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Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
Allan Unleashed: Are You Cut Out to Be a Mentor?
You’re a successful breeder-exhibitor who’s been involved in the sport for 30 years, with scores of homebred champions to your credit. You have held positions on your parent club’s board and are a respected judge of your breed. One day, you receive an email from an up-and-coming fancier whom you’ve met once or twice, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/are-you-cut-out-to-be-mentor/
| September 1, 2017
Expert Advice: Responsible Breeding
Schipperke Breeder Krista Nuovo-Roe on Life With This Foxy-Faced Breed
Dedicated to the Schipperke breed, professional breeder and handler Krista Nuovo-Roe of DeLamer Schipperkes has been involved with dogs since she was a child. Since then she has grown into a serious competitor who has worked extremely hard to produce champion dogs. While Nuovo-Roe began working with a different, much larger type of breed, the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/life-with-schipperkes/
| November 29, 2016
Expert Advice: Health
Are Rawhide Chews Dangerous for Dogs?
When it comes to choosing the right dog chews, the options seem just about endless. You may have heard that rawhide chews aren't good for dogs, or that they're filled with awful chemicals, or that they will get lodged in your dog's intestine. But is this really true information about rawhide? Are rawhide chews safe […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/are-rawhide-chews-dangerous-for-dog/
| May 21, 2020
Expert Advice: Feature
Hospice Chaplain’s Dog “The Dude” Provides Both Therapy and Entertainment
Whether he is comforting a terminally ill hospice patient or cavorting around an upbeat show ring, The Dude is right at home. Dewey (his nickname is "The Dude") is an almost two-year-old Norwich Terrier, owned by Becca Parkins, a Tacoma, Wash., hospice chaplain who also handles him in Western Washington dog shows on weekends. A […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/therapy-dog-hospice/
| April 11, 2018
Expert Advice: Fitness & Exercise
How to Create a Fitness Plan for Your Dog
A good fitness plan can help keep your dog active, injury-free, and healthy. Here's how to build one, step by step, with the AKC FIT DOG program.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/dog-fitness-plan/
| February 7, 2023
Expert Advice: Dog Athletes
The Flying Farmdog: Meet Diving Dogs Team ‘Atreyu’ and Dae Grodin
Danish-Swedish Farmdog 'Atreyu' and owner Dae Grodin are flying to the 2026 Diving Dogs Challenge. Learn more about this team!
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/diving-dogs-challenge-dsf-atreyu/
| June 2, 2026
Expert Advice: Juniors
Meet Junior Handler Sarah Benson
13-year-old Sarah Benson’s journey from dog-obsessed child to Westminster competitor showcases her passion and growing expertise in dog sports.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/junior-handler-spotlight-sarah-benson/
| September 2, 2025
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Great Dane Facts You May Not Know
They’re certainly great, but did you know they’re not Danish? Dogs resembling Great Danes appear as far back as ancient Egyptian carvings, but the modern Great Dane was actually bred in Germany in the 1800s.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/fun-facts-great-danes/
| November 13, 2020
Expert Advice: Dog Behavior
Does Your Dog Steal Things? How to Prevent Your Dog From Playing Keep Away
Dogs love to steal things and play keep-away with their humans. Chasing your dog makes the problem worse, so learn what you should do instead.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/does-your-dog-steal-things/
| June 12, 2024
Expert Advice: Dog Sports
Miniature American Shepherds ‘Lexi,’ ‘Willow,’ ‘Nayla,’ and ‘Wren’ Compete at AKC RNC
The world of AKC Rally may be smaller, but there's certainly room in this dog sport for Terry Albert,
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/miniature-american-shepherds-akc-rally-national-championships/
| June 12, 2023