When a pup’s age is still counted in weeks, he’d be lucky to get much farther than the front door. But in 1954, a 6-week-old black and tan pup from the sub­ urbs of Sydney made a 7,500-mile journey on Qantas Empire Airways to his new home in La Crescenta, California. His name was [...]

The popular Yorkshire Terrier or 'Yorkie' is often confused with the rarer Silky Terrier or 'Silky,' a breed for which it played a part in the development.

These Silky Terrier facts will provide insight into this adorable but determined terrier.

Kreg Hill competes with two Australian Terriers in multiple dog sports.

The Biewer Terrier is a playful dog, recognized by the AKC in 2021. Learn more about the breed with these Biewer Terrier fun facts.

The Skye Terrier was used as a working dog in Scotland as early as the 1600s. Learn more about this breed's surprising history.

Yorkies are famous for their human-like hair and show-worthy coats, and that's why learning how to groom a Yorkshire Terrier puppy is so important.

AKC Breeder of Merit Debarah Billings hails from Bristol, Tennessee. Her breeding program and Windsong Biewer Terriers began in 2009. Her goal was and continues to be breeding for improvement as well as promoting the Biewer Terrier.   AKC: How did you get started in breeding dogs? Debarah: After retiring in 2008, I started my search for a [...]

Frantisek Horak, the creator of the Cesky Terrier persevered through World War II and a communist revolution to create the new hunting breed.

A charming member of the AKC Toy Group, the compact, glossy-coated Silky Terrier is nonetheless a true terrier of energetic high spirits. The Silky, a native of Sydney, Australia, is larger than his close cousin, the Yorkshire Terrier.