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Expert Advice: Breeding & Whelping
Picking a Show Prospect Puppy From Your Litter
You have whelped your dream litter and watched over them amid numerous cups of coffee and several sleepless nights, and now they are almost 8 weeks old. By this age a pup will be looking like a miniature of what he or she will be as an adult. It is now time to decide which […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/picking-a-show-prospect-puppy/
| July 20, 2015
Expert Advice: Conformation
Helen Lee James on Judges and the Poodle Coat
A skilled exhibitor, whether amateur or professional, examines a show prospect slowly and carefully, noting the positives and negatives. If it is a coated breed, it would quickly be determined: “Is there sufficient coat to help hide the obvious faults?” A skilled judge of long experience has learned to “look through” hair to evaluate the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/judges-and-the-poodle-coat/
| July 20, 2015
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Expert Advice: News
AKC Museum Features Maud Earl, Queen of Canine Art
If you’re in the St. Louis area and you love dogs and art, make your way to the AKC Museum of the Dog. A special treat awaits you in the Sally Johnson Spillane Special Exhibit Gallery: “The Canine Art of Maud Earl.” The exhibition of paintings and prints by the master includes her enigmatic, life-size […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/akc-museum-features-maud-earl-queen-canine-art/
| July 20, 2015
Expert Advice: News
Dachshunds in the News!
Dachshunds are bound to pop up anywhere, doing anything. But who has time to keep track of all those Dachsie doings? As a public service, AKC Dog Lovers goes around the corner and around the world to bring you (cue deep-voiced announcer with lots of reverb) DACHSHUNDS IN THE NEWS! Pancevo, Serbia—The Associated Press reported that the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/dachshunds-in-the-news/
| July 20, 2015
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Clubs & Delegates
Congressman’s Mother Takes on Animal Rights Propaganda in Missouri Court
An October 2010 list published by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) called “Missouri’s Dirty Dozen” included the kennel of Mary Ann Smith. The list, which purportedly listed, “some of the worst licensed kennels in the state,” was part of a public relations campaign designed in some measure to urge voter support of […]
https://www.votervoice.net/AKC/Blog
| July 20, 2015
Expert Advice: Responsible Breeding
Finding Good Homes for Puppies Is Often the Hardest Part of Breeding
So after the months of preparation in organizing and testing before the breeding, praying and crossing fingers that your girl “took,” fretting before, during and after the whelping, the constant vigil for weeks after the whelping, the 24/7 care of your girl and the litter, the vet visits, testing and evaluating your pick, it is time […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/finding-good-homes-for-puppies-breeding/
| July 16, 2015
Expert Advice: Events
Experience the Stink Eye
By Margery Morstein Every Welsh Terrier owner knows the Stink Eye, that intense look that conveys both independent thinking and annoyance when things aren’t going the Welshie way. The look has become an endearing trademark of this feisty breed, and for the past two years, the logo behind the WTCARES (Welsh Terrier Rescue) yearly fundraiser, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/experience-the-stink-eye/
| July 16, 2015
Canine Partners
See a Future Competitor in Training – Watch Agility Practice Video
Koda is a 16-month-old Border Collie-Australian Shepherd mix who is in training to compete in AKC Agility trials. He and his owner/handler Tanya West-Hutchins of Portage, IN, are seen in practice in this video submitted by Tanya. Their trainer is Shirley Kilpatrick of Valparaiso, IN. Koda is a member of the AKC Canine Partners program […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/see-a-future-competitor-in-training-watch-agility-practice-video/
| July 15, 2015
Expert Advice: News
AKC To Offer Boarding And Grooming At New NYC Facility
Continuing its longstanding reputation as the dog’s champion, the American Kennel Club has announced today that it will soon be opening a center dedicated to daycare, boarding, training, grooming, and walking services for dogs. The organization has signed a multi-year lease at the Durst Organization’s VIA 57WEST building in midtown Manhattan, where it plans to […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/akc-to-offer-boarding-and-grooming-at-new-nyc-facility/
| July 15, 2015
Canine Partners
Critter Patrol Specialist: Sophie
Sophie keeps all the critters in her yard in line. Here, she appears to have treed a pesky squirrel! Her owner, Lori Marino of Tampa, FL, says Sophie keeps herself busy for hours, watching for rabbits, squirrels, and birds! To keep visitors at a minimum in your backyard, do not put up bird houses, bird […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/critter-patrol-specialist-sophie/
| July 14, 2015