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Expert Advice: Senior Dog Health Dietary Treatment for Dog Dementia: Food for Thought?
A New Diet Might Help a Senior Dog Stay Sharp Research has shown that antioxidant supplements can spark significant improvement in elderly dogs that display signs of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome. Is your senior dog driving you crazy by pacing around at night, barking at thin air, house-soiling, getting lost in the yard, demanding to […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/dietary-treatment-for-canine-alzheimers-food-for-thought/ | March 23, 2015
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Expert Advice: Basic Training How to Make Your Dog Your New BFF
He'll love you forever and ever if you do these three things. Give him goodies: By offering your dog yummy treats or toys—especially while introducing him to a new sight, sound, or smell—you'll be helping him make a positive association with you and whatever else he's experiencing. The BFF Box has one of each (a MegaPlush […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/how-to-make-your-dog-your-new-bff/ | January 1, 2009
Canine Partners The Road to Orlando: AKC Obedience Classic Contenders
This is the first in a series on some of the All American Dogs who will be competing in the 2016 AKC Obedience Classic this weekend (Dec. 17-18) in Orlando, FL. Qualifying dogs will compete at all levels of AKC Obedience at the event, held in conjunction with the AKC National Championship and AKC Agility […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/the-road-to-orlando-akc-obedience-classic-contenders/ | December 12, 2016
Apps Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Program
A Canine Good Citizen is a dog that passes the 10-step CGC test, and is accordingly recognized for meeting the gold standard for dog behavior. AKC sends a certificate suitable for framing to the owners of those dogs. Dogs with the CGC title are also listed in AKC records with the "CGC" suffix after their […]
https://www.apps.akc.org/apps/events/cgc/cgc_schedule.cfm | December 7, 2017
Canine Partners Meet MACH Annie – A Special “Speagle”
MACH Sollars’ Dreamboat Annie MXB MJB XF owned by Karen Sollars of Lafayette, IN Karen adopted Annie from a shelter back in summer 2007 when it was estimated that Annie was about six months old.  A spaniel-Beagle mixed, dubbed a “Speagle” by Karen, Annie was a natural for agility. “We became involved in agility back […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/meet-mach-annie-a-special-speagle/ | June 16, 2015
Expert Advice: Dog Behavior Helping to Ease Your Flat Coated Retriever’s Separation Anxiety
The key to controlling separation anxiety in your Flat-Coated Retriever or any dog is to always leave the dog calmly, with a biscuit and a toy or something to do, and always return with calm control. Some dogs are very prone to separation anxiety. Whining, barking, or destructiveness in the absence of the owner are signs of […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/flat-coated-retrievers-separation-anxiety/ | March 2, 2015
Expert Advice: News The Top 10 Most-Googled Dog Questions of 2016
In our modern digital age, we often turn to the Internet for things we don't know the answer to. And this of course, includes all our dog-related questions! As any dog owner knows, sometimes your dog is doing something, like watching TV, and you want to know why it is that he does that. So […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/top-10-most-googled-dog-questions/ | December 16, 2016
Expert Advice: Comfort & Sleep Is Your Dog a Good Citizen? You’d Better Hope So, for Insurance’s Sake
Many people are understandably upset when their insurance agent tells them he's unable to renew their homeowner's policy. The reason? Many companies have a list of dog breeds that they have predetermined are potentially territorial and overly protective. For most dog owners, parting with their beloved pups isn't an option. Luckily, some savvy homeowners have […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/home-living/dog-good-citizen-insurance/ | August 1, 2017
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Expert Advice: Lifestyle What Do Different Types of Dog Sounds Mean?
Dogs are surprisingly good at communicating with people, considering they can't speak. They use body language and vocalization to express their wants, needs, and fears, but sometimes it is hard to figure out what dog sounds actually mean. Some dogs have a wider range of vocalizations than others. Rottweilers "purr," Siberian Huskies"talk," Shiba Inu "scream," and Basenjis "yodel" instead of barking. For […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/dog-sounds-meaning/ | February 21, 2018
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Expert Advice: Preparing for Puppy Are You Ready for a Dog?
What do you think about when you picture your life with a dog? Games of fetch in the backyard, long walks in the country, lazy afternoons snuggled together on the couch? Maybe you want a friend for your children, a guardian for your home, or an athlete to train for and compete in AKC events. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/puppy-information/are-you-ready-for-a-dog/ | February 1, 2018

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