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Teaching Hind End Awareness & 2-On-2-Off Agility Foundation
This training tip addresses foundation training for the 2-on-2-off position for agility contact obstacles and is brought to us by Erin Rakosky, who is part of the AKC GoodDog! Helpline training team. The Good Dog Helpline is a telephone training service that provides support to dog owners with questions about basic training and behavior. Erin […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/teaching-hind-end-awareness-2-on-2-off-agility-foundation/
| May 14, 2015
Canine Partners
Sport of Coursing Helps Shy Dog Gain Confidence
Hula Lula CAX owned by Susan Lewis of Wildomar, CA Hula Lula is a mixed-breed that was adopted from a local shelter when she was about 3 months old. She was born at the shelter and came from a very large litter. “She is a very sweet girl but shy,” Susan said. “I try to […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/sport-of-coursing-helps-shy-dog-gain-confidence/
| May 14, 2015
Canine Partners
Afghanistan Pup Loving Life in US
Ally spends her days like a typical suburban canine. She watches for the squirrels and birds that wander into her yard. She plays with her favorite toy – a squeaky football. Occasionally she breaks into a run and makes speedy loops around her house, just to show those pesky squirrels that she could catch them […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/afghanistan-pup-loving-life-in-us/
| May 14, 2015
Expert Advice: Feature
Guide Dog Started Saving People Before He Was House Trained
Merrick, a 4-year-old black Labrador Retriever, works as guide dog for a blind man. But his career as a savior started when he was just a tiny pup. Lorraine Trapani, the volunteer puppy raiser who took 11-week-old Merrick under her wing in 2011, says that this tiny bundle of black hair, high spirits, and energy […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/guide-dog-started-saving-people-before-he-was-housetrained/
| May 14, 2015
Canine Partners
A Guide to Toy Shopping for Your Pup
This article is brought to you by Christie Canfield of the AKC GoodDog! Helpline training team. The helpline is a seven-day-a-week telephone support line staffed by experienced dog trainers. It can be bewildering. Enter a pet supply shop to buy your dog a present and face aisle after aisle of different toys. Which one and […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/a-guide-to-toy-shopping-for-your-pup/
| May 13, 2015
Canine Partners
Once Stray Dog Now Obedience/Rally Stand-Out
Our Sweet Waally Waally Wabbitt CD BN PCD RAE owned by James & Barbara Roberts of Lakeland, FL Wabbitt wondered up to Jim and Bobbi while they were working out in their yard. His eyes were so infected that he could not see, and he was running into bushes and trees. “He was so very […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/once-stray-dog-now-obedience-rally-stand-out/
| May 12, 2015
Expert Advice: Events
Bernese Mountain Dog 40th National Specialty
Celebrating the breed’s 40th-anniversary national specialty was something I never dreamed possible when I sat on the bench with my entry at the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America’s first national specialty on March 13, 1976, at the Harrisburg Kennel Club’s benched show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Building. The catalog cover boasted the event […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/bmd-40th-national-specialty/
| May 12, 2015
Expert Advice: Common Behavior Issues
Watch for Warning Signs of an Aggressive Dog
Aggressive Dogs: Body Language It’s very important to learn to recognize signs of an aggressive dog and potential dog fight. It can mean the difference between a romp at the dog park or a day in the veterinary emergency room. You have to be able to decode the body language of an aggressive dog. Here […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/warning-signs-aggressive-dog-fight-bite-barking/
| May 12, 2015
Expert Advice: Common Behavior Issues
How Do I Change My Dog’s Bathroom Habit?
Ask AKC Dear AKC: My dog is a wonderful Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua mix. My question has to do with taking him to go out. He will only go to the bathroom where other dogs have gone. My husband and I moved into a townhouse where no one has lived before. As a result, he will […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/change-dogs-bathroom-habit/
| May 12, 2015
Expert Advice: Common Behavior Issues
My Dog Doesn’t Bark
Ask AKC Dear AKC: We have a 14-month-old German Shepherd. She refuses to bark to be let out or let back in. Instead, she scratches at the door. We've been unable to teach her to "speak". Do you have any suggestions? -- Knock Knock Dear Knock: Since your dog is smart enough to go […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/my-dog-doesnt-bark/
| May 12, 2015