American Kennel Club and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising Team Up to Produce Co-Branded Pet Product Line for Marley & Me Feature Film -- AKC/Marley & Me Pet Products to Be Sold Exclusively At Wal-Mart Stores -- The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization which maintains the largest registry of purebred dogs in […]

  RALEIGH, NC – The American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation are pleased to debut the fourth podcast in the Genome Barks series. In this edition of Genome Barks, Dr. Sarah Stone of The Ohio State University is interviewd by Erika Werne, Director of Education, Communications, and Club Relations for the AKC […]

AKC Selects Short List of "Canine Candidates" and Enlists America's Help to Choose the Right Dog Breed for the Obama Family @ www.presidentialpup.com New York, NY – Vice President isn't the only high-level position that Barack Obama is currently trying to fill. It's been widely reported that – win or lose – the Obamas have […]

  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 […]

New York, NY – Are you interested in learning training and grooming tips from the pros? Or considering adding a new family member? Be sure to mark "AKC® Responsible Dog Ownership Day" on your calendar. This month-long celebration includes hundreds of organizations around the country holding free events filled with fun and engaging activities for […]

$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 […]

  The American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation are pleased to debut the next podcast in the Genome Barks series. This week's podcast is a follow up to our recent interview with Dr. Matthew Breen.  Dr. Breen, while a world renowned cancer researcher, is also the Treasurer of the Canine Comparative Oncology […]

  Less Than Two-Weeks Left to Cast Your Vote for The Best "Canine Candidate" for the Obama Family @ www.presidentialpup.com The American Kennel Club® (AKC) reports a tight race between the Poodle and Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier in their poll to determine America's breed of choice for the Obama family. Preliminary results indicate that the […]

  RALEIGH, NC – The American Kennel Club and the AKC Canine Health Foundation are pleased to debut the next podcast in the Genome Barks series. This week on Genome Barks we welcome Dr. Christy Petersen of Iowa State University, a specialist in immunology and infectious diseases.  Her research has focused on developing more sensitive […]

Now that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has chosen his vice president, it's time for him to concentrate on another important selection: family dog. The American Kennel Club® (AKC) announced today that the public has elected a Poodle as their breed of choice for the Obama family. The AKC launched its poll to find a […]