Canine Partners Blog

Good luck to the 98 All American Dogs competing in the AKC 2021 National Agility Championship that will take place this week at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma! The event takes place Friday through Sunday, March 26 – 28. The competition will be televised at 8 pm EST […]

AGCH MACH2 Rosie La Bella MXC PDS MJC PJS MFG TQX T2B5 owned by Leslie Lava of Tiburon, CA Leslie found 6-week-old Lab mix Rosie at the Sonoma Humane Society in 2012. Three years later, Rosie began her agility career, earning her MACH in January 2019 and her MACH 2 in January 2020. She was […]

Congratulations to Whirley and Sue Kotlarek on winning an obedience High in Trial from the Novice B class! Whirley took the prestigious honor Sunday at the Sportsmen’s Dog Training Club of Detroit Obedience Trial.   Whirley Whirlwind CD BN RA OA OAJ OF TKI RATN earned a nearly perfect score of 199 out of a […]

MACH Snowden's Swiper MXB MJB MFB TQX T2B2 owned by Cindy Snowden of Peoria, IL A friend from the animal shelter texted Cindy a blurry photo of an All American dog stating, “I think I found you a dog you can do some agility with.” When she met him, she knew this was her next […]

Jagger They Call Me J-Bird DE owned by Lynn Mahony and Hooman Shahidi of Boston, MA  Jagger, also known as J-Bird, is 2 ½ years old and was adopted from Rebecca’s Paws & Claws. “Rescued at just 4 weeks of age, with his 12 littermates, J-Bird is strong willed and has a zest for life. With a little extra TLC from his foster mom, he pulled through,” Lynn said. Lynn […]

AKC Canine Partners congratulates the All American Dogs and their owners who took home honors from Orlando this past weekend. We already reported that Phelan took home the Fastest Dog in the Country top honor in the first-ever AKC Fast CAT Invitational. Other All Americans placed in the AKC Agility Invitational, AKC National Rally Championship, […]

The North America Diving Dogs held regional competitions around the country in October 2020 in lieu of holding one national championship. The results of all the regionals were compiled, and the national champions and placers were named. The AKC Canine Partners program congratulates the All American dogs who placed in the Top 10 in their […]

Wailin’ Phelan The Bearded Lass CAX FCAT3 owned by Krista Shreet and Ted Koch of Crownsville, MD   Phelan was crowned Fastest Dog USA at the 2020 AKC Fast CAT Invitational, December 9-11, in Orlando FL in conjunction with the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin. The fastest dogs from each breed, based on […]

Good luck to these juniors and their All American Dogs at the 10th AKC Junior Agility Competition. The event, sponsored by Eukanuba and held in conjunction with the 2020 AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin, takes place Friday, December 11, 2020 in Orlando, FL. Pedal To The Metal AX AXJ NF owned by Faith […]

Which dog is the fastest in the country? The AKC Fast CAT Invitational will answer that question, as the speediest canines gather for this inaugural, invitation-only event. Fast CAT is a coursing event in which dogs chase a lure for a 100-yard dash. Their time in seconds is calculated into miles per hour. The fastest dogs of each […]