Speas’ Max A Million RAE NA NAJ NAP NJP NFP owned by Pat Speas of Cumberland, VA Max received the top honor in AKC Rally – the Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) title - on June 21, 2015, at the Richmond (VA) Dog Obedience Club trial. His title came on a very appropriate day – Father’s […]

RACH Leash Free Living's Mandatory Party UD RM2 RAE2 CGC TKN owned by Samantha & Craig Miyamoto of Severn, MD The Miyamotos adopted Lemon when she was a year old. They began training right away to address some behavior issues, and once those were resolved they continued with rally and obedience. “Training and trialing in […]

This training tip addresses foundation training for the 2-on-2-off position for agility contact obstacles and is brought to us by Erin Rakosky, who is part of the AKC GoodDog! Helpline training team. The Good Dog Helpline is a telephone training service that provides support to dog owners with questions about basic training and behavior. Erin […]

In observance of the fifth anniversary (April 1) of AKC Canine Partners dogs in competition, we are honoring some of the first top achievers in the program. AKC launched the Coursing Ability Test program on Feb. 1, 2011, and the first mixed-breed to earn a title in the fun sport did so less than a […]

Melanie Woods and her mother Colleen Woods of Sewickley, PA, rescued Luci, who is now a multi-dog sports titled competitor through AKC Canine Partners. Both Melanie, a junior handler, and her mother show Luci in AKC Agility, Obedience, Rally and Coursing Ability. Luci also competes in Barn Hunt through the Barn Hunt Association (BHA); the […]

Questions about Bar Graphs Learning Objectives Students will solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph. Grade Level Grade 2 Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.D.10 Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, […]

We have some big news to report about All-Americans succeeding at earning the top titles and honors in Agility, Coursing Ability, Fast CAT, Rally, Obedience, Scent Work, Tracking, and Trick Dog! AGILITY Master Agility Champion (MACH) MACH George G RN MXB MJB XF TKP owned by Sophie Janavs of Studio City, CA George is Sophie’s […]

Dog Project Students should choose one area of study for their project. Choices may include: Being a Responsible Dog Owner Safety around Dogs Careers in Dogs Dog Sports Dog Training Dogs with Jobs Choosing a Dog Other topics are possible and up to the teacher’s discretion. Students will choose a topic and create a report […]

By Penny Leigh This article originally appeared in AKC Family Dog magazine. Friday nights about 20 miles outside of Chicago, people and dogs file into For Your K9 dog training school. They gather to train in the sport of agility, but they may be met with a red carpet; heart stickers to wear; or given […]

Survey Update A survey was recently conducted amongst dog owners who are active in the sport. Here were the findings: 2023 Survey Results Event Materials All the forms and resources your club needs to host an AKC Pointing Breed Hunt Test: After the Event Results must be submitted to AKC Performance Events within 7 days […]