Category Archives: Dog Activities

THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB TO RECOGNIZE TITLES FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN UPDOG CHALLENGE DISC DOG EVENTS

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From The Dog Lady’s mailbag: The American Kennel Club and UpDog are pleased to announce that it will recognize the accomplishments of dogs in UpDog Challenge disc dog events with an AKC Disc Dog title. UpDog Challenge (UpDog), an independent governing body for the sport of disc dog, has taken the basic game of fetch with a flying disc and expanded it into a number of creative, fun games. Continue reading THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB TO RECOGNIZE TITLES FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN UPDOG CHALLENGE DISC DOG EVENTS

20th Annual ACE Award Winner: Exemplary Companion Dog Molly

dog portraits,  Dalmatian, Dalmatian portraitThis week, doggies.com is featuring the winners of the 20th AKC Humane Annual ACE Awards.

Part one: Uniformed Service K-9 Summer

Part two: Therapy Dog Gunther

Part three: Service Dog Polly

Part four: Service Dog Polly

Today’s post features the winner in the Exemplary Companion Dog category: Molly, from Clarksville, Arkansas.

“Molly,” a seven-year-old Dalmatian owned by Dayna Hilton is more than just a family pet – she is a Fire Safety Dog, the mascot of the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation (KKFSF). KKFSF is a public charity dedicated to reducing fire related deaths and injuries among children and their families. Since just nine weeks old, Molly has been working tirelessly to help educate children about fire safety. Continue reading 20th Annual ACE Award Winner: Exemplary Companion Dog Molly

20th Annual ACE Award Winner: Search and Rescue Dog JoePete

JoePeteThis week, doggies.com is featuring the winners of the 20th AKC Humane Annual ACE Awards.

Part one: Uniformed Service K-9 Summer

Part two: Therapy Dog Gunther

Part three: Service Dog Polly

Today’s post features the winner in the Search and Rescue Category: JoePete.

“JoePete,” also known as “JP” is an eight-year-old Doberman Pinscher owned and handled by Cris Bean. Together they volunteer with the Michigan Search and Rescue.

Cris rescued JoePete in 2010 and he progressed rapidly through the human remains training program. However, just prior to achieving certification, JoePete received a very early diagnosis of Wobbler’s disease, a catchall term referring to several possible malformations of the cervical vertebrae that cause an unsteady (wobbly) gait and weakness in dogs and horses. Despite his diagnosis, JoePete achieved certification with Michigan Search and Rescue and went on to achieve certification with two national organizations as well. He has since participated in 29 missing person searches, helping to bring closure to many grieving families. He has also aided in local graveyard reconstruction projects by Historical Societies and landowners by helping to locate burial sites in forgotten cemeteries in and around the state of Michigan. Continue reading 20th Annual ACE Award Winner: Search and Rescue Dog JoePete