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American Kennel Club Announces New Grand Champion Title
-- AKC® Champions Can Compete for Grand Champion Title at AKC Conformation Events -- The American Kennel Club® is pleased to announce that it will begin offering the Grand Champion title at AKC Conformation events. This new title will be available to AKC Champions of Record, giving the opportunity for Champion dog owners to […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-announces-new-grand-champion-title/
| April 15, 2010
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AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Launches 2010 Commemorative Poster Contest
The American Kennel Club® and Eukanuba are pleased to announce the start of the commemorative poster competition in which artists are encouraged to submit an original two-dimensional painting or drawing celebrating the theme: "The Wonderful World of Purebred Dogs." The poster will commemorate the 10th Annual AKC/Eukanuba National Championship where thousands of top dogs from […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-eukanuba-national-championship-launches-2010-commemorative-poster/
| May 20, 2010
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Weimaraner, Stoli, Leaves Paw Prints in AKC History Books as First AKC Grand Champion
The American Kennel Club’s first-ever Grand Champion title earner – a 4-year-old Weimaraner named GCH Monterra’s Best Bet, MH, affectionately known as "Stoli" bred and owned by Elizabeth Krupinski and co-owned by Timothy Bintner of Elizabeth, Colorado and handled by Tad Walden, completed the title requirements to earn the newest AKC title at the Coronado […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/weimaraner-stoli-leaves-paw-prints-in-akc-history-books-as-first-akc-g/
| May 26, 2010
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The American Kennel Club Celebrates the Dogs of Our Founding Fathers This Independence Day
Come Meet All 167 AKC Breeds at www.meetthebreeds.com From George Washington’s Foxhounds to Thomas Jefferson’s Briards, purebred pups are as all-American as apple pie. To celebrate the Fourth of July and the New York City return of Meet the Breeds™ – the world’s largest gathering of dogs and cats – the American Kennel Club® (AKC®) […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/the-american-kennel-club-celebrates-the-dogs-of-our-founding-fathers-t/
| June 29, 2010
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First 10 AKC Grand Champions in Each Breed to Receive Special Medallion
- First-Ever AKC Grand Champion "Stoli" Recognized at Oklahoma Dog Show - In recognition of the newest American Kennel Club® Grand Champion conformation title, a special blue enamel AKC Medallion will be sent to the owners of the first 10 Grand Champion title holders in each AKC-recognized breed to mark this historic achievement. To […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/first-10-akc-grand-champions-in-each-breed-to-receive-special-medallio/
| July 6, 2010
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AKC Welcomes the Cane Corso, Icelandic Sheepdog and Leonberger
Three Breeds Gain Full AKC Recognition The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to welcome the Cane Corso, Icelandic Sheepdog and Leonberger as the 165th, 166th, and 167th AKC recognized breeds. The Icelandic Sheepdog will join the Herding Group while both the Cane Corso and Leonberger will join the Working Group. The new breeds became […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-welcomes-the-cane-corso-icelandic-sheepdog-and-leonberger/
| June 30, 2010
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Invisible Fence® Brand, ADT Security Services and Hill’s® Science Diet® Brand to Sponsor AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Days
The American Kennel Club® is pleased to welcome Invisible Fence® Brand and ADT Security Services as returning sponsors and Hill's® Science Diet® Brand Pet Food as a new 2010 sponsor of AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Days (AKC RDO Days). A nationwide initiative in its eighth year, AKC RDO Days engage dog-related organizations across the country […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/invisible-fencer-brand-adt-security-services-and-hillsr-science-dietr/
| July 15, 2010
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2nd Quarter 2010 Community Achievement Awards
American Kennel Club Honors the Lawrenceville Kennel Club With a Community Achievement Award The American Kennel Club® announced recently that the Lawrenceville Kennel Club (LKC) of Lawrenceville, Georgia has been named a recipient of the AKC® Community Achievement Award for its focus on training as an important part of promoting responsible dog ownership. LKC received […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/2nd-quarter-2010-community-achievement-awards/
| July 21, 2010
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AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Days Unleashed
Hundreds of Nationwide Events Listed on www.akc.org/rdod Interested in learning training and grooming tips from the pros? Looking for a new canine family member? Or want to start competing in AKC events? Then be sure to mark "AKC® Responsible Dog Ownership Days" on your calendar. This month–long celebration includes hundreds of organizations around the country […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-responsible-dog-ownership-days-unleashed-1/
| July 19, 2010
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More Than 1,000 Dogs and Cats Set to Take Over NYC at This Year’s Second Annual Meet the Breeds
World’s Largest Gathering of Cats & Dogs to be Held October 16-17, 2010 at the Javits Center Attention all pet lovers, it will be raining cats and dogs once again this October when the American Kennel Club® (AKC) and the Cat Fanciers’ Association® (CFA) return to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/more-than-1000-dogs-and-cats-set-to-take-over-nyc-at-this-years-second/
| July 22, 2010