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German Shepherd Saves 7-Year-Old Girl From Venomous Rattlesnake
A German Shepherd Dog named Haus is fighting for his life after defending his 7-year-old owner from a snake. On Wednesday, March 11, Molly DeLuca was in her grandmother’s Tampa backyard with Haus when a venomous eastern diamondback rattlesnake approached them, Fox 13 reported. Haus positioned himself between Molly and the snake, taking three bites, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/german-shepherd-saves-7-year-old-girl-from-venomous-rattlesnake/
| May 13, 2016
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Family Of Marine Killed In Afghanistan Gets His War Dog
On July 19, 2012, at only 23 years old, Marine Joshua Ashley was killed by an IED blast while serving in Afghanistan. His beloved war dog, a German Shepherd named Sirius, was with him. Sirius survived the explosion. This year, Sirius was retired, and Ashley’s family was given the chance to offer him a permanent […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/family-of-marine-killed-in-afghanistan-gets-his-war-dog/
| March 2, 2016
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Dogs Tell Time With Their Noses, Expert Says
We know a dog’s sense of smell is incredible—canine noses have more than 200 million smell receptors, compared with a human’s paltry five million. This allows them, when properly trained, to sniff out everything from homemade explosives to illegal items being brought across borders to even electronic devices hidden by sex offenders. A canine expert […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dogs-tell-time-with-their-noses-expert-says/
| October 6, 2016
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Dogs of the Future—How Much Technology Has Benefitted Our Canine Companions
When it comes to dogs, the future is now. In the film Back to the Future II, Marty McFly, his girlfriend, and Doc used a time machine to send themselves to October 21, 2015—30 years ahead of the year they live in, 1985. The future, as imagined in the ’80s, didn’t get it all quite […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dogs-of-the-future-technology/
| January 1, 2009
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Dog Watches Over Lost Toddler for 7 Hours
A family has their loyal puppy to thank for avoiding a tragedy just before the holidays. The family, who lives near Melbourne, Australia, reported that their two-year-old toddler disappeared from their property Tuesday evening. Fortunately, their one-year-old dog, named Poppy, took notice and followed her. The dog then watched over the young girl, named Sophia, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dog-watches-over-lost-toddler-for-7-hours/
| December 29, 2015
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Dogs Teach Empathy, Prevent Bullying to At-Risk Youth in NYC Schools
For many at-risk youth in New York City, violence and crime is an inescapable fact of life. But Audrey Hendler is hoping to change that, with the help of about 25 four-legged teaching assistants. In 2010, Hendler launched A Fair Shake for Youth, a program that brings therapy dogs into middle schools in under-served communities […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dog-prevent-bullying-in-schools/
| March 16, 2015
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Dog Missing in Yellowstone National Park for 6 Weeks Makes it Home
An Australian Shepherd who became lost after a car accident in Yellowstone National Park and lived in the wild for 44 days is finally home with her family. On July 23, Dave Sowers and his girlfriend, Laura Gillice, were involved in a serious head-on car crash while visiting the park. Sowers' dog, Jade, whose plastic […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dog-missing-yellowstone-home/
| September 9, 2015
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Do Dogs Really Dislike Hugs?
Bad news for people who love to hug their dog. While some canines, especially those trained as therapy dogs, can tolerate this interaction, in general, dogs do not enjoy it. Dogs rely on body language as a method of communication with humans and each other. Putting a limb over another dog is a way of […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/do-dogs-really-dislike-hugs/
| April 27, 2016
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Corgi Accidentally Flown To Hawaii After Airline Mishap
A Pembroke Welsh Corgi got an unexpected aloha after American Airlines accidentally misrouted her to Hawaii. According to NBC-DWF (scroll down for video), the dog, named Bethany, was supposed to travel from Seattle to Jackson, Mississippi, with her owner, Paul Chen, but when she never arrived in Mississippi, Chen reported her missing. American Airlines located […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/corgi-accidentally-flown-to-hawaii-after-airline-mishap/
| December 1, 2015
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Caring For War Dogs Caught In Scandal Puts Man In Financial Distress
>Robby's Law, and instead gave the dogs out to civilians, including three Pentagon employees. Henderson and Solis, the Post reported, picked up the 12 dogs from K2 Solutions and then turned them over to Meredith for caretaking until they could be sold to the Panamanian government. But paperwork from K2 dictated that the dogs were […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/caring-for-war-dogs-scandal/
| March 2, 2016