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Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
How to Channel Working Breeds’ Energy Into Dog Sports
The big, strong dogs of the Working Group always stand out in a crowd. Which dog sports are best to channel their energy, depending on the breed?
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| February 1, 2024
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Important Female Dogs In History
We pay homage to some of history's most indomitable female dogs. They went above and beyond (in one case, literally) in service to humankind. Strelka and Belka Years before Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman cosmonaut in space, two other females blazed a trail. On August 19, 1960, the two mixed-breed dogs were aboard the […]
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| March 2, 2023
Expert Advice: News
Five Remarkable Dogs Honored With 2022 AKC Awards for Canine Excellence
After the airing of the popular special AKC Heroes: 2022 Awards for Canine Excellence on ESPN2, the AKC is excited to share the winners of this year’s AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE). These annual awards celebrate loyal, hard-working dogs that have significantly improved the lives of their owners and/or communities. Five remarkable dogs […]
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| December 12, 2022
Expert Advice: News
How to Watch the 2024 AKC Heroes: Awards for Canine Excellence Show
The winners of the 2024 awards will be announced on in a special hour-long broadcast on December 15 on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. EST. Learn more about what each award means.
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| November 17, 2022
Expert Advice: News
Statue Artist to Be Recognized at Philadelphia Dog Show
As a world-renowned sculptor, Susan Bahary brings to life service animals in her monuments, but it was her start in showing Afghan Hounds in the 1970s that inspired her to incorporate the veracious details of her subjects. “I began dabbling with sculpting at age 16,” says Bahary, recipient of the Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s prestigious […]
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| November 2, 2022
Expert Advice: Feature
Seeking Resolutions: Inside Human and Canine Partners’ Search for Lost Souls
In March 2014, a landslide in Oso, Washington, devastated the community of Steelhead Haven, destroying 49 homes and other buildings and killing 43 people. Suzanne Elshult, a Search and Rescue volunteer, was deployed to Oso with her yellow Labrador Retriever Keb. “We were standing on a pile of rubble, and I deployed Keb on a […]
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| October 26, 2022
Expert Advice: Training
Why You Shouldn’t Stare Down a Dog
Dog watching—like people watching—can be a fun activity for people. Guessing the breed and, eventually, asking if you can pet their dog brings a little joy to the day. However, it's a good idea to be a bit wary of how you look at a dog. Prolonged eye contact can have different meanings for dogs, […]
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| October 13, 2022
Expert Advice: AKC Family Dog
The Lasting Impact of the Dog Heroes of 9/11
About 300 dog-handler search teams responded to 9/11, but only about 100 were prepared for the size of the disaster at Ground Zero. Since then, the need for search-and-rescue dogs and therapy dogs has only increased.
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| September 7, 2022
Expert Advice: News
Comfort Dogs Build a Bridge to Healing from Uvalde to Sandy Hook
When the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting happened nearly 10 years ago, my town was in shambles, unable to comprehend why we lost 20 children and six educators to gun violence. As a senior in nearby Newtown High School, just a mile from the elementary school, I was in lockdown for two hours in my […]
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| June 3, 2022
Expert Advice: Feature
Awe-inspiring Avalanche Dogs: Search and Rescue in the Snow
When Scout the Labrador Retriever was a puppy, she loved her wool blanket toy. Her owner, Bill Vore, would drag it around as she chased it. Then they would play hide-and-seek with it out in the snow. Sounds like a devoted owner having fun with his pup, but it was far more than that. Vore […]
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| March 9, 2022