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Legislative Alerts
New Mexico: Urge Committee to Oppose Arbitrary Tethering Bill before Hearing
On Monday, March 6 the New Mexico Senate Health and Public Affairs will consider a bill that prohibits tethering a dog outside for more than three hours regardless of weather conditions. The hearing will be held at 1:30pm in Room 311. Senate Bill 429 does include exemptions for: Accepted veterinary practices Activities related to acceptable research […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/new-mexico-urge-committee-oppose-arbitrary-tethering-bill-hearing/
| March 3, 2023
Legislative Alerts
Illinois: Hearings Tuesday Consider Mandatory Sterilization, Other Issues Impacting Dog Owners
On Tuesday, March 7, a number of bills are scheduled for hearings in Illinois impacting dog owners and all who breed dogs. This includes a bill establishing mandatory genetic testing and sterilization of dogs with “genetic defects”, among other issues. Illinois residents can make a valuable difference today by filling out a simple online witness […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/illinois-hearings-tuesday-consider-mandatory-sterilization-issues-impacting-dog-owners/
| March 3, 2023
Legislative Alerts
California Update on Bills Impacting Dog Owners
The deadline has passed for bills to be introduced in the California state Legislature. AKC is monitoring several bills impacting dog owners in California. Below are a few highlights. To see the complete list visit the AKC legislative action center at www.akcgr.org and/or the AKC legislative tracker. AKC Government Relations (AKC GR) will continue to […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/california-update-bills-impacting-dog-owners-4/
| March 3, 2023
Legislative Alerts
Washington state Update: Bills Impacting Dog Owners
AKC continues to monitor several bills impacting dog owners in Washington state. Below are the latest updates, along with contact information if you wish to comment on any of these measures. AKC GR will continue to provide individual updates and alerts when necessary. Bills in Washington state Legislature: House Bill 1234 – Concerning the civil […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/washington-state-update-bills-impacting-dog-owners-4/
| March 3, 2023
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Sports & Events
Pointing Breed Hunt Tests
Pointing Breed Hunting tests are non-competitive pass/fail tests which assess each dog independently based attributes such as display of desire, boldness, independence, speed with a useful pattern of running across difficult or confusing scent patterns to pinpoint the location of birds. Other categories judges will score are; bird finding ability, pointing, trainability and in […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/hunt-tests/
| October 26, 2017
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Expert Advice: Tricks
Blind and Deaf Dog Defies Odds and Achieves AKC Trick Dog Title
Named after an iconic British sports car, 1½-year-old Aston exudes a wow factor of his own. The 49-pound Canine Partners mixed-breed, who is blind and deaf, recently earned a coveted American Kennel Club Novice Trick Dog title. Finding a Home Aston’s owner, Miriam Scheinblum, of Winter Park, Florida, dubs herself his “guardian and teammate.” She […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/blind-and-deaf-dog-achieves-akc-trick-dog-title-and-educates-in-the-process/
| October 20, 2022
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2022 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
The AKC Lifetime Achievement Awards were created to recognize those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of purebred dogs on a national level. The recipients were selected by votes cast by AKC Member Clubs for nominees in each of the following categories: Conformation, Companion Events and Performance Events. The American Kennel Club […]
https://www.akc.org/about/awards-and-honors/lifetime-achievement/recipients/2022-2/
| June 15, 2022
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Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Important Female Dogs In History
We pay homage to some of history's most indomitable female dogs. They went above and beyond (in one case, literally) in service to humankind. Strelka and Belka Years before Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman cosmonaut in space, two other females blazed a trail. On August 19, 1960, the two mixed-breed dogs were aboard the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/famous-female-dogs-in-history/
| March 2, 2023
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Expert Advice: Juniors
Junior Handler Spotlight: Hadley George
Hadley George of Utica, Ohio took third place junior handler at last year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. As a third-generation dog person Hadley...
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/junior-handler-spotlight-hadley-george/
| February 27, 2023
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Expert Advice: Dog Sports
Allan Unleashed: Pausing for a Count-to-Ten Moment
We dog people can be an emotional bunch. We care very deeply about our dogs and every aspect of the sport: their breeding, their health, their assessment in the show ring, and their influence on future generations. We don’t sit idly by when criticism is aimed our way, but that's where dog show etiquette comes […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/allan-unleashed-dog-show-etiquette/
| March 1, 2023