Meet Mia Federico: A Junior Career led to big Agility Goals In just three years, Mia has gone from beginner to top-winning competitor in obedience, rally, and agility. With her All American Dog, Mochi, she was a member of the Junior Open Agility World Championship Team in 2023 and was High Combined at the Juniors […]

Learning Objectives Students will read a graph correctly and use the graph to find information.   Grade Levels 6-8   Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.NS.C.6 Understand a rational number as a point on the number line. Extend number line diagrams and coordinate axes familiar from previous grades to represent points on the line and in the […]

Learning Objectives Students will be able to solve problems in a story by counting money.   Grade Levels K-2   Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.OA.C.3 Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express […]

AKC Meet the Breeds events are a fun and educational way to spend a day with the whole family, and maybe even figure out which dog breed is right for you! If you are attending an AKC Meet the Breeds event, or are thinking about attending an event in the future, you can find out […]

The spotlight shines on a special team that is composed of all Corgis. All 4 One, based at Zen Dog Agility in Utah, has three Cardigans and one Pembroke. But don’t let those short legs fool you. This team puts in some great times and last season, joined by an Aussie teammate, won the Limited […]

Dates: October 11 & 12, 2025 Location: Branched Oak State Recreation Area 12000 W Branched Oak Rd, Raymond, NE 68428   News & Updates The 11th AKC National Tracking Invitational was held at the picturesque Branched Oak Recreation Area in Raymond, Nebraska. The American Kennel Club extends its sincere appreciation to the Nebraska Kennel Club and […]

Jagger They Call Me J-Bird DE owned by Lynn Mahony and Hooman Shahidi of Boston, MA  Jagger, also known as J-Bird, is 2 ½ years old and was adopted from Rebecca’s Paws & Claws. “Rescued at just 4 weeks of age, with his 12 littermates, J-Bird is strong willed and has a zest for life. With a little extra TLC from his foster mom, he pulled through,” Lynn said. Lynn […]

Photo by Smooth Shots by Bill Koda Dane Lincoln Mo Rausch CA BCAT RATM CGC is the first All-American Dog to earn the new AKC Fast CAT title in the sport of Coursing Ability, on May 14, 2016, at the Blue Grass Coursing Club test in Radcliff, KY. Koda is also tied for first place […]

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Simon and I began our joint career reading to children at the Barnes and Nobel Bookstore in Woodinville, Washington. Every Saturday morning, it was my wife’s and my practice to go to the local book store and see what new books had come in.  After Simon had come to stay in our home and we […]