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Basset Hound and cat looking in through a window.
Expert Advice: Fun Facts Are Dogs Really Smarter Than Cats?
Dog people and cat people have an age-old debate about which animal makes a better pet. Dog owners brag about canine intelligence, and cat lovers reply that cats are as just smart as dogs, they simply can't be bothered to obey. Well, new research published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroanatomy seems to support the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/are-dogs-smarter-than-cats/ | April 29, 2021
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Expert Advice: Fun Facts Dog Cognition: Dogs Are Even Smarter Than You Think
How much do you know about what goes on in your pup's head? Do you believe it's all pretty simple in there? Just thoughts about dinner, the cat next door, and more dinner? Think again. Dogs have been known to learn hundred of words, do arithmetic, and guess what people and other dogs are thinking. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/dog-cognition-dogs-are-smarter-than-you-think/ | August 12, 2019
Dachshund running in a field.
Expert Advice: Safety Why Do Dogs Run Away?
One of a dog owner's worst nightmares is having their dog run away, yet it's an all too common and dangerous scenario. So how do you prevent it?
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/why-do-dogs-run-away/ | April 18, 2024
2022 AKC Rally National Champion: OTCH9 HC AGCH MACH5 RACH Norwood Color Me Zayne UDX9 OGM RM3 RAE3 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXC PDS MJC PJS MFG TQX T2B5 (Border Collie) and handler Kim Berkley. 2022 AKC Rally National Championship, held July 8, at the Roberts Centre/Royal Canin Ring in Wilmington, OH.
Expert Advice: Dog Breeds Study Measuring Canine Intelligence Ranks Breeds as the Smartest
Every dog owner thinks their dog is intelligent. In flashes of brilliance, your dog lets you know what time it is because he wants dinner and runs to...
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/smartest-dog-breeds/ | March 13, 2024
Expert Advice: Dog Sports ‘DD’ Proves Age is No Limit at the 2024 Diving Dogs Challenge
Though she's 10 years old, "DD" the All American Dog shows no signs of slowing down. She's competing in the 2024 AKC Diving Dogs Challenge in Arizona.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/diving-dogs-challenge-2024-dd/ | February 20, 2024
Legislative Alerts Unite Against Radical New Hampshire Bill That Would Criminalize Breeding Some Dogs
New Hampshire House Bill 1102, which describes brachycephaly as a “birth deformity that causes suffering” and would CRIMINALIZE the sale and breeding of brachycephalic dogs and any dog that could be claimed to have a birth deformity, is scheduled to be considered by the House Environment and Agriculture Committee on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/unite-radical-new-hampshire-bill-criminalize-breeding-dogs/ | January 4, 2024
Sports & Events AKC Agility League Spotlight: These Bulldogs Do It All
The spotlight shines on two Bulldogs showing the world how athletic this breed can be. Not only do Stella and Lola shine in agility, they jump off docks, swim, chase lures and hunt for rats in Barn Hunt! Both girls run on League teams at Dayton Dog Training Club. Their owner & trainer, Lucy Hayes, […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/agility/in-the-zone/akc-agility-league-spotlight-bulldogs-do-it-all/ | December 27, 2023
Expert Advice: Dog Sports Family Takes Purple Bus and Boston Terrier ‘Delilah’ to AKC Fastest Dogs USA
Will small-but-mighty Boston Terrier Delilah hold her crown as the fastest of her breed at this year's AKC Fastest Dogs USA?
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/delilah-boston-terrier-akc-fastest-dogs-usa/ | July 10, 2023
Canine Partners Congratulations to All American Dogs who took honors at the 2023 National Agility Championship!
Two All American Dogs were crowned champions at the AKC National Agility Championship presented by YuMove. Nimble (pictured) won the 12-inch division, and Strider won the 20-inch Preferred division (his second time taking this honor). Many other All Americans placed or made the finals! Nearly 1,300 of the top Agility dogs in the nation competed […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/congratulations-american-dogs-took-honors-2023-national-agility-championship/ | March 24, 2023
July Kalyta and Quentin relax and enjoy some bonding time after breed competition at The National Dog Show.
Expert Advice: Dog Sports 19-Year-Old Escapes Bombing in Ukraine; Finds New Hope Showing Dogs
Imagine you are 19 years old, your apartment has been destroyed by Russian bombs, and you have left your family and friends behind in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Now, nine months later you find yourself in the bright lights at The National Dog Show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, with an affable 3½-year-old Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Quentin beside […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/19-year-old-escapes-bombing-in-ukraine-finds-new-hope-showing-dogs/ | November 22, 2022

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