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"Kipper came to us at 8 weeks old. Just after a year, he was diagnosed with Osteochondritis dissecans and needed surgery. It was difficult to find.."

"He was 13 weeks old when he came home with me permanently. My husband was a professional trapper, which is why I named him “Trapper”. He is now 3 1/2 years old. We have been taking all the training in every area starting with.."

"Charli has her Rally Novice, Barn Hunt and Scentwork titles, and races with her co owner. I’m looking forward to trialing with her in obedience.."

"I reached out to J&J Dog Supplies asking for help in starting our new therapy dog program at our school.."

"..He earned 4 Novice titles with many placements and was High Combined Novice Dog in one trial! We continue to train and show in Scentwork, but we are also branching out.. "

"Early last year, when he was almost five years old, our vet discovered early stages of cataracts, in his very own eyes. It was frightening... "

"This girl is trouble. But she’s also super smart. So that makes her double trouble.. "

"Early last year, when he was almost five years old, our vet discovered early stages of cataracts, in his very own eyes. It was frightening... "

"I didn't realize what the process for teaching a dog agility entailed. So we went all in to get Oakley to the point of being able to... "

"He’s the most loyal loving dog, and he’s sooo smart and is learning his tasks really fast, and enjoys... "

"We just received our invite to the AKC agility invitational as the #1 Spanish Water Dog for the second year in a row. ... "

"Tempest earned four first place ribbons, completed two titles, and even earned a Double... "

"Me and my pup Cody have recently joined the awesome agility community only to realize how much he became to love it. Not only flying through jumps and soaring over... "

"Ari is a sweet, hardworking girl who is always ready to do her job. She loves to relax on the porch to cool down after a day full of working, training, and adventures... "

"I first met Morgan when he was just 2 weeks old. I knew he was my special puppy because he was the only one who let me.. "

"Wilson is 6 years old, bred, born, and raised with his family. When he is not chasing hares.. "

"We began working on obedience and I started to notice what a special dog I had. She had a maturity and calmness I hadn’t seen in my past goldens.. "

"Dublin came to me after I had lost my service dog of 11 years.. Dublin came with heavy hair, a pedigree and more energy than I thought I had the ability to handle. She was a little terror as a pup.. "

"Willow is a 10-month old, female, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. She loves to hike, do agility, and explore different terrains off-leash."

"When I first laid eyes on Allie, she backed away and barked ferociously. Her temporary foster mom slowly brought her closer and gave me a bag of treats.."

"James is learning AKC Tracking. I have a service dog to mitigate my disabilities.."

"She rescued me as much as I rescued her. She is my world, and has inspired me to go back to dog training professionally and explore.."

"Chaka is a 2 year old Miniature American Shepherd and Border Collie cross. He is my Novice A dog and I am his Junior Handler.."

"Nutmeg is a red merle Australian Shepherd, with his full majestically floofy tail, and he’s my heart dog. I put huge amounts of time and research into finding the right breed for my lifestyle and goals..."

"I carefully researched for a Responsible Breeder and found my perfect Shetland Sheepdog puppy, Aurora. I started showing Aurora in AKC Rally and Obedience. She is very intelligent and enjoys learning new things. I read where Therapy Dogs were helping young children develop their reading skills by reading to a dog..."

"Birdie-Lou... is a 3-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, who is a gentle "old soul." She is partially retired from AKC Conformation after earning her Bronze Championship (GCHB) with a Sporting Group placement... "

"Steele is my task trained service dog and helps me get though life everyday..."

"Hero is a 5 year old bernese mountain dog. He excels in obedience and rally obedience and had recently started agility, carting and tracking. He was the number one bernese in the country for rally..."

"Rudy Junior (white) and Ricky Bobby were both adopted after being found as strays. They are really enjoying their new lives exploring the world of obedience. Rudy Junior was born deaf so having a hearing brother to help model behaviors like dumbbell holds is a huge help...."

"I adopted Fauna in 2011. I was looking for a couch potato, but I got a live wire. Never had any dog training before. I found a fabulous trainer who taught by positive methods..."

"Meet Aniyu, Karma & Eva. My three best friends..."

"No more dogs. A month later when I went back to the midwest to visit family for Christmas, I visited an animal shelter 'just to look' and was introduced to a six-month old blue Pitbull-GSD mix."

"On a whim, I dug the broad jumps that I had purchased from J and J over a decade ago for my first Newf out of storage, set them up on the lawn, and told Archer that since he didn’t want to swim, he had better pick a new activity..."

"Dobby came with a lot of baggage including noise sensitivity and low stress tolerance. But he is as sweet and happy as he can be..."

"My grandson and I went up to look at the litter and my first thought was, no way any of these are going home with me. Ryn had other ideas. She went straight to Jesse, laid down in his lap and decided that is where she belonged..."

" I can truly say that dogs have been and are (besides my hubby) my LIFE SAVERS!..."

" My fun loving working line Giant Schnauzer will be 2 years old, this week on September 2nd. He is a Therapy Dog that competes ..."

"I wasn’t planning on getting a dog when I did. My best friend started fostering puppies, and I knew I would end up with one. I adopted ....."

"Meet Pyxis she is my 10 month old Russian Toy. She has already earned 16 titles in AKC and DMWYD Trick Dogs and....."

"Midge was born in April of 2020, right in the middle of the Covid pandemic. Due to all the Covid restrictions, she was not able to get out and about as much as we would have liked....."

" Clare comes from a long line of dogs l have bred. There are dogs in up to her 5th generation that have my kennel name on them. Clare is also my "Novice A" dog meaning she is...."

"Rudy and Lacy enjoy competing in rally and are working toward their RACH. Here they are displaying their newest ribbons and their new J & J easy on Arm bands. They like to practice the jumps..."

"Hawkeye & Marvel from my team, The Super Collies, are quite the duo! 2 and 6 years old these border collies travel the USA in my RV, competing in dog frisbee competitions. Both pups have qualified for three world championships this year and continue to build on their skills..."

"As a dog trainer with physical challenges, I really wanted and needed a smart dog, but I wasn’t prepared for a Champion Trick Dog.. Then, disaster struck. A wildfire roared through our town, destroying more than 19,000 homes, including ours. As we fled the flames, all Ruthie’s equipment was left behind..."

"Echo is my “A” dog and he is true character. We both ventured into agility training, obedience work, rally, dock diving and scent work about 2 years ago. JJdog supplies has always had every product we needed..."

"Nova is a Jack Russel mix, meaning she is very hyperactive, but also intelligent. At an early age she started to show signs of being territorial, possessive, and protective of our home and yard..."

"Until you have a dog, it is hard to comprehend the meaning of man’s best friend. To me though, that’s exactly what my dog is. Hauss came to me as a neighborhood rescue, no one was quite sure of his birthday or breed..."

"About 20 years ago I played with agility with another Aussie I had.. That dog passed years ago. I now have a 17 month old Aussie named Blue. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy doing dog things. Blue and I have gone through the ranks of Companion Dog 1 and 2 at..."

"Lola is the "grandpuppy" of my grandmother's mixed terrier.. At the time I had no interest in adding the responsibility of a dog to my daily routine. After all, I am a single mother to 4 children, work full time..."

"I use your ring gates every day in my front yard for training Buddy. He just turned 8 yrs old and truly is my best friend. I have been handicapped since...."

"Emma came to us as a puppy, to be a companion to our rescue boy Frankie, both Newfoundland's. She has become the best little sister to him and has gone...."

" Grace was added to my family after the sudden loss of my 10yo Aussie from a hemoabdomen/liver mass. She is so happy..."

" Echo is my seizure and medical alert service dog! He alerts to seizures before they even happen so that I can take emergency medication and I can stay safe. He also alerts for other medical conditions. Echo comes with me everywhere because his job is very important. We also love to participate in..."

"When we got Akira at 6.5 months old off of a rehoming post on facebook we weren’t really looking for a sport dog. We just wanted another Husky, we love high energy breeds and they match our lifestyle perfectly. We got her and she was so shy of people she bolted in fear when people walked by us. My trainer and close friend Kelly recommended..."

" Stella has never been the most well behaved puppy, but always a love. Her energy even at 8 years old is more like a pup, but you wouldn't know it by these pics..."

" Our journey started with positive reinforced training methods. Training the trainer and learning how to build the relationship I wanted with my dog was the first objective. Eichler’s wiggley butt, enthusiasm and smile kept me motivated. He was my positive reinforcement and that’s how I knew we were on the right track. After the sits ...."

" I belong to an organization that considers service dogs so important that it is our international project. I began looking into the availability of service dogs in my home state, and was appalled to learn how far away most folks would have to go (or how much $$ they'd need) to get a service dog. I decided to take rescue dogs and train them to be service dogs ...."

" Bullitt is a 2 year old athletic Hungarian Vizsla that loves to try everything. He worked hard to attain his Champion Canine Conditioning Fitness Title, and he has an Advanced Trick Dog Title ...."

" I have all of the obedience jumps and they make training for competition so much easier. We are working towards our RACH (AKC Rally Championship) ...."

"Murray is my first dog that I have trained and competed in Obedience with. Even though we had limited shows last year to compete, we were able to get his CDX title and a High GSP in Trial at our GSPCMN Winter Specialty show..."

"This post is in honor of a dog that has passed. Hawkeye was a 'foster fail' from the Humane Society. A Heeler Mix that had lots of energy and smart as a whip. We did agility for fun in classes and at home. We purchased this tunnel to practice at home and keep the fun going. In this photo it looks like he is saying "Fly ball or Agility....i can do it all!..."

"I've always wanted to do Agility with a dog. I tried with one of our puppy Irish Wolfhounds. She loved her little tunnel, but in puppy class she fell off the 3' dog walk (I caught her). It scared me, so we put that aside and did conformation and Rally. After 50 years of being "in" dogs, I have an Agility Miniature American Shepherd. We're learning together and practice all we can at home on our mostly built & bought equipment. ...."

"Thor, weighing in at 1.1 lbs at birth, was the only puppy from my Newfoundland's litter of puppies... I've embarked on the challenge of raising a singleton puppy into a successful dog. At 10 weeks old, he loves all the agility gear as it builds his confidence and balance. His large stature may require a second dog walk to make a wider pathway as he continues his fun-filled training...."

"Before she died, mom bought me a rescue dog, a living memorial of her eternal love for me. This wasn’t just any rescue dog. Baldwin turned out to be a Puli, part of the herding group, a high-octane ball of fluff. After I brought him home I realized he needed a job. I learned Pulix are sheepherders from their native Hungary, marveled at pictures of them driving hundreds of sheep from one spot to the other, their dreadlocks flying. I immediately signed up for sheep herding lessons, agility classes, canine freestyle, obedience training and just about every dog sport I could find..."

"Rally is my first love, having earned Master and RAE titles on both my Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Turner and Nicki. With the pandemic our opportunities to train and compete were mostly shut down. So J & J Dog Supplies became our go-to place to buy Rally signs and holders to continue practicing in our backyard. I also started training my dogs in the more socially-distant Scent Work, and J & J Dog Supplies was the only place I found that carried a complete Scent Work kit..."

"This is JesseBelle, She just turned 12 years old and still very active in the dog sport world of Agility & Rally. We have participated at a variety of shows. We were so lucky to be chosen to show case in the large dog agility at the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge and qualified to stand on the podium..."

"My dogs love competing in agility with me. I started agility when I retired, as well as some other dog sports, which included herding, scent work, tricks and therapy dog certification. We have progressed from disqualifying agility runs to High in Trials, and to ultimately making top dog on one of UKC’s AGILITY All Star lists in 2020..."

"This is my best friend and partner William. He just turned 13 this year but he still has lots of life left in him. Through the years he's been the absolute best partner and teammate. We participated in a variety of dog sports and accumulated many titles in multiple different venues including ..."