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Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
AKC Breeder Spotlight: Eric and Julie Kalamaja of Kalamals Kennel
Kalamals Kennel is a family-run show kennel in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where Eric and Julie Kalamaja have been cherishing and sharing their lives with their beautiful Alaskan Malamutes since 1988. Their focus is on health, temperament, longevity and total well-being, producing happy and affectionate companions, as well as champion show dogs. AKC: […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/akc-breeder-spotlight-eric-julie-kalamaja-kalamals-kennel/
| February 9, 2021
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Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
AKC PuppyVisor: Helping Families Find the Right Dog
Growing up on a farm, Adrienne Hales developed a love of raising animals at an early age. Her passion turned to pets at the age of 8 when she began breeding Teddy Bear Hamsters for her friends. Her dedication to detail included designing their playgrounds and building them with paper towel rolls. At age 12, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/akc-puppy-visor-helping-families-find-right-dog/
| February 9, 2021
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Expert Advice: Training
Training Dogs to be Comfortable Around People in Face Masks
From the Lone Ranger to Zorro, we know good guys can wear masks. But just try convincing your dog of that. As controlling the spread of the coronavirus becomes a paramount concern, the federal government has recommended – and some states have mandated – wearing face masks in public. While we humans have acclimated to […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/mask-force-training-dogs-to-be-comfortable-around-people-wearing-face-masks/
| May 6, 2020
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Benefits
Breeder of Merit registration applications and registration certificates featuring a special designation Monthly credit for online reports Access to the AKC Direct toll free number Free litter listings on AKC Marketplace for qualified breed(s) Prime placement of AKC Marketplace listings A certificate of distinction Breed-specific web banners that participants can use to proudly promote their involvement […]
https://www.akc.org/breeder-programs/akc-breeder-of-merit-program/breeder-of-merit-benefits/
| October 26, 2017
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel History: Behind the Breed
In 1926, Roswell Eldridge placed an ad in a dog-show catalog that dared British breeders to bring a royal breed back from the brink of extinction. “Blenheim Spaniels of the Old Type, as shown in pictures of Charles II’s time, long face, no stop, flat skull, not inclined to be domed with spot in centre […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/cavalier-king-charles-spaniel-history-behind-the-breed/
| September 17, 2020
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Expert Advice: Breeding & Whelping
AKC Breeder Spotlight: John Buddie & Tartanside Collies
There are two kinds of breeders: Those who think that the history of their breed commenced with their arrival, and those who understand that they are part of a larger, grander tapestry. John Buddie of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, is one of the latter. A retired schoolteacher and the 2015 AKC Herding Breeder of the Year, Buddie has been rearing his Tartanside Collies for 55 years – and counting. Starting […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/breeder-spotlight-john-buddie-tartanside-collies/
| January 7, 2021
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
AKC Breeder Spotlight: Jean Tuggle and Emily Foster of Sparta Black Russian Terriers
Jean Tuggle and Emily Foster became friends after they each got a Black Russian Terrier from the same breeder. They lived in the same area, and a mutual love of the breed led to a partnership in a breeding program. Jean has called many places home, being from a military family (she was born in […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/akc-breeder-spotlight-jean-tuggle-emily-foster-sparta-black-russian-terriers/
| December 22, 2020
Press Releases
Gail S. Wolaniuk and Joan E. McFadden Named 2020 AKC Breeder of the Year
–Award Presented at AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin – Gail S. Wolaniuk and Joan E. McFadden were presented with the 2020 AKC Breeder of the Year award for Unique Standard Poodles at the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin on Sunday, December 13, 2020. The annual award honors those breeders who have […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/gail-s-wolaniuk-joan-e-mcfadden-named-2020-akc-breeder-year/
| December 13, 2020
Clubs & Delegates
State Issues November 2020
Here are some highlights of state-level issues AKC GR is currently tracking. California – SB 1115 allows commercial blood banks to obtain blood from community-sourced animals (currently not allowed in California) and establishes procedures for phasing out current commercial blood banks (captive closed-colony blood banks) for animals if certain criteria are met. This is in […]
https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/government-relations/newsletters/taking-command/state-issues-november-2020/
| November 19, 2020
Press Releases
The American Kennel Club 2020 Breeder of the Year Group Honorees Announced
The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to recognize breeding programs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding groups as 2020 AKC Breeder of the Year group honorees. “We are proud to honor these esteemed breeders,” said Dennis Sprung, AKC President and CEO. “Each of them has made important contributions to the […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-2020-breeder-year-group-honorees-announced/
| November 2, 2020