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Select each link below to view the materials Conformation For Beginners Conformation For Beginners - Part 1 - Welcome to the Show Conformation For Beginners - Part 2 - The Basics Conformation For Beginners - Part 3 - Professional Guidance Conformation For Beginners - Part 4 - The Best Dog in Two Minutes He’s your […]

You’ve played ball with your Retriever about a million times in your backyard or at the park, but do his fetching abilities automatically mean he’d make a good hunting companion? Not necessarily. The only way to really know is to participate in a Retriever Hunting Test. Ever since the first AKC retriever hunting tests were […]

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Requirements and Information Where: Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest, Clermont, Kentucky www.bernheim.org When: September 28-29, 2013 Judges: Team 1 — Sally Elkins and Betty Winthers Team 2 — Joe Hamzy & Ray Desmarais Chief Tracklayers: Terry McGauley & Tony Ginter The tracks will comply with the AKC Tracking Regulations, Chapters 4 and 5 with the […]

Ever hear of the phrase, “the-nose-knows”? It’s something that Beagle owners know well: Their keen sense of smell means they follow their noses wherever they take them. It also means they’re excellent hunting companions -- and why Beagles competed in one of the first field trials (“competitions”) we ever held over 125 years ago in 1888. In […]

The odyssey began simple enough. Our oldest Brittany’s had passed on. The younger children in the family were hitting the mid teenage years. Our youngest daughter 14, had expressed an interest in caring for and working with a pup. On Thanksgiving Day 2017, Grace Ann and I took off for the middle of Utah from […]

For dogs and humans, winter brings the fun of snowball fights and sports like skijoring, but it also means fewer hours of daylight. And in people, that can lead to the winter blues or seasonal affective disorder (SAD), which is a type of depression with a seasonal pattern. Have you noticed your dog's behavior change […]

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AKC Canine Partners congratulates the All-American Dogs and their owners who competed and won honors at the AKC Junior Agility Competition Dec. 13 - 15, in Orlando, FL. Two dogs made the finals in their height divisions and placed in the top 10! June Pride of Dixie MX MXJ MJB NJP owned by Kate Gallagher […]