This week on Genome Barks, we welcome the 2008 winner of the American Kennel Club ACE Award for Search and Rescue, the Bloodhound Taffy and her handler, Doug Williams.  Lee Arnold, Chairman of the AKC Canine Health Foundation, and Mr. Williams discuss Taffy’s accomplishments, school visits, criminal tracking, and community outreach.

In this podcast, Ron Rella, Director of Project Administration for the American Kennel Club, describes the Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence.  The ACE Awards were put into place in 1999 to recognize the extraordinary interdependence of dogs and people.  Mr. Rella explains the qualifications to be nominated for ACE Awards and the different categories for which awards are made.