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Parent Club Events
AKC Parent Club Performance Events Breed specific performance events administered by Parent Clubs that test the skills need to maintain and enhance the breed's historical function. Belgian Sheepdog Drafting - Belgian Sheepdogs are able to earn drafting titles in Bernese Mountain Dog events - effective June 1, 2012 PBGV Hunt Test effective March 1, […]
https://www.akc.org/products-services/title-recognition-program/parent-club-events/
| December 19, 2014
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Newfoundland Club Of America Collection
AKD 3.15 1930 - 2003 715 linear feet in 22 boxes Collection processed by Ellen E. Schmidt; edits and additions made by Brynn White, 2016 Click here to the view complete inventory and/or to search all AKC archival collections Click here for a printable PDF of the collection guide The Newfoundland Club of […]
https://www.akc.org/about/archive/guide-collections/nca-collection/
| December 19, 2014
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Portuguese Water Dog Club Of America Collection
1972-2005 2007:007 18 Cubic Feet Collection processed by Norma Rosado-Blake Click here for inventory PROVENANCE A gift from Janet Boyd, Club Archivist (2007) of the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America. ARRANGEMENT The collection has been partially retained in its original order starting with the meeting minutes dating from 1972. Meeting minutes starting in 1988 […]
https://www.akc.org/about/archive/guide-collections/pwd-collection/
| December 19, 2014
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Mastiff Club of America Collection
2009:003;010 Collection processed by Norma Rosado-Blake Click for inventory Provenance A gift from the Mastiff Club of America (MCOA). Arrangement The collection is arranged into seven series including: Documents Meeting minutes Publications Miscellaneous Photos Audio/Visual Chapman papers The documents series is organized by order of importance with historical material further organized by date. The Publications […]
https://www.akc.org/about/archive/guide-collections/mastiff-collection/
| December 19, 2014
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Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America Collection
1976-2007 2008:003 AKD 6.5 6 Cubic Feet Collection Processed by Andrew D'Ambrose Click here for inventory Provenance A gift from Karen Kleinhans, President (2007) for the Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America. Arrangement The collection is arranged into one series with two sub-series consisting of: Publications The Barker Stud book Registries The publication sub-series consist of […]
https://www.akc.org/about/archive/guide-collections/cspca-collection/
| December 19, 2014
Canine Partners
Rescue Dog Takes Over Weather Forecast
Ripple, a rescue Mastiff mix, takes over a Canadian television station's weather forecast! The good news is that Ripple was adopted after the broadcast. (The other good news is that these temperatures will make you feel better about the hot summer conditions!) Rescue dogs and mixed-breeds can participate in AKC events and programs through the […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rescue-dog-takes-over-weather-forecast/
| July 30, 2015
Canine Partners
Cajun Overcomes Fears to Earn Top Obedience Title
Sweet & Sassy Cajun UD BN GN RN owned by Birgit Mantilla of Chicago, IL Cajun was born just over 11 years ago at Birgit’s home. She was one of 10 puppies in Birgit’s first foster litter from animal control. “Even though I did all I was supposed to with Cajun (going to classes, socialization), […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/cajun-overcomes-fears-to-earn-top-obedience-title/
| May 13, 2015
Legislative Alerts
Fourth-Annual AKC Lobby Day Held in Washington, D.C.
Congress welcomed purebred dog owners from across the country last week as part of the American Kennel Club’s fourth-annual Lobby Day. Hosted by the Canine Legislation Department, Lobby Day gives attendees a chance to learn more about issues that impact fanciers on the federal level. More importantly, participants are given an opportunity to carry the […]
https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/fourth-annual-akc-lobby-day-held-in-washington-dc/
| October 4, 2006
Press Releases
AKC Announces Board of Directors Election Results
-- Lee Arnold, Carl C. Ashby, III, Alan Kalter, and Dr. Robert D. Smith Elected -- The Annual Meeting of the AKC Delegates took place on March 10, 2009. Four new Directors have been elected: Lee Arnold, Delegate from the Southern Colorado Kennel Club; Carl C. Ashby, III, Delegate from the United States Kerry Blue […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-announces-board-of-directors-election-results-4/
| March 10, 2009
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Expert Advice: General Health
Give a Dog a Bone? Be Careful!
Ensure That Your Dog Chews the Right Type of Bone. There was a time when people didn’t give much thought to what, or how, they fed their dogs. Almost any kind of bone was tossed Fido’s way. Now that we’ve learned a lot about canine nutrition and safety, our word of advice about bones is: caution. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/give-a-dog-a-bone-be-careful/
| March 20, 2015