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Expert Advice: News
Search and Rescue Dog Saves Lives After Earthquake in Mexico
Frida the Labrador Retriever is a hero. Not only is she a sniffer dog and member of the Mexican Navy, but she's also credited with saving 52 lives in various natural disasters, the Guardian reports. Most recently, Frida has been hailed as a national hero after her deployment to search for victims following an earthquake […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/search-rescue-dog-earthquake-mexico/
| October 11, 2017
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Expert Advice: Feature
From Her Searching to Her Smiles, Piglet Is Right at Home Everywhere
Lori Wells, of Lancaster, Calif., and her search-and-rescue partner, Piglet, take a break during a deployment in the Las Vegas area. This is the second of a series of features on 2017's AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence Winners. There is nothing about the name "Piglet" or "Catahoula Leopard Dog" that would suggest an […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/searching-to-smiles-piglet-everywhere/
| November 1, 2017
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Expert Advice: Feature
Inspector Gadget Is a Winning Search & Rescue Dog
Inspector Gadget, a Bloodhound, is one of five, loyal companion dogs who won the 19th annual AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE). The winners will be honored at the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin in Orlando, Florida, December 15-16, 2018. Make no mistake about it, search-and-rescue work is all about commitment […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/bloodhound-search-and-rescue-dog/
| October 26, 2018
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
Participants Sought for AKC Pilot Detection Puppy Rearing Program
The AKC Detection Dog Task Force has launched its Pilot Detection Puppy Rearing Program – an opportunity for breeders and owners to work closely with experts on raising dogs that will have the potential to be trained for explosives detection work. The United States has a serious shortage of qualified dogs to perform the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/participants-sought-pilot-detection-puppy-rearing-program/
| January 9, 2019
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Expert Advice: Feature
Dogs Helping Veterans: The Service Dogs Trained to Ease PTSD and More
Not so long ago, De'Angelo Wynn was taking 11 medications for the anxiety, PTSD, and other mental-health struggles he had faced since returning from military deployment in Afghanistan. Now, he's down to just two medications. What changed? The arrival of Jug, a Labrador Retriever who came into his life a little over a year ago. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dogs-helping-veterans-the-service-dogs-trained-to-ease-ptsd/
| May 16, 2019
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Expert Advice: Feature
Meet Three Amazing Mobility Service Dogs and Learn What They Do
Every day, specially trained mobility service dogs help people with balance, strength, or moveability issues live a happy, independent, and fulfilling life. What Do Mobility Service Dogs Do? Mobility service dogs can be trained to perform a variety of tasks, including: Pressing the button on automatic doors Retrieving dropped items Retrieving out-of-reach objects (like a […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/mobility-service-dogs/
| August 1, 2019
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Expert Advice: Feature
USPS Releases Stamps Honoring Military Working Dogs
The U.S. Postal Service has just released a series of beautiful stamps honoring the brave dogs who work with the U.S. military. These stamps were first made available on August 1 when they were unveiled at a dedication ceremony. The stamps are designed with a white star in the background, along with red, white, and blue colors […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/usps-releases-stamps-honoring-military-working-dogs/
| August 9, 2019
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Expert Advice: Feature
Working Dogs for Conservation May Be The Key to a Greener World
Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) is the world’s leading conservation detection dog organization WD4C pioneered ways to use dogs’ sense of smell to protect wildlife by building upon techniques from narcotics detection, cadaver detection, and search and rescue, Traditional survey techniques require expensive helicopters, dangerous tranquilizers, or inefficient camera traps Dogs fix all of those problems […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/meet-the-working-dogs-for-conservation/
| August 27, 2019
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Expert Advice: Senior Dog Health
Three Easy At-Home Exercises for Senior Dogs
"Use it, or lose it,” so the saying goes, and this applies to dogs as well as people. That’s why regular exercise becomes more important with each passing year, and especially impactful for senior dogs. “Many older dogs often lose strength in their rear limbs, as well as proprioception—essentially the ability to know where their […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/easy-do-at-home-exercises-for-senior-dogs/
| February 28, 2020
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Expert Advice: Feature
How One Trainer is Paving the Way For Transgender Dog Handlers
As a child, Dresden Graff remembers being terrified. First, there was the fear that loomed over him in Baptist school: What if I'm gay? What will my parents think if they find out? Then, there was the scarier question: How would my parents handle me coming out as transgender? Coming into his own identity as a teen was […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dresden-graff-trainer-paving-way-transgender-dog-handlers/
| June 16, 2021