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Expert Advice: News
Dogs Rescued, Unhurt, After Two Days Buried Under House Wrecked By Texas Tornado
Michael Delgado’s family thought they lost everything when powerful tornados roared through the town of Rowlett, Texas, the day after Christmas. Their home and most of their belongings were gone, but they still have something to be thankful for—their yellow Labrador Retriever, Sawyer, and Chihuahua-mix puppy, Lucy. Both survived, even after being buried in rubble […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dogs-rescued-after-texas-tornado/
| December 29, 2015
Expert Advice: News
These Dogs Were Near Death In A Burning House, Then Firefighters Worked a Miracle
Arizona firefighters showed both heroism and heart when they dashed into a burning house in Tucson at around 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 14, and rescued two dying dogs. They rushed the limp creatures outside, where other members of their team immediately got to work, administering oxygen with the Tucson Fire Department’s (TFD) pet CPR kits. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dogs-death-firefighters-miracle/
| October 16, 2015
Expert Advice: News
This Stray Dog is Too Fat to Walk, and the Reason Why Will Shock You
We all know the cliché of the starving stray, wandering around the streets raiding the trash and begging for scraps. A Brazilian homeless dog named Bolinha (one English translation means "ball") has turned that image on its ear by becoming so fat that he could barely waddle. It all started about 13 years ago when […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dog-too-fat-to-walk/
| August 18, 2015
Expert Advice: News
It was Corgis Galore As Dying Dog Gets Last Wish
In late July, a family in Duluth, Minnesota, got the devastating news that their 11-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Oscar, had an untreatable cancer. He was given three to six months to live. Oscar’s owner, Tom Asbury, decided to help the dog and his family make the most of it. They created a bucket list of […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/corgis-dying-dog-wish/
| September 1, 2015
Expert Advice: Feature
Guide Dog Started Saving People Before He Was House Trained
Merrick, a 4-year-old black Labrador Retriever, works as guide dog for a blind man. But his career as a savior started when he was just a tiny pup. Lorraine Trapani, the volunteer puppy raiser who took 11-week-old Merrick under her wing in 2011, says that this tiny bundle of black hair, high spirits, and energy […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/guide-dog-started-saving-people-before-he-was-housetrained/
| May 14, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun With Your Dog
Celebrate National Train Your Dog Month With These Tricks: Week One
January is National Train Your Dog Month and there's no better way to celebrate the bond between you and your canine companion than by introducing some fun into your daily routine. Tricks training is a great way to do that. National Train Your Dog Month was established six years ago by the Association of Professional […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/celebrate-national-train-your-dog-month-with-these-tricks-week-one/
| January 6, 2016
Expert Advice: Cute & Funny
10 Things Only a Leonberger Owner Would Know
This larger-than-life breed was developed in the mid-1800s by Heinrich Essig, an exotic-animal dealer and alderman from the German town of Leonberg, who, legend has it, was trying to create a dog to resemble the lion on the town’s crest. Saint Bernard, Newfoundland, Great Pyrenees, are among the breeds went into this intelligent, all-around working […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/things-leonberger-owner-know/
| October 14, 2015
Expert Advice: Cute & Funny
5 Surprising Gifts Alaskan Malamutes Have Given the World
The Alaskan Malamute is the heavy-freight hauler of the canine world, created to pull cargo on sledges through frozen wastelands. These powerhouses share their genetic ancestry with other Northern breeds, such as Siberian Huskies and Samoyeds that are thought to have descended from wolf-dogs hybrids established before the end of the Stone Age. The Malamute’s […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/5-surprising-gifts-alaskan-malamutes-have-given-the-world/
| December 14, 2015
Expert Advice: News
The Working Dog is Named New York’s Official State Dog
New York’s four-legged finest are now officially representing the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that names the “working dog” as the official New York state dog. All breeds trained to provide a service are celebrated in this law, from the German Shepherd Dog that stands guard at Grand Central to the Belgian Malinois […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/the-working-dog-is-named-new-yorks-official-state-dog/
| December 28, 2015
Expert Advice: News
Marine’s Service Dog Found After 9 Months Missing
Alexandra Melnick has spent all of 2015 searching and worrying—but never giving up hope. And as of this week, she’s finally reunited able to relax. Melnick was reunited with her German Shepherd Dog, Kai, who has been missing since November. The former Marine acquired Kai as a puppy and trained him to assist her with […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/marines-service-dog-found/
| September 10, 2015