Canine Partners Blog

Meet Vera the Dragon Slayer CAX2 Vera is a 3 year old Boxer mix that Norman Price of Kennewick, WA, adopted from a rescue group in July 2011. “But the truth is she rescued me. She is my best friend and I love her very much,” he said. Norman was told that a family found […]

Meet MACH Maeby MXB MJS NF T2B Maeby was abandoned as an 8-week-old puppy in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Missouri. “Fortunately for both of us, my friends discovered her among the cars, and Maeby eventually ended up at home with me,” said Maeby’s owner, Beth Ostrander, of Wildwood, MO. “After a little bit of […]

Sasi, formally known as Sassafras Armfield Hahn UD CAX, has achieved the most advanced level of AKC Obedience – the Utility Dog title – and also the top title in AKC Coursing Ability – the Coursing Ability Excellent title for 25 passes. Her owners, Steve & Anne Hahn of Towson, MD, say they are very […]

Peanut, known formally as PACH Peanut Bee RN AX AXJ MXP4 MXPB MJP7 MJPS PAX, started life as an abandoned puppy and had many fears as a result. But thanks to the love and support of his adopter, Erin Tolchin of Fayetteville, NY, he has conquered his fears and earned an AKC Agility championship and […]

MACH Turbo MXB MJS had a rough start in life, but thanks to his adopter Rita Drewry of Lebanon, OH, he loves life now and is an AKC agility champion! Turbo was rescued from an abusive home when he was 6 months old and taken to the Clark County Shelter in Springfield, OH.  He went […]

Snoopy, formally known as Legends Tally Ho RAE BN CD OA OAJ CGC, and his owner Lisa Walk of Cato, NY, have achieved the top AKC Rally title of Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) with many top scores. In addition, the team has earned AKC Obedience titles, AKC Agility titles and the AKC Canine Good Citizen […]

Katie and her owner Debra White of Palatine, IL, have achieved the advanced level AKC Obedience title of Utility Dog (UD) as well as AKC Rally Excellent and AKC Agility titles! Debra met Katie at an adoption fair and the then 6-month-old puppy moved in with her the next day. The herding dog mix had […]

Some dogs regularly chomp on fingers while taking their treats. Some only do it when they are excited or all revved up.  Either way, taking things gently in the mouth is a learned skill for some dogs, especially when they are excited! If your dog is a regular “Jaws,” he needs to learn that fingers […]

Meet Colonel Charles Beckwith RN THDD CGCA owned by Kevin & Kathi Zornes of Lucasville, OH Beck has earned the AKC Therapy Dog – Distinguished title for making more than 400 visits to help others! Beck is a Beagle/English Setter mix whom Kevin and Kathi adopted in February 2010. “With a sweet yet fun personality, […]

This article originally appeared in the March 2012 issue of the AKC Canine Partners News newsletter Cooper is an agility superstar. It barely took him a month to go from Novice to the most advanced level of AKC agility – Excellent. But then the then-8-year-old mixed-breed dog suffered a back spasm that took him out […]