Bright Star K9

08/22/2025

AKC Fetch Thursday afternoon August 21
AKC Fast CAT Fri/Sat/Sun August 22-24 (*Day of Show for Fast CAT must register by 12noon!)
AKC Scent Work Fri/Sat/Sun September 5-7
Barn Hunt Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun September 11-14

Online entry still available for all events. More information available at www.MatrixDog.com. Hope you can join us!

08/22/2025

it’s brittany b**h

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Meme: Can you name all 9 dog breeds below? There is a 3 by 3 matrix showing dogs that look like pointers, setters, and spaniels versus dogs who are pointers, setters, and spaniels.

1. Looks like a pointer, is a pointer: Brittany
2. Looks like a pointer, is a setter: Brittany
3. Looks like a pointer, is a spaniel: Brittany

4. Looks like a setter, is a pointer: Brittany
5. Looks like a setter, is a setter: Brittany
6. Looks like a setter, is a spaniel: Brittany

7. Looks like a spaniel, is a pointer: Brittany
8. Looks like a spaniel, is a setter: Brittany
9. Looks like a spaniel, is a spaniel: Brittany

08/12/2025

08/09/2025

08/06/2025

The 2026 IACP Annual Conference is headed to... Newport Beach, California! 🌴😎 and guess what? Pre-sale is NOW OPEN for members!

Grab your beach chairs and good vibes, because we're bringing Canine Professionals to the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach from August 18-20, 2026!

Get the lowest ticket prices offered for this conference by taking advantage of Pre-sale registration! Available now through August 15th, 2025.

2026 Pre-Sale: https://iacpdogs.org/event/2026-iacp-annual-educational-conference/?no-cache

07/30/2025

Maple is part of the team at MSU’s Pollinator Performance Center doing critical pollinator research and education. A retired police K-9, she uses her super sense of smell to detect bacteria in bee colonies to help prevent disease from spreading.

Currently, beekeepers must manually inspect colonies for disease, but dogs like Maple can identify disease much faster, which could make a big impact on the industry.

This project is one of many occurring at the Pollinator Performance Center. Operating since 2021, the center allows MSU to be at the forefront of honeybee and other pollinator research.

07/27/2025

A native French Breed the L'Epagneul de Saint-Usuge is a spaniel originally developed in Bresse and suitable to a variety of terrain in the region while pursuing fowl