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Expert Advice: Breeding Tips & Best Practices
How To Get Your Kennel Ready for Hot Weather
Summer officially arrives next month, but hot temperatures have already hit many areas of the country. Get your kennel ready for the warm weather and assure your dogs are comfortable and avoid heat stroke even on the hottest days. Clean and service your fans and air conditioners prior to using them. Make sure your […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeding/breeder-bits-get-your-kennel-ready-for-hot-weather/
| May 16, 2016
Expert Advice: News
German Shepherd Saves 7-Year-Old Girl From Venomous Rattlesnake
A German Shepherd Dog named Haus is fighting for his life after defending his 7-year-old owner from a snake. On Wednesday, March 11, Molly DeLuca was in her grandmother’s Tampa backyard with Haus when a venomous eastern diamondback rattlesnake approached them, Fox 13 reported. Haus positioned himself between Molly and the snake, taking three bites, […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/german-shepherd-saves-7-year-old-girl-from-venomous-rattlesnake/
| May 13, 2016
Canine Partners
Kola Loves to Get the Bag!
Photo by Clark Kranz Kola is a rescue terrier mix whose favorite thing in life is lure coursing – a sport that allows dogs to release their prey drive. Dogs chase a lure – white trash bags – tied to a pulley system that moves it jerkily around a field. Most dogs love to chase […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/kola-loves-to-get-the-bag/
| May 12, 2016
![Canines at the Capitol North Carolina](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Canines-at-the-Capitol-NC-400x267.jpg)
Clubs & Delegates
AKC Celebrates 5th Annual “Canines at the Capitol” Event at NC Legislature
North Carolina legislators and staff were thrilled to once again welcome the American Kennel Club to the state capitol for the annual AKC Canines at the Capitol event. The AKC invited them to “come hug a dog on your lunch break” and they did just that – posing for pictures with the dogs and cheering […]
https://www.akc.org/clubs-delegates/government-relations/akc-celebrates-5th-annual-canines-capitol-event-nc-legislature/
| May 12, 2016
![Skye Terrier sitting in a field.](https://www.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Skye-Terrier-sitting-in-a-field-400x267.jpg)
Expert Advice: Fun Facts
Skye Terrier Facts You May Not Know
The Skye Terrier is over four centuries old, but that's not all there is to this terrier breed. Here are fun facts about the Skye Terrier.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/lifestyle/fun-facts-skye-terriers/
| May 12, 2016
Canine Partners
Surrendered Pup Overcomes Fears to Earn Agility Championship
PACH Keno Ocb owned by Paula Maxwell of Harrisonburg, VA Paula was exiting her local shelter after an unsuccessful search for a new dog at the same time a man was entering with three puppies to surrender. She knew immediately that she wanted the smallest puppy that was “cuddly but fearful,” she said. “Right from […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/surrendered-pup-overcomes-fears-to-earn-agility-championship/
| May 11, 2016
Press Releases
American Kennel Club Launches I Am A Breeder Video Series
The American Kennel Club (AKC®) announced today the launch of the brand new “I Am a Breeder” video series. The series is aimed at promoting responsible breeders and the love they have for their dogs to the general public. “Responsible dog breeders have a depth of knowledge and a level of commitment to purebred dogs […]
https://www.akc.org/press-releases/american-kennel-club-launches-i-am-a-breeder-video-series/
| May 11, 2016
Expert Advice: Events
Judges For 2017 Westminster Kennel Club Show Announced
The Westminster Kennel Club recently announced that Mr. Thomas H. Bradley III is scheduled to judge Best in Show at the club’s 141st dog show Feb. 13–14, 2017. A lifetime participant in the dog sport, Mr. Bradley competed in his first dog show as a teenager in 1955, showing his German Shorthaired Pointer at the […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/judges-for-2017-westminster-kennel-club-show/
| May 10, 2016
Expert Advice: News
Heroic German Shepherd Saves British Special Forces From ISIS Attack
A team of British Special Forces is safe thanks to the efforts of a German Shepherd trained by the U.S. Army. The German Shepherd protected the SAS team when they were ambushed by ISIS fighters in Iraq last month, according to The Sun. The team was returning from a 10-day training program when they were […]
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/german-shepherd-saves-british-special-forces/
| May 9, 2016
Canine Partners
Given No Chance of Survival, Rescue Dobe Thrives & Becomes Sports Super Star
In 2002, I pulled a tiny, emaciated red female Doberman from a local shelter. She was just 13.5 weeks old, and had been in the shelter more than four weeks. Since I had a young male that was taking a lot of my time, I thought I would get her healthy, and find a great […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/given-no-chance-of-survival-rescue-dobe-thrives-becomes-sports-super-star/
| May 5, 2016