Doubling the dogs on display

Poodles Finn (left) and Kalo (right), alongside owner JohnieSue Thurman, competed in the American Kennel Club’s (AKC) 2026 National Agility Championship in Temecula, California, March 20 through March 22. Photo submitted by JohnieSue Thurman.
Poodles Finn (left) and Kalo (right), alongside owner JohnieSue Thurman, competed in the American Kennel Club’s (AKC) 2026 National Agility Championship in Temecula, California, March 20 through March 22. Photo submitted by JohnieSue Thurman.

By Madison Linton

Lead news reporter

The Haven Zoo founder and anthropologist JohnieSue Thurman knows what it's like to witness a dog go from timid to agile, a lesson that her four-year-old poodle Kalo,…