SORT BY
Clubs & Delegates
Tips for Garnering Media Coverage
Ways to Increase the Chance of TV News Coverage for Your Dog Show TV crews are eager to cover local stories and your hometown dog show easily fits the bill. Even if there may be a bigger dog show, your local show can serve as a lead-up, building anticipation toward larger shows. Luck sometimes plays […]
https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/promote/media-resources/tips-for-garnering-media-coverage/
| October 26, 2017
![Obedience and Rally Fans](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Obedience-and-Rally-Fans-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Events
Dogs and Owners Enjoy Summer Obedience and Rally Trials in Minnesota
On Saturday and Sunday, August 15-16, the weekend of AKC obedience and rally trials at On The Run! Canine Center in Ham Lake, Minnesota, arrived—and with it heat and humidity, as is typical for this time of year. But that didn’t stop local dog folks from showing up early to help set up and run the annual Cambridge […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/summer-obedience-rally-trials/
| August 21, 2015
![K9 reunited 2](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/k-9-reunited-2-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Cute & Funny
Retired Sergeant and his Malinois K-9 Reunite After Years Apart
In one of the year’s great dog tales, a hero K-9 team who saved lives in Iraq and Afghanistan are reunited in civilian life—after a separation of nearly three years. In June, U.S. Army veteran Staff Sergeant James Harrington, of Mandeville, Louisiana, took possession of retired K-9 Sergeant 1st Class Ryky, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/retired-sergeant-and-his-malinois-k-9-reunite-after-years-apart/
| January 1, 2009
Sports & Events
Walking Field Trials Attract New Participants
By Don Paltani, AKC Senior Executive Field Representative Dennis Pierce started in German Shorthaired Pointers in 1993, having no knowledge of formal dog training. Dennis became involved in NAVHDA (North American Versatile Hunting Dog Assn), which has a strong training program for new handlers. Dennis ran his dogs through the NAVHDA programs including natural ability […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/field-trials/articles/walking-field-trials/
| October 26, 2017
![Office Dog for Hire](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/WEB-Vine-Cover-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Cute & Funny
Office Dog for Hire
The search is over. We have found the dreamiest of dream jobs. There's just one catch... humans need not apply. The Vine offices in New York City are looking to fill a very exciting position: Office Dog. This position may be cutesy, but it's nothing to laugh at. This is a real human resources effort, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/office-dog-for-hire/
| January 1, 2009
![westminster ring](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/westminster-ring-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Conformation
How I Showed at Westminster Despite Having No Business Being There at All
By Bruce T. Paddock Sometime back in the last century, I was living in New York City with my then-fiancée, a lovely woman who used to breed and show English Cocker Spaniels. She was no longer doing that, though, for two reasons. First, in moving to our ridiculously tiny apartment she could bring only one […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/how-i-showed-at-westminster-despite-having-no-business-being-there-at-all/
| January 1, 2009
![Brittany](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/Brittany-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
8 Medium-Sized Dogs
Is Tibetan Mastiff just a bit too large for your taste? And a Chihuahua maybe, well, a little too small? You might find one of these eight breeds to be just right. Learn more about popular medium-sized dogs here: Bulldog: Gentle and protective, Bulldogs make excellent family pets. They form strong bonds with children and have a loveable disposition. Bulldogs don’t […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/8-most-popular-medium-sized-dogs/
| January 1, 2009
![brady rusk](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/brady-rusk-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Learn the Real-Life Stories Behind the Movie Max
The much-anticipated Warner Brothers/MGM film Max opened last Friday, bringing in $12.2 million from the box office over the weekend. We got the chance to see the movie last week (and we talked to the dog trainer—read that interview here), and as much as we loved the flick, we couldn’t help but reflect on the Hollywood-like stories […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/10789-learn-the-real-life-stories-behind-the-movie-max/
| January 1, 2009
![jo anne goldens](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jo-anne-goldens-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: News
Kicker the Golden Retriever: One Therapy Dog’s Legacy
Jo Anne Fusco has been involved with the American Kennel Club for as long as she can remember. As an owner of AKC registered Golden Retrievers, Jo Anne became a Canine Good Citizenevaluator and began working with a therapy dog group. She was instrumental in starting the Doggy Daze program at St. Jude's Children Hospital, which helps to relieve […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/kicker-the-therapy-dogs-legacy/
| November 18, 2015
Sports & Events
Welcome Tommy to the World of AKC Retriever Hunting Tests
By Jerry D. Mann, Field Director -- Sporting Breeds As I entered the grounds for the Mid-South Hunting Retriever Club fall hunt test near Bruce, Mississippi I hurriedly approached the contestants' sign-up area to obtain a copy of the event catalog and locate the running site of the Master test. It was with anxious anticipation […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/retrievers/hunting-tests/articles/welcome-tommy/
| October 26, 2017