Woodacre’s Soidog Mali CAX (“June”) owned by Jackie Phillips of San Leandro, CA Jackie adopted June from Soi Dog Foundation, a Thailand rescue group, in February 2012. “She is a dog meat trade survivor and was on a large flatbed truck with 350 other dogs stuffed into tiny cages, bound for Vietnam,” Jackie said. “The […]

Bacon Bits BCAT DE owned by Nancy Christensen of Dallas, TX On their way to return a borrowed crate, a vet and his wife spied a scared, skinny, dirty little dog running down a rural road outside of Austin, TX. “Here’s your crate,” he told its owner upon their arrival. “It’s all filled up with your next rescue […]

Photo by Linda Davis/Spotted U Photography Licorice CAX CGC owned by David Miller & Linda Connolly of East Greenbush, NY Licorice was a homeless dog, roaming the streets, before animal control officers picked him up and took him to the shelter. He soon endeared himself to the shelter staff, and they managed to keep him […]

By Wayne Bleazard Beryl and Alex Zbitnoff of Butte, Montana began running Labrador retrievers in AKC trials in 1970. A friend of theirs from Butte, Bob Sparks, gave them a black lab they named Chorney of Snokist Lodge. Bob offered to train both the dog and Alex, which worked very well. Bob was very generous with his […]

Titles Earned in AKC Activities, Organized by Sport and Title Progression the # symbol behind the title abbreviation indicates that title can be earned multiple times, and will carry a numeric designation [accordion] [accordion_panel title="Agility Titles"] Class Abbrev. Title Name Abbrev. Title Name (Preferred Track) Prefix or Suffix ACT ACT1 Agility Course Test 1 Suffix […]

* Indicates a title granted by another sanctioning body that is recognized by the AKC # Indicates that the title can be earned multiple times. The number of times the criteria for the title have been met will follow the title abbreviation (ex: MACH8) Abbreviation Title Name Prefix or Suffix ACT1 Agility Course Test 1 […]

Saturday, April 30, 2011 and Sunday, May 1, 2011 By Bonnie Hidalgo, AKC Executive Field Representative Saturday April 30 The Running was postponed until Sunday due to wet and dangerous riding conditions. Sunday May 1 FC/AFC MNL Rimrock's Desert Sand (Mac) GSP M Casten Pigman owner & handler DC/AFC Megasmoke Limited Edition (Ted) B M […]

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In 2014 the TSA surveyed their detection dog handlers to find out what traits in their canine partners the handlers considered important to their success as detection dogs. The goal of the study was to determine whether the traits assessed by the staff of the breeding program during the dogs’ development (using standardized assessment tools […]

Many AKC-recognized dog breeds were originally bred as hunting dogs. Many of these dogs are retrievers, pointers, or spaniels. These dogs have the skills, instinct, and energy to be our companions in the field, and they have been doing so for hundreds of years. Now, when hunting opportunities are limited, many of these breeds compete in […]