As 2024 moves quickly through the first quarter of the year, it’s easy to get focused on the next big thing.  Afterall, AKC is hosting the Detection Dog Conference again in July, which requires significant effort and focus to ensure a quality event.  However, 2023 was a banner year for the AKC Detection Dog Task […]

If you own a dog, you have probably found yourself wondering how much exercise a dog needs daily. Depending on your schedule, that question might sometimes sound more like “How much exercise does a dog really need every day?” As with people, the answer varies from dog to dog and is dependent on age, health, […]

Golden Retrievers exist today thanks to one man — Dudley Marjoribanks, the first Lord Tweedmouth. In the 19th century, the preferred color was black.

You can literally feel the anticipation in the air as the dogs line up and wait for a Flyball relay race to begin. As soon as the gun fires, each dog dashes over a line of low hurdles to reach a box. Once there, they use their paws to push a spring-loaded pad and release […]

Disc Dog is an exciting, fast-paced, fun sport that all dogs and people can enjoy. UpDog has taken the basic game of fetch with a flying disc and expanded it into a whole bunch of fun games! Dogs of any breed, type, size or shape can play and be successful. If your dog can fetch, […]

Many dog owners can benefit from professional help, but is board and train the solution? Here's why board and train and why it might not be best.

Dr. Joel Gavriele-Gold, author of When Pets Come Between Partners, says that compromising on dog ownership is often easier than partners would believe.

Psychologist Dr. Joel Gavriele-Gold weighs in on why some dogs prefer one partner over another, and how couples can cope with these affection discrepancies.

"Drive," the 3-year-old Australian Shepherd, isn't just a dog athlete, he's also a seizure alert dog for "Torch," a dog with idiopathic epilepsy.

An overgrowth of yeast can cause a dog's skin to become itchy and inflamed. Yeast infections not only sound unpleasant but they can be very...