Schutzhund is the German word for "protection dog." It's also the name of a sport in which different breeds of dogs compete, and it's growing in popularity. Schutzhund originally was developed in ...

Few people who meet Gloria McCarthy and her dog would guess that she had once been a professional ice skater or that skating and dogs had anything in common. But they do. Training. When McCarthy was a ...

Approaching the Chelmsford town limits on Gorham Street, the large sign reading “Abby Kennels” is hard to miss. Here, one can find Kevin Lanouette’s dog training facility. Sitting on an old apple ...

When talking about dog sports in Southern Arizona, one man’s name comes up over and over again. JJ Belcher, owner of local training facility Sublime Canine, is Tucson’s perfect example of the ...

Moving from the Chicago area to Galesburg in the early 1980s as a young man, Al Govednik wasn't well prepared for the culture shock. Restaurants closed early. Bowling alleys were shut down before ...