This story originally appeared in the summer 2012 issue of the AKC Canine Partners News and later was reprinted in a 2013 issue of AKC Family Dog magazine. The story won first place in the 2013 Dog Writers Association of America writing competition in the category of “Magazine Feature Article with the topic of Rescue.”Since […]

This is the first in a series of profiles on the six top mixed-breed dogs that received the invitations to compete in the 2015 AKC Agility Invitational. This big annual event takes place Dec. 11-13 in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the AKC/Eukanuba National Championships in conformation and the AKC Obedience Classic. Mixed-breed dogs, known […]

This is the first in a series of profiles on the six top agility mixed-breed dogs that received the invitations to compete in the 2016 AKC Agility Invitational. The annual event takes place Dec. 17-18 in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship and the AKC Obedience Classic. Name: MACH4 Zinfandel Hackman MXC […]

Congratulations to Flopdoodle Chloe Bean THDN RATS CGC TKE VHMA, owned by Christina and Gary Jones of Odessa, FL, on being the winner of the 6th annual AKC National Trick Dog Competition! Chloe is an All American Dog adopted by Christina and Gary from a city shelter on November 13, 2018. This 6th Annual competition […]

This is part of a series of profiles on the six top mixed-breed dogs that received the invitations to compete in the 2017 AKC Agility Invitational. The annual event takes place Dec. 15-17 in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the AKC/Royal Canin National Championship and the AKC Obedience Classic. Name: PNAC MACH9 PACH3 Logan Lake […]

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 […]

We have some big news to report about All-Americans succeeding at earning the top titles in Agility, Coursing Ability, Rally, Obedience, Tracking and Trick Dog, including the first and second All-American Dogs to become AKC Rally® Champions and two new AKC Champion Trackers! And many All-American Dogs had big success at the 2019 AKC National […]

Welcome to the AKC Agility League – a fun team-building twist on the sport of Agility! Teams compete on their “home base” – local training school, club or even their backyards. Teams work together to judge, time and set bars for its members. Scores are reported to AKC, and the team and dog rankings are […]

This issue’s training tip is contributed by Courtney Holscher, a rehabilitation and acupuncture veterinarian in South Carolina. Courtney is also an agility competitor, who competes on AKC Agility League teams with the Palmetto Agility Club of the Upstate in South Carolina. Courtney currently competes with her All American Dog, Ella; Border Collie, Zinnia; and Miniature […]

Header photo courtesy of Norma Ryan, AKC Breeder of Merit The Dandie Dinmont Terrier is renowned for his unique appearance as well as his literary connection. This long-bodied, low-to-the-ground dog is a member of the Terrier Group and while he exhibits some typical terrier qualities, he also has some unique characteristics. During the late 1600s, […]