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Expert Advice: Events
AKC Dog Show Patch Program: Successful Launch
The AKC Dog Show Patch Program successfully launched at the AKC National Championship in Orlando, Fl. this past December. Over 100 Girl Scouts from more than 25 different troops participated in the launch. The program went without a hitch and received lots of positive feedback from the scouts and troop leaders alike. This educational program […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/akc-dog-show-patch-program-launch/
| January 18, 2017
Expert Advice: Advanced Training
Take the Great Box Challenge and Strengthen Your Bond With Your Dog
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 […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/great-box-challenge/
| March 31, 2017
Expert Advice: News
The Pumi: There’s More To The 190th Breed Than Meets The Eye
Don’t let that introductory Pumi persona fool you! That’s one of the cautions surrounding the American Kennel Club’s newest recognized breed, which numbers only about 350 in the United States. “People tell me all the time – your Pumis look so adorable, like stuffed animals, koalas or even Ewoks,” says Karen Beattie Massey, of Issaquah, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/more-to-the-pumi-than-meets-the-eye/
| August 9, 2016
Expert Advice: News
Healing the bodies and broken hearts of the pets displaced by Katrina: A volunteer’s story
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. -- […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/katrina-volunteers-story/
| August 27, 2015
Expert Advice: News
Katrina Memories For This Seattle Journalist
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. -- It’s been decade since my life took a dramatic change and the Gulf Coast endured […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/katrina-memories/
| August 28, 2015
Expert Advice: Feature
With Dogs At The Edge of Life Makes Readers Re-Examine Humans’ Sentimentality With Dogs
For Picks of The Litter, a regular book review series, Ranny Green critiques "With Dogs at the Edge of Life,” by Colin Dayan (Columbia University Press). What would you expect from Columbia University Press and an author who is professor of the humanities and professor of law at Vanderbilt University? A scholarly, probing work on […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/with-dogs-at-edge-of-life-review/
| March 14, 2016
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Two Dogs And A Parrot’ Highlights Tough Life Lessons Learned Through Pet Ownership
For Picks of The Litter, a regular book review series, Ranny Green critiques “Two Dogs and a Parrot: What Our Animal Friends Can Teach Us About Life" (Blue Bridge). This cranial jukebox of enriching stories reflects a tough realism throughout whether the subject is an Irish Setter, Golden Retriever, or a medium-sized parrot. The internationally […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/two-dogs-and-a-parrot-highlights-tough-life-lessons-learned-through-pet-ownership/
| December 14, 2015
Expert Advice: News
Marine Reunited With K-9 One Last Time Before His Emotional Military Farewell
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 […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/marine-reunited-with-k-9-one-last-time-before-his-emotional-military-farewell/
| June 21, 2016
Expert Advice: News
The Top 10 Most-Googled Dog Questions of 2016
In our modern digital age, we often turn to the Internet for things we don't know the answer to. And this of course, includes all our dog-related questions! As any dog owner knows, sometimes your dog is doing something, like watching TV, and you want to know why it is that he does that. So […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/top-10-most-googled-dog-questions/
| December 16, 2016
Expert Advice: News
Staten Island Kennel Club Recognizes German Shepherd K-9 Officer
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 […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/staten-island-kennel-club-recognizes-german-shepherd-k-9-officer/
| June 9, 2016