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Expert Advice: Cute & Funny
Book Captures Unique Beauty of Senior Dogs
Canadian photographer Pete Thorne got the idea of using his camera to explore aging at his grandmother's 100th birthday party. He later decided to turn his lens toward dogs. "I was naive going into it. I was initially interested in photographing old dogs as caricatures of old guys and gals," he says. Then, as he […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/book-captures-beauty-senior-dogs/
| November 2, 2015
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Expert Advice: Events
David Frei Announcing at Today’s Prestigious Morris & Essex Kennel Club Dog Show With 4,600+ Dogs
By: Debra Lampert Rudman and Arliss Paddock “It becomes one of those events about which people ask, ‘Did you go? Were you there?’ M&E has it all – atmosphere, ambiance, ladies and gents in their finery, and the world’s best dogs all together at the same time in a glorious outdoor setting. Everybody in the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/david-frei-announcing/
| October 2, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun With Your Dog
Laser Pointers: More Frustration Than Fun
Some owners think it's funny to watch their dog play with a laser pointer, but this game can be very frustrating for a dog. Here's other activities to try.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/laser-pointers-more-frustration-than-fun/
| August 25, 2015
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Expert Advice: Events
Ann Arbor Annual Dog Show – July 3rd – 5th, 2015
Finishing touches are being applied to Monroe County Fairgrounds; Monroe, Michigan for the annual dog show, hosted this July holiday weekend by Ann Arbor Kennel Club. From Friday July 3rd through Sunday 5th more than two thousand dogs will compete in Conformation, Rally, Obedience and Barn Hunt. For the first time ever, Dock Diving […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/ann-arbor-annual-dog-show-july-3rd-5th-2015/
| July 6, 2015
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Expert Advice: Events
Detroit Kennel Club Dog Show Returns to Motor City June 20–21
After a one-year hiatus, the Detroit Kennel Club dog show returns to the Motor City this weekend with events Saturday and Sunday, June 20–21, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in the Detroit suburb of Novi, Michigan. This year’s show features a number of special attractions, including obedience and rally trials, demonstrations, AKC National Owner-Handled […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/detroit-kennel-club-dog-show-returns-to-motor-city-june-2021/
| June 19, 2015
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Expert Advice: Advanced Training
Training Dogs for Swimming Pool Safety
When a dog visits my home, whether a puppy or a guest, I immediately go into pool safety training mode. It goes without saying that dogs should be supervised in the pool area at all times. But there’s always the possibility that they could get into the pool area undetected. Falling in the pool could […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/training-dogs-for-swimming-pool-safety/
| June 16, 2015
Expert Advice: Advanced Training
How to Teach Your Dog to Answer Yes and No
AKC GoodDog! Helpline Trainer Milena Barreto has taught her Standard Poodle, Phoebe, dozens of tricks and they often entertain as a therapy dog team at assisted living centers and hospitals. Here, she tells us how to teach one of the crowd favorites. What can be more rewarding than showing off that your dog is a […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/teach-your-dog-to-answer-yes-and-no/
| June 10, 2015
Expert Advice: General Health
Chagas: A Disease Carried by the “Kissing Bug” Can Be Deadly to Both Dogs and Humans
Chagas … is it a new type of margarita? Is it a Latin dance, or a deadly disease?Unfortunately, it’s the latter. First discovered in Brazil in 1908 by Dr. Carlos Chagas, the disease called chagas is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, or T. cruzi. Its vector is the triatomine bug, and the parasite is […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/chagas-disease-kissing-bug/
| May 20, 2015
Canine Partners
You Can’t Judge a Dog By His Coat: From Hunting to Herding, This All-American Dog Holds His Own
This article originally appeared in the summer 2013 issue of the AKC Canine Partners News. Since that time, Diesel, now 4 years old, has added many other achievements, including earning the top AKC Rally title of Rally Advanced Excellent. His full name is now Tennessee Diesel Smoke CD BN GN RAE CGCA. The pointers and […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/from-hunting-to-herding-this-all-american-dog-holds-his-own/
| April 23, 2015
Canine Partners
Meet A Former Street Dog – Now a Two-Time Agility Champ!
MACH Maxman MXB MJS OF T2B owned by Pat McGowan of Ortonville, MI Pat shared her story of how Max came into her life and became an agility superstar: “Max was a little street dog, living in a poor urban area, who was rescued and turned into the shelter I volunteer at. Having absolutely no […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/meet-a-former-street-dog-now-a-two-time-agility-champ/
| April 21, 2015