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You'd be forgiven for feeling a little intimidated by German Shepherds with their towering height and somewhat standoffish personality. But 9-year-old...

"Wallace," a 100-pound Old English Sheepdog, is the winner of the 2024 Awards for Canine Excellence in the Therapy Dog category.

Labrador Retriever 'Rosco' is the 2024 winner of the Uniformed Service K-9 Award for Canine Excellence. He is one of five extraordinary ACE winners.

Legally blind Jill Dempsey was housebound until her world opened up when she was paired with her beloved guide dog, ACE award winner, Kissable Katie.

These five dogs were crowned the winners of the 2024 Awards for Canine Excellence.

"Tuffie" the Saint Bernard can handle a lot, and she was front-line as a therapy dog when a mass shooting rattled Saint Francis Medical Center, a hospital where she often did therapy sessions.

Pocket is the winner of the 2023 Award for Canine Excellence in the Search and Rescue Dog category. She isn't just a unique breed for a search and rescue dog, she's also so talented that she can sniff out burial grounds that are thousands of years old.

If you go to a home football game at New Mexico State University, you'll likely see Wave the Wonder Dog running to grab the football tee. This Border Collie has become a local celebrity on- and off-campus, and his talents don't stop at the football field.

"Queue" is an electronic detection K-9 Lab with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. She helps convict child abusers and traffickers as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit.

Each year, five dogs are honored by the AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence. These dogs help change their communities for the better in many ways.