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Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
National Champions & Top Dogs Crowned in Orlando
Thousands of dogs, representing the best in their sports, competed at the 20th AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin and related AKC events. The competitions took place Dec. 11 – 13 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. More than 4,000 dogs competed in the conformation dog show. The overall show totals, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/national-champions-top-dogs-crowned-orlando/
| December 22, 2020
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
2021 Resolutions for Dog Breeders
2020 has been a very different and sometimes challenging year for everyone. As this year rapidly draws to a close, I would like for each of us to look back at our 2020 resolutions. Please know, you are not the only one who didn’t get everything on that list done. Instead of focusing on what […]
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| December 22, 2020
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Expert Advice: Feature
Holiday Heartwarmer: A Veteran & His Dog
It wasn’t exactly the tender, affecting environment for love at first sight. But when double lower amputee Marine Sgt. (ret.) Patrick Brown and an anxious German Shepherd Dog puppy Drea first cast eyes on each other in August 2017, a union of soul mates was established. That dream moment occurred at a Mutts With A […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/german-shepherd-dog-drea-veteran-service-dog/
| December 22, 2020
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Expert Advice: Common Conditions
Dog Constipation: Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment
Constipation refers to an inability to produce normal stools on a regular schedule, which, for a dog, is generally once or twice per day. Dogs who are suffering from constipation will not “go” at all, strain to defecate, or produce rock-hard stools. In chronic cases, dogs may retain hard, dry fecal matter in their digestive […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/dog-constipation/
| December 21, 2020
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Expert Advice: Grooming
How to Groom a German Shepherd Dog
AKC Breeders of Merit share tips on how to groom a German Shepherd Dog, from best brushes to dealing with nails.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/tips-for-grooming-german-shepherd/
| December 21, 2020
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
Tibetan Spaniel History: Sacred Dog of Buddhist Monks
If you are reincarnated as a dog, make sure you come back as a Tibetan Spaniel. The region with the highest altitudes on our planet – hence its nickname, “the Roof of the World” – Tibet was forever changed when Buddhism arrived from northern India in the 7th and 8th centuries. Sprawling white monasteries began […]
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| December 18, 2020
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Expert Advice: General Health
How Holistic Care Can Help Your Dog
Holistic medicine treats the person (or, in this case, animal) as a whole: mind, body, spirit. It uses several different practices, including acupuncture, massage, herbal remedies, chiropractic treatment, aromatherapy, nutrition, acupressure, and even sound therapy to address a variety of ailments and conditions. Americans spend more than $30 billion a year on alternative treatments for […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/holistic-care-can-help-dog/
| December 18, 2020
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Expert Advice: Basic Training
How to Teach Your Dog to Drop It
Teaching your dog to "drop it" is an important behavior and allows you to get that item away from your dog without a chase or fight.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/teaching-your-dog-to-drop-it/
| December 17, 2020
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Expert Advice: Dog Sports
Dog Athletes of the Month: Literary Corgis Shine in Dog Sports
Czarina Ellingson held her breath as she took the leash off her Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Gatsby, at an Agility trial. She had decided that if he didn't obey her, Czarina would pick him up and walk him out of the ring — therefore willingly disqualifying them from their favorite dog sport. Gatsby — named after […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/dog-athletes-month-literary-corgis-shine-dog-sports/
| December 16, 2020
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Expert Advice: Training
Why Dogs Growl and How to Handle It
Have you wondered why dogs growl? Dogs growl for many reasons, from wanting to threaten another dog to feeling threatened themselves.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/why-dogs-growl-and-how-to-handle-it/
| December 16, 2020