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Breed Health Testing Requirements
Dog Breed Health Testing Requirements Listed below are all AKC breeds and their health testing requirements. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Affenpinscher Ophthalmologist Evaluation Patella Evaluation Afghan Hound Hip Evaluation Ophthalmologist Evaluation Thyroid Evaluation Airedale Terrier Hip Evaluation Cardiac Exam Renal Disease DNA Test Ophthalmologist Evaluation Akita Hip Evaluation Ophthalmologist Evaluation Alaskan Malamute Hip Evaluation Ophthalmologist Evaluation Polyneuropathy DNA test American […]
https://www.akc.org/breeder-programs/breed-health-testing-requirements/
| October 26, 2017
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AKC Departments
AKC Directory Please click here to view the contact information for Staff. AKC Registered Handlers Over the years professional handlers have played an important part in the history of the sport of dogs. They have provided the support system for the top show dogs in the history of many breeds. Expertise in the care, conditioning […]
https://www.akc.org/about/departments/
| October 26, 2017
Products & Services
AKC Clubs That Offer CGC
Canine Good Citizen®, AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy® and/or AKC Community Canine℠ An AKC club near you can provide you and your dog with training classes and testing for AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy, CGC and AKC Community Canine. You will be able to earn official AKC titles in Canine Good Citizen (the "CGC" title) and AKC Community Canine […]
https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/finding-classes-and-evaluators/akc-clubs-that-offer-cgc/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Performance Contact Info
GENERAL PERFORMANCE EVENTS INQUIRIES: Telephone: 919-816-3908 (M-F 8:15am to 4:30pm EST) Fax: 919-816-4211 Email: performanceevents@akc.org SPECIFIC EMAIL ADDRESSES PER PERFORMANCE SPORT: fieldtrials@akc.org huntingtest@akc.org lurecoursing@akc.org herding@akc.org earthdog@akc.org coonhounds@akc.org PERFORMANCE JUDGES: Telephone: 919-816-3904 (M-F 8:15am to 4:30pm EST) Fax: 919-816-4211 Email: performancejudges@akc.org FOR ORDER DESK: (rulebook and materials orders) Telephone: 919-233-9767 Email: orderdesk@akc.org
https://www.akc.org/sports/performance-contact-info/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Building Your Handling Skills
Good dog handling isn't an accident. It is a learned skill. It requires a good working relationship with the dog, proper training, clear and consistent commands and the ability to read the livestock. You must know what the stock are doing and what they are about to do. There is only one way to know […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/herding/articles/building-your-handling-skills/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Regulation Updates
Judges and Stock Dogs Allowed to Participate (7/2021) Clubs Can Hold 15 Trials per Year (5/2018) Regulation Update: New Course D Announced (2/2018) Sample Scoresheet Regulation Updates:(3) 12 Trials a yr /Elkhounds Eligible/ Junior Handers (2/2017) Regulation Update: Event Secy May Enter Herding Trial (2/2014) Herding Regulations Herding Test and Trial Procedural Manual Master Title […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/herding/regulations/
| October 26, 2017
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Sports & Events
Herding
AKC’s Herding program offers both tests and trials. The herding test is offered in a non-competitive pass/fail format as an Instinct Test, Herding Test, and Pre-Trial test. All are conducted within a fenced arena and includes the use of livestock such as ducks, sheep, or cattle. During a test, a dog must demonstrate the ability […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/herding/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Herding: Eligible Breeds
All dogs 9 months of age or older from the following breeds are eligible to participate in Herding Events. Effective January 1, 2011 all dogs 6 months of age or older from the following breeds are eligible to participate in Herding Instinct Tests. AKC Recognized Breeds Australian Cattle Dog Australian Shepherd Bearded Collie Beauceron Belgian […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/herding/eligibility/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Dachshund Field Trials: Get Started
The variety of the Dachshund breed is mirrored in the vast differences we see in the Dachshund field trials across the country. From the level, open terrain at the Lone Star Dachshund Conservancy Grounds in Ladonia, TX to the olive groves in Chino, CA to the steep hills in Vacaville, CA to the rolling hills […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/field-events-hounds/dachshund-field-trials/getting-started/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Dachshund Field Trials: History
(Originally edited and written by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr.; updated by M. Sue Richey, from material submitted by George C. Wanner.) In the early 1930s, the short-lived U.S. Dachshund Field Trial Club held the first organized field trial for Dachshund. The hounds were put to ground in artificial rabbit burrows and were judged by rules […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/field-events-hounds/dachshund-field-trials/history/
| October 26, 2017