditional-legal-treatment-animals-remains/
| September 4, 2015
Canine Partners
Year-Old Rescue Pup Earns Title With Just 3 Months of Training!
One-year-old Rainbow was a homeless puppy wandering the streets in Tennessee when she was picked up and turned over to rescue. Retiree Jane Mendleson saw a photo of the little dog and offered to adopt her. Jane, who has trained and shown dogs for many years, has done wonders with the little rescue dog in […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/year-old-rescue-pup-earns-title-with-just-3-months-of-training/
| September 3, 2015
Expert Advice:
“Alexander and Diogenes,” Landseer’s Little Joke on Us
Sir Edwin Landseer (1802–73) was Victorian England’s leading painter of canine subjects. He was said to be the Queen’s favorite artist, and to this day museums and private collectors treasure his works. But the amusing little dogatelle related here begins not in Victoria’s British Empire but in the Macedonian empire built in the fourth century […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice//pup-culture-alexander-and-diogenes-landseers-little-joke-on-us/
| September 3, 2015
Chairman's Reports
September 2015 Chairman’s Report
Every September, we take to our local communities with the rallying cry of responsible dog ownership and host over 600 RDO Day events across the country. Together with our participating clubs, we educate the public about everything we can offer them to put them on the path to being the best dog owners they can […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/september-2015-chairmans-report/
| September 2, 2015
Canine Partners
See Agility in Action
Enjoy this beautiful AKC Agility Jumpers with Weaves run by Tessie, a mixed-breed dog in the AKC Canine Partners program. Jumpers with Weaves is a course that features jumps, weaves and sometimes tunnels.
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/see-agility-in-action/
| September 2, 2015
Expert Advice: Feature
This ‘Iranian Princess’ Has Found Joy and Trust in Her New Surroundings
“She’s my Iranian princess,” says a 23-year-old smiling Angelina Johnson, while cuddling 72-pound Honey following an obedience class. “She has blossomed into my best friend and partner,” adds Johnson, a 23-year-old Washington state resident who rescued the dog from Saving Great Animals, a Seattle-based pet-rescue organization, in February. Originally named Hannah, the dog came from […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/iranian-princess-found-joy/
| September 2, 2015
Canine Partners
Born in Shelter, Palo Gets Great Home & Coursing Career
Woodacre’s Lucky Dragon CAX owned by Jackie Phillips of San Leandro, CA Palo was born on April 1, 2011, in the Ventura County Animal Regulations animal shelter, in Ventura, CA, after his mom, dad and 30 additional relatives were part of a large-scale humane confiscation. After the court case was closed, Canine Adoption Rescue League […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/born-in-shelter-palo-gets-great-home-coursing-career-2/
| September 1, 2015