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Owner Inherits Dog from her Dad & Earns Top Honor on Father’s Day
Speas’ Max A Million RAE NA NAJ NAP NJP NFP owned by Pat Speas of Cumberland, VA Max received the top honor in AKC Rally – the Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) title - on June 21, 2015, at the Richmond (VA) Dog Obedience Club trial. His title came on a very appropriate day – Father’s […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/owner-inherits-dog-from-her-dad-earns-top-honor-on-fathers-day/
| November 5, 2015
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Teach Your Dog to Look Left & Right
This is a fun and easy trick to teach your dog from the AKC GoodDog! Helpline team. Have your dog sit by your side (either left or right side) and hold a treat in the hand next to the dog. Place your treat hand on the side of your dog’s face and move your hand […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/teach-your-dog-to-look-left-right/
| December 16, 2015
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Rescued After Horrific Abuse, Pup Becomes Service Dog & Rescues Owner
Timber received an Honorable Mention award in the 2015 AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE) in the category of Service Dog. His owner, Morgan Master, a veterinary technician of Equinunk, PA, tells the story of how Timber went from being a victim of horrible act to becoming a service dog who saved her […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rescued-after-horrific-abuse-pup-becomes-service-dog-rescues-owner/
| January 8, 2016
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Rex Defies Old Injury to Earn Barn Hunt Championship & More
RATCHX Rex Von McKinney Rausch BCAT CGC owned by Jeanette Rausch of Mount Juliet, TN Eight-year-old Rex was once a stud dog at a kennel that was shut down by the authorities. “I stumbled across his photo online and fell in love with him so I reached out to the organization to arrange meeting him […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rex-defies-old-injury-to-earn-barn-hunt-championship-more/
| January 3, 2016
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Managing Your Lunging & Barking Dog: A 3-Week Reboot to Get You on the Right Track
This training tip is brought to us by Brian Burton, a co-founder of Instinct Dog Behavior & Training LLC in New York City. He’s currently a master’s candidate in Animal Behavior at Hunter College (CUNY) and is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Brian’s rescue mixed-breed dog, Sammy, is […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/managing-your-lunging-barking-dog-a-3-week-reboot-to-get-you-on-the-right-track/
| December 23, 2015
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Former Shelter Dog Has Served Community as Search & Rescue Dog
Rebel is a former shelter dog who now serves his community as a search and rescue dog and a certified therapy dog. He was honored for his amazing contributions with an Honorable Mention award in the 2015 AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE) in the category of Search and Rescue. He has participated […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/former-shelter-dog-has-served-community-as-search-rescue-dog/
| January 12, 2016
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Former Stray Dog Finds Loving Home & Agility Career
Hayley was a stray wandering through southwestern Virginia when she landed in a shelter with limited space and was scheduled for euthanasia. Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART) pulled her out in the nick of time in the summer of 2010, and Bettina Markowitz of Sterling, VA, met her at an adoption event in 2011 and […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/former-stray-dog-finds-loving-home-agility-career/
| January 26, 2016
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Rescue Dog Achieves Top Honors in Coursing & Barn Hunt
Emmy is 11 years old, and was adopted from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, UT, in 2008. At the time, she was an insecure dog who knew very little about being a dog and generally seemed to lack any sense of purpose. Eventually, she followed another dog in the family into agility classes. It […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rescue-dog-achieves-top-honors-in-coursing-barn-hunt/
| January 13, 2016
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Foster Puppy Returns & Jumps into Agility Ring
Karen Powell of Frankfort, KY, fostered two littermates eight years ago and never dreamed that both of them would end up living with her permanently and having successful careers in AKC dog sports. Cody recently earned his AKC Preferred Agility Championship (PACH) through the AKC Canine Partners program for all dogs, including mixed-breeds and rescues. […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/foster-puppy-returns-jumps-into-agility-ring-2/
| January 29, 2016
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Teen & Her Rescue Dog Bringing Home the Ribbons
Ohio teenager Mariah Bradley and her family adopted a puppy from a rescue group five years ago. The Australian Shepherd mix was smart, but active, and soon Mariah got involved with training him through 4H. Before long, the pair were competing in 4H events and did so well that they started competing in AKC events […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/teen-her-rescue-dog-bringing-home-the-ribbons/
| February 2, 2016