In its endless pursuit to recognize outstanding members of the fancy, The American Kennel Club Lifetime Achievement Awards were created and first awarded in 1999 to honor our best. The purpose of the awards is to celebrate those individuals whose many years of dedication have led to significant contributions to our sport on a national […]

Nominate a Canine Officer   2018 Friends of GWP National Events Surprises Officer and K9 Officer New Brunswick Kennel Club Awards Two K-9 Officers 2017 Family First K-9 Academy and AKC Scent Work Judge and CGC Evaluator Honor K-9 Jake Staten Island Kennel Club Honors Officer Manuel Orellana and Police K9 Angel Delaware County Kennel […]

The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to recognize breeding programs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding groups as 2018 AKC Breeder of the Year group honorees. “The individuals that make up these breeding programs have dedicated their lives to the advancement of their respective breeds, producing dogs that are true […]

Bacon Bits BCAT DE owned by Nancy Christensen of Dallas, TX On their way to return a borrowed crate, a vet and his wife spied a scared, skinny, dirty little dog running down a rural road outside of Austin, TX. “Here’s your crate,” he told its owner upon their arrival. “It’s all filled up with your next rescue […]

In February, Nick Haworth thought he lost his best friend. The commercial fisherman was on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with his German Shepherd Dog, Luna, when the dog disappeared. “They were pulling in their [lobster] traps and one minute Luna was there, and the next minute she was gone,” said Sandy DeMunnik, spokeswoman […]

A Portland sculptor is donating his time and talent to preserve the memory of Mick, a K-9 cop who gave his life in the line of duty. Mick had been on the job for less than a month, when he was involved in the capture three young thugs on April 16, 2014. After a burglary, […]

Left to their own devices, young puppies can get in a lot of trouble, from soiling the carpet to chewing your favorite pair of shoes. That’s why it’s important to start training early and keep a close eye on them, especially when they’re still learning what’s expected of them. And the best way to do […]

Neeko, a German Shepherd Dog working for the Ross Township Police Department in Pennsylvania, recently received a protective vest that will keep him a little safer on the job. The vest was purchased by the German Shepherd Dog Club of Western Pennsylvania from Vested Interest in K9s  and will help protect Neeko from bullets and stabbings. Police K-9s […]

The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2018 AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16, 2018. The 2018 event will showcase the top national and international canine athletes and will also […]

Deep in the AKC Gazette photo archive is a battered old Kodak film box. It contains several rare—and extremely fragile—glass negatives taken by Rudolph Tauskey. They date to the early 1920s. Canine photography buffs have assumed for years that all of Tauskey’s glass negatives were lost, but six survive. Using a sophisticated scanner, the AKC Publications […]