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Expert Advice: Grooming
Scourge of the Sofa: a Shedding Dog
When Brushing Your Shedding Dog, Use the Right Tool It's only logical that if you get to your dog’s hair before it falls out, it won't end up on your clothes, your furniture, your pillow, or your dinner plate. That means you need to brush -- sometimes weekly, sometimes a few times a week, and […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/scourge-of-the-sofa-a-shedding-dog/
| March 23, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Top 10 Breeds of the 1910s
The Boston Terrier, a top-ten breed for six decades of the 20th century, has reached the number-one position twice, including in the 1910s. The Airedale Terrier reached the number-two position, the highest the breed would ever claim, appearing in the top ten for three consecutive decades and then never regaining its national popularity. The decade […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/top-ten-breeds-of-the-1910s/
| February 13, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Top 10 Breeds of the 1900s
The Collie, on a continual climb since its number-seven position in the 1880s, became the number-one breed of the first decade of the new century. The breed ranked in the top ten breeds for seven decades of the 20th century. The number-two breed of the decade, the Boston Terrier, became the first small companion dog […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/top-ten-breeds-of-the-1900s/
| February 13, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Top Ten Breeds Of The 1890s
Accepted into AKC in 1885, the Saint Bernard swiftly rose to the position of the most popular dog of the 1890s. To this day, it is the only giant breed to secure the country’s top position as well as the only number-one breed to never appear in the top ten again. In later decades, two […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/top-ten-breeds-of-the-1890s/
| February 13, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Top 10 Breeds of the 1880s
The top five breeds of the 1880s were all working gundog breeds. While this is the only decade that the English Setter reigned as the number-one breed, it remained in the top ten for four decades, though it hasn’t appeared there in the top ten since the 1910s. Irish Setters, the number-two breed of the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/top-ten-breeds-of-the-1880s/
| February 13, 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: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
Beware the “Drag of the Breed”
When judging, take care that you don’t allow exaggerations to influence you. We are Americans, and many of us have a tendency when we look at a car to think that if a little chrome is good, then a lot is better! If a dog who moves alertly and with purpose is good, then an […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/beware-the-drag-of-the-breed/
| January 31, 2015
Canine Partners
Incredible Nose Earns Top Titles & Finds Lost Pets
Griffin Fielding TDX owned by Maureen Fielding of N. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Seven-year-old Griffin came into being through an accidental mating between a black German Shepherd female and a German Short-haired Pointer male. “He is a fine hunting dog with a strong work ethic, making him an excellent tracking dog,” Maureen said. Griffin started […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/incredible-nose-earns-top-titles-finds-lost-pets-2/
| January 29, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
10 Unexpected Ways You Could Be Hurting Your Pet
From our friends at Vetstreet We know you love your pet unconditionally and strive to take good care of him, but even the most experienced owners can sometimes harm their dogs or cats and not even realize it. Here are a few mistakes you might be making, but don't worry, we've also included advice […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/10-ways-you-could-be-hurting-your-pet/
| January 14, 2015
Sports & Events
Pointing Breeds Hunt Tests: Spotlight
2013 Versatile Weimaraner Earns JHR Title 2011 Pictures of Hunt Test Judges Riding 4-Wheelers/ATVs 2009 Nutmeg German Shorthaired Pointer Club by Chuck Kimbrel AKC Sporting Breeds Hunt With Wounded Warriors Montana Brittany Club by Tom Maneely St. Croix Valley Brittany Club and Twin Cities Vizsla Club 2008 Gordon Setter Club of America South Dakota Pointing […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/hunt-tests/spotlight/
| December 19, 2014