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The Westminster Kennel Club Announces Judging Panel For 149th Annual Dog Show Making Its Highly Anticipated Return To Manhattan In 2025
Champion breeder and owner-handler Paula Nykiel will crown Best In Show at Madison Square Garden on February 11, 2025 New York, NY (June 14, 2024) — The Westminster Kennel Club is thrilled to announce the Best In Show judge and judging panel for the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro [...]
The Westminster Kennel Club Announces Return To Manhattan And Its Original Home, Madison Square Garden, For 149th Annual Dog Show In February 2025
Judging to be held on February 10 & 11 at Madison Square Garden, with agility and breed competitions on February 8, 10, & 11 at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center New York, NY (June 12, 2024) – The Westminster Kennel Club is excited to announce that the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented [...]
AKC Lauds House Farm Bill’s Protections For Dogs And Their Owners
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, lauds the draft language released by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee for the 2024 Farm Bill – the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. This must-pass bill reauthorizes U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs [...]
Understanding CDC’s New Rule for Bringing Dogs into the United States
Earlier this week, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new rule for the importation of dogs into the United States. The rule, which becomes effective on August 1, 2024, will require all dogs to be at minimum six months of age prior to import into the U.S. The American Kennel Club (AKC) [...]
Miniature Poodle Wins Best In Show At The 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
The Miniature Poodle “Sage” took home the highest title of Best in Show at the 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan. Under Judge Rosalind Kramer of High Point, NC, America’s most prestigious dog show came to a close at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Tuesday, [...]
American Kennel Club Hires Melanie King As Executive Field Representative
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is thrilled to announce that Melanie King has been hired as an Executive Field Representative. She will start on May 20th, 2024. “Melanie has longtime experience with Irish Wolfhounds and Whippets. She is a successful Breeder-Owner-Handler [...]
The American Kennel Club Announces Personal Conduct Policy
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, today announced the implementation of the AKC Personal Conduct Policy, effective immediately. The policy affirms it is a privilege to be part of the American Kennel Club and everyone who participates in the sport must refrain [...]
Dog Importation Regulation; New Rules will Start August 1, 2024
CDC is updating its dog importation regulation to protect the health and safety of people and animals by making sure any dog arriving in the United States is healthy and doesn’t present a risk to our communities. Starting on August 1, 2024, all dogs entering the United States must: Appear healthy upon arrival; Be at least six [...]
American Kennel Club Hires Tara Martin-Rowell As Executive Field Representative
The American Kennel Club (AKC®) is pleased to announce that Tara Martin-Rowell has been hired as an Executive Field Representative. She will start June 3rd, 2024. “Tara brings a broad background as a successful Maltese AKC Breeder of Merit, expertise as an All-Breed Professional Handler with many Best In Show titles and top winning dogs as [...]
