Sixteen-year old Lila Holberg from Seattle, Washington and her Pointer GCH CH Southern Summit Hot Gossip JH was awarded the coveted Best Junior Handler...

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

Part of the 2024 AKC National Championship week includes crowning Best Junior in Junior Showmanship. See the winners of this coveted award.

Sophia Feid Junior Handler Feature Sassafras Patterdale Thirteen-year-old Sophia Feid of Apex, NC, is proof that you don't have to have a show dog of...

Dog whistles are an effective dog training tool for communicating with your dog. You can use them to train a recall or many other behaviors.

The 2024 AKC Diving Dogs Challenge was held in collaboration with North American Diving Dogs on September 19, 2024 in Aurora, Colorado.

GCHG CH Hearthmore's Wintergreen Mountain RI CGC TKN FITB, a Giant Schnauzer known as “Monty” triumphed over more than 5,600 competitors to earn a $50,000 cash prize when they were awarded Best in Show at the AKC® National Championship Presented by Royal Canin, held December 14-15, 2024 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, […]

The American Kennel Club (AKC®) is pleased to announce that Lila Holberg with her Pointer GCH CH Southern Summit Hot Gossip JH was awarded the coveted title of Best Junior Handler along with a $5,000 scholarship. Coming in second place and receiving a $4,000 scholarship was Taylor Stone with her Belgian Tervuren and third place, […]

The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to recognize extraordinary breeding programs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding groups as 2024 AKC Breeder of the Year group honorees. “It is our pleasure to honor this array of esteemed breeders,” said Dennis Sprung, AKC President and CEO. “These individuals have made important […]

The following are the group designations that AKC breeds have been assigned. There are currently 202 breeds and 9 breeds with 21 varieties.  The varieties are by size, color or group.   The varieties are marked by **(Revised 1/01/25) [accordion] [accordion_panel title="Sporting Group – 33 breeds"] Sporting Group Naturally active and alert, Sporting dogs make likeable, […]