For much of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show’s 142-year existence, winning the country’s most famous dog show meant the fast track to retirement. Sure, sometimes a plucky soul returned the following year for another grab at the brass ring: After all, the very first Westminster Best in Show winner, the Smooth Fox Terrier Ch. […]

Ever wonder how the sighthound got its name? Just as the label suggests, many years ago they were bred to pursue their prey by sight rather than scent, which requires a display of fantastic athleticism and keen eyesight to stay in hot pursuit. Today’s Sighthounds demonstrate their Coursing skills by following a plastic bag attached to a […]

When a breeder has puppies to place, the calls from potential buyers are more frequent, and the conversations become more detailed. They are more frequent because your fellow breeders refer callers when they can’t provide the right animal, and more detailed because now you must evaluate the home situation. The most welcome call is from […]

Twister Agility and Dog Event Center - Edmond, OK Best in Field Winner: NFC FC Windrock Tid-Bittius Velocitus SC Best of Breed Winners: Afghan Hound - DC Kominek’s Rains of Castamere SC Basenji - GCH DC Joy-Us Hung The Moon SC CGC TKN Borzoi - FC Kirov Strike It Rich At Highpoint CDX RE MC […]

Flintrock Farm - Reidsville, NC Best in Field Winner: NFC GCH DC Dsrtphnx Hallam Sweet Child O Mine RN MC LCX AX AXJ CGC TKN Best of Breed Winners: Afghan Hound - Kominek’s The Conquerer SC BCAT Basenji - Borassus Apollon SC Borzoi - FC Kirov Strike It Rich At Highpoint CDX RE MC LCX AX […]

Kominek Farm - Limestone, TN Best in Field Winner: NFC FC Cali’s Red Clay Halo MC LCX2 Best of Breed Winners: Afghan Hound - DC Kominek’s Celaeno SC LCX Basenji - Makindu’s Next Man Up SC CA Borzoi - FC Kirov Wind Glider at Highpoint RN SC CGC TKI Cirneco dell’Etna - DC Fly by […]

Native New Yorkers tell it like it is, and Elliott B. Weiss — the Best in Show judge at this year’s AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin — is no exception. “I was a teenager, and I grew up without a dog,” he explains about how he got involved in the sport of purebred […]

The following breeders have met the requirements for the Breed and Levels recorded at the time of the application. The American Kennel Club is pleased to recognize these breeders for their contribution to the sport and maintaining the tenets of the Breeder of Merit program. (current as of  1/22/24, last updated 1/24/24) [accordion] [accordion_panel title="Platinum"] […]

32 AKC recognized breeds make up the hound group. We're taking a closer look at what each of these beauties were bred to do.

Breed Rank Retrievers (Labrador) 1 German Shepherd Dogs 2 Retrievers (Golden) 3 French Bulldogs 4 Bulldogs 5 Beagles 6 Poodles 7 Rottweilers 8 Yorkshire Terriers 9 Pointers (German Shorthaired) 10 Boxers 11 Siberian Huskies 12 Dachshunds 13 Great Danes 14 Pembroke Welsh Corgis 15 Doberman Pinschers 16 Australian Shepherds 17 Miniature Schnauzers 18 Cavalier King […]