Sammy CD RAE2 was once a homeless dog, wandering the streets of New York City. But he now has a wonderful home with dog trainer Brian Burton and a successful career as a top performer in AKC Rally and Obedience through the AKC Canine Partners program. In this video, you can see Sammy in action […]

Shameless Poc-Ket Of Petunias CD BN RM RAE AX OAJ CAX FCAT3 SEN RATCH CGC TKP ATT owned by Kelly Castle of Chuluota, FL In early June, Kelly and Zuri traveled to Greenback, Tennessee where they competed in a multi-sport, multi venue, week-long event called Bark Week. Zuri earned her Barn Hunt RATCHX5 and CZ8S, […]

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 […]

Meet the two All American Dogs who have earned the Agility Grand Champion (AGCH) title so far this year. It’s AKC’s highest and most prestigious Agility title and to achieve it a dog must earn the following: Master Standard and Master Jumper with Weaves – 100 qualifying scores from each class Master Fast – 75 […]

This is the third in a series on some of the All-American Dogs competing in the 2016 AKC Obedience Classic taking place this weekend (Dec. 17-18) in Orlando, FL. Qualifying dogs compete in all levels of obedience at the event that includes the AKC National Agility Championship and the AKC Agility Invitational. Name: Seaspray’s  Timmi […]

Turbo is a member of the AKC Canine Partners program for all dogs, including mixed-breed dogs. His formal name is Turbo-Nadir CD BN GN RAE CGCA and he is an accomplished AKC Obedience & Rally competitor, who also holds the AKC Canine Good Citizen-Advanced title. But after hours his favorite thing is going hiking with owner […]

This article originally appeared in the summer 2013 issue of the AKC Canine Partners News. Since that time, Diesel, now 4 years old, has added many other achievements, including earning the top AKC Rally title of Rally Advanced Excellent. His full name is now Tennessee Diesel Smoke CD BN GN RAE CGCA. The pointers and […]

Unsinkable Molly Brown CD BN GN RAE NAP THD CGC owned by Kathy Laverty of Hermitage, PA Molly is a 7-year-old spaniel mix who showed up at Kathy’s door about five years ago. Kathy had never trained a dog to compete in anything but Molly took quickly to everything Kathy taught her and their training […]

The Road to Orlando The AKC Canine Partners program salutes the All American Dogs who have qualified as the tops in their sports. They will compete in agility, obedience, rally, and, for the first time, Fast CAT, from Dec. 11 – 13, in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the AKC/Royal Canin National Championship. Orlando’s Orange County […]

November 2017 Dakota Ford - RI Elizabeth Schmoldt - RN October 2017 Kali Natarajan - RN September 2017 Emma Cruise - BN Katarina Hanson - NAJ Hannah Waters - NAJ Margaret Steinrock - AXP David Frasca - AXP Ava Hata - RE August 2017 Andrew Clark - XF Emily Sanborn - AXJ Daniella Wilcock - […]