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Canine Partners
AKC Canine Partners Juniors Spotlight: Nicole Sieling
Nicole Sieling and her All-American Dog, Lillie, took first place in their division at the 2013 AKC Juniors Agility Competition held in December in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with the AKC Agility Invitational. Nicole adopted Lillie from a shelter as a puppy, and the two have discovered dog sports together. This was their third […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/akc-canine-partners-juniors-spotlight-nicole-sieling/
| March 11, 2015
Canine Partners
Canine Partners Junior Handler Spotlight: Deborah Tung
Deborah Tung is a Virginia teenager who does it all with her dogs. Deborah competes in Agility and the fun new sport of Barn Hunt with her All-American Dog, Nigel. Barn Hunt tests all dogs’ hunting ability in finding vermin, which many breeds were developed to perform. Rats are placed in heavy, safe PVC tubes […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/canine-partners-junior-handler-spotlight-deborah-tung/
| March 11, 2015
Expert Advice: News
The Most Popular Dog Breeds of 2014
The Labrador Retriever has done it again. The intelligent, family friendly breed held onto the number one spot on the most popular list for the 24th consecutive year, continuing the longest reign as the nation’s top dog in American Kennel Club history. For the full list of breed rankings, click here. While the Lab holds strong, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/the-most-popular-breeds-of-2014/
| February 27, 2015
Press Releases
The Loveable Bulldog Hits Highest Spot Ever, While Labrador Retriever Remains Number One
New York, NY - The Labrador Retriever has done it again. The American Kennel Club (AKC®) announced today that the intelligent, family friendly breed holds tight to the number one spot on the most popular list for the 24th consecutive year, continuing the longest reign as the nation’s top dog in AKC history. While the […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/most-popular-breeds-2014/
| February 26, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
5 Breeds for First-Time Owners
Finding your first family dog is a daunting process—one that's up there with dating and house-hunting. And like parenting, when it comes to raising a dog to be perfectly well-behaved, successful, and sociable, well, let's just say practice makes perfect. But, these breeds, while they appeal to different interests, are easily trained and friendly (especially with children), […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/breeds-for-first-time-owners/
| February 23, 2015
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
What Does it Really Mean to be a Terrier Anyway?
We often hear dog shows accused of being nothing but “beauty contests.” In reality, they’re organized more like job fairs. At AKC shows, dogs are exhibited in seven groups organized by the original work the breeds were created to do. The dog judged best in each group becomes one of the final seven to vie […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/what-does-it-really-mean-to-be-a-terrier-anyway/
| February 16, 2015
Expert Advice: Events
Tex Wins Westminster Kennel Club Masters Agility Competition
Tex, the Border Collie from Long Valley, New Jersey, was fantastic in winning the 2015 Westminster Kennel Club Masters Agility competition. Over 330 dogs competed at Pier 94 in New York City and the event was televised live on Fox Sports 1. "He doesn't have a foot out of place— he's amazing," owner and handler […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/tex-wins-westminster-kennel-club-masters-agility-competition/
| February 16, 2015
![Poodle retrieving a dumbbell in Obedience.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn-origin-etr.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/24133901/Poodle-retrieving-a-dumbbell-in-Obedience-e1710360425653-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Top 10 Breeds of the 1970s
Poodles retain their position as the country’s top dog for a second decade and have regularly remained in the top ten since. The Doberman Pinscher made its first appearance in the top ten in the 1970s as the number-three breed. The breed would remain in the top ten for the 1980s as well. The Miniature […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/top-ten-breeds-of-the-1970s/
| February 13, 2015
![Poodle snuggling with a woman at home.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn-origin-etr.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02151243/Poodle-snuggling-with-a-woman-at-home.jpeg)
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Top 10 Breeds of the 1960s
The Poodle, recognized by the AKC in 1887, did not make the top ten breeds until the 1950s, when it ranked number seven. This glamorous show dog and companion strutted into the number-one position in the 1960s and would become the first breed to hold the number-one crown for two consecutive decades. German Shepherd Dogs, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/top-ten-breeds-of-the-1960s/
| February 13, 2015
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Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Top 10 Breeds of the 1950s
The only breed to rank in the top ten breeds every decade since the founding of the American Kennel Club became the nation’s top breed in the 1950s—the Beagle. Not coincidentally, Charles Schultz’s pet Beagle, Snoopy, made his illustrious first appearance in national newspapers on October 4, 1950, and swiftly became a pop phenomenon. The […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/top-ten-breeds-of-the-1950s/
| February 13, 2015