AKC Canine Health Foundation

08/24/2026

Something beautiful is taking shape.

Throughout August, photographs of our beloved dogs are becoming custom Watercolor Pawtraits and coming together in a growing Rainbow Bridge Day celebration.

We’d love for you to join the celebration and create a Pawtrait of a dog you love - our gift to you from CHF. 𝗡𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱.

Upload their name and a favorite photo, then turn it into a watercolor Pawtrait to keep, share and cherish.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

If you’d like to carry that love even further, you can make a Rainbow Bridge Day tribute gift to help advance research for healthier, more vibrant lives for all dogs.

𝗪𝗲’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

Create your Pawtrait or make a tribute gift:
https://www.akcchf.org/rainbowbridgeday

Rainbow Bridge Day Honor Their Memory. Give More Dogs More Healthy Years. Your gift celebrates the dogs who have left pawprints on our hearts while advancing research that helps future dogs live longer, healthier lives. Love Looks Good in Watercolor. This Rainbow Bridge Day, celebrate a dog you love...

08/21/2026

Sometimes it’s a photograph. An empty spot on the sofa. A memory that arrives out of nowhere and makes you smile before it makes you ache.

The dogs we love leave something behind.

This Rainbow Bridge Day, that love can become something meaningful: a tribute that helps fund research for healthier, longer lives.

Remember a dog you’ve lost. Celebrate one still beside you. Help give dogs and the people who love them more good days together.

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲: https://www.akcchf.org/rainbowbridgeday

Rainbow Bridge Day Honor Their Memory. Give More Dogs More Healthy Years. Your gift celebrates the dogs who have left pawprints on our hearts while advancing research that helps future dogs live longer, healthier lives. Love Looks Good in Watercolor. This Rainbow Bridge Day, celebrate a dog you love...

08/20/2026

Spots are filling up for the 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲, but there’s still time to join Team CHF as a 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗥! 🐾🏃

As a CHF fundRACER, you’ll commit to raising a minimum of $500 for canine health research and receive:

🏅 Free race registration
👕 An exclusive CHF FundRACER jersey
🎁 Special race swag
🐶 The opportunity to help improve the health of dogs through research

Run from Minneapolis to Saint Paul while helping advance research for healthier dogs.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗥? Contact Paige Hofstad at [email protected] to claim your spot!

08/19/2026

This Rainbow Bridge Day is especially personal for me.

I recently said goodbye to Nina, my beloved 15-year-old Airedale Terrier who was my once-in-a-lifetime dog. Fifteen years feels like such a gift, and somehow still not nearly enough.

In Nina’s memory, I’m making a 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗛𝗙 to help more dogs live longer, healthier lives.

If a dog has changed your life, I hope you’ll join me with a tribute of your own.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿? akcchf.org/rainbowbridgeday

Rainbow Bridge Day Honor Their Memory. Give More Dogs More Healthy Years. Your gift celebrates the dogs who have left pawprints on our hearts while advancing research that helps future dogs live longer, healthier lives. Love Looks Good in Watercolor. This Rainbow Bridge Day, celebrate a dog you love...

08/14/2026

A night at the ballpark made an impact for canine health! ⚾🐾

CHAMPS Ambassador Mitch Quiring brought together more than 30 supporters at the Colorado Rockies game, all while honoring his beloved dog, Brooklyn.

Through his fundraising efforts, Mitch raised 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 $𝟰𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 and help advance better outcomes for dogs facing this devastating cancer.

Thank you to Mitch and everyone who joined us at the game and supported this meaningful cause. Together, the CHAMPS community is turning personal passion into progress for dogs.

08/13/2026

The next chapter is coming.

Save the date for the Canine Health Conference, August 5–7, 2027 in Raleigh — where CHF continues bringing the science that keeps dogs healthy, safe, and in motion into the hands of the people caring for them.

More details coming soon.

Visit us at https://www.akcchf.org/events to stay in the loop.

08/13/2026

A dog cannot say, “I’m hurting,” “I cannot focus,” or “I do not feel like myself today.”

Sometimes, a change in behavior is the first sign that something has changed.

CHF-supported researcher Dr. Maggie Creamer is studying whether chronic osteoarthritis pain may influence how dogs think, learn, and respond emotionally. Through five carefully designed behavioral tests, her research explores what dogs’ behavior and learning ability can tell us about experiences they cannot describe.

Read the current Canine Science Showcase article to discover how researchers are learning to listen more closely: https://bit.ly/4qd1EPy

What subtle change in behavior tells you that your dog may need extra attention?

Support research focused on keeping dogs moving toward longer, healthier, and more vibrant lives at akcchf.org/DogsInMotion.



NC State College of Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Hospital | Brian Hare

08/12/2026

When Cathy and Bob learned how common canine cancers are, they became determined that something good would come from losing Bear.

Their $60,000 tribute gift supports research aimed at changing what is possible for dogs facing disease. Now they’re asking other dog owners to join them.

Bear’s Challenge has one goal: raise another $60,000 for canine health research by August 28.

It isn’t a match. It’s one dog lover inviting another to turn love into progress.

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲: akcchf.org/rainbowbridgeday

Rainbow Bridge Day Honor Their Memory. Give More Dogs More Healthy Years. Your gift celebrates the dogs who have left pawprints on our hearts while advancing research that helps future dogs live longer, healthier lives. Love Looks Good in Watercolor. Make your Rainbow Bridge Day tribute gift today.....