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Expert Advice: Advanced Training
Calling 911 Canine-Style: How One Teen Found Her Diabetic Alert Dog
A nose punch to the hand, a play bow, and a swipe with a paw. Add a yip, a lick, and a tug at clothing, and it looks like a dog in hijinks heaven. These silly shenanigans are all fun and games until someone’s type 1 diabetes fluctuates to a life-threatening level. That’s when a […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/calling-911-canine-style/
| February 20, 2020
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Expert Advice: Fitness & Exercise
How To Get Started In Canicross
Have you ever wondered how sled dog trainers keep their dogs in shape during the snow-free “dry" season? Instead of pulling sleds, they let their dogs pull them. The trainer and dog run together with the dog out front pulling the trainer along. This activity, sometimes called urban mushing, has grown in popularity over the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/canicross-goes-beyond-running-with-dogs/
| February 19, 2020
Legislative Alerts
Illinois: Committee to Consider Repeal of Puppy Consumer Protection Laws on Thursday (2/20). Act Now!
The Illinois House Commerce and Economic Development Committee is scheduled to consider a bill, S 3078, on Thursday (February 20), that would repeal consumer protections for pet purchasers passed in 2017. The measure would further require that pet stores could sell only dogs from an animal shelter or rescue distributor/facility. The current law - the […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/illinois-committee-consider-repeal-puppy-consumer-protection-laws-thursday-2-20-act-now/
| February 18, 2020
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Expert Advice: Training
CGC & Me: Drover the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Overcomes & Overachieves
As 2016 drew to a close, Lydia Smith and her family were looking to bring another dog into their lives. Having shared their Texas Hill Country home with a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Koki for several years, they decided to add another member of the beloved Herding Group breed to the mix. While researching Corgi […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/cgc-and-me-drover-the-corgi-overcomes-and-overachieves/
| February 14, 2020
Legislative Alerts
Virginia Update: Problematic Bills Advancing – Contact Your Legislators Today!
Different versions of bills regulating leaving dogs outdoors and allowing localities to arbitrarily pass laws regulating the care of dogs continue to move in Virginia. The House ACNR Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, February 19, to conform Senate Bill 272 for possible action later in the week. Summary of Legislative Activity: Update on […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/virginia-update-problematic-bills-advancing-contact-legislators-today/
| February 14, 2020
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Expert Advice: Training
CGC & Me: Stella the Bulldog Is A Determined & Versatile Learner
The first time Lucy Hayes met Stella, the Dayton, Ohio, native could sense something special about her. Hayes had owned a Bulldog before, but that dog had been somewhat stubborn and sedentary. Stella, however, was a whole different story. Despite being the runt of a nine-pup litter, Stella showed a certain spunk and eagerness to achieve. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/cgc-and-me-stella-the-bulldog/
| January 17, 2020
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Competition Update Winter 2020
Competition & Title Updates We have some big news to report about All-Americans succeeding at earning the top titles in Agility, Coursing Ability, Rally, Obedience, Scent Work, and Tracking. AGILITY Congratulations to the winners at the 2019 AKC Agility Invitational AKC Canine Partners congratulates the All-American Dogs and their owners who competed and won honors at the AKC […]
https://www.akc.org/register/information/canine-partners/newsletter/competition-update-winter-2020/
| February 7, 2020
Legislative Alerts
Hawaii Senate Bill Seeks to Limit Docking and Cropping
The American Kennel Club is concerned with Hawaii Senate Bill 2512. The bill, which is scheduled to be considered by the Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, seeks to limit the practices of surgical births, debarking, tail docking, and ear cropping by prohibiting an animal's owner, and the owner's […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/hawaii-senate-bill-seeks-limit-docking-cropping/
| February 12, 2020
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Canine Partners Spotlight Winter 2020
Former Scared Stray Now Touches Many Lives as Therapy Dog Zoe was a terrified matted puppy when animal control picked her up and turned her into the county shelter. She had no social skills and was marked for euthanasia before a private rescue saved her. Diane & Ken Bykowski of Scottsdale, Arizona, adopted the little […]
https://www.akc.org/register/information/canine-partners/newsletter/canine-partners-spotlight-winter-2020/
| February 7, 2020
Legislative Alerts
UPDATE (2/4): Hearing Postponed – Hawaii House Bill Seeks to Limit Docking and Cropping
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 This bill has been removed from the February 5 agenda and AKC Government Relations will update when developments warrant. Monday, February 3, 2020 The American Kennel Club is concerned with Hawaii House Bill 2163. The bill, introduced by Representative Roy Mitsuo Takumi, seeks to limit the practices of surgical births, debarking, […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/hawaii-house-bill-seeks-limit-docking-cropping/
| February 3, 2020