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Expert Advice: Vet's Corner
Pet Etiquette Post COVID-19
Etiquette describes the requirements of behaviors according to the conventions of society. This includes proper conduct that is established by a community for various occasions in everyday life. The recent COVID-19 pandemic forced all of us to alter some form of basic conduct. We stopped hugging and shaking hands when greeting each other and had […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/vets-corner/pet-etiquette-post-covid-19/
| June 16, 2021
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Expert Advice: Puppy Training
How to Socialize Your Dog From Home
Puppies have a short time window for optimal socialization, and that requires exposure to multiple different surfaces, people of all backgrounds, and various new situations. But what about the puppies who happen to be within that window now, during this time of necessary social distancing due to COVID-19? How can they be socialized so they […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/socialize-puppy-times-social-distancing/
| November 4, 2021
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Expert Advice: News
Survey Suggests Many “Pandemic Puppy” Owners Consider Rehoming, But We Can Help
When the going gets tough, the tough get dogs. That was the lesson of 2020, when global lockdowns saw dog breeders' waitlists multiply and rescues empty as everyone rushed out for a furry companion. But new findings reveal a stunning 73 percent of people who became first-time dog owners during the COVID-19 crisis have considered […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/survey-reveals-first-time-dog-owners-need-support/
| February 2, 2021
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Expert Advice: Feature
Adapting to Change: Unexpected Ways Dog People Found Purpose in the Pandemic
2020 was a year of pain, sadness, and frustration. For our sport, it has meant many months of doing without the weekly dog shows where we compete and socialize. We’re all familiar with the old saying, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” That phrase was never truer than in 2020, when fanciers found innovative […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/adapting-change-unexpected-ways-dog-people-found-purpose-pandemic/
| February 5, 2021
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History of the American Kennel Club
Our Beginnings On September 17, 1884, a group of twelve dedicated sportsmen, responding to a "meeting call" from Messrs. J. M. Taylor and Elliot Smith, met in the rooms of the Philadelphia Kennel Club in that city. Each member of the group was a representative or "delegate" from a dog club that had, in the […]
https://www.akc.org/about/history/
| December 19, 2014
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Products & Services
Evaluator Application
APPLY TO BE AN AKC APPROVED CGC EVALUATOR Dear Dog Trainer, Thank you for your interest in applying to be an AKC Approved CGC Evaluator. CGC Evaluators administer many exciting AKC Family Dog Programs including AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy, Canine Good Citizen, AKC Community Canine, Urban CGC, AKC FIT DOG, AKC Trick Dog, and Virtual Home […]
https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/for-evaluators/evaluator-application/
| October 14, 2020
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Expert Advice: Feature
2019 ACE Award Winner Gunther the Rottweiler Brings Smiles to Anguished Survivors
After a long day of supporting those impacted by the Pulse nightclub shooting in June 2016, John Hunt, co-founder of Crisis Response Canines, and Gunther, his 3-year-old Rottweiler, traveled to a nearby Cross Memorial to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. That’s when they found a young man crying. “Gunther and I […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/crisis-response-canines-bring-smiles-anguished-survivors/
| November 10, 2019
Products & Services
CGC: Finding Classes and Evaluators
Your local AKC dog club should be able to provide you with the information you need to find or join CGC training in your community. Some AKC obedience clubs offer “Canine Good Citizen” classes. Other clubs, while perhaps not having a class specifically named CGC, will cover all of the CGC skills in a basic […]
https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/finding-classes-and-evaluators/
| October 26, 2017
Products & Services
AKC Canine Good Citizen Becomes a Title
TO GET AN AKC CANINE PARTNERS NUMBER AT THE SAME TIME YOU APPLY FOR A TITLE, click here for the appplication. On January 1, 2013 Canine Good Citizen® became an official AKC title that can appear on the title records of dogs registered or listed with AKC. Dog owners who complete the CGC as a […]
https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/articles/akc-canine-good-citizen-becomes-a-title/
| October 26, 2017
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Expert Advice: News
How Two Couples Were Able to Open Dream Dog Training Facilities
Are you a canine instructor who works for other training companies? Do you think about working with dogs in a facility that you own and operate? When professional dog trainers imagined running a top-notch canine center, they made a big move. The result? Two successful, state-of-the-art centers devoted to enriching dogs' relationships with their owners. Here's how […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/how-two-couples-were-able-to-open-dream-dog-training-facilities/
| May 18, 2022