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Expert Advice: Events
Judges For 2017 Westminster Kennel Club Show Announced
The Westminster Kennel Club recently announced that Mr. Thomas H. Bradley III is scheduled to judge Best in Show at the club’s 141st dog show Feb. 13–14, 2017. A lifetime participant in the dog sport, Mr. Bradley competed in his first dog show as a teenager in 1955, showing his German Shorthaired Pointer at the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/judges-for-2017-westminster-kennel-club-show/
| May 10, 2016
Expert Advice: Events
Celebrate our Four-Legged Veterans
Dogs have served with U.S. soldiers for over 100 years but weren’t officially inducted into the U.S. army until 1942. Many breeds have served in the United States Military as well as in the search and rescue efforts following the tragic events of 9/11. Purebred dogs are frequently employed due to their predictability surrounding intelligence, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/celebrate-our-four-legged-veterans/
| November 19, 2013
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
What Does it Really Mean to be a Terrier Anyway?
We often hear dog shows accused of being nothing but “beauty contests.” In reality, they’re organized more like job fairs. At AKC shows, dogs are exhibited in seven groups organized by the original work the breeds were created to do. The dog judged best in each group becomes one of the final seven to vie […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/what-does-it-really-mean-to-be-a-terrier-anyway/
| February 16, 2015
Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
The future of the Bulldog breed depends on the individual breeder
Careful Breeding I am writing the column this time not as an individual who is experienced in the world of purebred dogs but as a layperson who lost a beloved pet. I recently lost my Doberman Pinscher, Amber, who was a family member to us. She lived with a Bulldog, two cats, and later two grandchildren […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/future-of-bulldogs-depends-on-breeders/
| June 15, 2015
Expert Advice: Lifestyle
How to Buy an Italian Greyhound Puppy
Maybe this column should be titled “How Not to Buy an Italian Greyhound Puppy.” There are some definite “no-no’s” when it comes to shopping for a purebred puppy of any breed, but there are actually some things that apply to IGs that might not be an issue for other breeds. The first “no no” that comes […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/how-to-buy-an-italian-greyhound-puppy/
| March 1, 2015
Canine Partners
Tenacious Terrier Mix Proved Great Partner for Junior
Thirteen-year-old Halli was only 2 years old when the cute terrier mix joined her family, but the partnership that was meant to be almost did not happen, Halli’s mother Cathie Tyler recalls. Shelter staff felt that the scruffy little dog was too much dog for a mother with a young child and did not even […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/tenacious-terrier-mix-proved-great-partner-for-junior/
| August 27, 2015
Canine Partners
Meet Elphie – An AKC Master Agility Champion
MACH Shilo’s Wicked Revenge Elphaba MXB MJB owned by Ann Khanna of Hortonville, WI Elphie is a 3-year-old Golden Retriever/Border Collie mix who Ann first encountered as a 5-week-old puppy. Ann said she immediately noticed that Elphie was special and reluctantly decided the puppy had to join her family. “For eight years I had been […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/meet-elphie-an-akc-master-agility-champion/
| June 11, 2015
Canine Partners
Gator: Not the Fastest, But Definitely the Cutest
MACH Gator Zurborg MXB MJS owned by Laurie Zurborg of Trabuco Canyon, CA Gator was adopted by Laurie at 8 months of age. “He was severely ill and during recovery he stole my heart. He's been my soul mate ever since, sharing my pillow each night,” Laurie said. A long-time agility competitor, Laurie started training Gator […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/gator-not-the-fastest-but-definitely-the-cutest/
| June 30, 2015
Canine Partners
AKC Canine Partners Juniors Spotlight: Nicole Sieling
Nicole Sieling and her All-American Dog, Lillie, took first place in their division at the 2013 AKC Juniors Agility Competition held in December in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the AKC Agility Invitational. Nicole adopted Lillie from a shelter as a puppy, and the two have discovered dog sports together. This was their third […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/akc-canine-partners-juniors-spotlight-nicole-sieling/
| March 11, 2015
Chairman's Reports
January 2011 Chairman’s Report
-- AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Premieres January 23 on ABC Television Network -- For the first time in the 10-year history of the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship the broadcast of this prestigious event will be seen nationwide on network television. We are pleased to partner with the ABC Television Network on this important milestone. All 167 AKC […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/2011-01/
| January 11, 2011