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Expert Advice: Fun With Your Dog
How to Do a Turkey Trot 5K With Your Dog
The AKC Fit Dog Program is organizing its annual 5K Turkey Trot for dogs and their owners. Learn how to safely exercise with your dog and earn a medal.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/turkey-trot-with-your-dog/
| September 29, 2022
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Expert Advice: General Health
Do Dogs Sweat?
You may be used to seeing your dog pant in warm weather, but do dogs sweat? Contrary to popular belief, dogs do sweat, but this is only a small part of their cool-down process. How Do Dogs Sweat? Dogs only produce sweat in certain parts of their bodies. Dogs have two types of sweat glands: […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/do-dogs-sweat/
| September 29, 2022
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
Bulldog History: A Wrinkle in Time
One of the most distinctive-looking dog breeds, the Bulldog is also famous for its stubborn mannerisms and wrinkly appearance. But representatives of this historic breed are more than just good-looking dogs. The ups and downs of their unique history attest to their enduring popularity. The Bulldog's Beginnings The Bulldog reportedly received its bullish moniker from […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/bulldog-history-a-wrinkle-in-time/
| October 21, 2022
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Expert Advice: Fitness & Exercise
The Best Winter Dog Sport Ever: Skijoring
Forget what you think you know about winter dog sports. You don't need to own a team of sled dogs to enjoy dogsledding's simpler offshoot: skijoring.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/winter-dog-sport-skijoring/
| February 2, 2016
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Expert Advice: Breed History
Labrador Retriever History: From Water Dogs to Beloved Companions
Interested in Labrador Retriever history? One of America's most popular breeds traces its earliest origins across our northern border in Canada.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/labrador-retriever-history/
| November 20, 2020
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Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Great Pyrenees Facts You May Not Know
Great Pyrenees have been serving as guardians for their flocks for thousands of years. Here are some interesting facts about the breed.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/fun-facts-great-pyrenees/
| January 10, 2017
Press Releases
VIVE LA FRENCHIE! FRENCH BULLDOG IS AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR PUP FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
The French Bulldog reigns supreme! The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, announced this morning that the playful and adaptable French Bulldog is America’s most popular breed for the second consecutive year, according to AKC registration statistics. Since overtaking the loveable Labrador Retriever […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/vive-la-frenchie-french-bulldog-americas-popular-pup-second-year-row/
| March 20, 2024
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
French Bulldog History: A Complicated Past From Brothels to Royals
Though we often don’t think about them in this way, dogs are really about people — those long-ago (or, sometimes, not-so-long-ago) figures who developed particular breeds for particular tasks. Some breeds — like the Doberman Pinscher, Teddy Roosevelt Terrier, and Cesky Terrier — owe their existence to just one visionary person. Other breeds were brought into being […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/breed-history-french-bulldog/
| March 15, 2023
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Expert Advice: News
2023’s Most Popular Dog Breeds by City
From Atlanta to West Palm Beach, here are the most popular dog breeds in each city based on the 2023 rankings from the American Kennel Club.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/most-popular-dog-breeds-by-city-2023/
| March 20, 2024
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Expert Advice: Lifestyle
Shih Tzu Facts You May Not Know
Did you know these facts about the Shih Tzu dog breed? Learn more about this Asian breed that makes an excellent companion from the AKC Toy Group.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/fun-facts-shih-tzu/
| September 21, 2021