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Dog Gains Focus & Exercise through Agility
MACH Folly Farnsworth MXB MJS OF owned by Trudy & Sean Price of Kingsport, TN Trudy describes 6-year-old Folly, a Shih Tzu/Poodle mix, as “the extreme of high energy/anxiety.” “Folly took obedience classes and was always a disruption in class. He could not focus…We tried everything to calm him but nothing seemed to help.” A […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/dog-gains-focus-exercise-thru-agility/
| June 15, 2015
Canine Partners
Stray Dog Follows Neighbor Home & Becomes Multi-Titled K-9 Athlete
Houdini’s Hanky Panky RN OA OAJ NJP OF CAX owned by Pam Brownlee of Kingsport, TN Hank appeared one unusually warm and stormy February day in 2008 when Pam was walking her three dogs. “Hank followed us all the way home and ended up in my garage since I couldn't bear to see him running […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/stray-dog-follows-neighbor-home-becomes-multi-titled-k-9-athlete/
| July 23, 2015
Canine Partners
Teen & His Dog Excel at Many Sports, Thanks to Start from AKC & 4H
Mix a high-drive Labrador with an active 8-year-old boy, and you cook up a mother looking for an outlet. Lucia Pink found it when her eyes landed on a newspaper advertisement for a Kids and Dogs Day Camp at the Imperial Polk Obedience Club. The camp ran for a week and Lucia thought it would […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/teen-his-dog-excel-at-many-sports-thanks-to-start-from-akc-4h/
| July 17, 2015
Canine Partners
Meet Chance & Bramble – Not Twins, But Best Buddies!
Photos by Katherine Martucci I adopted Chance from Ani-Care Animal Shelter in Ontario, OR, in December 2012. He was a 10-month-old Flat-Coated Retriever mix named "Zip" and had already been in five different homes in that short span of life. He was more of a cuddly teddy bear than a zippy boy so I decided […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/meet-chance-bramble-not-twins-but-best-buddies/
| July 20, 2015
Canine Partners
Pitbull Abandoned by Owner Gets New Family & Career
Pitbull Abandoned by Owner Gets New Family & Career Jasmine of Lindenbrook UD owned by Nan & Kevin Daley of Woodside, CA Jasmine was dropped off at the Daley’s house by a friend of their daughters' to watch while his landlord inspected his rental house. “He didn't come back as expected and then told us […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/pitbull-abandoned-by-owner-gets-new-family-career/
| July 24, 2015
Canine Partners
Great Way To Get Outside & Get Moving – Backpack With Your Canine Partner
Nekoda loves hiking and carrying his back pack through the Oregon wilderness with his owner Sally Freeman of Warrenton, OR. The 11-year-old mixed-breed dog is a member of the AKC Canine Partners program with the AKC formal name of Nekoda Pepper Freeman-Forster. If you would like to start hiking with your dogs and want them […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/great-way-to-get-outside-get-moving-backpack-with-your-canine-partner/
| July 29, 2015
Canine Partners
Meet Adorable Norbert – Canine Good Citizen & Tricks Star!
Norbert is an adorable mixed-breed dog who has won the AKC Canine Good Citizen award, is a certified therapy dog, and loves to do tricks! Mixed-breeds and rescue dogs can qualify for the AKC Canine Good Citizen title through the AKC Canine Partners program.
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/meet-adorable-norbert-canine-good-citizen-tricks-star/
| August 3, 2015
Canine Partners
Junior Handler & Family Scheduled To Appear on Travel Channel Show
Seventeen-year-old Steven Pink of Punta Gorda, FL, and his Labrador Retriever, Stark, will make an appearance on Big Time RV, a show that airs on the Travel Channel. The episodes are scheduled to appear in a double premiere at 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16. Steven shows Stark in dock diving, as well as […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/junior-handler-family-scheduled-to-appear-on-travel-channel-show/
| August 6, 2015
Canine Partners
Junior Handler & Her Rescue Dog Win Class at AKC Juniors Classic
Name: Brittaney Allen Age: 16 Hometown: Cambridge, OH Grade: High School Junior Parents: Jay & Brenda Allen How did Ollie come into your family’s life? How old is Ollie and do you know what breed/mix he is? Ollie is a Border Collie mix who was adopted from our county’s animal shelter in 2012. He is […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/junior-handler-her-rescue-dog-win-class-at-akc-juniors-classic/
| August 17, 2015
Canine Partners
12-year-old Former Shelter Pup Going Strong & Bringing Home the Ribbons
He was the last of nine puppies to be adopted from the litter at 8 weeks of age when he went home with Charleata Carter. “Sebastian has always been happy, relaxed, smart, and friendly with almost every human and animal he meets, and he is always eager to try something new,” Charleata said. Her friends […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/12-year-old-former-shelter-pup-going-strong-bringing-home-the-ribbons/
| August 14, 2015