Canine Partners Blog

MACH BRADLEY'S BRANDY RN MXG MJS MXP2 MXPB MJP2 OF XFP T2B2 RATM CGCA owned by Kevin & Alison Bradley of Fayetteville, AR Kevin and Alison adopted Brandy from Fayetteville Animal Services on Nov. 22, 2008. They discovered an intelligent, energetic young dog and got her involved in training. Soon, Brandy was competing in agility […]

Good Shepherd’s Anticipation RAE CD PCDX BN owned by Alice Applin of Racine, WI Good Shepherd’s Anticipation, also known as Hank, is an English Shepherd, a rare breed not yet recognized by the American Kennel Club. Such breeds can enroll with AKC Canine Partners and compete in AKC Companion Events, like Rally. Hank has earned […]

MACH Shani of Ingleside CDX BN MXB MJS XF T2B owned by Valerie Dietz of O Fallon, IL   “Four-year-old Shani is a delight, always full of life, joy, and energy,” says Valerie. “She makes me smile everyday with her antics and happy playful personality. I call her my wild child. She loves agility and […]

Odysseus UD BN GN RA owned by Regan Radtke of Champaign, IL Regan adopted Odysseus or “Odie” for short, from the Humane Society Naples in Naples, FL, in 2009, when he was eight months old.  He soon traveled to Illinois with her while she attended law school. “Not one to be left out, Odysseus furthered […]

Kendall’s Myles to Home CAX owned by Ronda Kendall of Jefferson, IA Myles came to Ronda as a foster, and they became foster failures as Ronda soon fell in love with the little guy and adopted him. “He was a very shy and scared young dog when he first came to us. He stole our […]

MACH Gilly of Redwood MXB MJB OF owned by Marcy Jacobs of Godfrey, IL Gilly, a six-year-old Beagle mix, was rescued by Hope Rescues in Godfrey, IL, where Marcy met her. “She was full of energy, but knew very little in the way of house manners. So we practiced rally exercises at home and enrolled in agility […]

QT Kisses THDD CGC owned by Pat Storlie of San Antonio, TX QT Kisses is a 9-year-old Toy Poodle who has been a therapy dog for nearly six years with Therapy Animals of San Antonio. She visits three facilities every week, including a school where students read to her because she is a StoryTails Dog. […]

Branford CDX PCDX RAE BN GN owned by Linda & John Luce of Lakeland, TN Five years ago, a canine Casanova jumped a fence and had a romance with a lovely Australian Shepherd owned by Linda’s veterinarian. Nine weeks later, the Aussie delivered a litter of six puppies. "The following month we were grieved to […]

MACH Camp David’s on the Verge of Greatness MXB MJS MXF owned by Rachel Billick of Tarentum, PA Virgil came into Rachel’s life in 2014 as the last of his litter mates to be adopted from a small shelter in Indiana.  “I just knew this little fella was meant for me; my husband and I […]

Being selected for one of the US World Agility Teams is considered the ultimate achievement by many in the agility world. Now junior handlers who are 18 years old and younger have the same exciting opportunity. The European Open Junior (EOJ) Agility Championships will take place in Luxembourg July 13 – 16, and the 2017 […]