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Heeding Safety Advice Could Save Your Dog’s Life During Heat Wave
With excessive heat warnings posted and searing triple-digit temperatures predicted for major cities or sections of every region of the continental United States, taking special care to protect your pets from the dangerous effects of scorching heat is crucial. "Extreme heat is a very real, fast-acting threat to pets," said Gina Lash, American Kennel Club® […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/heeding-safety-advice-could-save-your-dogs-life-during-heat-wave/
| August 18, 2006
Expert Advice: Flea & Tick
Bug Off: Tips on Keeping Critters Away From Your Dog
Fleas, ticks and mosquitos are not only irritating for your dog, but they can be harmful too. Here's how to keep these pesky bugs away from your dog.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/keeping-bugs-away-from-your-dog/
| April 12, 2013
Expert Advice: Training
Urban Dog Skills: Training Tips for City Dogs
Settling City Dogs Sassafras Patterdale CPDT-KA Being in a city environment isn't always easy for dogs. Cities are crowded and busy with distractions...
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/urban-dog-skills/
| January 21, 2025
Expert Advice: Flea & Tick
How to Get Rid of Dog Fleas
What do you do if your dog has fleas? These four steps will show you how to find fleas on dogs and how to get rid of fleas on dogs.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/how-to-get-rid-of-fleas/
| March 1, 2023
Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
Breeder Spotlight: Sylvia Calderwood & Her Shetland Sheepdogs
As a child with a passion for dogs, constantly bringing home the strays that crossed her path, Sylvia Calderwood read every book written by Albert Payson Terhune, the beloved author who was also a renowned Collie breeder. So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that her heart was eventually captured by the Shetland […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/breeder-spotlight-sylvia-calderwood-shetland-sheepdogs/
| February 7, 2022
Expert Advice: General Health
Home Remedies for Dogs
Dogs are naturally curious animals who tend to view the world through their mouths, and subsequently, their stomachs. Sometimes this can get your dog into trouble, and a call to the vet is always your first step if you suspect your dog has eaten something dangerous. Fortunately, there are some home remedies for dogs that […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/home-remedies-for-your-dog/
| August 22, 2016
Expert Advice: Dog Sports
Fast CAT is Gaining Popularity: Here’s How to Get an Edge Up on The Competition
Paid Advertisement Does your dog love to run? Then you may want to consider getting them involved in Fast CAT, which has nothing to do with cats. Using dogs' natural inclination to run and chase, it's a sport that all dogs get a kick out of, from Greyhounds to Pekingese. What is Fast CAT? The […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/fast-cat-gaining-popularity-heres-get-edge-competition/
| July 19, 2022
Expert Advice: Lifestyle
Author Explores Pet Loss Grief Across History and Countries
Many of us have experienced the heart-wrenching pain of losing one of our best friends—oftentimes, a dog. For E.B. Bartels, pet loss and the subsequent spiraling emptiness and emotion began at an early age. Not content with the earlier personal aftermath, she became “obsessed” with the wide-scale subject and in 2012 found herself on a […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/pet-loss-grief-across-history-and-countries/
| August 4, 2022
Expert Advice: Feature
The Heartbeat At Her Feet: How A Stray Papillon Made One Home Complete
Christina Merten is a wildlife rehabilitation technician at the Wildlife Center of the North Coast in Astoria, Oregon. Here, she recounts the story of her "once-in-a-lifetime dog", Jay the Papillon. A chance encounter with an old, sick, smelly dog turned out to be an unexpected gift. I was on my way to work as a […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/from-stray-papillon-to-heartbeat-at-her-feet/
| January 29, 2020
Canine Partners
Training Success Created a Dog Sports Family
Rio Grassle Rozzi TD CA DCAT SWM CGC TKI owned by Mariana & Cory Rozzi of Westfield, IN The Rozzis rescued Rio in November of 2021 and at the time, they knew nothing about dog performance sports. They began private lessons with their dog trainer, John Krasich, shortly after getting Rio. “Starting those lessons turned […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/training-success-created-dog-sports-family/
| April 30, 2025