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AKC Announces Recipients of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Awards
The American Kennel Club® (AKC) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 AKC® Lifetime Achievement Awards. The awards, engraved Tiffany and Co. sterling silver bowls, will be presented to the recipients on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at the AKC Delegates luncheon held in conjunction with the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship in Long Beach, […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-announces-recipients-of-the-2010-lifetime-achievement-awards/
| October 1, 2009
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Italian Dog Breeds and the American Kennel Club Say ‘Ciao’ to New York City in the Columbus Day Parade
Rare Italian Dog Breeds Make Debut in Celebration of Meet the Breeds Event The American Kennel Club® is proud to announce its participation in the 65th Annual Columbus Day Parade, the world’s largest celebration of Italian-American culture, on Monday, October 12th from noon to 3:00 p.m. on Fifth Avenue between 47th and 79th streets. For […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/italian-dog-breeds-and-the-american-kennel-club-say-ciao-to-new-york-c/
| October 7, 2009
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AKC and Italian Dog Breeds Make Debut in NYC’s Columbus Day Parade
New York, NY – Earlier today the American Kennel Club® and many proud dog fanciers took part in the annual Columbus Day Parade on New York City's Fifth Avenue which is the world's largest celebration of Italian-American culture. For the first time ever in the parade's 65 year history, the procession included rare Italian dog […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-and-italian-dog-breeds-make-debut-in-nycs-columbus-day-parade/
| October 12, 2009
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Army Of Larger-Than-Life Pets Unleashed On Streets Of NYC
Persians and Bassets and Beagles! Oh My! New York, NY- In honor of Meet the Breeds™ presented by PetPartners, Inc., the American Kennel Club® (AKC) and Cat Fanciers' Association® (CFA) will release packs of pet impersonators – people donning life-like dog and cat masks – on to New York City streets on Wednesday, October 14th. […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/army-of-larger-than-life-pets-unleashed-on-streets-of-nyc/
| October 13, 2009
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Timothy Thomas to Join AKC Executive Field Staff
The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce that Timothy Thomas has been hired as an Executive Field Representative. Thomas will join the staff on January 4, 2010 and will cover shows in the Florida and southeastern portion of the United States. "Tim’s broad background in and passion for the sport along with his […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/timothy-thomas-to-join-akc-executive-field-staff/
| October 21, 2009
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Results Revealed: Dog Lovers Make Their Bark Heard In Nationwide ‘Pet Preference’ Poll
-- Chicago, Seattle and Detroit Go to the Dogs While Baltimore, Philadelphia and Houston Are the Cat's Meow -- New York, NY – While both cats and dogs have been our faithful companions for centuries, it turns out that dog owners bark louder that cat owners purr when it comes to voicing their love for […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/results-revealed-dog-lovers-make-their-bark-heard-in-nationwide-pet-pr/
| October 14, 2009
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Claudia Orlandi, Ph.D. Named 2009 AKC Breeder of the Year
Award Presented at AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Claudia Orlandi, Ph.D. of Essex Junction, Vermont was honored with the 2009 AKC Breeder of the Year Award for her Topsfield Basset Hounds at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship on Sunday, December 13, 2009. The annual award honors those breeders who have dedicated their lives to improving the health, temperament […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/claudia-orlandi-phd-named-2009-akc-breeder-of-the-year/
| December 18, 2009
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Snoopy Crowned Canine King of Pop Culture
Proving that Snoopy is the hippest dog of all, "Joe Cool" himself was named the top dog in pop culture by the American Kennel Club (AKC) and AOL’s PawNation.com today during a press conference in front of a special Snoopy exhibit at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. The […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/snoopy-crowned-canine-king-of-pop-culture/
| December 22, 2009
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American Kennel Club Announces Most Popular Dogs (Photos and Coverage)
-- Labrador Retriever Remains America’s Most Popular Dog as German Shepherd Makes A Move For The Top Spot -- -- Breeds That Help Keep Us Safe Dominate the Top 5 -- Photos and Coverage For the 19th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, but could this be […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-announces-most-popular-dogs-photos-and-coverage/
| January 27, 2010
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The American Kennel Club Celebrates the Dogs of Our Founding Fathers This Independence Day
Come Meet All 167 AKC Breeds at www.meetthebreeds.com From George Washington’s Foxhounds to Thomas Jefferson’s Briards, purebred pups are as all-American as apple pie. To celebrate the Fourth of July and the New York City return of Meet the Breeds™ – the world’s largest gathering of dogs and cats – the American Kennel Club® (AKC®) […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/the-american-kennel-club-celebrates-the-dogs-of-our-founding-fathers-t/
| June 29, 2010