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Expert Advice: Alternative Medicine
Drug-Free Pain Relief Options for Dogs You Can Use at Home
If your dog is in pain, you'll likely be looking for ways to help relieve it. Drug-free, at-home pain relief methods are a great way to help ease pain.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/drug-free-pain-relief-dogs/
| September 29, 2023
Expert Advice: News
Duke University’s ‘Puppy Kindergarten’ Examines Service Dog Nature vs. Nurture
Duke University welcomed seven unusual students this semester, a group of yellow Lab puppies. The dogs from Duke Canine Cognition Center are part of a "Puppy Kindergarten" training program. The program is designed to study the impact of affection and socialization on service dog training. As anyone who follows higher education knows, Duke University has […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/duke-puppy-kindergarten-studies-service-dog-socialization/
| September 27, 2019
Expert Advice: General Nutrition
Can Dogs Eat Pickles?
Can dogs eat pickles? Here's why it's probably not a good idea to feed your dog pickles.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/nutrition/can-dogs-eat-pickles/
| September 1, 2022
Expert Advice: Basic Training
How to Walk Multiple Dogs at Once
Taking walks with your dogs is important, and walking multiple dogs at once can save you time. Here are some tips to make those walks enjoyable and safe.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/walk-multiple-dogs/
| May 29, 2025
Expert Advice: Senior Dog Health
How to Improve Your Senior Dog’s Quality of Life
Senior dogs can still have a wonderful quality of life. There are also lots of ways owners can promote movement, health, cognitive function, and comfort.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/how-to-improve-your-senior-dogs-quality-of-life/
| May 4, 2021
Expert Advice: General Health
Coconut Oil for Dogs: Is It Really Good for Them?
Thinking of using coconut oil for your dog? Learn more about the potential health benefits and risks on its use for skin and digestion.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/coconut-oil-dogs/
| August 4, 2017
Expert Advice: Health
Living With a Blind Dog: Ways to Keep Your Canine Companion Safe
Humans rely on their eyes more than any other sense. Dogs, however, are different. In cases of gradual blindness in canines, many owners don't even realize their dogs are losing their vision. This is because dogs use their sense of smell and hearing to navigate their world just as much, if not more, than sight. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/how-to-help-a-blind-dog/
| July 6, 2018
Expert Advice: Dog Sports
Flynn the Bichon Frise Takes Center Stage at New York Fashion Week
Each February, thousands of people travel to New York City for either Fashion Week or The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. But for some, these two worlds collide. Flynn, the 2018 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Best in Show, took to the runway this year. On Feb. 7, he strutted his stuff at the American […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/flynn-takes-center-stage-fashion-week/
| February 8, 2019
Expert Advice: Studies
Living Single? Having a Dog May Extend Your Life
If you're flying solo, sharing your home with a dog may add a few years onto your life, a new study suggests. For the study, which was published today in Scientific Reports, Swedish scientists examined data across 12 years of 3.4 million individuals ages 40 to 80 using a government-issued personal identification number (similar to […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/living-single-dog-may-extend-life/
| November 17, 2017
Expert Advice: Conformation
How to Get More Involved in Conformation Dog Sports
If you've gotten started in dog shows and love it, you may be wondering how you can get more involved in conformation and purebred dogs.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/get-more-involved-conformation/
| November 25, 2024