Fargo - Moorhead Kennel Club

08/07/2025

Can all dogs swim? With a life vest and some dog swimming lessons from you, here's how to teach a dog to swim in a pool or lake.

08/07/2025

08/07/2025

08/07/2025

Whether we're young or old, dogs are great company. Seniors deciding what breed dog to add to their life, should consider lifestyle and physical ability.

08/07/2025

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Small breed dogs — including dachshunds and French bulldogs — have a high risk of developing a herniated disc in their middle back, which can lead to partial or complete paralysis in the hindlegs. Until recently, the only treatment for dogs that do not respond to rest and therapy has been a costly decompressive surgery that involves removing the herniated disc.

Now, thanks to a new treatment developed by Texas A&M University professor Dr. Nick Jeffery, more dog owners will be able to afford treatment for herniated discs, which affects hundreds of thousands of dogs in the United States alone.

Read more at tx.ag/bhVNNqV.

08/05/2025

The signs of pain in your dog can be subtle. With signs like lethargy, aversion to being touched, and pacing often passing unnoticed.

08/05/2025

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08/01/2025

Do you know what the most common natural disaster in the United States is?

Floods.

That's why it's essential you and your dog are prepared.

Get even more flood safety tips:
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08/01/2025

The August AKC Gazette is online for reading and downloadinghttps://images.akc.org/pdf/gazette/august-2025.pdf

This 153-page issue is packed with information, show coverage, opinion, and entertainment.

The Secretary’s Pages;

Hound and Terrier Group Breed Columns;

Updates: Obedience and Rally crown National Champions;
AKC.tv event coverage; Irish Setter Club of America is all in on canine health;

Ringside: English Cocker Spaniel and Irish Water Spaniel national specialties;

Feature: Rare Treasures from the AKC Archives;

Slideshow: “Done in Oils”—Great oil paintings from the AKC collection;

Times Past: From 1990, “Courtesy and Judges”;

Videos: Kentuckiana Cluster, AKC Fetch, Meet the Belgian Malinois;

Dog People: Dr. H. Scott Kellogg.

(COVER PHOTO: Welsh Terrier, courtesy Lynda Beam)

If you don’t already subscribe to the Gazette, you can do so here: https://www.akc.org/subscribe/ It’s quick, it’s easy, it’s free!

Back issues https://www.akc.org/products-services/magazines/akc-gazette/

Gazette Gallery YouTube slideshow “Done in Oils”: oil paintings from the AKC collection https://youtu.be/3a1h3l47zmc?si=ezMfLtlxJeG3AApG

AKC podcast “The Curious Origins of Dog-Inspired Expressions” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ6pvRQ7e3Q&list=PLPfEv_pKgm7eKlYtGTtMNag4L1QAYaogi&index=8

Happy weekend! We’ll see you around the rings.

07/26/2025