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Canine Partners
AKC Canine Partners 10th Anniversary Series: Trailblazers
1st AKC Champion Tracker: CT Griffin Fielding & Maureen Fielding of N. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Griffin came into being through an accidental mating between a black German Shepherd female and a German Short-haired Pointer male. “He is a fine hunting dog with a strong work ethic, making him an excellent tracking dog,” Maureen said. […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/akc-canine-partners-10th-anniversary-series-trailblazers-7/
| April 15, 2020
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Canine Partners
AKC Canine Partners 10th Anniversary Series: Trailblazers
Grand-View My Retirement Plan BN RAE2 TD CGCA CGCU TKI & Trish Simon of Borden, IN Trish’s neighbor found then 3-month-old Zoey and her littermate running with a young Beagle through a field in December 2008. “On her way home, my neighbor saw me and stopped. ‘Hey Trish, look what I found.’ The Beagle was […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/akc-canine-partners-10th-anniversary-series-trailblazers-6/
| April 14, 2020
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Canine Partners
AKC Canine Partners 10th Anniversary: Trailblazers
1st AKC Rally Masters Title: PACH Uggie Bug Jones CDX RM RAE FDC AX AXJ MXP7 MXPG MJP7 MJPS PAX2 OF MFPB T2BP2 SIN SEN SBN CGCA CGCU TKP & Shannon Jones of Cary, NC It was a cold day in February 2003 when a tiny puppy, freezing and starving, was discovered hiding in Shannon’s […]
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| April 13, 2020
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Expert Advice: Basic Training
Fun With Heeling – It’s Easy to Teach Your Dog to Walk Beside You
By AKC GoodDog! Helpline Trainer Christie Canfield Teaching your puppy or older dog to heel can be easy and fun. Use this directed shaping technique to help your dog learn to love to walk beside you. Get a lot of yummy treats, cut up into small pieces. Start inside the house and walk around a […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/heeling-teach-dog-walk/
| April 13, 2020
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Expert Advice: Agility
Canine Partner Turbo Shines as Athletic and Therapy All-Star
If you ever find yourself seeking out the true meaning and personification of 'underdog,' the versatile Turbo should be right at the top of the list. This former South Carolina shelter All-American puppy, under the guidance of owner-handler Pam McKinney, of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire (population 2,300), hasn’t found an American Kennel Club sport he […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/canine-partner-turbo-shines-athletic-star/
| April 9, 2020
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Canine Partners
AKC Canine Partners 10th Anniversary Series: Trailblazers
1st AKC Rally Champion: RACH Chloe Wild Child UDX OM1 BN VER RM3 RAE3 SWN SCNE SCA SIA SEA THD CGC TKA & Nancy Nelson of Manorville, NY A rescue group rescued Chloe from a kill shelter as a puppy. “When I adopted her, she was 6 months old and her rescue foster mom told […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/akc-canine-partners-10th-anniversary-series-trailblazers-5/
| April 9, 2020
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Canine Partners
AKC Canine Partners 10th Anniversary Series: Trailblazers
1st AKC Obedience Trial Champion: OTCH Twister UDX4 OM6 VER & Pat Mann of Lakeland, FL When Pat brought Twister home as a puppy, her main goal was for the Border Collie mix to become a fast member of her flyball team. “At the time I looked for a puppy, being able to compete in […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/akc-canine-partners-10th-anniversary-series-trailblazers-3/
| April 7, 2020
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Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
Plasma Treatment for Fading Puppies Could Offer COVID-19 Clues
EDITOR'S NOTE: A big, blinking, red stop sign of warning: There is absolutely no connection between the COVID-19 virus and any canine coronavirus referenced in this article. Most importantly, even though dogs can get a mild respiratory form of the canine-specific coronavirus, that virus is totally unrelated to the current human pandemic. Bottom line: Your dog […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/puppy-plasma-treatment-could-offer-covid-19-clues/
| April 2, 2020
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
What Dog Breeders Can Teach Us About Preventing the Spread of Disease
It's been almost a decade since Sharon Gardner of Austin, Texas, had her most devastating experience as a Rhodesian Ridgeback breeder. With no warning, her litter of five-and-a-half-week-old puppies began showing signs of lethargy. Then came the diarrhea and vomiting. A test performed by her veterinarian delivered the bleak diagnosis: parvovirus, a highly contagious disease […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/what-dog-breeders-can-teach-us-about-preventing-the-spread-of-disease/
| April 1, 2020
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Expert Advice: Responsible Breeding
Placing Puppies in the Age of COVID-19: Safety Advice for Breeders
Coronavirus concerns did not dominate headlines when Beci Beasley boarded a plane for Canada in late January. Traveling with the North Carolina resident was her cherished Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Sunny, who had a long-awaited date with a carefully selected stud dog. “I had been waiting two years to do this breeding," Beasley said. "There […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/breeders-placing-puppies-amid-covid-19-pandemic/
| March 31, 2020