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Gustav Muss-Arnolt Pen Drawings collection
AKE 20.3 1889-1908 1.75 linear ft (in 2 flat boxes.) Processed by Brynn White, 2016 Click here for a printable PDF of the collection finding aid The collection includes clippings of the 204 pen drawings by promiment dog painter and show judge Gustav Muss-Arnolt published between 1889 and 1908 in the American Kennel Club […]
https://www.akc.org/about/archive/guide-collections/gustav-muss-arnolt-pen-drawings-collection/
| May 19, 2016
Canine Partners
Canine Partners Junior Handler Spotlight: Deborah Tung
Deborah Tung is a Virginia teenager who does it all with her dogs. Deborah competes in Agility and the fun new sport of Barn Hunt with her All-American Dog, Nigel. Barn Hunt tests all dogs’ hunting ability in finding vermin, which many breeds were developed to perform. Rats are placed in heavy, safe PVC tubes […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/canine-partners-junior-handler-spotlight-deborah-tung/
| March 11, 2015
Press Releases
American Kennel Club Celebrates Irish Dog Breeds in Spirit of St. Patrick’s Day
AKC Celebrates 125th Anniversary and Tips its Hat to Two Irish Breeds That Were Among the First Recognized In honor of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th, the American Kennel Club® (AKC) celebrates the loveable breeds of Irish descent. Notable Irish breeds include the Irish Red & White Setter which was welcomed into the AKC […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-celebrates-irish-dog-breeds-in-spirit-of-st-patri-2/
| March 10, 2009
Press Releases
Labrador Retriever Holds Firm in Top Spot on AKC’s List of Most Popular Dogs in America
-- AKC Celebrates 125th Anniversary with a Look Back at First AKC Registered Breeds in History -- For the 18th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, according to 2008 registration statistics released today by the American Kennel Club® (AKC) But, while more than twice as many Labs were […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/labrador-retriever-holds-firm-in-top-spot-on-akcs-list-of-most-popular/
| January 21, 2009
Expert Advice: General Health
Porcupine Quills In Dog
While going through boxes of dog-related material one day, I came across some interesting facts about porcupines. I live in a small country town nestled in an area consisting of mostly woods, streams, stone walls, and rock formations, where an all-too-curious Red and White might possibly encounter this prickly creature. Since two of my Red […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/canine-porcupine-encounters/
| June 16, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Top 10 Breeds Of The 1880s
The 1880s was the only decade that the English Setter reigned as the number-one breed and it remained in the top ten for four decades, but hasn’t been in the top ten since the 1910s. Irish Setters, the number-two breed of the decade, fell to number seven in the 1890s and then did not make […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/top-10-breeds-of-the-1880s/
| February 12, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
15 Most Active Dog Breeds
Always on the go and looking to keep a canine by your side? We have rounded up the most active dog breeds. They have no short supply of energy and are a perfect fit for an owner looking for a running buddy or an agility partner. Pembroke Welsh Corgi Pembroke Welsh Corgis are strong, athletic […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/15-most-active-breeds/
| August 17, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
What Does it Really Mean to be a Terrier Anyway?
We often hear dog shows accused of being nothing but “beauty contests.” In reality, they’re organized more like job fairs. At AKC shows, dogs are exhibited in seven groups organized by the original work the breeds were created to do. The dog judged best in each group becomes one of the final seven to vie […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/what-does-it-really-mean-to-be-a-terrier-anyway/
| February 16, 2015
Expert Advice: Events
Judges For 2017 Westminster Kennel Club Show Announced
The Westminster Kennel Club recently announced that Mr. Thomas H. Bradley III is scheduled to judge Best in Show at the club’s 141st dog show Feb. 13–14, 2017. A lifetime participant in the dog sport, Mr. Bradley competed in his first dog show as a teenager in 1955, showing his German Shorthaired Pointer at the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/judges-for-2017-westminster-kennel-club-show/
| May 10, 2016
Expert Advice: News
AKC Board Of Directors Class Of 2020 Elected
At the Annual Meeting of the American Kennel Club on March 8, 2016, the AKC Board of Directors Class of 2020 was elected. The three Directors elected were: • Patricia M. Cruz, Delegate from the Heart of the Plains Kennel Club. • William J. Feeney, Delegate from the Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club, Inc. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/akc-board-of-directors-class-of-2020-elected/
| March 8, 2016