Luis Neves and Betinho do Choupal -- Our Road to Master Hunter -- July 30, 2012 I was born in Portugal and spent my youth hunting with my father and our dogs. It was there that I developed my life-long love of hunting. I moved to America when I was 18 years old. I continued […]

  To cancel a show entry you must go to the superintendent or event secretary handling the entries for the show. Date Location Club Comments No cancellations or delays reported.  

Scheduling Conformation Events General Questions Points Schedule Formulation Specialties Held With All-Breed and Group Shows Classes and Entries Submitting Results Awards and Titles Judges and Judging Junior Showmanship Sweepstakes Trophies, Prizes, and Ribbons Club Membership Upload Tool Scheduling Conformation Events AKC recommended Best Practices to hire and assign judges, leading to an efficient schedule. General […]

DQ by Judges (Jan 2026) All Stakes To Use System of Rotation (Jul 2024) No Local Trials During Nationals (Mar 2023) First Dog To Run Cannot Be Selected Twice (Aug 2020) New Requirement When Setting Up Blind Retrieve (Feb 2020) 4 Derby/Qualifying Stakes Per Year (May 2018) Optional Rotation For Derby/Qualifying Stakes (Jul 2017) LATEST RULEBOOK - AMENDED DATE:  […]

As of July 13, 2009, the AKC Board of Directors approved the eligibility of Foundation Stock breeds that meet the below criteria may compete in AKC Companion Events; this will be effective January 1, 2010. Dogs with three-generation pedigrees recorded in FSS® Breed Standard has been submitted As of February 9, 2007, the AKC Board […]

Learning Objectives Students will be able to identify differences between the life cycles of various animals.   Grade Levels 3-5   Next Generation Science Standard LS1-1. Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.   Materials Needed Picture of brown bear […]

Refund requests must be submitted in writing to akccaninecollege@akc.org. Refunds must be requested within a week from the date the item was purchased. Courses and exams that are listed on AKC Canine College as non-refundable are not eligible for a refund. Users who have spent more than 15 minutes in the course, program, or exam […]

Event: German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America National Specialty 2018 Date: Saturday, Sept 29, 2018 Location: Washington Fairgrounds, Washington, Pennsylvania A surprise donation to Officer Matthew Karlowsky and K9 Officer Tony of the City of Washington Police Department was provided by the Friends of GWP National Events. Full body bite suit from Hallmark Canine 10 […]

  Long before Jane Lynch rose to fame for her role as the loud-mouthed, plotting cheerleading coach in the hit TV series, Glee, she proved herself as an all-out dog lover in the film Best in Show. Recently, she sat down with the team at The Honest Kitchen to talk about her Lhasa Apso, Olivia, […]

In 2002, I pulled a tiny, emaciated red female Doberman from a local shelter. She was just 13.5 weeks old, and had been in the shelter more than four weeks. Since I had a young male that was taking a lot of my time, I thought I would get her healthy, and find a great […]