The American Kennel Club today announced that 58 Junior Scholarships have been awarded to students from 26 states. The scholarships for high school, college and graduate school students range from $1,000 to $5,000 each for a total of $100,000. "The Junior Scholarship program is a special way for AKC to honor the hard work and […]

  New York, NY — President and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis B. Sprung, announced today a number of executive promotions, as well as the hiring of a new manager in the Public Relations department. In his statement Sprung said, " I am proud of these employees for their outstanding performance and for the fact that […]

On Saturday, September 18, Saber, a Collie, and this year's Search and Rescue Dog ACE Award recipient and Saydee, a Miniature Schnauzer, this year's Therapy Dog ACE Award recipient, were honored at the Fort Worth Kennel Club show. Saber and Saydee were each presented with plaques honoring them from The American Kennel Club. Saber's owner, […]

  Five Dogs From Around the Nation Demonstrate Unconditional Devotion and Awe-Inspiring Assistance to Mankind New York, NY – The American Kennel Club announced today the winners of the fifth annual Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE), which honor the extraordinary canine-human bond and the innumerable ways in which dogs meaningfully contribute to our lives. Awards […]

  From Washington's Foxhounds to Bush's "Barney," presidential purebred pups are as traditional as baseball and apple pie. Twenty-two U.S. presidents have owned purebred dogs and most shared the White House with them. While some dogs had jobs - "Millie" authored a book, "Him" and "Her" modeled for Life magazine, and "Laddie Boy" oversaw high-level […]

  At the AKC Delegate Meeting on March 8, Dr. Thomas M. Davies, Walter F. Goodman and Ronald H. Menaker were re-elected to the AKC Board of Directors, Class of 2008. Ronald H. Menaker was re-elected Chairman of the Board and David C. Merriam was re-elected Vice-Chairman at a meeting of the AKC Board of […]

Team Competes for First Time at Crufts 2004 The American Kennel Club announced today that a U.S. dog and handler team has been invited to compete, for the first time ever, at the UK's prestigious Crufts International Agility Competition on Thursday, March 4th, 2004. Jen Pinder of Lapeer, MI will compete in the 26" jump […]

  The American Kennel Club announced today the appointment of Gail E. Miller to the position of Director of Media Relations. Gail, who has significant experience in both communications and purebred dogs, will be responsible for developing media relationships in order to promote AKC programs, materials and services. Gail's parents, Don and Gail J. Miller, […]

The American Kennel Club (AKC) welcomed home the AKC/USA World Agility Team after a weekend of intense competition at the World Agility Championship in Lievin, France from September 26-28. The AKC/USA World Agility Team, sponsored by The Iams Company and K9 Advantix , traveled overseas to compete against 30 different countries. The large dog team […]

  The official drawing of Champion Trackers that will exhibit in the first AKC National Tracking Invitational took place Thursday, July 24th at the American Kennel Club office in Raleigh, NC. President and CEO, Alfred Cheaure along with Senior Vice President and COO, Dennis Sprung pulled little "tracking feet" from a paper gift bag to […]

  In its endless pursuit to recognize outstanding members of the fancy, The American Kennel Club Lifetime Achievement Awards were launched in 1998 and are now in its sixth year of honoring the Fancy's best. The purpose of the awards is to celebrate those individuals whose many years of selfless effort have made significant contributions […]

Joanne Johnson, Souix Falls, SD OTCH Jo's Xpensif Hobi O'Redfield UDX MX AXJ Shetland SheepdogLouise Fox Meredith/Anne Marie Silverton, Tehachapi, CA CH OTCH Highland Limited Edition UDX Border Collie Dr. Jose Martinez/Caryl Martinez, Council Bluffs, IA OTCH Tanbarks Road To Glory UDX Golden Retriever Barbara Anderson, Junction City, OR OTCH Redtop Rio UDX Border Collie […]

  The American Kennel Club announced that a Border Collie from Mt. Gilead, OH has been named the AKC Top Master Agility Champion (MACH) Dog of 2002 based on combined points for completing the agility course with the fastest speed, and without errors. MACH 5 Lukan's Mister Big Stuff, known by his call name "Awesome", […]

The Honorable David C. Merriam will receive the 9th annual Skarda award at the Pedigree banquet tomorrow night, February 8th, in the Grand Ballroom of New Yorks famed Plaza Hotel. Making the presentation, at the black tie affair that honors the years top dog in each breed, will be Merriams nominator, longtime friend and editor […]

  --AKC Releases Registration Statistics for 2002-- For the 13th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, according to registration figures released today by the American Kennel Club. Nearly three times as many Labs were registered in 2002 as any other breed. Golden Retrievers were a distant second, with […]