The Roswell, GA, City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on an ordinance that would make it an animal cruelty violation to allow an animal to be outdoors when the temperature is below 32 degrees or above 85 degrees.  Violator would be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500 and/or […]

2010: NAFC FC AFC Fourleaf's Ice Breaker Breed: Labrador Retriever (male) Owner/Handler: Peter & Kelly Hayes 2009: NAFC FC AFC Barton Creek's O Mustad Breed: Labrador Retriever (male) Owners: Mike Haring & Loren Morehouse 2008: NAFC FC AFC Hawkeye's Coast Guard Breed: Labrador Retriever (male) Owners: Jeffery Talley & William Hillman 2007: NAFC FC AFC […]

2013: Johannesburg, South Africa Congratulations to Team Coach, Ann Braue and all of the 2013 AKC/USA Agility World Team Members – Tinna Brown, Barb Davis, Kathleen Desvigne, Korey Kaye, Jay Kessel, Greg Kirmeier, Alicia Nicholas, and Deb Schulman. One more big thank you to Team Leader, Steve Croxford from Britain who worked with our team […]

The concept of the Spaniel Hunting Test began as a request for an AKC sanctioned event to be known as the "Spaniel Gun Dog Qualification." It had been recommended that AKC sanction Spaniel breed specialty clubs to hold these tests for the purpose of gauging a dog's natural abilities during demands of actual hunting conditions. […]

When you and 20-million-plus viewers tune in to the Thanksgiving Day telecast of the National Dog Show, presented by Purina, what you see is only a portion of the excitement and goodwill served up by The Kennel Club of Philadelphia year-round. Watching the tape-delayed event immediately following NBC’s live telecast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day […]

Middleburg, Virginia—Paintings from the American Kennel Club collection will be part of the National Sporting Library & Museum’s “Side-by-Side with Gun and Dog” exhibition, celebrating three centuries of the unique partnership of hunter and gundog. The ambitious show contains American, British, and French "fur-and-feather" art on loan from the collections of the Adirondack Museum, Detroit […]

At a recent dog show, a dog of another toy breed entered the ring, and he had a very obvious marking that his breed standard calls an “extremely serious fault.”  A very longtime breeder of this breed was showing him. What was the breeder thinking?  Was he making points? Was he hoping the judge didn’t […]

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. […]

[caption id="attachment_74109" align="alignnone" width="646"] Follow the lives of 7 growing puppies via social media[/caption] Make way for the puppies! The American Kennel Club (AKC®) introduces seven adorable puppies that will make up its first ever “AKC Puppy Pack”. The AKC will follow the story of these puppies as they grow, learn and wiggle their way […]

In its endless pursuit to recognize outstanding members of the fancy, The American Kennel Club Lifetime Achievement Awards were created and first awarded in 1999 to honor our best. The purpose of the awards is to celebrate those individuals whose many years of dedication have led to significant contributions to our sport on a national […]