What sets the AKC apart from other dog registries? Plenty!
- AKC is the world’s largest all-breed dog registry and dog sport organization.
- AKC has more than 5,035 local and breed-based dog clubs throughout the U.S.
- AKC sanctions over 26,000 dog events per year with more than 3.5 million entries, including breed
conformation, agility, obedience, field trials, and more. - AKC events can inject on average more than $2.15 million into the community during each event.
- Nationwide, AKC dog events can generate more than $2.7 billion a year in local spending.
- AKC’s Detection Dog Task Force works to help address the shortage of high-quality U.S. -bred and -trained
explosive detection dogs to protect public safety and national security. - For more than 15 years, AKC Humane Fund has provided grants to shelters that house victims of domestic
abuse with their pets. - The AKC Museum of the Dog preserves, interprets, and celebrates the role of dogs in society and educates
the public about the human-canine bond through its 1,700-piece rotating collection and 4,000-volume library. - AKC Pet Disaster Relief program helps local Emergency Management provide animal care services
immediately following a disaster, including a donation of a trailer stocked with essential supplies to house
over 65 pets in the critical first few days following a disaster. To date, more than 105 emergency relief trailers
have been donated to communities around the nation. - AKC Canine Health Foundation funds research projects that focus on all aspects of the physical, mental, and
social well-being of dogs. AKC CHF’s $67.5 million in grants has resulted in over 1,167 research grants,
countless canine health projects, and over 1,000 peer-reviewed publications. - AKC Reunite has reunited more than 680,000 lost pets with their owners, donates microchip scanners to
shelters, and helps reunite pets displaced by storms and other disasters. The Adopt A K9 Cop Program has
donated funding for more than 560 police K-9s. - AKC’s Rescue Network provides financial assistance to non-profit rescue groups. More than 450 AKC Rescue
Network groups are located across the U.S.; the largest rescue network in America. - AKC has a dedicated team of field agents who visit and inspect kennels to educate breeders and ensure
proper care and conditions of AKC-registered dogs and accurate record keeping. Since 2000, AKC field
agents have conducted over 83,000 inspections nationwide. - AKC created the Canine Good Citizen program – A 10-step test that encourages and certifies dogs who have
good manners. Over 1,287,000 dogs have earned CGC certification. - AKC provides teachers nationwide with academically rigorous lesson plans and activities that incorporate
core subject areas for grades K-12 and teach about responsible dog ownership. - AKC, in 2023, created the not-for-profit Purebred Preservation Bank (AKC PPB), an endeavor to assist in the
preservation of purebred dogs, maintain genetic materials and continue the breeding of healthy litters. - And much more!