By: Al Grounds DCNR has formed a user group committee and had their first meeting recently to receive input from the various groups and to form a working relationship. The beagle community was represented by Larry Dillard, Taylor Gilbert and the bird dog was represented by Rick Stalling Dane Harris and Jerry Champion. All cattle […]

Starting last year at the Eastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club's Hunt Test, Kaitlyn has scored a "leg" at almost every Hunt Test, finishing Sage's JH title in Delaware this past January. With guidance from her father, Carl Walsh, and also Mal Decker, Eastern Director of the German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America, Kaitlyn has impressed […]

AKC 2026 Agility Premier Cup – Philadelphia, PA Round 1 – Premier STD Premier STD – Course Map Results by Score Round 2 – Premier JWW Premier JWW– Course Map Results by Score Cumulative Results by Score Finals Finals – Course Map Results by Score Re-Scored Results for Qs Results by Score – Premier JWW Results […]

A website, called Dog Vision, can manipulate an image you upload to show you how a dog would perceive that same scene. The major differences? Well, there are a lot. They don't see color the same way we do. Humans see red, green, and blue because we have receptors in our eyes that are sensitive to these […]

Service dogs are invaluable not only for helping disabled owners live independently, but also intervening during an emergency. This week marks the second time Yolanda, a service dog, saved her vision-impaired owner’s life. When a fire broke out in the owner’s Philadelphia home, Yolanda used a specialized device to call 9-1-1 and pulled her owner […]

Each February, thousands of people travel to New York City for either Fashion Week or The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. But for some, these two worlds collide. Flynn, the 2018 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Best in Show, took to the runway this year. On Feb. 7, he strutted his stuff at the American […]

With their fluffy white coats and classic “Sammy smile,” it’s easy to see how one could miss the Samoyed's true nature. Learn more about the breed's history.

PACH Reggie MXP3 MXPB MJP3 MJPB PAX OFP owned by Lee Sutherland of Columbia Station, OH Reggie was one of 10 puppies left in a box by a burned-out trailer and was lucky enough to be adopted by Lee. “I chose her because of her white back feet.  I wanted an agility dog and, knowing […]

Siren is an 11 1/2 year old mixed breed that Kelly McFaul-Solem rescued in 2005 from a shelter in Minnesota. “It was definitely love at first sight,” she said. “She was very skittish and afraid of new situations when we brought her into our lives. Agility has helped her blossom into the sweet, athletic dog she […]

MACH Kyndaara's Magical Me owned by Ronda & Scott Dillard of Nevada, TX Oy! (yes, the exclamation point is part of his call name) is an 8-year-old Rat Terrier-Corgi mix who joined the rest of the “Dillard Corgi Crew” as a puppy. His early agility career was cut short before his second birthday when an […]