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Expert Advice: Cute & Funny
Meet the Dog Who Can Fly
Jenny and Brian Beadling had no idea they were raising a prodigy.Their German Shorthaired Pointer, Limoncello, never took to the sport her breed is known for—hunting—because she had a fear of guns. But she still had that GSP high drive, which she’d exert by jumping off the dock of the family’s lake house to retrieve […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/meet-the-dog-who-can-fly/
| November 19, 2014
Expert Advice: Grooming
Scourge of the Sofa: a Shedding Dog
When Brushing Your Shedding Dog, Use the Right Tool It's only logical that if you get to your dog’s hair before it falls out, it won't end up on your clothes, your furniture, your pillow, or your dinner plate. That means you need to brush -- sometimes weekly, sometimes a few times a week, and […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/scourge-of-the-sofa-a-shedding-dog/
| March 23, 2015
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
Canine Partners
Spur of the Moment Adoption Results in Lifelong Partner
Valerie Aaron of Yulee, FL, was just running in the store to pick up some dog food shortly before the store closed. But a little puppy with sad eyes resulted in Valerie coming home with more than kibble. Norman won her heart and a place in dog competitions through the AKC Canine Partners program. Now […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/spur-of-the-moment-adoption-results-in-lifelong-partner/
| February 5, 2016
Canine Partners
Meet A Former Street Dog – Now a Two-Time Agility Champ!
MACH Maxman MXB MJS OF T2B owned by Pat McGowan of Ortonville, MI Pat shared her story of how Max came into her life and became an agility superstar: “Max was a little street dog, living in a poor urban area, who was rescued and turned into the shelter I volunteer at. Having absolutely no […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/meet-a-former-street-dog-now-a-two-time-agility-champ/
| April 21, 2015
Canine Partners
You Can’t Judge a Dog By His Coat: From Hunting to Herding, This All-American Dog Holds His Own
This article originally appeared in the summer 2013 issue of the AKC Canine Partners News. Since that time, Diesel, now 4 years old, has added many other achievements, including earning the top AKC Rally title of Rally Advanced Excellent. His full name is now Tennessee Diesel Smoke CD BN GN RAE CGCA. The pointers and […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/from-hunting-to-herding-this-all-american-dog-holds-his-own/
| April 23, 2015
Canine Partners
First Champion Tracker Mixed-Breed Crowned!
The 7-year-old dog passed the Variable Surface Tracking (VST) test held Oct. 4 by the Great Salt Lake Dog Training Club. The club held the test on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. To obtain the CT status in the AKC Tracking program, dogs must earn three titles – Tracking […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/first-champion-tracker-mixed-breed-crowned/
| October 8, 2015
Chairman's Reports
January 2003 Chairman’s Report
While we are all eagerly looking forward to seeing the 2002 AKC/Eukanuba National Invitational Championship air on Animal Planet later this month, there are some other AKC events being televised this month that deserve our attention. For the past six years, the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) has been airing AKC Performance Event Championships with much […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/2003-01/
| January 14, 2003
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The Peters family and Windholme Kennel papers
AKE 20.4 1877-1969 EXTANT: 3 linear ft (in 2 flat boxes). Processed by Brynn White, 2016 Click here for a printable PDF of the collection finding aid The collection is comprised of monographs and other print materials of collector Harry S. Peters, Sr., including a catalog for the first ever Westminster Dog Show and […]
https://www.akc.org/about/archive/guide-collections/peters-windholme-papers/
| May 19, 2016
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Gustav Muss-Arnolt Pen Drawings collection
AKE 20.3 1889-1908 1.75 linear ft (in 2 flat boxes.) Processed by Brynn White, 2016 Click here for a printable PDF of the collection finding aid The collection includes clippings of the 204 pen drawings by promiment dog painter and show judge Gustav Muss-Arnolt published between 1889 and 1908 in the American Kennel Club […]
https://www.akc.org/about/archive/guide-collections/gustav-muss-arnolt-pen-drawings-collection/
| May 19, 2016