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Digital Collections

The AKC is committed to preserving valuable rare collections. To that end, several collections have been digitized for preservation and remote access.

Constitution: 1884-Present

Amendments to the AKC Constitution are captured in each of the following links. Amendments are marked in colored text in each document.

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Dog Show Rules: 1884-Present

Amendments to the AKC Dog Show Rules are captured in each of the following links. Amendments are marked in colored text in each document.

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Meeting Minutes

Click on a year to search the meeting minutes. If you are looking for current Board of Director meeting minutes (1999-present), they are available at: Board Minutes.

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Show, Obedience, and Field Trial Statistics

Click on a decade to view the tabulated statistics and breakdown of shows, trials, breed participants, champion titles, degrees, first awards, geographic locales, and more assembled by the AKC Show Records department for each individual year. In 1980, the AKC commenced electronic record-keeping; to obtain this more recent data, contact the Reports department, reports@akc.org.

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Dog Registration Statistics

Click on a time period to view annual AKC dog registration statistics broken down and ranked by breed. For the years 1885-1925, statistics are only calculated every 5 years and are limited to the 12-13 most popular breeds (with the exception of 1915 and 1920).

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Photographs

Highlights from the AKC Library & Archives holdings can be viewed by following @akclibrary on Instagram. Select materials from archival collections may be scanned upon request or may be available for reference; contact the Archivist for more information. Back to Top