Canine Partners Blog

CT Griffin Fielding, owned by Maureen Fielding of Canada, has also earned the championship title in AKC Tracking. AKC opened tracking events to dogs in the AKC Canine Partners program on Jan. 1, 2014. Charlene found now 13-year-old Maddie in the streets of Arlington, TX, 12 years ago.  The vet estimated her to be about […]

Dogs were never a member of my household. Work and travel were always interfering. That was until February 2004 when Buster J. Brown found me deep in the woods of Mississippi. Buster was my first dog, ever. Buster had been living in the woods for some time. No collar, no microchip; he was sick, hungry, […]

This training tip is brought to us by Brian Burton, a co-founder of Instinct Dog Behavior & Training LLC in New York City. He’s currently a master’s candidate in Animal Behavior at Hunter College (CUNY) and is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. Brian’s rescue mixed-breed dog, Sammy, is […]

Missy and Oscar are on Santa watch, scanning the horizon to make sure they don't miss any presents on the way. The two All-American Dogs make their home with Mary Kemphues of Lewisburg, OH. When they are not on holiday break, Missy and Oscar, both members of the AKC Canine Partners program, are competitors in […]

Finding Tank was the most unexpected event. My husband, Pete, and I recently lost our beloved German Shepherd Dog, Wolf, to old age.  He was the dog that brought us together as a search team and then a married couple.  His passing left a huge hole in our lives and our pack. I hadn’t even […]

Ember loves going shopping with her owners Craig and Jamie Gahring of Sapulpa, OK. In fact, she is happy to ride along in the shopping cart and on a recent holiday, she tried out her new bed before she took it home! Ember is a 6-year-old mixed-breed dog who is a member of the AKC […]

Canine reindeer are in our midst these days as the holiday season inspires many dog owners to break out canine antlers in many styles. Chewie is proudly sporting his white set supplied by owner Jana Tuchin of Houston, TX. Gabi, modeling a red sequined pair of antlers, has put on her pouty face in protest. Gabi lives […]

Several junior handlers and their All-American Dogs excelled in classes at the AKC Juniors Agility Competition and the AKC Juniors Classic obedience and rally competition held Dec. 11-12 in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the AKC Agility Invitational. Pictured is Clara Selle and her rescue dog, Selle's Charming Aristocrat CD BN CGC, who won one […]

This is a fun and easy trick to teach your dog from the AKC GoodDog! Helpline team. Have your dog sit by your side (either left or right side) and hold a treat in the hand next to the dog. Place your treat hand on the side of your dog’s face and move your hand […]

It didn’t sound that hard – Beginner Novice Obedience.  After all, we already had our AKC Canine Good Citizen and AKC Rally Novice titles!  And this is an optional title, meant to give dogs experience before the regular Novice Obedience class.  Our trainer walked us through the steps, saying, “I think Magic can do this, […]