The Spotlight shines on a special All American Dog – Aspen, who is deaf and an amazing agility competitor. Aspen runs on the AKC Agility League team Living the Dream based at Dream Acres Agility in Wisconsin. She helped her team win the Season 6 Regulation Sophomore Division Championship with her speed and accuracy. Her […]

AKD 1.22 Irish Setter Club of America collection 1860-1991 7 linear ft in 17 boxes Processed by Norma Rosado-Blake, 2009; Additions and edits by Brynn White, 2016.   Click here to the view complete inventory and/or to search all AKC archival collections Click here for a printable PDF of the collection guide   The Irish […]

In 2018, when Tanis was 3 years old, the Rapoza family received a text message with a photo from Debby Chaplic of the Animal Rescue League of Boston. They had a coonhound-beagle mix with “their name written all over her.” The Rapoza family went with a leash to the shelter and returned home with Skippy. […]

Steve and Maggie Chen share their journey of discovering Whippets including their dog "Bobo" who has performed dock diving at Nationals.

At nine years old, Morgan Johnson is one of the youngest competitors at the AKC Agility Invitational - and she does it all barefoot.

Mia Alvare is a thirteen-year-old Junior Handler who competes in Agility with her 3-year-old All- American dog Honey. Mia competes with the Antelope...

The Fur Fun Flyball team is no stranger to competing at events like the 2023 AKC Flyball Dog Challenge Presented by Tractor Supply Company that took place this past February 25 and 26 in Ocala, Florida. But this year, things for the team, which includes Phil Getty and his daughter, Grace, are different. This is […]

After her dad needed to have major surgery, ten-year-old Natalie Higginbotham of Minneapolis, Minnesota, took over handling his dog "Max" in Scent Work.

Learn about innovations in dog hearing aids, the challenges with their development, and whether the can improve your pet's quality of life

Make no mistake about it, Joe Pete is a stellar search and rescue dog. But the plucky 9-year-old Doberman Pinscher also gives new meaning to the word rescue. “There is a saying that you get the right dog at the right time,” says owner-handler Cris Bean, of Eaton Rapids, Michigan. “I had always been a busy […]