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Canine Partners
Rescue Pup Overcomes Heartworms & Injury to Earn Championship
Susan was looking for a buddy for her Shetland Sheepdog puppy, who had just lost his two big “brothers.” She saw a potential new companion for adoption with a local rescue group. The group brought the dog out for Susan to meet and just happened to also have Maggie along for the ride. “She was […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rescue-pup-overcomes-heartworms-injury-to-earn-championship/
| April 15, 2015
Canine Partners
From Practice Ring to Show Ring – Make the Transition Successful & Fun
These training tips offer great advice for anyone who is competing or thinking about competing in dog sports. They are brought to us by Alison Smith, co-owner and head trainer at Personal Paws Inc. in Toronto, Canada. She holds a master’s degree in Public Relations and Marketing but left the corporate world three years ago […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/from-practice-ring-to-show-ring-make-the-transition-successful-fun/
| April 15, 2015
Canine Partners
Teen & His Dog Excel at Many Sports, Thanks to Start from AKC & 4H
Mix a high-drive Labrador with an active 8-year-old boy, and you cook up a mother looking for an outlet. Lucia Pink found it when her eyes landed on a newspaper advertisement for a Kids and Dogs Day Camp at the Imperial Polk Obedience Club. The camp ran for a week and Lucia thought it would […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/teen-his-dog-excel-at-many-sports-thanks-to-start-from-akc-4h/
| July 17, 2015
Canine Partners
Pitbull Abandoned by Owner Gets New Family & Career
Pitbull Abandoned by Owner Gets New Family & Career Jasmine of Lindenbrook UD owned by Nan & Kevin Daley of Woodside, CA Jasmine was dropped off at the Daley’s house by a friend of their daughters' to watch while his landlord inspected his rental house. “He didn't come back as expected and then told us […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/pitbull-abandoned-by-owner-gets-new-family-career/
| July 24, 2015
Canine Partners
Great Way To Get Outside & Get Moving – Backpack With Your Canine Partner
Nekoda loves hiking and carrying his back pack through the Oregon wilderness with his owner Sally Freeman of Warrenton, OR. The 11-year-old mixed-breed dog is a member of the AKC Canine Partners program with the AKC formal name of Nekoda Pepper Freeman-Forster. If you would like to start hiking with your dogs and want them […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/great-way-to-get-outside-get-moving-backpack-with-your-canine-partner/
| July 29, 2015
Canine Partners
Junior Handler & Family Scheduled To Appear on Travel Channel Show
Seventeen-year-old Steven Pink of Punta Gorda, FL, and his Labrador Retriever, Stark, will make an appearance on Big Time RV, a show that airs on the Travel Channel. The episodes are scheduled to appear in a double premiere at 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16. Steven shows Stark in dock diving, as well as […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/junior-handler-family-scheduled-to-appear-on-travel-channel-show/
| August 6, 2015
Canine Partners
Born in Shelter, Palo Gets Great Home & Coursing Career
Woodacre’s Lucky Dragon CAX owned by Jackie Phillips of San Leandro, CA Palo was born on April 1, 2011, in the Ventura County Animal Regulations animal shelter, in Ventura, CA, after his mom, dad and 30 additional relatives were part of a large-scale humane confiscation. After the court case was closed, Canine Adoption Rescue League […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/born-in-shelter-palo-gets-great-home-coursing-career-2/
| September 1, 2015
Canine Partners
First Dog Leads to First Training Experience & Agility Championship
Jennifer Clemons of Las Vegas, NV, shared this story of how her first dog, Maddy, led her to dog training classes and then agility competitions. Today, Maddy is MACH Madeline of Pine Banks MXB MXS T2B2 OF - a recipient of the AKC's top honor in Agility - the Master Agilty Championship (MACH). Maddy competes […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/first-dog-leads-to-first-training-experience-agility-championship/
| October 2, 2015
Canine Partners
Cooper Finds Home & Job After Puppyhood Spent in Shelters
In summer 2009, Shelley stopped by her local shelter in Princeton, NJ, in search of a new companion. “I had just lost my dog and was looking for a large, friendly dog to adopt,” she said. “The staff showed me the dogs they thought I might like, but there wasn't a match. Then they brought […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/cooper-finds-home-job-after-puppyhood-spent-in-shelters/
| October 8, 2015
Canine Partners
Disabled Rescue Dog Loves the Pool & Therapy School
Pig ended her first day of Hand in Paw therapy dog training at Creative Dog Training with a swim! Pig is a female mixed-breed dog born with "short spine syndrome". She was born in the woods northeast of Atlanta, GA, to a feral mother. Touched by Pig and her owner's desire to be a therapy […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/disabled-rescue-dog-loves-the-pool-therapy-school/
| October 12, 2015