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Expert Advice: Quizzes
Quiz: Which Halloween Dog Is Your Soulmate?
Happy Halloween! Want to know which Halloween dog is your soulmate? Well we've got the perfect way for you to find out. Pick a puppy, get a Halloween dog soulmate. It's as simple as it sounds. Excited to celebrate the spooky holiday with your pup? Check out our comprehensive guide to dog Halloween costumes so […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/quiz-halloween-dog-soulmate/
| October 19, 2016
Press Releases
2018 National Championship Judging Panel Now Available
The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2018 AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16, 2018. The 2018 event will showcase the top national and international canine athletes and will also […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/2018-national-championship-judging-panel-available/
| February 8, 2018
![Senior Black Dog closeup](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Senior-Black-Dog-Closeup-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Feature
After Patient Becomes Too Ill To Care For Beloved Dog, A Nurse Steps In To Help In An Incredible Way
John took his Border Collie, Rasta, everywhere. Including that night when everything changed. When Charlotte, North Carolina, police saw a car swerving, they sounded their sirens and pulled it over. At first it seemed like a drunk driver. They quickly realized the man needed medical attention. The admitting staff at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/patient-becomes-ill-care-beloved-dog-nurse-steps-help-incredible-way/
| December 30, 2015
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Expert Advice: Feature
Meet the National Dog Show’s Dedicated Ambassadors
When you and 20-million-plus viewers tune in to the Thanksgiving Day telecast of the National Dog Show, presented by Purina, what you see is only a portion of the excitement and goodwill served up by The Kennel Club of Philadelphia year-round. Watching the tape-delayed event immediately following NBC’s live telecast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/national-dog-show-ambassadors/
| November 21, 2016
Products & Services
Finding CGCU Trainers, Classes and Evaluators
This section of the AKC web page will help you find instructors and evaluators in your area for AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy (the puppy level of CGC), Canine Good Citizen, AKC Community Canine (the advanced level of CGC), and AKC Urban CGC. AKC Clubs An AKC club near you can provide you and your dog with […]
https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/akc-urban-canine-good-citizen/finding-cgcu-trainers-classes-and-evaluators/
| October 26, 2017
Press Releases
AKC/Marley & Me Pet Products to Be Sold Exclusively At Wal-Mart Stores
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="150"] A canine star of the film shows off his mallard toy[/caption] American Kennel Club and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising Team Up To Produce Co-Branded Pet Product Line For Marley & Me Feature Film The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization which maintains the largest registry of purebred dogs […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-marley-me-pet-products-to-be-sold-exclusively-at-wal-mart-stores-2/
| November 12, 2008
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Expert Advice: Training for Dog Sports
Conditioning Your Brussels Griffon for the Show Ring
A recent experience ringside watching a novice reminded me that while conditioning is not necessarily part of the breed standard, good condition is crucial to winning. In this case, the judge withheld ribbons, and rightfully so, on a decidedly overweight dog. The response of the handler was “But why? She fits the standard.” Here is […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/conditioning-brussels-griffon-show-ring/
| June 29, 2015
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Press Releases
CELEBRATE AKC RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP DAY IN RALEIGH THIS SEPTEMBER
Family-Friendly and Educational Event Returns for its 16th Year The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) invites you to celebrate the human-canine bond at the 16th annual flagship AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day in Raleigh this September. Owning a dog has endless pleasures and rewards, but it’s important to know what kind of commitment a canine companion […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/celebrate-akc-responsible-dog-ownership-day-raleigh-september/
| August 15, 2018
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Canine Partners
New Agility Grand Champion: Much More than Good Manners
AGCH MACH12 Moses Raphael York UD BN GN GO RAE4 MXG3 PDS MJS4 PJS MFG TQX T2B8 CGCA CGCU TKA owned by Jordan Patrick York of Evansville, IN Moses is an 8-year-old All-American (Border Collie/Lab mix, Jordan thinks) who started as Jordan’s Novice A dog in 2012. They began with a few puppy classes and […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/new-agility-grand-championmuch-more-than-good-manners/
| August 10, 2018
![Hilarie Erb and her two adults dogs](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Two-Adult-Dogs-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Lifestyle
Consider Adding an Adult Dog to Your Family
AKC GoodDog! Helpline Trainer Hilarie Erb has added several adult dogs to her home, in addition to puppies. She is pictured with her Greyhound, Fire, who is a retired racer that she adopted as an adult, and her Wire-haired Pointing Griffon, Mike, who joined her family as a puppy. Hilarie tell us the benefits of choosing an […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/consider-adding-adult-dog-family/
| August 24, 2015