Do dogs understand the meaning of words? Recent research on dog cognition has shed light on what dogs comprehend about human language including their understanding of words used as object labels.

As pet owners, knowing how to clean a dog's ears is important. Here's how to know if your dog's ears are dirty and how to safely clean them.

After confirming that your dog is healthy, the following tips can help you prevent and clean tear stains from your dog's face.

Renal dysplasia (RD), also known as renal malformation, refers to a type of congenital chronic kidney disease. Learn more about renal dysplasia in dogs.

2024 AKC National Agility Championship presented by   Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter Perry, Georgia March 14-17, 2024 Congratulations to the 2024 AKC National Agility Championship and Preferred National Agility Championship winners! [caption id="attachment_187425" align="aligncenter" width="762"] ©GreatDanePhotos[/caption] AKC National Agility Champions Placing first in their height division (8", 12", 16", 20", and 24” respectively) were: […]

AKC National Agility Championship Champion Teams 2024 - Perry, GA AKC National Agility Champions 8”: MACH So Cal’s Gayheart’s Little Keeper MXB MJB OF, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi known as Chelsea, handled by Janelle Julyan of Chamblee, GA 12”: NAC MACH2 Quicksilver Cherry On Top MXS PAD MJG PJD XF T2B, an All American Dog known as […]

Of all the odd habits our dogs have—drinking toilet water, rolling in dead things, licking their butts— nothing disgusts most dog owners more than knowing that dogs eat poop sometimes. A dog's motivation for eating poop isn't to gross us humans out, but the act of eating poop certainly disgusts us. So much so, in […]

By Penny Leigh (This article first appeared in the May/June 2024 issue of AKC Family Dog magazine). The purchase of a new puppy and the promise of a new sport had Sarah Kolath excited about the future. She trained dogs for 4H obedience competitions as a teen-ager and was ready to re-launch her dog training […]

The Junior Showmanship competition at Westminster celebrated its 90th year. Junior Handler Octavia Stensen took home 2024 Westminster Best Junior.

The 2024 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which took place in Queens, New York, on May 11-14, has picked its Group Winners to move on to Best in Show.