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Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
Downsizing For Compatibility: Aligning Desired Temperament With Size
Many of us originally selected our breeds based on general appearance, compatible temperament, and acceptable grooming and exercise requirements. While we each remain staunchly faithful to our breeds of choice, the time may come when downsizing, for whatever reason, becomes a desired option. Perhaps it’s a move to smaller living space or the inability to […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/downsizing-for-compatibility-temperament-and-size/
| March 27, 2020
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Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Do Dogs Have a Sense of Humor?
We all know dogs we describe as amusing, entertaining, or downright hilarious. Dogs can make us laugh. But do the dogs, themselves, have a sense of humor? Do they know they’re being funny? Do canines find things amusing? Do dogs laugh, and if so, what makes them laugh? Is playfulness the same as a sense […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/do-dogs-have-a-sense-of-humor/
| March 27, 2020
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AKC Facts and Stats: What is Obedience?
Demonstrating the usefulness of a dog as a companion to humankind, AKC Obedience is a sport with rules, regulations, judges, conditioning, training, placements and prizes. Objective: Dog and handler teams are judged on how closely they match the judge's mental picture of a theoretically perfect performance as they execute a series of specified exercises. Accuracy […]
https://www.akc.org/press-center/articles-resources/page-11/
| October 26, 2017
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AKC Facts and Stats: What is Agility?
What is Agility? All AKC registered breeds may compete -- whether a tiny Yorkshire Terrier or a giant Irish Wolfhound. Dogs of all sizes run the same course with adjustments in the expected time and jump height. Originating in England in 1978, agility was designed to be halftime entertainment at the Crufts Dog Show. AKC […]
https://www.akc.org/press-center/articles-resources/page-9/
| October 26, 2017
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Expert Advice: News
Standard Poodle “Siba” Wins 2020 Westminster Best in Show
At the 144th iteration of the famous Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show held in New York City's cavernous Madison Square Garden, judge Robert H. Slay pointed to “Siba" the black Standard Poodle for Best in Show. That win — in an entry of almost 2,600 dogs — marked the fifth time one of these elaborately […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/westminster-best-in-show-2020/
| February 12, 2020
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Expert Advice: News
28 Shetland Sheepdogs Rescued Through Teamwork & Tenacity of ‘Sheltie Nation’
For Devon and Randy Rauenzahn, it was going to be a typical Christmas week visiting family in Eastern Washington. "Typical" was not quite how it actually turned out. The couple, who work in Spokane and operate Heaven With a D Rescue in nearby Deer Park, found themselves suddenly in the middle of a large Shetland […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/28-shetland-sheepdogs-rescued-via-sheltie-nation/
| February 7, 2020
Legislative Alerts
UPDATE (2/4): Hearing Postponed – Hawaii House Bill Seeks to Limit Docking and Cropping
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 This bill has been removed from the February 5 agenda and AKC Government Relations will update when developments warrant. Monday, February 3, 2020 The American Kennel Club is concerned with Hawaii House Bill 2163. The bill, introduced by Representative Roy Mitsuo Takumi, seeks to limit the practices of surgical births, debarking, […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/hawaii-house-bill-seeks-limit-docking-cropping/
| February 3, 2020
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Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
AKC Breeder Spotlight: Penny Kelley of McEremon Icelandic Sheepdogs
Penny Kelley of Sandusky, Ohio, has had Icelandic Sheepdogs for 11 years. The dam of her first litter, Ch. Valhalla’s Heart O’ Gold, is the first Icelandic Sheepdog to earn an AKC championship (shown by Kelley) and is the mother of nine AKC champions, and six of those are Grand Champions AKC: How did you get started in breeding dogs? Kelley: I got started in breeding Icelandic Sheepdogs nine years ago after my first girl, Ch. Valhalla’s Heart O’ Gold (Stella), became […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/breeder-spotlight-penny-kelley-mceremon-icelandic-sheepdogs/
| January 20, 2020
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Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
AKC Breeder Spotlight: Adrienne Scott of Prairie Crest Beaucerons
Adrienne Scott is an AKC Breeder of Merit who has realized a lifelong dream in her small hobby kennel, Prairie Crest Beaucerons, of Maysville, Missouri, devoted to preserving the centuries-old Beauceron breed. She has produced many champions and, through health testing, improving temperaments, and structure, she strives to produce the best Beaucerons possible. Adrienne has traveled […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/breeder-spotlight-adrienne-scott-prairie-crest-beaucerons/
| December 9, 2019
Press Releases
Pekingese “Wasabi” Wins Best in Show at Largest Ever AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin
National Champion is First Toy Group Winner in the History of the Show GCH CH Pequest Wasabi, a Pekingese known as “Wasabi” triumphed over more than 5,200 competitors to earn a $50,000 cash prize and the title of Best in Show at the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin, held December 14-15, 2019 in […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/pekingese-wasabi-wins-best-show-largest-ever-akc-national-championship-presented-royal-canin/
| January 2, 2020