Canine Partners Blog

Being selected for one of the US World Agility Teams is considered the ultimate achievement by many in the agility world. Junior handlers who are 18 years old and younger have the same exciting opportunity. This year’s European Open Junior (EOJ) Agility Championships will take place from July 13 to 15 in Roosendaal, Netherlands. For […]

Congratulations to the Canine Partners who will compete in the 24th AKC National Obedience Championship and the 5th AKC Rally® National Championship! These events will take place in combination at the Roberts Centre Eukanuba Hall in Wilmington, Ohio June 29 – July 1. For details about the Obedience Championship, visit https://www.akc.org/sports/obedience/events/national-championship/ For details about the […]

Bitpat's Dear Abby BN TD and Just Jesse TD, both owned by Elizabeth Patton of Lawrence, KS On March 4, 2018, each of Elizabeth (Bitsey) Patton’s dogs earned a Tracking Dog (TD) title. That’s right, two TDs in one day! “It was quite a day,” said Bitsey. [caption id="attachment_52624" align="alignright" width="231"] Bitpat's Dear Abby BN […]

PACH Emmy Lue RA MXP12 MXPC MJPB PAX XFP T2BP CAX3 FCAT RATCH CGCA TKA FCAT owned by Jennifer Baiocco of Orlando, FL Emmy is a 13-year-old mix who loves coursing and agility, and despite her age she is still going strong! Emmy was adopted from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, UT in 2008. […]

Tammy's Misty Jade CD BN RE OA OAJ NF THDD CGCU TKN owned by Carol Jean Maclean of Lompoc, CA “I am very proud of Tammy,” said Jean. She adopted Tammy from the Santa Maria Humane Society in February 2014. “From day one she has wanted to do whatever I ask of her.” Agility training began that […]

MACH Andrea’s Maximum Entropy RE MXB MJB MXF CGC MACH Andrea’s Little Buddy RE MXS MJB XF CGC Max and Buddy really brought it home for owner Andrea Atkinson of Cutler Bay, FL when they each earned their first MACH title in the last class of the last day of the same show held by […]

 Jax Majerle AD CGC RN TKA owned by Brandi and Pete Majerle of Peoria, AZ Last fall, we wrote about Jax when he earned a Trick Dog Novice title at 12 weeks of age. It was just the beginning for this precocious pup who will be one year old on June 6. After earning the […]

Spartacus – Forever Home CGC SWN, owned by Lisa Gendhar of Kalamazoo, MI Lisa Gendhar adopted Spartacus from her local animal shelter in Kalamazoo, Michigan on October 24, 2008 when he was about 1 ½ years old. “I went to the shelter looking to adopt a German Shepherd when I came across Spartacus,” she said. […]

Third Home is the Charm, owned by Laurie Liversidge of Irving, TX  Goose, a former stray from Dallas, had several injuries when she was picked up, including an embedded collar that had to be surgically removed. She had been adopted once but was returned to the shelter a couple of months later. “Since she had […]

The 2018 AKC National Agility Championship took place March 23-25 in Reno, Nevada, and some All-American Dogs took home big awards. NAC Quicksilver Cherry on Top MX MXJ OF T2B owned by Angie Benacquisto of Ortonville, Michigan won first place in the 12-inch jump height regular, making her a two-time National Agility Champion. Congratulations also […]