Every year, football fans look forward to seeing the year's Super Bowl commercials. But when dogs join the most significant sports event of the season, the clever canines always blitz the views. For this big-time contest, two breeds will appear for the first time in a major pigskin promotion. "Saz" Ch de Rafale Reve de […]

If your dog is suffering from ataxia, the most common symptom you might notice is a change in their gait, making them very unsteady. What is ataxia?

Are you expecting too much from your dog? Learn how to recognize training challenges, set achievable goals, and support lasting success.

 Traci Mitchell is an AKC Breeder of Merit Bronze, who breeds Black and Tan Coonhounds and an occasional Smooth Fox Terrier. The name Carlin is Irish Gaelic, meaning Little Champion in honor of her first Smooth Fox Terrier. She splits her time between southern California and southwest Iowa. She has lived in California all her […]

Can a dog be too excited to learn? Discover how arousal levels affect problem-solving, training success, and your dog's ability to focus.

Imagine, for a minute, you are involved in dog sports, and your four-legged partner is tightly connected to your left side throughout one exercise after another. Can you envision the challenges facing you in one venue after another if your field of vision in your left eye is less than 10 degrees to almost nothing, […]

Most dogs enjoy training, but dogs also might like one sport over another. So how do you tell if your dog likes the sport?

Anyone who's ever tossed a flying disc to a dog can appreciate the satisfaction of a perfect throw and catch. While the exact origins are unclear, the sport of disc dog has been a part of canine culture since at least the 1970s. Disc dog has been around in some form for decades, but the […]

Agility is an irresistible blend of speed and strategy in which a dog and handler race against the clock to complete an obstacle course.in every competition the obstacles are laid out in a different sequence, and the handler must decide how to run the course most efficiently. A key to the remarkable success of agility competition […]

Some of the country’s best rally competitors will be gathered together in Wilmington, Ohio, on Friday, June 29, for the 2018 AKC Rally® National Championship. Although she’s only 16 years old, Skye Marvin is one of those handlers. Even more impressive, Skye is entering not one dog, but two. The first is her Cairn Terrier named […]