AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Launches 2010 Commemorative Poster Contest
The American Kennel Club® and Eukanuba are pleased to announce the start of the commemorative poster competition in which artists are encouraged to submit an original two-dimensional painting or drawing celebrating the theme: "The Wonderful World of Purebred Dogs." The poster will commemorate the 10th Annual AKC/Eukanuba National Championship where thousands of top dogs from […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-eukanuba-national-championship-launches-2010-commemorative-poster/
| May 20, 2010
Winners Crowned in AKC Pointing Breed Gun Dog Championships
History Made With Same Dog Winning Both Stakes For the first time in the history of the event, one dog, the German Shorthaired Pointer FC Slicks Cuttin Wild, won both the Retrieving Championship and the Non-Retrieving Championship stakes in the 17th annual American Kennel Club® Pointing Breed Gun Dog Championship, sponsored by Purina and Tri-Tronics. […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/winners-crowned-in-akc-pointing-breed-gun-dog-championships-1/
| May 19, 2010
American Kennel Club Announces New Grand Champion Title
-- AKC® Champions Can Compete for Grand Champion Title at AKC Conformation Events -- The American Kennel Club® is pleased to announce that it will begin offering the Grand Champion title at AKC Conformation events. This new title will be available to AKC Champions of Record, giving the opportunity for Champion dog owners to […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-announces-new-grand-champion-title/
| April 15, 2010
1st Quarter 2010 Community Achievement Awards
American Kennel Club Honors The Bayou Kennel Club With a Community Achievement Award The American Kennel Club® announced recently that the Bayou Kennel Club (BKC) of Monroe, Louisiana has been named a recipient of the AKC® Community Achievement Award for its contributions to its community after natural disasters. BKC received one of three awards for […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/1st-quarter-2010-community-achievement-awards/
| April 9, 2010
Winners Crowned at AKC National Agility Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nearly 1,000 of the Nation's Most Athletic Dogs Competed for Top Honors Eleven new AKC® National Agility Champions were crowned yesterday at the 2010 AKC National Agility Championship sponsored by LubriSyn CA and J&J Dog Supplies, held March 26-28 in Tulsa, Okla. The American Kennel Club® event brought together nearly 1,000 dogs from across the country […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/winners-crowned-at-akc-national-agility-championship-in-tulsa-oklahoma/
| March 29, 2010
American Kennel Club National Agility Championship Travels to Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dogs from 43 States and Canada Vie for National Agility Champion Titles! Nearly 1,000 of the top agility dogs and handlers in the nation will be vying for the title of American Kennel Club® (AKC®) National Agility Champion in their height classes on March 26-28, 2010 at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square. […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-national-agility-championship-travels-to-tulsa-ok/
| March 17, 2010
American Kennel Club Honors Texas Representative Edmund Kuempel With Inaugural James S. Holt Award
Award to be Presented to Legislator in Each State New York, NY- The American Kennel Club® (AKC) is pleased to announce that Texas Representative Edmund Kuempel has been awarded the inaugural James S. Holt Memorial Award for Promotion of Responsible Dog Ownership in Legislation ("Holt" award) in honor of his work to defeat harmful dog […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-honors-texas-representative-edmund-kuempel-with-i/
| March 10, 2010
Walter Bebout Award To Honor Federations And Groups Working To Protect The Rights Of Dog Owners
The American Kennel Club® (AKC) is proud to announce to creation of the Walter Bebout Award. Named for the late Director of the AKC Government Relations Department, the award will recognize those federations and owner/breeder organizations that have been actively involved in educating legislators about responsible dog ownership issues and have worked to preserve […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/walter-bebout-award-to-honor-federations-and-groups-working-to-protect/
| March 10, 2010
MMI Genomics, inc. Joins as a Sponsor of AKC Canine Partners Program
The American Kennel Club announced today that MMI Genomics, Inc., manufacturer of the Canine Heritage® Breed Test, the first DNA-based test to identify the breed composition for mixed-breed dogs, will join as a sponsor of the AKC Canine Partnerssm program. The Canine Heritage® Breed Test can help owners unravel the mystery of their mixed-breed […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/mmi-genomics-inc-joins-as-a-sponsor-of-akc-canine-partners-program-1/
| March 9, 2010
AKC Announces Board of Directors Election Results
-- Dr. Charles Garvin, Dr. William Newman & Patricia Scully Elected -- The Annual Meeting of the AKC Delegates took place on March 9, 2010. Three new Directors have been elected: Dr. Charles Garvin, Delegate from the Marion Ohio Kennel Club; Dr. William R. Newman, Delegate from the Mastiff Club of America; Patricia Scully, […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-announces-board-of-directors-election-results-5/
| March 9, 2010