Canine Partners Blog

Vera has on her riding “doggles,” cap and scarf, ready to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday – one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. Her owner, Norman Price of Pasco, WA, says the Boxer-Lab mix loves to go on car rides because Vera, a member of the AKC Canine Partners community, […]

“Hey Mom, we can make a lot of pumpkin pie with this one!” is what Peaches seems to be saying about this pumpkin that is three times her size! The 8-year-old mixed-breed dog goes pumpkin picking with her owners, Alan & Joyce Krogh of St. Louis Park, MN. Peaches is a member of the AKC […]

Barn Hunt is a sport that dogs love. They get to put their incredible scent skills and hunting instincts to work. Dogs search for rats, safely enclosed in heavy pvc tubes and then hidden among hay bales. They must find the rat or rats, depending on the class level, within a certain time period and […]

Jonah Moffitt THD CGCA is a certified therapy dog, pictured above, and so he is very accustomed to being petted by many people, as well as handled for examinations as he must be well-groomed and healthy to maintain his therapy dog status. Five-year-old Jonah is a member of the AKC Canine Partners program and holds […]

Rudy loves camping trips and dogs are becoming more and more popular with people who spend time in campers and RVs. Most camp grounds allow dogs, and some have even added dog park areas where dogs can run off leash and meet other camping canines. This past summer, Rudy and the Treynors of Fairview Park, […]

Six-year-old Gianna loves nothing better than rolling around in the mud. The Dalmatian regularly spreads her muddy paw prints around the home of her owner, Paul Goulet of Cumberland, RI. While it might be aggravating to owners when their dogs come in covered in mud or other foul-smelling stuff, it makes perfect sense to the […]

A little over one year since we adopted him, our dog Finn earned his AKC Canine Good Citizen title on Sept. 2, 2015. We adopted Finn from a rescue group in Florida called Plenty of Pit Bulls. Finn is one of many dogs rescued during what is now often referred to as the #367 case […]

A big congratulations to Jasmine of Lindenbrook UD & Nan Daley of Woodside, CA, on a very prestigious win in AKC Obedience competition. Jasmine went High in Trial and High Combined Score at the Nor-Cal Keeshond Club all-breed obedience trial on Nov. 6 in Napa, CA. She scored 198.5 out of a possible perfect score […]

By AKC GoodDog! Helpline Trainer Elizabeth Sandling A therapy dog can bring much comfort and joy when visiting people in places such as retirement homes, nursing homes, hospitals, schools to help children with special needs, and visiting those who have experienced a stressful or crisis situation. A therapy dog's job is to make people feel […]

Chubbs is an active therapy dog who brings smiles to many faces with his owner Alison Smith of Colonia Beach, VA, who escorts him on his visits. “The kids he reads with and the people he meets at the hospital enjoy keeping up with his many adventures on his Facebook page,” Alison said. One of […]