AKC Education consists of AKC Canine College, AKC Public Education, AKC Education Webinars, and the Library and Archives. Each area plays an important role in achieving the mission and vision of AKC Education and in supporting the mission of American Kennel Club.   AKC Canine College is dedicated to creating quality online courses for judges, […]

Learning Objectives Students will write a news article that makes claims supported by reasons and evidence.   Grade Levels 6-8   Common Core Standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8 Trace and evaluate […]

Learning Objectives SWBAT cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text by unpacking the text and illustrating.   Grade Levels 9-10   Common Core Standards RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says […]

AKC Library Vertical Files Sports Illustrated Library News Clippings files 1950-1993 Processed by Brynn White, 2016 Click here to the view complete inventory and/or to search all AKC archival collections   The Sports Illustrated Library News Clippings files are comprised of dog-centered subject files originally assembled as a reference resource for journalists working for the […]

  Memorandum To: All Employees The AKC expects all employees to support its mission, policies and programs and to conduct themselves in the performance of their job duties, in an ethical manner. In addition, every AKC employee has certain responsibilities in regards to access and disclosure of confidential information. The protection of confidential business information […]

This video pops up frequently in social media. What I like about it: -Time saving exercise with low requirement on the training knowledge of the care giver -Great use of social learning within the litter What I don’t like, based on my experience: – Difficult to capture performance data on the individuals in the litter […]

One of the hurdles we have to overcome is in the sales of dogs. Everyone would like to have a clear understanding of what the assessment will look like and how it is evaluated – including existing vendors. A vendor recently brought 11 dogs to be evaluated for the DOD (Department of Defense). This vendor […]

Nola is a former honorable mention award winner in the AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence. She makes school very special for many students at a New Jersey school. Since April 2012, Nola has served as the therapy dog for the Little Egg Harbor School District in the southernmost part of Ocean County, NJ. […]

  MACH Two Minutes for Ruffing MXB MJS NAP NJP XF TKN owned by Linda Arnold of Butler, PA  Brooks was adopted from a local shelter in 2010 at 7 months old, when he “picked” Linda during a visit. He was there because of a hardship surrender due to a family move. “His shelter name […]

By: Al Grounds DCNR has formed a user group committee and had their first meeting recently to receive input from the various groups and to form a working relationship. The beagle community was represented by Larry Dillard, Taylor Gilbert and the bird dog was represented by Rick Stalling Dane Harris and Jerry Champion. All cattle […]