Doug Belter - AKC JS Judge # 108731 Marianne Conti – AKC JS Judge # 73311 Lisa Gallizzo – AKC JS Judge # 19201 Diego Garcia - AKC JS Judge # 108799 Sara Gregware - AKC JS Judge # 107599 Peter Kubacz - AKC JS Judge # 40373 Angela Lloyd - AKC JS Judge #98667 […]

If you would like to join the fun of retriever hunt tests, this introduction will help you get started. What does your dog have to do? Retriever hunt tests are offered at three test levels. Junior, Senior and Master. Beginner handlers and dogs should start at the junior test level. Any dog that is an […]

Mannheim, Germany July 10-12, 2026 https://www.jaosao2026.com/ News and Updates February 3, 2026 - Docked Dogs Dogs with docked tails or cropped ears are not permitted to participate in the competition, unless a veterinary certificate confirms that – the docking was medically necessary in the individual case, or – in the case of hunting dogs, docking was […]

Links to the forms and materials you need to host Rally Trials are listed below. Some forms require multiple copies as indicated below. Forms – please print the number of copies indicated to have when needed at your rally events. PDFs – please download and/or print these PDF documents to have available at your rally […]

To earn the AKC Therapy Dog™ title, you and your dog must have completed at least 10 therapy visits. These visits must be documented with time, date, location, and a signature of a staff person at the facility (e.g., school, hospital, etc.). This documentation can be achieved by submitting one of the following: Therapy Dog […]

Five years ago – on April 1, 2010 – the American Kennel Club opened competitions in AKC Agility, AKC Rally & AKC Obedience to mixed-breed dogs. Since that date, thousands of All-American Dogs have earned AKC titles and qualified and won in the AKC national events. Congratulations to all the winners in the program and […]

If it seems that your dog sleeps a lot, don't worry. It is natural. Most dogs sleep an average of 12 to 14 hours a day - puppies sleep even more! Unlike people, who mostly sleep in one large block of time, dogs spread their snoozing through the day in "dog naps." It seems that Rowdy […]

Gregor Mendel, father of modern genetics, was a meticulous record keeper. “It was there that he grew 28,000 pea plants during the period from 1856 to 1863. He kept careful records of his crossbreeding experiments and recorded each individual plant’s height, pod shape, flower location and color, and seed shape and color.” The Patriotic Puppy Program opened […]

The AKC 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); the North American […]

Dru Shepherd of New Jersey may have started her show career with rabbits, but her Afghan Hounds have led her from the conformation ring to the opera stage.