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Top 10 Questions to Ask When Getting a Dog from a Shelter
Congratulations on making the decision to welcome a new furry friend into your home. Just as it’s important to ask breeders questions about their practices before purchasing a puppy, it’s equally important to do a little digging before rescuing a dog from a shelter. Here are some pre-adoption questions to ask to make sure the […]
https://www.akc.org/press-center/articles-resources/facts-and-stats/top-questions-getting-shelter-dog/
| August 12, 2019
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Expert Advice: Dog Sports
The Art of Finding and Keeping Club Members
Working members are every club’s greatest asset. Yet most clubs haven’t changed their style of recruiting new members in decades. That’s a problem when longtime members are getting older and many newbies in the sport mistakenly think they can learn all they need to know by chatting on Facebook. Thankfully, we have smart dog people […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/art-finding-keeping-club-members/
| December 26, 2019
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Expert Advice: Feature
An American English Coonhound’s First Find: Tracking a Missing Child
American English Coonhounds are sweet, mellow, and too friendly to perform as a guard dog. Bred to hunt raccoons, the breed descends from English Foxhounds brought to America in the early 1800s. American English Coonhounds sound a distinctive howl when locating their quarry. On a rugged hiking trail, a young couple turns around and realizes […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/an-american-english-coonhounds-first-find-tracking-a-missing-child/
| December 25, 2019
Press Releases
Wire Fox Terrier “Pierce” Wins AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes
Fleet St Forged At Hampton Court, a Wire Fox Terrier known as “Pierce” triumphed over more than 1,300 dogs ages six months to 18 months to become the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Junior of the Year, held today in Orlando, Fla in conjunction with the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin. “Pierce,” owned […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/wire-fox-terrier-pierce-wins-akc-royal-canin-national-breed-puppy-junior-stakes/
| December 13, 2019
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Canine Partners
The Road to Orlando: Meet the AKC Obedience Classic Contenders
This is part of a series of profiles on the All American Dogs entered in the 2019 AKC Obedience Classic. There will be competition at every level of obedience: Novice, Open, Utility and Masters for dogs that qualified for the event. The annual event takes place Dec. 14-15 in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/road-orlando-meet-akc-obedience-classic-contenders-7/
| December 13, 2019
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Expert Advice: Training
CGC & Me: Dioji the Shiba Inu Is An Awesome Outdoorsdog, Athlete, & Trickster
The SoCal Shiba Before they became a dynamic duo in sunny Santa Monica, Desi Desario and Dioji the Shiba Inu both spent their days in California's sprawling Inland Empire. Dioji had been living with a family in Riverside who didn't quite know what to do with the young, energetic dog. Desario, meanwhile, had recently moved to the Los Angeles area […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/cgc-and-me-dioji-the-socal-shiba-inu/
| November 18, 2019
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Sports & Events
Which Breeds Can I Meet?
Hoping to meet a specific dog breed when you visit AKC Meet the Breeds during AKC National Championship in Orlando? Or maybe you just want to meet them all! Don't miss a single wag or woof with this list of breeds that will be in attendance at the 2019 show. Get your tickets now. Dog Breeds […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/akc-national-championship/which-breeds-can-i-meet/
| November 12, 2019
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Expert Advice: Health
Holiday Safety For Dogs
There are many things that change in your home during the holidays. Packages and visitors come through the door, decorations adorn the house, big meals are made with special foods, and wrapped gifts surround a new tree in the main part of your home. As much fun as this can be, it can also pose […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/holiday-safety-for-dogs/
| December 9, 2019
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Canine Partners
The Road to Orlando
This is part of a series spotlighting All American Dogs competing in the national AKC Junior Agility Competition held on Dec. 13 in Orlando, Florida, in conjunction with the AKC/Royal Canin National Championship, the AKC Agility Invitational, and AKC Obedience Classic. Name: MACH Supermutt MXS MJS OF CGC TKI Call Name: Scotty Age: 10 years Gender: Male Jump Height: 20 […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/the-road-to-orlando-9/
| December 7, 2019
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Expert Advice: Breeding & Whelping
Breeder of Merit: Barbara Miller of Max-Well Norfolk Terriers
Barbara Miller of Glen Head, New York, is synonymous with Norfolk Terriers. And not just those from her top-winning Max-Well Kennel. The 2007 AKC Breeder of the Year (and 2002 AKC Terrier Breeder of the Year), Miller was the president of the parent club when her breed amicably split in 1979, creating the drop-eared Norfolk Terrier and the prick-eared Norwich Terrier. However, her earliest years in […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/norfolk-terrier-breeder-spotlight-barbara-miller/
| December 6, 2019