In an Agility Trial, the German Pinscher demonstrates its ability to complete a complex obstacle course for the best times. The dog/handler team runs the course [...]

Barn Hunt tests the ability of dogs to locate aerated tubes containing live rats within a hay bale maze, mimicking the historic purpose of our breed [...]

All dogs can be good dogs, and all owners can be great owners, all it takes is a little bit of training, lots of love, and [...]

For each breed the AKC registers, there is a breed standard which is a word description of the perfect dog of that breed. Standards describe the [...]

The Farm Dog Certified test provides for a series of twelve exercises that represent situations a farm dog would encounter in a typical farm environment. The basic [...]

FAST CAT – which stands for Coursing Ability Test – is a timed 100-yard dash where dogs run one at a time, chasing a lure. The [...]

The Coursing Ability Test is an introductory event fashioned after the sport of Lure Coursing. There are three levels, Coursing  Ability (CA), Coursing Ability Advanced (CAA), [...]

Obedience is the Foundation of a Good Companion. Obedience training is the foundation for the development of a sound pet, service dog, and for all performance [...]

Fun for the Owner and the Dog AKC Rally is the new dog sport that is taking the nation by storm, a successful stepping stone from [...]

Dogs have a sense of smell that’s between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours! The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, [...]

The purpose of this program is to recognize AKC dogs and their owners who have given their time and helped people by volunteering as a therapy [...]

The German Pinscher is not only an unusually intelligent companion, he is also a very impressive tracking dog. To earn the beginning level AKC Tracking Title, [...]

From the 1920’s and 1940’s when trick dogs such as Rin Tin Tin and Lassie won peoples’ hearts, trick dog training has become one of the [...]