Press Releases

  The American Kennel Club® (AKC) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 AKC® Lifetime Achievement Awards: Walter F. Goodman (Conformation), James J. Ham (Companion Events) and Jo Ann Frier-Murza (Performance). The three recipients will receive engraved silver Revere bowls on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at the AKC Delegates luncheon held in conjunction […]

  -- Competition Moves from Cable to Broadcast Network Television --   The American Kennel Club and Eukanuba announced today that the tenth annual AKC/Eukanuba National Championship will be broadcast for the first time ever on network television. The show will premiere in an invigorated new format on the ABC Television Network on Sunday afternoon, […]

Tomatoes, the Turnpike, big hair and Washington Crossing the Delaware. New Jersey is associated many things, both good and bad.  The state has an official insect (the honeybee), folk dance (the square dance), and even a state dinosaur (the Hadrosaurus Foulkii) but when it comes to man’s best friend and feline, New Jersey comes up […]

AKC Companion Animal Recovery Donates 2,000 Microchips and 40 Microchip Scanners to Assist North Carolina State Animal Response Team Disaster Efforts -- Microchipping Supplies Will Stock 40 Companion Animal Mobile Equipment Trailers in North Carolina -- To assist with future North Carolina disaster relief efforts, AKC Companion Animal Recovery has donated eighty boxes of AKC […]

-- Recipients Include a Rescue Dog Turned Search and Rescue Hero, a Westminster Best in Show Winner and a Surfing Dog! -- The AKC® Humane Fund announced the winners of the 11th annual AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE), which commemorates five loyal, hard-working dogs that have made significant contributions to their communities […]

American Kennel Club and Cat Fanciers' Association Uncover the Inner Dog & Cat of Connecticut   Old money, steady habits and home to one of the oldest institutions in the country. Connecticut is associated with many things, both good and bad.  The state has an official insect (the European Mantis), hero (Nathan Hale), and even […]

Join the Responsible Dog Ownership Movement by Sharing Your 'Act of Responsible Dog Ownership' with Us Today! This September, the American Kennel Club invites dog lovers across America to participate in the first ever "Virtual AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Days." For the past eight years, hundreds of AKC clubs and dog organizations nationwide have been […]

Celebrate AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Days On Facebook, Twitter, Youtube & Flickr   Join the Responsible Dog Ownership Movement by Sharing Your 'Act of Responsible Dog Ownership' with Us Today! This September, the American Kennel Club invites dog lovers across America to participate in the first ever "Virtual AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Days." For the […]

-- Learn How to Prevent Your Best Friend from Being the Target of a Crime -- For the past two years, the American Kennel Club has been tracking the rising trend of pet thefts across America. According to the AKC's National Pet Theft Database, based on customer and media reports, approximately 177 pets have been […]

-- Seventeen Vet Tech Students Honored -- The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) and Bayer’s K9 Advantix®, along with the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA), are pleased to announce the recipients of the AKC/Bayer’s K9 Advantix® Veterinary Technician Scholarships. Two scholarships in the amount of $2,500 and 15 scholarships in the amount of […]