Well, I never thought I’d see it, but the AKC has finally allowed mixed breeds at obedience shows. Now some people are really excited but most of the comments I have read are not that happy about it. Here is the scoop – the AKC will allow mixed breeds to compete but in their own classes....

Another new AKC title introduced in 2010 is the AKC Beginner Novice title. This is meant to be done before entering into the Novice ring, much as the pre-novice class was, only with a title option. If the dog gets a qualifying score at 3 trials with 2 different judges, the dog will have the title BN...

There’s a new title in town, the AKC Graduate Novice program. This is an optional class that can be added to trials beginning in 2010. Here is the information from the AKC website. 1. Heel on Leash and Figure Eight (off leash) 2. Drop on Recall 3. Dumbbell Recall 4. Recall Over High Jump 5....

Every dog is completely different and needs to prepare for dog shows in different ways.  My last dog was a bit more high strung and he would stress out at shows.  Exercising him in the morning would help tremendously.  I would take him and retrieve for long distances trying to get that nice serotonin...

I dont normally write about competition level dog obedience but since we are currently showing for our CD (AKC title for Companion Dog) I thought I would write about a problem we are having. Nitro is a lagger, normally it isn’t too bad but on right turns he is abnormally slow. Here are a few...