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This portal to the AKC Marketplace enables breeders to showcase their litters. You can search by breed, gender, and zip code. Puppies from AKC Champion bloodlines are identified by blue ribbon icons on their classified ads, which also show which breeders have them. You can select an ad for more information about the puppies in […]

The biggest Conformation event of the year is here, and the results are out! See the group winners of the 2024 AKC National Championship.

The Kai Ken is a medium-sized dog and is one of the six native Japanese breeds or Nihon Ken. Traditionally used to hunt a wide range of game in the mountains of Japan, the Kai Ken is considered a rare breed even in Japan. The Kai is highly intelligent and learns quickly. They seem to […]

The AKC Agility League recently concluded its eighth season of competition and honored its top teams and competitors. Team champions were named in each of the 10 divisions, including the League’s new division of Elementary for beginner dogs. The AKC Agility League is sponsored by Purina Pro Plan, YuMove and AKC Pet Insurance. The League […]

OVERALL WINNER Muriel McMullen & Maddie (Australian Terrier) Dogwarts School of Witchcraft FINALISTS Christina Jones & Chloe (All American) Back to School https://youtu.be/OAc8x8ZvOfE   Tamara Shaffer & Olivia Nicole (Biewer Terrier) Rescuing the Mermaid Princess https://youtu.be/ve6xeYSyf9g   20 ADDITIONAL OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES   Deana Allen & Dervish (Portuguese Water Dog) Insomnia Strikes! https://youtu.be/lylH0ieLtEQ   Deana Allen […]

The AKC now works with several non-AKC service and sports organizations to recognize the titles that AKC-registered dogs earn in their programs. This includes the AKC Therapy Dog titling program and the AKC Search & Rescue title program. AKC also recognizes titles of the Barn Hunt Association (BHA); North American Diving Dogs (NADD); and the […]

AKC Canine Partners congratulates the All-American Dogs and their owners who competed and won honors at the North America Diving Dogs Championship, Dec. 13 – 15, in Orlando, FL. Photo:  Whitney Rupps/Chop Photography Open: Christopher AD CGC CAA DCAT owned by Georganna Acord of Frazeysburg, OH placed 5th in Open Junior Gryffon CA BCAT owned […]

Smarty is a rescue dog who was turned in to a shelter after showing up at a factory every day for several weeks to share the workers’ lunch. “That’s why we call him a  professional beggar - because he made his living at it for a while,” his owner Sheila Booth of Free Union, Va., […]

This portal to the AKC Marketplace enables breeders to showcase their litters. You can search by breed, gender, and zip code. Puppies from AKC Champion bloodlines are identified by blue ribbon icons on their classified ads, which also show which breeders have them. You can select an ad for more information about the puppies in […]