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Expert Advice: AKC Rally
How to Watch the AKC Rally National Championship
Interested in the 2024 AKC Rally National Championship? Don't miss these star teams hitting the courses!
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/watch-akc-rally-national-championship/
| July 12, 2024
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Expert Advice: Fitness & Exercise
Does Your Dog Need a Massage? Benefits of the Canine Massage
Canine massage has many benefits for dogs from puppies to seniors. It can ease pain, increase mobility and circulation, and aid in recovery.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/dog-massage/
| July 5, 2024
Sports & Events
Redneck Girls Race to the Front in the AKC Agility League’s Fall 2023 Season
Article Used with Permission of Purina Pro Plan Training dogs and competing in the AKC Agility League has been a whirlwind of excitement for Gloria Krueger of New Market, Alabama. As team captain of Redneck Girls, the winners of the Regulation PhD Division in the Fall 2023 season of the Agility League, Krueger has proved […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/agility/in-the-zone/redneck-girls-race-front-akc-agility-leagues-fall-2023-season/
| June 25, 2024
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Sports & Events
Agility League Spotlight: Defying Physical Limitations to Succeed in Agility
The spotlight shines on Hake and Carolyn Lathrop. Hake is a young Border Collie who works amazingly as a team with Carolyn, despite her physical limitations. Carolyn has a lung disease that requires her to be on an oxygen concentrator, but distance training and verbal communication have enabled them to succeed in agility. In the […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/agility/in-the-zone/agility-league-spotlight-defying-physical-limitations-succeed-agility/
| June 25, 2024
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Junior Spotlight Spring 2024
Meet Mia Federico: A Junior Career led to big Agility Goals In just three years, Mia has gone from beginner to top-winning competitor in obedience, rally, and agility. With her All American Dog, Mochi, she was a member of the Junior Open Agility World Championship Team in 2023 and was High Combined at the Juniors […]
https://www.akc.org/register/information/canine-partners/newsletter/junior-spotlight-spring-2024/
| June 18, 2024
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Title Recognition Spring 2024
The AKC works with non-AKC service and sports organizations to recognize the titles that AKC-registered dogs earn in their programs. This includes the AKC Therapy Dog program and the AKC Search & Rescue program. AKC also recognizes titles of the Barn Hunt Association (BHA); North American Diving Dogs (NADD); the North American Flyball Association (NAFA); […]
https://www.akc.org/register/information/canine-partners/newsletter/title-recognition-spring-2024/
| June 18, 2024
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Expert Advice: Dog Sports
Meet the Winners of the 2024 Disc Dog Challenge
Dogs that catch discs aren't just here for the fun, they're serious dog athletes! Also known as UpDog, Disc Dog is an exciting, fast-paced, fun sport...
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/2024-disc-dog-challenge-winners/
| June 17, 2024
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Expert Advice: Conformation
LGBTQ Dog Handlers Talk Pride in Dog Sports
Celebrating the diversity of our dog sports community is part of helping our sports to thrive, including the AKC LGBTQ community.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/lgbtq-dog-handlers/
| June 7, 2024
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Expert Advice: Dog Athletes
Heart Dog ‘Stardust’ Competes in AKC Disc Dog Challenge
Border Collie "Stardust" is a fierce freestyle, agility, and disc competitor at dog sporting events. But above all else, she's her hander's "heart dog."
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/disc-dog-challenge-stardust/
| June 7, 2024
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Expert Advice: Training
Dogs May Understand the Meaning of Words
Do dogs understand the meaning of words? Recent research on dog cognition has shed light on what dogs comprehend about human language including their understanding of words used as object labels.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/dogs-may-understand-the-meaning-of-words/
| June 6, 2024