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Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
Meet the Participants of the New AKC Trick Dog Title
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Sienna Bay Watermark Dirk DM DS TKN TKI CGC, shows off one of his tricks that helped earn him the new AKC Intermediate Trick Dog title. Eleven-year-old Kya has had an impressive career that includes a conformation championship and rally titles. Being a veteran has limited some of her activities, but that […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/meet-the-participants-of-the-new-akc-trick-dog-title/
| June 6, 2017
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Expert Advice: Feature
Hospice Chaplain’s Dog “The Dude” Provides Both Therapy and Entertainment
Whether he is comforting a terminally ill hospice patient or cavorting around an upbeat show ring, The Dude is right at home. Dewey (his nickname is "The Dude") is an almost two-year-old Norwich Terrier, owned by Becca Parkins, a Tacoma, Wash., hospice chaplain who also handles him in Western Washington dog shows on weekends. A […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/therapy-dog-hospice/
| April 11, 2018
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Expert Advice: News
Max the Westie Is a Champion at Therapy Work and Conformation
When Drs. Carole Schuster and Philip Abessinio, of Locust Valley, N.Y., bought their West Highland White Terrier four years ago, the duo set some ambitious goals. They hoped their new canine companion, Max, would be a therapy dog, Canine Good Citizen, and a successful conformation competitor. The dynamic, 20-pound pup hasn't disappointed. "I was looking […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/west-highland-white-terrier-max-therapy/
| July 31, 2018
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Expert Advice: Feature
Becoming Therapy Dogs Midway Through Life: Sonnet and Brumby
Millions have had midlife career changes. They touch on an amalgam of motivation, health, skills, and behavioral soundness. Not everyone’s psyche is geared to these life-altering, pressure-point transitions, however. And what about dogs? A pair of Washington state Shetland Sheepdogs — Brumby and Sonnet — are finding it suits them nicely. Both have discovered how […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/for-sonnet-and-brumby-career-change-means-plenty-of-smiles-and-warmth/
| June 18, 2019
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Expert Advice: Training
Celebrating Fiona, the Millionth Dog to Earn Canine Good Citizen Title
The AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) program has been the gold standard of behavior for all dogs — both purebred and mixed breeds — since 1989. Thirty years later, one million dogs have passed their CGC test! On August 14, 2019, the AKC recognizes the millionth CGC dog — Fiona the Bernese Mountain Dog, owned […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/cgc-celebrating-fiona-millionth-canine-good-citizen/
| August 14, 2019
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Expert Advice: Dog Sports
Born with a Deformity, Jordi the Three-Legged Dog Defies Odds
In November 2015, a 2-ounce Cocker Spaniel named Jordi was born. Her breeder, Kathy Korab, was not only shocked by her small size but by her leg as well. Her front right leg was deformed, folded in toward her body. On top of that, the mother had rejected the entire litter and all three puppies needed to […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/born-with-deformity-jordi-defies-odds/
| October 3, 2019
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Expert Advice: Feature
“Booker T. Pug” Inspires Confidence & Reading Comprehension as Therapy Dog
Tucked inside a plush beanbag-filled playhouse in South Salem Elementary School's media center is everyone's favorite staff member: Mr. Booker T. Pug. It's where he makes a difference in the lives of 900 students every day. The students who read aloud to nonjudgemental Booker and become better readers. The students who come into the media […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/booker-t-pug-inspires-confidence-reading-comprehension-as-therapy-dog/
| July 28, 2020
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Expert Advice: Dog Sports
All-Around Sports German Pinscher Juggles Competing and Cheering Up Children
For Valerie Schuter, doing a good deed for a dog turned into her downsizing Pinschers. The 30-year Doberman Pinscher breeder and rescue volunteer helped another breeder and ended up transitioning to the smaller German Pinschers—notably Bentley—GCH Diamond Bay A Chevelle Bentley Tribute. This conformation Grand Champion has a passion for people and racked up 13 […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/all-around-sports-german-pinscher-juggles-competing-and-cheering-up-children/
| August 12, 2020
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Expert Advice: Dog Athletes
Norman the Briard is the Ultimate Trick Dog
Only 107 dogs have earned their RACH titles since November 2017. Of these dogs, only one is a Briard. And only one dog has earned a RACH the dark. While impressive, this is far from the only accomplishment of 10-year-old Norman the Briard. In fact, he has been a dog star all his life — earning […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/dog-star-norman-briard-trick-dog/
| July 25, 2019
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Expert Advice: News
These AKC Trick Dog Performers Know the Benefits of Trick Training
Did you know your dog can earn titles for showing off fun tricks? In fact, at the top level of AKC Trick Dog — AKC Trick Dog Elite Performer — you and your dog are required to perform a routine of tricks strung together into a story or script using at least five props. But do the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/akc-trick-dog-the-benefits-of-trick-training/
| December 13, 2018