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Expert Advice: Travel & Adventure
A Checklist for Your Dog Sitter
We wish we could always bring our dogs with us when we have to go away, but sometimes that's just not possible. Hiring a pet sitter to stay at your home and stick to your dog's regular routine will help make the time you're away a little less stressful for him (but don't worry—you'll still […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/travel/dog-sitter-checklist/
| January 31, 2017
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Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
8 Dog Breeds Perfect for Athletes
An athlete looking for a companion to tackle endurance sports is going to need a dog breed that can keep up physically and mentally.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/8-dog-breeds-perfect-for-athletes/
| January 18, 2017
Press Releases
Puli “Preston” Wins Best in Show at Largest Ever AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin
National Champion Beats Dogs from 49 States and Hundreds of International Competitors GCHB CH Cordmaker Mister Blue Sky, a Puli known as “Preston” triumphed over nearly 5,000 dogs to earn a $50,000 cash prize and the title of Best in Show at the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin, held this weekend in […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/puli-preston-wins-best-in-show-akc-national-championship-by-royal-canin/
| December 20, 2016
Expert Advice: Feature
Book About Secret Service Dogs Offers Tasty Respite From Politics
By now, I’m certain you’re sick of presidential politics and want this election to be over. Enter a welcome distraction: "Secret Service Dogs: The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States" by Maria Goodavage, a New York Times bestseller. This insightful read serves up plenty of brief, punchy slices of dog life that […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/book-about-secret-service-dogs-offers-tasty-respite-from-politics/
| November 2, 2016
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Meet the Pumi, the New Dog on the Block
The Pumi is the latest breed to be recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC), receiving full AKC status as a member of the Herding Group on July 1, 2016. This rare breed, with only a few new litters born in the United States each year, may be the new dog on the block, but […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/meet-the-pumi-the-new-dog-on-the-block/
| September 27, 2016
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
7 Things You Didn’t Know About The Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Courtesy of Mary J McKennan, AKC Breeder of Merit The Polish Lowland Sheepdog is a hard worker and a loyal companion. It's most popular in Poland, naturally, but it also has a community of devoted owners in the United States. Here are some interesting facts you may not know about the Polish Lowland Sheepdog. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-polish-lowland-sheepdog/
| June 16, 2016
Expert Advice: Events
Herding Dogs Prove Their Skills at AKC Herding Tests and Trials in Nebraska
Dry cornstalks rustling in the wind provided a perfect background sound for the Great Plains Bearded Collie Club of Omaha’s all-breed herding tests and trials held Friday–Sunday, October 9, 10, and 11. Ann Witte’s Gaelyn Glen Farm in Springfield, Nebraska, has been host to AKC herding trials for many years as she steered and showcased […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/herding-dogs-herding-nebraska/
| October 15, 2015
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Expert Advice: Feature
Tauskey Treasures: Ultra-Rare Dog Photos Debut Online After 90 Years
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 […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/tauskey-treasures-ultra-rare-dog-photos-debut-online-90-years/
| July 30, 2015
Expert Advice: News
Vive le Chien! Celebrate Bastille Day with AKC’s French Breeds!
July 14 is Bastille Day, when France and Francophiles the world over commemorate the start of the French Revolution in 1789. The AKC joins the celebration in just the way you’d expect—with dogs. Here’s a roundup of some AKC breeds developed in France, plus a few that are French by tradition if not by birth. […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/vive-le-chien/
| July 9, 2015
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Expert Advice: Events
Ann Arbor Annual Dog Show – July 3rd – 5th, 2015
Finishing touches are being applied to Monroe County Fairgrounds; Monroe, Michigan for the annual dog show, hosted this July holiday weekend by Ann Arbor Kennel Club. From Friday July 3rd through Sunday 5th more than two thousand dogs will compete in Conformation, Rally, Obedience and Barn Hunt. For the first time ever, Dock Diving […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/ann-arbor-annual-dog-show-july-3rd-5th-2015/
| July 6, 2015