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Michael Szabo Hired as Executive Field Representative
The American Kennel Club is pleased to announce that Michael Szabo has been hired as an Executive Field Representative. Michael will join the staff on October 1, 2012 and will relocate to the Chicago area and he will cover shows in the Midwest. “Michael brings a broad background as a breeder, valuable expertise […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/michael-szabo-hired-as-executive-field-representative/
| August 29, 2012
Chairman's Reports
August 2012 Chairman’s Report
--"Keep On Keepin’ On"-- In his insightful and highly acclaimed biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson chose to capture a defining characteristic of Jobs by giving him the last word on his own life. Jobs, who proved to be a good student of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan’s philosophical insights, used a Dylan lyric to explain his […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/2012-08/
| August 14, 2012
Press Releases
2013 AKC Obedience Classic Welcomes Additional Competitors With New Masters Class
Eligibility Criteria Also Updated A new Masters Class added to the inaugural AKC Obedience Classic slated for December 2013 in Orlando, Florida, as well as revised eligibility for the Novice, Open and Utility classes, will give more Obedience exhibitors a chance to compete, the American Kennel Club® announced today. “With the eligibility criteria as it was originally established, we […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/2013-akc-obedience-classic-welcomes-additional-competitors-with-new-ma/
| July 24, 2012
Press Releases
AKC Announces Staff Promotions and Retirements
New York, NY – AKC President and CEO Dennis B. Sprung announces staff promotions as a result of a number of recent retirements in several departments. "We are at a time when a number of members of our management team are reaching retirement age," said Sprung. "As a result, AKC's carefully crafted Succession Plan has […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-announces-staff-promotions-and-retirements/
| July 20, 2012
Press Releases
Highlights from the July 9-10, 2012 Meeting
Highlights from the July 2012 meeting of the AKC Board of Directors are as follows. Full details on these actions, as well as other actions taken, are included in the minutes for the meeting, which are posted on the AKC website, within one week of the meeting. James Stevens, AKC’s Chief Financial Officer […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/highlights-from-the-july-9-10-2012-meeting/
| July 13, 2012
Press Releases
Group Honorees Named for the 2012 American Kennel Club Breeder of the Year Award
"AKC Breeder of the Year" to be Announced at AKC/Eukanuba National Championship in Orlando, Fla. The American Kennel Club® announced today the seven group recipients of the 2012 AKC® Breeder of the Year Award. The award honors breeders who have dedicated their lives to improving the health, temperament and quality of purebred dogs. […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/group-honorees-named-for-the-2012-american-kennel-club-breeder-of-the/
| July 11, 2012
Chairman's Reports
July 2012 Chairman’s Report
--A Shared Agenda for Success-- President John F. Kennedy’s address to a special joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961, was both an historic and a defining moment for the United States. It was during that speech that he announced a plan to put a man on the moon before the decade was over. […]
https://www.akc.org/chairmans-reports/2012-07/
| July 10, 2012
Press Releases
AKC Companion Animal Recovery Donates $6,000 Helping Displaced Companion Animals During Colorado Wil
Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Boulder Non-Profits Each Received $2,000 AKC Companion Animal Recovery (AKC CAR), working in conjunction with the American Kennel Club and its affiliated clubs in Colorado, has donated $6,000 from its Canine Support and Relief Fund to three non-profits caring for pets displaced as a result of the tragic wildfires […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-companion-animal-recovery-donates-6000-helping-displaced-companion/
| June 29, 2012
Press Releases
American Kennel Club Welcomes a New Terrier to the Family
The Russell Terrier Gains Full AKC Recognition While Three Other Breeds Move into the Miscellaneous Class The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) expanded its litter of registered breeds on June 27 to welcome the Russell Terrier to the Terrier Group, growing AKC’s family to 175 breeds. Also moving up the ranks to the Miscellaneous class […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-welcomes-a-new-terrier-to-the-family/
| June 27, 2012
Press Releases
AKC Honors Rosemary Redditt and Bob Eisele with Community Achievement Awards
The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) announced recently that Rosemary Redditt of the Aztec Doberman Pinscher Club of San Diego (California) and Bob Eisele of the Suffolk County Kennel Club (New York) have been honored with AKC Community Achievement Awards for the second quarter of 2012. The AKC Community Achievement Awards support and recognize outstanding public […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/akc-honors-rosemary-redditt-and-bob-eisele-with-community-achievement/
| June 26, 2012