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Canine Partners
On the Road Again: RVing with Rudy
Rudy loves camping trips and dogs are becoming more and more popular with people who spend time in campers and RVs. Most camp grounds allow dogs, and some have even added dog park areas where dogs can run off leash and meet other camping canines. This past summer, Rudy and the Treynors of Fairview Park, […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/on-the-road-again-rving-with-rudy/
| November 17, 2015
Expert Advice: Feature
Vietnam Vet Helps War Dogs in Memory Of The One He Had To Leave Behind
The War DogIt was May of 1966, and Ron Aiello was on his first patrol as a new Marine, leading an inspection of two villages in Vietnam. His military working dog, Stormy, walked ahead of him with the other Marines following at a distance. As they reached a clearing, Stormy suddenly stopped. Aiello bent down […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/vietnam-vet-helps-war-dogs/
| November 10, 2015
Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
Responsible Breeders Reach Out With a Positive Approach to Fight Anti-breeder Sentiment
As a dog trainer and an instructor for puppy socialization classes, I can’t help but notice that almost all of the purebred puppies I see (and many popular purposely-bred mixes) are not from good local breeders but were purchased through the Internet. It’s actually quite astonishing: On a whim, anyone can Google a breed, click […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/responsible-breeders-reach-out-with-positive-approach/
| November 3, 2015
Canine Partners
This Little Dog Knows How to Pull Her Weight
June is a cute little shaggy dog, but she also is strong for her size. June participates in weight pull, a canine sport in which dogs wear a special harness and pull a cart loaded with weight. Althought it is most popular with large carting breeds, sledding breeds, and bully breeds, all breeds,including mixed-breeds like […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/this-little-dog-knows-how-to-pull-her-weight/
| November 2, 2015
Expert Advice: Cute & Funny
10 Things Only a Leonberger Owner Would Know
This larger-than-life breed was developed in the mid-1800s by Heinrich Essig, an exotic-animal dealer and alderman from the German town of Leonberg, who, legend has it, was trying to create a dog to resemble the lion on the town’s crest. Saint Bernard, Newfoundland, Great Pyrenees, are among the breeds went into this intelligent, all-around working […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/things-leonberger-owner-know/
| October 14, 2015
Expert Advice: Cute & Funny
Bulldog Puppy Power
Bulldogs. The wrinkly, adorable breed has been gaining popularity over the past few years, reaching fourth place in our most popular dog breeds in 2014. This intelligent, dignified dog is known for it’s gentle nature and unflappable demeanor. Originally bred in England for bullbaiting, the breed faced extinction when that cruel sport was outlawed in […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/bulldog-puppy-power/
| October 8, 2015
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Expert Advice: AKC Gazette
Beagle, Harrier, Foxhound: The Same But Different
Originally published in the AKC Gazette: The Harrier, Beagle, and English Foxhound are all the same ancestrally, but were developed for different game. This resulted with the slower-moving, superbly nosed Beagle at one extreme and the hard-running English Foxhound, who often overran its nose, at the other. The Harrier, as in most things, was right […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/gazette/beagle-harrier-foxhound-different/
| October 7, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
The Pug: A Mini Owner’s Manual
Overview Pugs are: Even-tempered, charming, mischievous, loving, and adaptable; The largest breed in the AKC Toy Group—portable but sturdy; Originally from Asia, though long associated with The Netherlands; A very popular pet the world over; Easy to groom, but—despite its short coat— a dog that sheds. Pugs love: Kids; Adults who are still kids at […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/pug-owners-manual/
| October 6, 2015
Expert Advice: Puppy Health
Toy Spaniels: The Rise and Fall and Rise
According to an article on Continental Toy Spaniels by Baron Albert Houtart, the spaniel family, regardless of size, belongs to the “braccoid” classification of the canine species, as defined by Pierre Megnin. One distinction that Houtart makes is that all spaniels characteristically have short hair on the skull, muzzle, and fronts of the legs with […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/toy-spaniels-fall-rise/
| September 25, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Queen Elizabeth and the Doghouse of Windsor
On Wednesday, September 10, Elizabeth II surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria to become the longest-reigning monarch in British history—and that’s a ton of history! The 89-year-old Elizabeth set the record at 5:30 p.m. (BST) by having reigned for 23,226 days, 16 hours, and approximately 30 minutes. Around here, Elizabeth is best known as a true-blue […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/queen-elizabeth-doghouse-windsor/
| September 10, 2015