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![Weimaraner running, hunting in a field.](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Weimaraner-hunting-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Weimaraner Facts You May Not Know
This sleek, silver-gray breed originated in the 19th century, developed to hunt bear, boar, and other large game. Here's what else makes Weimaraners unique.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/fun-facts-weimaraner/
| May 14, 2019
![Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy being held in the arms of a young woman.](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/corgi-puppy-in-womans-arms-crop2-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Home & Living
The Benefits of Taking ‘Pawternity’ Leave
Bringing home a new pet is one of life's most exciting experiences and many Americans appear to agree — 68 percent of households in the United States own a furry companion, according to the American Pet Products Association's National Pet Owners Survey. Recognizing that our pets are important to us, some companies are now offering their […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/home-living/the-benefits-of-taking-pawternity-furternity-leave/
| May 13, 2019
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Expert Advice: Dog Sports
The Glen of Imaal Terrier: An Uncommon Competitor
Leaping over a broad jump, hopping through a hoop, and digging furiously underground to find rats. Add in a sniff-out session, some snappy switchbacks around poles, and a 100-yard dash in tizzy time and it looks like a dog in supersonic shenanigans. If this sounds like a flashy, popular breed who always stands in the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/spotlight-rare-breed-glen-imaal-terrier/
| May 10, 2019
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
Q&A with Eleanor Winters, Author of “So Your Bitch is Pregnant”
Eleanor Winters didn't start breeding Dalmatians until she was 62 — she calls it her retirement career and has now had 17 litters. With every year and litter, she has picked up new tips, techniques, and knowledge. She recently wrote a book called “So Your Bitch is Pregnant: Raising Your First Litter of Puppies From Pregnancy […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/qa-with-eleanor-winters-author-of-so-your-bitch-is-pregnant/
| May 9, 2019
![Two Chinese Shar-Pei puppies wrestling in the grass outdoors.](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sharpei-puppies-playing-in-grass-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: How to...
Are Dogs Playing or Fighting? How to Evaluate Rough Play
If two dogs are wrestling and it seems too rough to you, with all that growling and snarling, body-slamming, and biting of each other’s necks, should you intervene? How can you tell if dogs are playing or fighting? This is normal dog play. Puppies play with their littermates constantly. From around two weeks, when their […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/advice/dogs-playing-or-fighting/
| May 9, 2019
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Expert Advice: Dog Gear & Accessories
Global Pet Expo: The Best New Pet Products for 2019
Every spring, the AKC Shop heads to the Global Pet Expo in Orlando to seek out the newest, most innovative, and must-have pet products from some of the world's top vendors. The 2019 show, the largest pet products trade show in the world, featured 1,174 exhibitors, 3,604 booths, and more than 3,000 new product launches. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/global-pet-expo-best-new-pet-products-2019/
| May 3, 2019
![Belgian Malinois lying on owner's bed under the blanket.](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/belgian-malinois-laying-under-blanket-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Health
Can Dogs Get Measles?
If you follow the news at all, you have likely been hearing a lot about measles. With outbreaks of measles on the rise in the United States, people are understandably concerned about how this highly contagious disease could affect their families, including their dogs. This has many pet owners asking: Can dogs get measles? Fortunately, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/can-dogs-get-measles/
| April 29, 2019
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Expert Advice: Dog Sports
Junior Handler Spotlight: David Frasca
At just 15 years old, junior handler David Frasca has been competing in dog sports for two-thirds of his life. He works with six dogs in six sports: Agility, Rally, Obedience, CAT, Fast CAT, and Herding. David started in sports at five years old, but ten years later, he still can't choose a favorite between […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/junior-handler-spotlight-david-frasca/
| April 26, 2019
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Expert Advice: Feature
From College Mascot to the Show Ring, Dubs’ Comfort Zone Has No Limits
He’s almost 1½ years old but you should see his social calendar already. And managing it resembles a command central operation. Dubs is a 75-pound Alaskan Malamute who just happens to be the University of Washington’s mascot and a conformation show dog in the Pacific Northwest. The university explains why it chose an Alaskan Malamute […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/university-of-washington-mascot-dubs/
| April 25, 2019
![Cairn Terrier running outdoors.](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cairn-Terrier-Outside1-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Training for Dog Sports
Is Your Dog a Champion Earthdog?
Historically, small terriers and Dachshunds were used to find and drive away predators that destroyed livestock and compromised the food sources of early farmers. To do their job, these original earthdogs would chase quarry into their underground tunnels – a daunting mission that required persistence, bravery, intelligence, and independence. Today, small terriers and Dachshunds can […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/is-your-dog-a-champion-earthdog/
| April 24, 2019