Big congratulations to the All American Dogs who turned in impressive performances at the Westminster Kennel Club Masters Agility competition on Saturday, February 8. The highest scoring All American Dog was PACH Triple F RE MXPB MJP7 MJPG PAX2 MFP T2BP2 CGC TKA (Gable, pictured), owned by Kayla Feeney of Lima, NY.   Highest Scoring […]

PACH Lindy the Long-Legged Labradoodle MXP4 MXPB MJP5 MJPS PAX NFP T2BP owned by Natasha Wright of Edmond OK Lindy is Natasha’s first dog, and first agility dog. She brought her home in July of 2008 “hoping that getting a dog would encourage a healthier lifestyle, and boy, did it work!” says Natasha. The pair […]

After nearly 10 hours of competition between 500 dogs, one Border Collie was declared the 2022 AKC Rally National Champion: Zayne. Registered name OTCH9 HC AGCH MACH5 RACH Norwood Color Me Zayne UDX9 OGM RM3 RAE3 HSAd HSBd HXAd HXBd MXC PDS MJC PJS MFG TQX T2B5 is handled by Kim Berkley of Caseyville, Illinois. […]

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Having trouble deciding on a name for your hunting dog? You've come to the right place. The following list of hunting dog names should give you some inspiration. Let's start with some names inspired by hunting itself: Chase/Chaser - A great fit for tracking dogs. Scout - Also great for trackers. If you have two dogs, and you're a fan of […]

This lesson is especially useful for English learners living in Southern states, as one of the participants in the video has a southern accent. ELL Level Advanced Materials needed Web enabled device to play audio from this akc.tv episode: AKC TV Episode Lesson Have students listen to (without seeing) the first two and a half minutes of the […]

We have big news to report about All-Americans succeeding at earning the top titles and honors in Agility, Coursing Ability, Fast CAT, Rally, Obedience, Scent Work, Tracking, and Trick Dog! AGILITY Agility Grand Champion (AGCH) AGCH MACH5 Zoey Woofta Crow MXB2 PAD MJB2 PJD MFB TQX MFPS T2B3 T2BP FCAT2 TKN owned by Anjie Crow […]

We have some big news to report about All-Americans succeeding at earning the top titles in Agility, Coursing Ability, Rally, Obedience, Scent Work, Tracking, and Trick Dog. Many dogs are also having success in AKC’s Virtual Titling programs! AGILITY AGCH (Agility Grand Champion) AGCH MACH2 Rosie La Bella MXC PDS MJC PJS MFG TQX T2B5 […]

In January 1999, the AKC embarked on a journey to recognize Juniors who obtain titles on dogs in the Companion and Performance Events.  We are pleased to announce the continued growth of the program.  AKC will now be awarding points to Juniors who have competed in Junior Showmanship, Companion and Performance Events.  The Juniors number […]

December 2018 Ava Churchill - AJP Anthony Rotelle - NAJ Natalie Merkel - AXJ Emily Walker - MXJ Avery Woodworth - OAJ Allison Hill - AXJ Jada Sawhney - RN Mia Magnaghi - NAJ, NF David Frasca - OA Dana George - MXP2 Kate Gallagher - MX November 2018 Allison Hill - OA Kendall Betz […]