Safira is a 4-year-old pitbull - Border Collie mix who is looking for a home at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah. Safira is a little shy until she gets to know you, but she is very loving and playful. She loves swimming, playing with the water hose and her Jolly ball, but, most of […]

Koda is a 16-month-old Border Collie-Australian Shepherd mix who is in training to compete in AKC Agility trials. He and his owner/handler Tanya West-Hutchins of Portage, IN, are seen in practice in this video submitted by Tanya. Their trainer is Shirley Kilpatrick of Valparaiso, IN. Koda is a member of the AKC Canine Partners program […]

Penson’s Agile Archduck TKE owned by Sophie Penson of Marietta, GA   Sophie Penson is a junior in high school and Ducky is a rescued border collie mix who took to trick training naturally and amazes Sophie every day with how quickly she learns new things. “Ducky has absolutely changed my life and has gotten […]

Cellier’s Truffle TD owned by Margaret and Thierry Cellier of N. Vancouver, BC, Canada Truffle is a five and half year old Thai Ridgeback mix who was rescued in California with her siblings when she was still a puppy. She was fostered in Canada and became a member of the Cellier family a couple of […]

MACH2 PACH McKinney’s Dexter MXS MXPB MJP3 MJPB PAX MXF T2B owned by Colleen McKinney of Lexington, OH Colleen had never owned a dog before. But one day she saw an ad in the local newspaper about a Border Collie – Golden Retriever mix. “I thought that sounded like a good dog,” Colleen said. “I […]

By Penny Leigh (article originally appeared in AKC Family Dog magazine) As best friends, McKenzie Minto and Jordyn Baker chat often, and lengthy phone calls are frequent. They discuss school, family, life and the passion that bonds them – dog agility. Minto, 21, and Baker, 20, are successful agility handlers and now they are sharing […]

AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CROWNS WINNERS OF FIRST EVER AKC AGILITY PREMIER CUP PRESENTED BY EEM New York, N.Y. – The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world's largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is pleased to announce the winners of the first ever AKC Agility Premier Cup Presented by EEM which was held […]

The spotlight shines on Hake and Carolyn Lathrop. Hake is a young Border Collie who works amazingly as a team with Carolyn, despite her physical limitations. Carolyn has a lung disease that requires her to be on an oxygen concentrator, but distance training and verbal communication have enabled them to succeed in agility. In the […]

WINNER Debbi Snyder & Amos Hairy Pawter SEMI-FINALISTS Tracy Dulock & Gryffindor Indian Bones Sandi Taylor & Evie Evie’s Magical Dream  Outstanding Performances from the 2020 AKC Trick Dog National Competition In addition to the competition winners listed above, here are some outstanding performances from 2020 (in random order). The performances ranged from a pre-COVID performance in an auditorium […]

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