Press Releases

The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world's largest purebred dog registry and a leading advocate for dogs, is pleased to announce that its Patriotic Puppy Program (PPP), has graduated it’s 100th detection dog, a yellow Labrador Retriever named K-9 Teddy. The AKC Patriotic Puppy Program, part of the AKC’s Detection Dog Task Force, works with […]

The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 AKC Trick Dog Competition. This 6th Annual competition was a virtual event, open to Elite Performers, AKC’s highest level of trick dogs. Nearly 200 competitors from all […]

The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is pleased to announce that the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy program will become an official AKC title in January 2025. This means that dogs who are registered or enrolled with AKC may have AKC S.T.A.R Puppy listed […]

The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to recognize extraordinary breeding programs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding groups as 2024 AKC Breeder of the Year group honorees. “It is our pleasure to honor this array of esteemed breeders,” said Dennis Sprung, AKC President and CEO. “These individuals have made important […]

The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for all dogs, is excited to announce that the 2024 Flyball CanAM Classic - Presented by Toyota will premiere on Sunday November 17th, 2024 at 2p.m. ET on ESPN2. The nation’s largest Flyball tournament was hosted by the North American Flyball […]

The AKC® National Championship presented by Royal Canin has a grand total of 5,637 dogs that will compete for the title of America’s National Champion on December 14 and 15, 2024 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Additionally, 1,756 puppies and juniors will vie for Puppy/Junior of the Year in the AKC/Royal […]