Driven by enthusiasm, natural ability and an exceptionally close bond with their amateur breeder-owner-handlers, “Badger,” a 5-year-old black-and-white male, and “Dots,” a 3-year-old liver-and-white male, delivered powerful, consistent field tri
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Gundog Beagles “Debbie,” “Misled,” “Fat Head,” and “Moe” led the pack to win their classes at the 2021 AKC National Small Pack Option (SPO) Championship.
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Choosing a hunting dog can be tough. Learn which dog breeds make the best bird hunting dogs based on your location, personality preference and bird of choice from Purina experts and pro trainers Ronnie Smith and Rick Smith. -
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Meet Purina Pro Club Pro Dan Murray, dog handler, dog breeder and dog groomer to learn why he feeds his dogs Purina Pro Plan dog food. -
![Wendy, a Treeing Walker Coonhound Shines in UKC]()
“Wendy,” a 5-year-old Treeing Walker Coonhound, delivered peak performances to capture impressive back-to-back Overall Bench Show Champion wins at the Grand American and weeks later at the UKC Winter Classic.
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Meet Purina Pro Club Pros Ronnie Smith and Susanna Love, professional bird dog trainers and breeders. Find out why they recommend Purina Pro Plan for athletic dogs. -
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Meet Purina Pro Club Pro Alan Pleasant, a professional retriever breeder and trainer at Black River Retrievers, and find out why Purina Pro Plan is his dog food of choice. -
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Rody Best receives inaugural award from Master National Retriever Club for lending a hand to Hurricane Harvey victims and helping fellow retriever enthusiasts -
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With natural ability and heartfelt desire, ‘Ellie’ outperforms the competition at the coveted National Amateur for English Springer Spaniels -
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"Emmy," an 8-year-old female Treeing Walker Coonhound, owned and handled by Lane Denny of Jay, Oklahoma, is the first PKC Platinum Champion to win the prestigious UKC World Championship. -
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The third top-winning bench show male Bluetick Coonhound in UKC history, based on having won 62 Grand Champion shows, is "Rocky," an 8-year-old. -
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In his hard-hunting, forward-running, classy style, an 8-year-old white-and-orange male Pointer named "Hammer" drove the most points in a comeback after being retired to be named the 2019-2020 Cover Dog of the Year.
