An estimated 20 percent of dogs have some form of ear disease. Here are the symptoms and treatment for dog ear infections.

Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) is the world’s leading conservation detection dog organization WD4C pioneered ways to use dogs’ sense of smell to protect wildlife by building upon techniques from narcotics detection, cadaver detection, and search and rescue, Traditional survey techniques require expensive helicopters, dangerous tranquilizers, or inefficient camera traps Dogs fix all of those problems […]

Learning Objectives Students will compare negative feedback loops in dogs and humans, related to body temperature. Students will define and compare negative and positive feedback loops in humans and dogs. Grade Levels Grades 9-12 Next Generation Science Standards Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis. HS-LS1-3 Disciplinary Core Idea L S1.A: […]

Next Generation Science Standards 6-8.1- Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts. (MS-LS1-3) 6-8.1- Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts. (MS-LS1-3) MS-LS2-5 There are systematic processes for evaluating solutions with respect to how well they meet the criteria and constraints of a problem. MS-LS1-6: Science knowledge is based […]

At a Glance: Researchers identified four distinct therapy dog handling styles: hands-off, permissive, authoritative, and authoritarian The new study suggests the dog's handler may impact the success therapy dog sessions Therapy dogs can have a tremendous impact on the people they interact with. From senior centers to hospitals to schools, these dogs bring joy and […]

-Program designed to provide canine comfort to children- The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest dog registry, leading industry authority and advocate for dogs, is proud to announce the launch of the AKC PupPals Program. The AKC PupPals Program provides dog owners a unique opportunity to uplift a child who is seeking the comfort […]

-Conference aims to examine possible solutions to the shortage of detection dogs- The American Kennel Club will host the 2019 AKC U.S. Detection Dog Conference Tuesday, August 27th - Thursday, August 29th, 2019 in Durham, NC to explore solutions to the shortage of domestic dogs for explosives detection in the United States. The Conference will bring together […]

- Programming to Feature Agility, Diving Dogs, & Flyball - The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for all dogs, is proud to participate in ESPN Dog Day on August 24th – a programming event that celebrates International Dog Day (August 26th). The event will highlight select dog […]

The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is celebrating one million dogs passing their AKC Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) Test. The millionth dog to pass the test was a Bernese Mountain Dog named Fiona who is owned by Nora Pavone from Brooklyn, NY. Fiona attended instructor […]

The AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) program has been the gold standard of behavior for all dogs — both purebred and mixed breeds — since 1989. Thirty years later, one million dogs have passed their CGC test! On August 14, 2019, the AKC recognizes the millionth CGC dog — Fiona the Bernese Mountain Dog, owned […]