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AKC Detection Dog Task Force Facts
Mission Statement: The American Kennel Club, the oldest and largest dog registry in the country, will provide assistance to the US Government and AKC breeders to improve the domestic supply of dogs for explosive detection training by raising the awareness of obstacles, exploring multiple solutions, educating key stake holders, and fostering collaboration for continuous improvement. […]
https://www.akc.org/akc-detection-dog-task-force/akc-detection-dog-task-force-facts/
| May 18, 2018
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Expert Advice: Training
Ask Our Trainers: My Dog Jumps on Visitors and Won’t Stay off the Counters
Judith C. of Connecticut wrote AKC for help with her German Shorthaired Pointer pup that loves jumping on people and the kitchen counter to steal food. Heather W. of Michigan said she is having the same issue with her pair of one-year-old Labrador Retrievers. Heather says, "We are constantly telling them to stay down and pushing them down. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/how-to-stop-a-dog-from-jumping/
| May 16, 2018
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AKC Detection Dog Task Force FAQs
Why is there a shortage of domestic detection dogs? Following the events of 9-11, the demand for scent detection dogs for use in search and rescue, as well as explosives detection, began to grow and has steadily risen since. Recent events, including the bombings in Brussels, Boston, Las Vegas and New York City, have accelerated […]
https://www.akc.org/akc-detection-dog-task-force/faqs/
| April 20, 2018
Sports & Events
2018 AKC Gun Dog Championships
Premium List Check out the AKC Pointing Breed Gun Dog Championship Facebook Gun Dog Championship AKC Event Info Page 2018 Gun Dog Championship Trial Coverage: Brace Reports - 1A FC VK's Twenty Gauge Xr (Deuce) Owner Robyn & Sherwin VanKooten Handler Sean orSherwin VanKooten/Jon Hann Breed/Sex - Vizsla/M with 1B Chicoree's Jake's Bonnie (Bonnie) Owner Fred […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/field-trials/akc-gun-dog-championships/2018-gun-dog-championships/
| March 29, 2018
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Expert Advice: Events
Meet the Handler Behind the Winner of the 2017 Gun Dog Championship
Field trials are all about letting a dog do what comes naturally in a competitive setting. For the Pointing Breeds that means finding birds and showing off their courage, stamina, and keen desire to hunt. Since 1993, the AKC Gun Dog Championship continues to be one of the largest and most prestigious pointing all breed field trial championship in […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/meet-handler-behind-winner-2017-gun-dog-championship/
| March 22, 2018
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Expert Advice: Dog Sports
A Sporting Dog Field of Dreams: National Bird Dog Museum and Field Trial Halls of Fame
If you build it, they will come ...—well, it’s not quite exactly the dialogue in the movie Field of Dreams (“If you build it, he will come”), but there are parallels. In 1991, two men had the dream to build a place in Grand Junction, Tennessee, to house a National Bird Dog Museum, Field Trial […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/sporting-dog-field-dreams-national-bird-dog-museum-field-trial-halls-fame/
| February 1, 2018
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Expert Advice: News
Morris & Essex Kennel Club Dog Show 2015: Photo Gallery (Part One)
Despite a very rainy weather forecast — not to mention the potential of Hurricane Joaquin bearing down on the Northeast within a few days — crowds of people and dogs descended on Somerset, New Jersey, on October 1 for the Morris & Essex Kennel Club’s spectacular 2015 outdoor dog show. A revival of the lavish events […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/morris-essex-photo-gallery/
| February 1, 2018
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Expert Advice: Lifestyle
World-Class Equestrian Goes to the Dogs—and Finds Many Similarities
Cleo and Gwen Blake practice at Family Dog Training Center in Kent, Wash., a Seattle suburb. “Practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect,” says Blake. “And we need plenty of that.” Photo courtesy Kathy Lang. For Gwen Blake, it’s back to basics every time she steps into the obedience and rally rings with her […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/world-class-equestrian-goes-to-the-dogs/
| January 26, 2018
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Expert Advice: Feature
Team Joy Brings Special Persona to National Dog Show
They call themselves "The Joy Team," but when you see the Rogers girls at a dog show venue, you know it's all about commitment, competition, and character. And that's exactly what the audience will get with Sophia, 19; Emma and Faith, 13; and Julia, 9, at The National Dog Show presented by Purina on Nov. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/team-joy-special-persona-national-dog-show/
| November 13, 2017
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Dog Breeds
Pudelpointer
The Pudelpointer is a calm, self-controlled, versatile gun dog with a distinct hunting instinct and lacks game or gun shyness. In his native country of Germany, he has always ranked high in performance tests and in the field. This breed is enjoyed and valued for its desire and drive.
https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/pudelpointer/
| November 6, 2017