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AKC Announces Recipients of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Awards
The American Kennel Club (AKC®) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement awards. This year’s recipients have greatly advanced the sport of purebred dogs through their dedication to breeding, exhibiting, judging, teaching and club involvement. The three winners were selected from votes cast by AKC member clubs. They will be honored […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-announces-recipients-of-the-2015-lifetime-achievement-awards/
| October 7, 2014
Press Releases
The 25 Smallest Dog Breeds
Daily Life Smaller dogs don’t necessarily need to work off loads of energy, so they are quite suitable for apartment life. But not all small dogs live to be lap warmers! Certain breeds like Dachshunds or small terriers would also love country life and the opportunity to run around on a farm. If your family […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/smallest-2014-sept/
| September 30, 2014
Expert Advice: Fun With Your Dog
7 Reasons Why You Should Run With Your Dog
1. It helps your heart. The American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise or 75 minutes per week of vigorous exercise (or a combination of moderate and vigorous activity) to promote heart health. Sure, a long walk each day after work can do the trick, too, but by increasing the intensity of the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/reasons-why-you-should-run-with-your-dog/
| September 22, 2014
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The 15 Largest Dog Breeds: More Dog To Love
Some people live by the motto "bigger is better," and it extends to their dogs too. There are many large dog breeds, each with different care and training needs. Exercise Most large dog breeds were bred for a purpose or function. Some breeds were meant to be hunters, others guard dogs. Dogs with great endurance […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/the-15-largest-dog-breeds-more-dog-to-love/
| September 18, 2014
Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
Keeping It Spic ’n Span
The word kennel is believed to have originated in France to describe a pack of hounds and their housing. Today, it describes the most important environment in any breeder’s home. Once primitive man hooked up with dogs in a permanent ongoing relationship, the two learned to live together. Over the centuries, man began to construct […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/keeping-spic-n-span/
| September 15, 2014
Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
You Can Help CHF to Help Your Breed
AKC Canine Health Foundation reaches out to owners of several breeds for participation in important genetic studies. Your dog can help researchers make advances in the study of many canine diseases. Participation is currently needed in the following trials and studies: Immunolight Therapy Clinical Trial for Canine Malignancies Dr. Michael Nolan and his team at […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/can-help-chf-help-breed/
| September 14, 2014
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Working Like A Dog! American Kennel Club Celebrates Our Canine Coworkers This Labor Day
Humans aren’t the only members of the workforce! This Labor Day, the American Kennel Club celebrates the evolution of our canine coworkers – what jobs they were originally bred to perform and what work you can see them doing now. Dogs do so many important jobs. From hunting to bomb detection to saving lives, dogs […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/working-like-a-dog-american-kennel-club-celebrates-our-canine-coworker-1/
| August 29, 2014
Press Releases
2014 AKC Breeder of the Year Award Group Honorees Named
New York, NY — The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) announced today the 2014 AKC Breeder of the Year Award group recipients, recognizing seven breeding programs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding groups that are dedicated to excellence and the advancement of the purebred dog. “Breeders are the heartbeat of the American Kennel […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/2014-akc-breeder-of-the-year-award-group-honorees-named/
| August 19, 2014
Press Releases
AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Veterans Competition Judging Panel Released
The American Kennel Club® is pleased to announce the judging panel for a new Veterans competition to be held in conjunction with the 2014 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship (AENC) in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14, 2014. The Veterans Class will be open to all dogs and bitches seven years of age […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-eukanuba-national-championship-veterans-competition-judging-panel/
| August 12, 2014
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
The Great Borzoi Controversy
Through the 1920s and early '30s, a debate raged among Russian Wolfhound fanciers: Keep the breed name, or change it to "Borzoi"? Louis Murr, Gazette breed columnist and leading "Wolfhound" advocate, insisted that "any sane breeder can see why the name Russian wolfhound should be retained." In his November 1928 column, Murr invited fellow fancier […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/the-great-borzoi-controversy/
| July 23, 2014