SORT BY
Expert Advice: Studies
AKC Canine Health Foundation-Funded Study Discovers a Genetic Cause of Canine Epilepsy
Meaningful progress is being made toward understanding and treating canine epilepsy, the most common neurological disorder in dogs. Canine epilepsy, which results in recurrent, unprovoked seizures, can fall into three categories: caused by structural problems in the brain (symptomatic epilepsy), attributed to unknown causes (idiopathic epilepsy) and inherited (genetic epilepsy). The latter, genetic epilepsy, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/funded-study-discovers-genetic-cause-canine-epilepsy/
| June 26, 2017
Expert Advice: Feature
Meet the Dog Trainer and Competitor Who Doesn’t Need Sight to Succeed
Imagine, for a minute, you are involved in dog sports, and your four-legged partner is tightly connected to your left side throughout one exercise after another. Can you envision the challenges facing you in one venue after another if your field of vision in your left eye is less than 10 degrees to almost nothing, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/trainer-and-competitor-doesnt-need-sight-to-succeed/
| January 16, 2017
Expert Advice: Feature
When It Comes to Doggy Dynamics, Sizzle Is Your Ultimate Prototype
Make no mistake about it, dog sport competitors are no different than finely tuned human athletes. These dogs long to get in the ring and give it their best, while performing in concert with their handlers. In the process, doggy dynamics are accented with plenty of psychological gymnastics. If ever there was a prototype for […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/sizzle-doggy-dynamics/
| April 4, 2017
Expert Advice: Feature
The Joy Ride Is Just Beginning, and This PTSD Veteran Is All Smiles Now
She radiates joy, but it’s her fighting spirit that defines the heart of a 13-week-old German Wirehaired Pointer that is about to embark on a coast-to-coast flight to a new home. Appropriately, Joy is her name. And, adds her breeder, Laura Reeves, of Grants Pass, Ore., “This is the case of the right dog at […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/veteran-with-ptsd-finds-joy-in-dogs/
| March 3, 2017
Expert Advice: Feature
Book About Secret Service Dogs Offers Tasty Respite From Politics
By now, I’m certain you’re sick of presidential politics and want this election to be over. Enter a welcome distraction: "Secret Service Dogs: The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States" by Maria Goodavage, a New York Times bestseller. This insightful read serves up plenty of brief, punchy slices of dog life that […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/book-about-secret-service-dogs-offers-tasty-respite-from-politics/
| November 2, 2016
Expert Advice: News
Four New Jersey Dog Groomers Win One Million Dollars From Powerball
What would you do if you won one million dollars? That's what four New Jersey dog groomers are trying to figure out. The four women, Kristle Ellicott, Laura Lahm, Alice Lynch, and Kimberly Visser won $1 million from their $1 Powerball ticket, USA Today reports. So yes, the co-workers of Garden State Barkway Grooming Salon […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/nj-dog-groomers-win-one-million-powerball/
| August 23, 2017
Expert Advice: News
Last 9/11 Search Dog Honored in Hometown Hit By Hurricane Harvey
Bretagne, the last surviving 9/11 search dog, was honored in her hometown of Cypress, Texas with a special ceremony on the 16th anniversary of the tragic attacks, TODAY reports. At the ceremony, a life-size bronze statue of Bretagne was unveiled. The statue sits at the entrance of the Fairfield subdivision where Bretagne lived with her […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/last-9-11-search-dog-honored-in-hometown-hit-by-hurricane-harvey/
| September 12, 2017
Expert Advice: News
Drone Dog Walker: Has Pet Technology Gone Too Far?
Dog owners want the best for their furry best friend and in recent years, businesses have capitalized on the money people are willing to spend. According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), Americans spent 66.75 billion dollars in 2016 alone. That's a solid chunk of change. With the 21st-century tech surge, tech companies have […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/drone-dog-walker/
| August 17, 2017
Expert Advice: News
Colorado Elementary School Students Train Service Dog For Local Veteran in Need
Elementary school students in Divide, Colo. have taken it upon themselves to help veterans in their local community. Five students from Summit Elementary School realized that there were veterans in their community who could benefit from having a service dog. They then decided to start training the dogs themselves, KKTV reports. "We recognize a large […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/students-train-service-dog-for-veteran/
| February 27, 2017
Expert Advice: News
Indiana Service Dogs Deliver 650 Valentine’s Day Gift Boxes
The people of Indianapolis had an extra special Valentine's Day this year as service dogs from an organization called ICAN delivered nearly 650 gift boxes to local businesses. The ICAN service dogs are trained by inmates from three different prisons in the Indianapolis area. The dogs are trained to help people with a range of […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/service-dogs-valentines-day/
| February 17, 2017