The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (Toller) officially joined the ranks of the American Kennel Club on July 1, 2003. As of this date the Toller will enjoy regular status as an AKC-recognized breed in the Sporting Group, and the addition will round out the total number of AKC-recognized breeds to 150. Coincidentally, this Canadian […]

  --AKC Releases Registration Statistics for 2002-- For the 13th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, according to registration figures released today by the American Kennel Club. Nearly three times as many Labs were registered in 2002 as any other breed. Golden Retrievers were a distant second, with […]

Fourteen-year-old Lexie Littlefield from Rhode Island first learned about training dogs from YouTube videos. Now, after only competing since 2021, she's making her mark on the dog world as a Junior Handler with her Golden Retrievers.

The spotlight shines on a special team that is composed of all Corgis. All 4 One, based at Zen Dog Agility in Utah, has three Cardigans and one Pembroke. But don’t let those short legs fool you. This team puts in some great times and last season, joined by an Aussie teammate, won the Limited […]

The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is excited to announce that the top dogs in the nation were crowned from an overall combined entry of more than 900 dogs this past weekend at the AKC National Obedience Championship and AKC Rally® National […]

The most obedient dogs gathered for the 2024 AKC National Obedience Championship in Ohio, but only one took home the champion title.

Over 800 dogs competed at the 2024 AKC Rally National Championship (RNC), but only one dog was crowned the 11th annual AKC Rally National Champion.

Amantadine is a medication that's commonly used off-label to treat pain in dogs. It's relatively safe with few serious side effects.

Think your dog is obedient? Watch the best of the best AKC Obedience teams compete at the 2024 AKC National Obedience Championship.

Esophagitis in dogs has many causes, like chewing toys or sticks, or ingesting chemicals (or drugs) that irritate the lining of the esophagus.