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Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
Puppy Temperament Tests: A Tool to Help with Placement
As a breeder, you know how important it is to match puppies with the best possible homes, whether they are destined to be show dogs, working dogs, sport dogs, or companions. And of course, you have to decide which one to keep for yourself! You watch them carefully from birth and get to know each […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/puppy-temperament-tests-tool-help-placement/
| June 15, 2021
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Expert Advice: Breeding & Whelping
AKC Breeder Spotlight: Nancy Wargas of Full Circle Farm Anatolian Shepherds
Nancy Wargas lives in Simpsonville, SC, where her primary focus is loving her seven Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, two cats, chickens and a parrot. She has raised Quarter Horses, sheep, goats, chickens and Anatolian Shepherd Dogs on Long Island, NY, and in Rowland, NC. She is an AKC Breeder of Merit, who has bred Anatolians since […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/akc-breeder-spotlight-nancy-wargas-full-circle-farm-anatolian-shepherds/
| June 15, 2021
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Expert Advice: Basic Training
Virtual Home Manners: Train Your Dog to Lie Down on Command
Training your puppy or adult dog to lie down on command can help to calm down excitable dogs and keep pups out of trouble. Some puppies, however, are hesitant to lie down and stay there, so patience and practice are key. "Down is a fundamental skill for dogs as it serves as the cornerstone for teaching […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/virtual-home-manners-train-your-dog-to-lie-down-on-command/
| May 3, 2021
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Expert Advice: Feature
How a Microchip Helped Reunite a Tibetan Mastiff With His Breeder 1800 Miles Away
In February 2021, Tibetan Mastiff breeders Dan Nechemias and his wife Lois Claus received the phone call that no breeder wants to hear. Waffle, a male puppy they sold to a new breeder in San Antonio, Texas three years ago, was one of several Tibetan Mastiffs seized in an animal neglect situation. The dog had […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/a-microchip-help-reunite-waffle-tibetan-mastiff-with-breeder/
| June 7, 2021
Expert Advice: Common Conditions
Canine Herpes Virus: What Breeders Should Know
Canine herpes virus, more commonly known as fading puppy syndrome, can be a devastating disease if it hits your kennel. Dogs typically become exposed by nose to nose contact with an infected dog or through the air in crowded areas. Dogs at highest risk for the virus are young females who’ve never been exposed and […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/canine-herpes-virus-information/
| June 2, 2020
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Expert Advice: Breed History
Briard History: How the French Shepherd Dog Won Over Thomas Jefferson
Anyone foolhardy enough to be outdoors in Le Harve, France, on a stormy, windswept evening in October 1789 would have beheld a curious sight: a conspicuously tall, ginger-haired gentleman striding through a soaking rain, urgently searching for something he apparently held quite precious. Onlookers in the old port city might have wondered if he was […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/briard-breed-history-thomas-jefferson/
| June 2, 2021
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Sports & Events
Which Breeds Will Be at AKC Meet the Breeds?
Hoping to meet a specific dog breed (or cat breed), or do you just want to meet all 150+ breeds? Find your favorites on our list of breeds so you won't miss a single wag, whisker, or woof! They'll all be there to meet you at the January 25-26, 2020 AKC Meet the Breeds event. […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/full-breed-list/
| November 4, 2019
Legislative Alerts
Louisville, KY: Animal Ordinance Containing Problematic Sections on Agenda Tomorrow, June 2 ─ Contact Committee Members with Concerns
The Louisville Metro Public Health Committee is scheduled to consider changes to the city/county animal control ordinance during a special meeting tomorrow, June 2, 2021. While it features some reasonable and appropriate provisions, the proposed ordinance also includes certain vague and problematic dog care requirements. The American Kennel Club (AKC) encourages Louisville/Jefferson County residents to […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/louisville-ky-animal-ordinance-containing-problematic-sections-agenda-tomorrow-june-2-%e2%94%80-contact-committee-members-concerns/
| June 1, 2021
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeding
Getting Toy & Small Breed Puppies Off to a Great Start
Raising well-adjusted, confident toy and small breed puppies begins in the whelping box. Breeders have a pivotal role in helping them become small dogs with big personalities during the eight-week countdown from birth until pups go to new homes. In “Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog," behavioral scientists John Paul Scott and John […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/getting-toy-small-breed-puppies-off-great-start/
| June 1, 2021