Canine Partners Blog

Emmy Emmy UD BN RE NA NAJ AXP AJP owned by Patricia Jane Martin & Yaro Hospodarsky of Mt. Vernon, IL Emmy was surrendered to the local fire station during the mortgage crisis of 2008. She ended up in the shelter where Patricia adopted her along with Jenny, another All-American Dog. “Both dogs settled right […]

MACH The One and Only Mini Great Ape Joe MXB MJB owned by Naci Berkoz of Tarzana, CA Monkey Joe was one of three pups that were found on the street with their mother, an American Eskimo, at roughly 4 weeks of age.   Naci’s friend agreed to foster the puppies until they were old enough […]

Mori was selected to play the role of Sandy in a local theater production of Annie. Patrice tells the story of his theater debut. In July, I received a call from a friend who had been approached by a mutual acquaintance looking for a “light-colored, fluffy” dog to play the role of Sandy in a […]

Congratulations to Sue Kotlarek and 13-year-old Jasmine Anne UD GO VER P-CDX RAE OA OAJ AXP AJP NF OFP CA FDCH on a major achievement. Jazz won her first-ever AKC Preferred High in Trial and High Combined honors at the Toledo Kennel Club trials on Nov. 26-27. The AKC Obedience Preferred program allows dogs to jump […]

Ingomar Di Mancini Torsione Pane CAX6 RN CGC, also known as Baker, recently earned his sixth AKC Coursing Ability Excellent title. This feat tied him for the top titled All American Dog in the AKC Coursing Ability Test (CAT) program. The CAX requires dogs to pass the coursing test 25 times so Baker has now […]

This is the third in a series on some of the All-American Dogs competing in the 2016 AKC Obedience Classic taking place this weekend (Dec. 17-18) in Orlando, FL. Qualifying dogs compete in all levels of obedience at the event that includes the AKC National Agility Championship and the AKC Agility Invitational. Name: Seaspray’s  Timmi […]

Name: Sanford’s Pippin CD BN CGC Call Name: Pippin Owner: Virginia Sanford Hometown: Hamden, CT Age: 4 years Gender: Female Class: Novice Virginia tells us about Pippin: “Pippin came  into my life in October 2014.  I had recently lost my first dog and was not in any position to start caring for another animal.  My […]

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 […]

This is the final profile on the six mixed-breed dogs that received invitations to compete in the 2016 AKC Agility Invitational. The event takes place Dec. 17-18 in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the AKC National Championship and AKC Obedience Classic. Name: PACH5 Harvey’s Casper AX AXJ MXP19 MXPG2 MJP21 MJPC2 PAX6 CGCA Call Name: Casper […]

This is the fifth in a series of profiles on the six top agility mixed-breed dogs that received the invitations to compete in the 2016 AKC Agility Invitational. The annual event takes place Dec. 17-18 in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the AKC National Championship and the AKC Obedience Classic. Name: MACH6 Moses Raphael York […]