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Service Dog Means Peace of Mind for Owner
A service dog named Tatiana, a Labrador-Golden retriever mix, has been honored with hero’s awards for saving the life of her owner, Cristina Marie Saint-Blancard of Plantation, FL. Service dogs are specially trained dogs who are taught skills to assist people with special needs. This includes people with limited mobility or hearing loss. Service dogs […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/service-dog-means-peace-of-mind-for-owner/
| May 27, 2015
Canine Partners
Self-Taught Rally Team Lands Top Title
Penny for Your Thoughts RAE MX MXJ MJB XF T2B CAA CGC, owned by Mandy Parkins of Westerville, OH, was a shelter puppy who Mandy picked out at age 8 weeks. She had never shown a dog, but Penny was so smart and energetic that Mandy thought she better give her a job and started […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/self-taught-rally-team-lands-top-title/
| August 9, 2016
Canine Partners
Search for Perfect Dog Results in Accepting the Not So Perfect Pup
June 2013. I was settling in for the evening with my two Golden Retrievers who had just enjoyed a fun weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains at an obedience trial. Before the night was over, I would find myself with one less golden as a result of bloat. That tragic loss began the journey that […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/search-for-perfect-dog-results-in-accepting-the-not-so-perfect-pup/
| March 14, 2016
Canine Partners
School Has Special Hero in Nola
Nola is a former honorable mention award winner in the AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence. She makes school very special for many students at a New Jersey school. Since April 2012, Nola has served as the therapy dog for the Little Egg Harbor School District in the southernmost part of Ocean County, NJ. […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/school-has-special-hero-in-nola/
| May 26, 2015
Canine Partners
Saved From Death Row, Taco Brings Cheer to Others as Therapy Dog
Dragon Run’s Little Lion THDD, CGC owned by Beth & Paul Peterson of Dover, DE Beth shared this special story of Taco, who just earned the AKC Therapy Dog Distinguished honor for making more than 400 visits to help others. Dragon Run’s Little Lion THDD CGC, known as Taco, is a Pekingese / Pembroke Welsh […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/saved-from-death-row-taco-brings-cheer-to-others-as-therapy-dog/
| September 18, 2015
Canine Partners
Saved from a Dog Fighting Ring, Finn is Now a Canine Good Citizen
A little over one year since we adopted him, our dog Finn earned his AKC Canine Good Citizen title on Sept. 2, 2015. We adopted Finn from a rescue group in Florida called Plenty of Pit Bulls. Finn is one of many dogs rescued during what is now often referred to as the #367 case […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/saved-from-a-dog-fighting-ring-finn-is-now-a-canine-good-citizen/
| November 13, 2015
Canine Partners
Rescued from Busy Parking Lot, Little Pup Becomes Dog Sport Superstar
Repo was just a 5-pound puppy dodging cars in a busy parking lot when the Munden family of Pasco, WA, spotted him and saved him. Unable to find an owner, the Mundens kept him and discovered that they had an extremely smart pup on their hands. Christie Munden tells how Repo has become an AKC […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rescued-froim-busy-parking-lot-little-pup-becomes-dog-sport-superstar/
| January 20, 2016
Canine Partners
Rescue Schnauzer Seems Born to Help Others As Therapy Dog
Guira’s Bella THDD CGCA CGCU & Eileen Guiry of Dover, DE Bella, a 10-year-old Miniature Schnauzer, was a rescue dog living in the Kent County SPCA shelter when Eileen Guiry of Dover, DE, adopted her. Eileen quickly recognized that Bella had the makings of an excellent therapy dog. “When I first got Bella, she was […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rescue-schnauzer-seems-born-to-help-others-as-therapy-dog/
| March 25, 2016
Canine Partners
Rescue Pit Bull Mix Becomes Top Obedience Trial Contender
But the dog that tugged at her heart at the Sacramento County Animal Care shelter was a young brindle Pit Bull mix. “I had taken her out of her pen and played with her. She seemed incredibly smart and was sweet and friendly, but we left that day without adopting a dog,” said Carmen, a […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rescue-pit-bull-mix-becomes-top-obedience-trial-contender/
| August 10, 2015
Canine Partners
Remember Canine Water Safety This Holiday Weekend
The majority of dogs can swim and they love it, like Zoey, a member of the AKC Canine Partners community, who is modeling her life jacket as she captains owner Paula Harting’s kayak. But not all dogs are natural swimmers and some dogs hate to get wet! If you plan to head to the beach, […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/remember-canine-water-safety-this-holiday-weekend/
| May 21, 2015