Want to get involved with AKC sports and events -- but your dog is a mixed breed? No problem! Here at the AKC, we embrace all types of dogs – purebred and mixed breeds alike. Our Canine Partners program is our enrollment program for mixed breeds and other dogs not eligible for AKC Purebred Registration [...]

Having a Dog Is a Lifelong Journey Let the AKC® Be There to Support You Along the Way COMPLETE YOUR LIFETIME REGISTRATION TODAY and access AKC’s Canine Care packages, which include essential resources and services available to you throughout every stage of your dog’s life. PACKAGES INCLUDE: AKC Pet Insurance: 30 days of pet [...]

Environmental Stability Independence/Self Discovery Play/Possession Additional Resources Watch Puppy Trip on YouTube! We're following Trip's training and development beginning at 7 weeks. Click below to watch the playlist on YouTube. Watch here! Independence/Self Discovery Early development of independent behavior Old video, but good content Comparing two puppies Here are two puppies placed in [...]

Training Plans and Development Overview How Training Frequency Impacts Learning Lemonade Starting with an 8 week old pup The Play Ideas Video Assessment versus training Play is Pay!!! Putting it all together Content versus Context Raising Criteria in Odor Recognition Stuff Creating Behavioral Pathways Training with Food Machines A Puppy named Task Possession, possession, possession! Ten [...]

Learning Objectives Students will read a graph correctly and use the graph to find information.   Grade Levels 6-8   Common Core Standard CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.NS.C.6 Understand a rational number as a point on the number line. Extend number line diagrams and coordinate axes familiar from previous grades to represent points on the [...]

When I first started this journey in the production of purpose raised puppies, the holy grail was to find a test for a 8 week old puppy that will predict success. I have bred and raised well over 600 dogs and the grail still evades me. I had a long conversation with a program participant about the [...]

When I first started this journey in the production of purpose raised puppies, the holy grail was to find a test for a 8 week old puppy that will predict success. I have bred and raised well over 600 dogs and the grail still evades me. I had a long conversation with a program participant about the [...]

Are you the proud owner of puppies born in the USA? Register your litter using this tool if those puppies were born to an AKC-registered dam that was mated to an AKC-registered sire of the same dog breed. You must register a litter before attempting to register individual puppies from that litter. Registration options vary [...]

AKC S.T.A.R. PUPPY IS AN OFFICIAL TITLE NOW! Get your puppy’s first official training title! AKC will begin processing titles on January 15, 2025 **NEW*** AKC now offers a quick and easy way to submit your S.T.A.R. Puppy Title Application! Try the new –Title Application Portal (TAP) System.  Since AKC [...]

Want to participate in a program that will help you socialize and train your puppy, and give you an introduction to AKC events? A great place to begin is to work toward earning your dog’s AKC Puppy of Achievement certificate. The AKC Puppy of Achievement (POA) program helps new puppy owners get started in [...]

by Lacey Herbel "Don't chew on that!" "Bad puppy! We don't potty inside!" "No! No! No! Stop barking!" When buying a new puppy, many people find that they don't come already trained. There are plenty of things that need to be tweaked before beginning training for a herding dog. Many times a new or even [...]

Am I Eligible? To be eligible a dog must be: Fully AKC Recognized Breed eligible for Championship points (excludes breeds in FSS status, including those eligible to compete in the Miscellaneous Class) Between 4 – 12 months of age on the day of the event. Entered in 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy Competition; or Entered at a dog show [...]

Six-year-old Gianna loves nothing better than rolling around in the mud. The Dalmatian regularly spreads her muddy paw prints around the home of her owner, Paul Goulet of Cumberland, RI. While it might be aggravating to owners when their dogs come in covered in mud or other foul-smelling stuff, it makes perfect sense to the [...]