By Joan Harrigan and Susan BeegelMuch is demanded of show dogs – they must be adaptable, calm, and tolerant in addition to meeting the requirements of their breed standards. Two Beaucerons, both champions and exhibited at the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, have show careers that are secondary to their day-to-day work. For Beaucerons […]

The Pumi is the latest breed to be recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC), receiving full AKC status as a member of the Herding Group on July 1, 2016. This rare breed, with only a few new litters born in the United States each year, may be the new dog on the block, but […]

Pirate, a German Shepherd Dog, curls up in a laundry basket. The 7-year-old dog jumped in with little enticing, says owner Kathy Green, of Gold Bar, Wash. Header photo courtesy of Kathy Green When it comes to the Great Box Challenge, there simply are no limits—on size, shape, or container. And those loose parameters apply […]

On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina wreaking havoc in the southeastern United States, Seattle Times journalist Ranny Green reflects on his time in Louisiana on assignment with Noah's Wish, an organization that helps animals affected by natural disasters. Read Ranny's diary of his trip below, which originally ran in The Seattle Times in 2005. -- […]

Staff Sergeant Russ Beckley, Jr. is a fourth-generation Marine who served in Afghanistan with his partner, Rico. Rico, however, was no ordinary Marine. Rico was a 12-year-old German Shepherd K-9 who was part of more than 240 missions and 30 firefights during his two deployments to Afghanistan. This weekend, Beckley, Jr. was reunited with Rico […]

A K-9 German Shepherd named Timoshenko was recognized by the Staten Island Kennel Club on May 28 as part of AKC's Canine Officer Program. This program recognizes K-9 officers who work for government agencies in public service roles. Timoshenko, who was named after a fallen detective, works with Officer Benjamin Colecchia of the NYPD. Last […]

Great successes for the Massachusetts State Police K-9 Unit this week, as two K-9s track down fleeing suspects and another locates a missing boy. On Monday June 6, a K-9 officer named Rocky was deployed to assist in the search for a missing 11-year-old autistic boy in Hanson, Massachusetts. Rocky searched from yard to yard, […]

Good news in the dog world, and especially for the Torres family in East Los Angeles. The family has been reunited with their German Shepherd, PJ, after he was stolen last week from their gated front yard. The reunion is particularly special for Francisco Torres, PJ's owner and Iraq war veteran, as the 8-month-old pup […]

On this Veterans Day, we want to say thank you to everyone who has served and fought for our country, human and canine. Jeremy Angenend, an Afghanistan veteran, shared his story as a K-9 handler with USA Today, telling of his experience working with Fito, a German Shepherd, and how they were reunited after four […]

In a moment of fear and tragedy, search and rescue crews in Sioux Falls, S.D. worked tirelessly throughout the weekend to save dogs and humans alike. On Friday morning, an apartment building that was being remodeled, collapsed. Search and rescue crews and Fire Department members were on the scene all weekend inspecting the building and […]