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American Kennel Club National Agility Championship Travels to Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dogs from 43 States and Canada Vie for National Agility Champion Titles! Nearly 1,000 of the top agility dogs and handlers in the nation will be vying for the title of American Kennel Club® (AKC®) National Agility Champion in their height classes on March 26-28, 2010 at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square. […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-national-agility-championship-travels-to-tulsa-ok/
| March 17, 2010
Legislative Alerts
Connecticut SB 274 Would Find Many Dog Enclosures ‘Unreasonable’
The Joint Committee on the Environment will hear Senate Bill 274, this Monday, March 8. As currently written, this bill would prohibit as “unreasonable” the tethering of dogs and the use of primary dog enclosures smaller than 100 square feet. The American Kennel Club is concerned by the strict requirements and the current wording of […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/connecticut-sb-274-would-find-many-dog-enclosures-unreasonable/
| March 3, 2010
Press Releases
Remember Rover in Your New Year’s Resolutions
-- 2010 is the Year to ‘Do More with Your Dog’! -- As the end of the year approaches, the American Kennel Club® (AKC) urges pet owners toremember the family pet while pondering potential New Year’s resolutions. "Eighty-one percent of dog owners buy gifts for their dogs," said AKC spokesperson Lisa Peterson. "But what you […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/remember-rover-in-your-new-years-resolutions/
| December 10, 2009
Press Releases
Highlights From The July 13-14, 2009 Meeting
New York, NY – Highlights from the July 2009 meeting of the AKC® Board of Directors are as follows: The Board retired the kennel name "Danelagh" (Nancy-Carol Draper) for Great Danes. Effective January 1, 2010, all FSS enrolled dogs with three-generation pedigrees will be eligible to compete in all AKC Companion Events. The Lure […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/highlights-from-the-july-13-14-2009-meeting/
| July 17, 2009
Press Releases
AKC Director of Judging Operations Peter Gaeta Retires
The American Kennel Club® announced today that Director of Judging Operations, Peter Gaeta will retire on March 2, 2009. Gaeta joined AKC in 1999 as an Executive Field Representative in the Fort Worth-Dallas area. In July 2005 he was promoted to Director of Judging Operations and began working in the Raleigh AKC Operations Center. "Peter’s […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-director-of-judging-operations-peter-gaeta-retires/
| February 26, 2009
Press Releases
Labrador Retriever Holds Firm in Top Spot on AKC’s List of Most Popular Dogs in America
-- AKC Celebrates 125th Anniversary with a Look Back at First AKC Registered Breeds in History -- For the 18th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, according to 2008 registration statistics released today by the American Kennel Club® (AKC) But, while more than twice as many Labs were […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/labrador-retriever-holds-firm-in-top-spot-on-akcs-list-of-most-popular/
| January 21, 2009
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Heartbreaking Photo Captures Dog Refusing to Leave his Soldier’s Side – Learn What Happened Next
It’s been almost four years since this heartbreaking photograph captured a dog refusing to leave his owner, a Navy SEAL who was killed in action. And since then, this pair has left a legacy. Jon Tumilson was one of 30 American military members killed when a Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan in August of 2011. He […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/heartbreaking-photo-captures-dog-refusing-to-leave-his-soldiers-sidelearn-w/
| January 1, 2009
Press Releases
AKC and AKC CAR Disaster Relief Donation to Aid Iowa Agencies in Wake of Flooding
$20,000 Donation to Animal Control That Helped Displaced Animals NEW YORK, NY – The American Kennel Club® and AKC Companion Animal Recovery (AKC CAR) are pleased to announce that the AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund has donated $10,000 to the Kirkwood Foundation for the Friends of the Animal Shelter Fund, the non-profit group […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-and-akc-car-disaster-relief-donation-to-aid-iowa-agencies-in-wake/
| July 25, 2008
Press Releases
Presidential Purebred Pups Are a White House Tradition
New York, NY – From Washington's Foxhounds to Bush's "Barney" and "Miss Beazley" presidential purebred pups are as traditional as baseball and apple pie. The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) reports that 22 U.S. presidents have owned purebred dogs and most shared the White House with them. While some dogs had jobs - "Millie" authored […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/presidential-purebred-pups-are-a-white-house-tradition-1/
| July 2, 2008
Press Releases
American Kennel Club Honors Delaware County Kennel Club With a Community Achievement Award
The American Kennel Club® announced recently that the Delaware County Kennel Club (DCKC) of Delaware County, Pennsylvania has been named a recipient of the AKC® Community Achievement Award for providing their local police K-9s and emergency medical teams with bulletproof vests and oxygen masks. The DCKC received one of three awards for the first […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-honors-delaware-county-kennel-club-with-a-communi/
| May 7, 2008