The American Kennel Club has recently moved its headquarters to the prestigious Kalikow Building located at 101 Park Avenue in New York City. The headquarters of the AKC will reside on a newly designed fifth floor of the Kalikow building. The floor will house approximately 100 people. The AKC Museum of The Dog Will also […]
-Premium List Available on AKC.org- New York, NY ( September 27 , 2018 ) – Entries are now open for the 2018 AKC National Championship p resented by Royal Canin , which returns to Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) North/South Concourse this December 15 th and 16 th . Entries are also open for […]
Elephants, whales, and—-racing greyhounds? Right now Amendment 13, a proposal to end greyhound racing, is on the ballot in Florida.
Most of our terrier friends are doing the last minute “touch-ups” on their dogs in preparation for the upcoming Montgomery County Kennel Club show. The largest All-Terrier show in the world has an entry of 1,421 terriers this year, which is down slightly from 2017. The decreased entry could be attributed to the fact that […]
The Premium List for the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is now available online here. The 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be held on Monday and Tuesday, February 11th and 12th, 2019. Breed judging, the special attraction 4th annual Masters Obedience Judging and Benching, and Junior Showmanship preliminaries will be at Piers […]
NEW YORK, NY – AKC Reunite, the largest pet non – profit pet identification and recovery service provider in the United States, is excited to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of the AKC Pet Disaster Relief Trailer Program. AKC Pet Disaster Relief helps local Emergency Management teams provide temporary sheltering and care for pets displaced […]
The Middleburg Kennel Club dog show to be held on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in Millwood, Virginia has been cancelled due to weather and conditions of the show grounds. At the time of writing, the other shows in conjunction on Thursday – Sunday of the Hunt Valley Cluster have not been effected or cancelled. Please […]
The American Kennel Club (AKC), the AKC Canine Health Foundation, and the Theriogenology Foundation have awarded a $100,000 grant to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech for a three-year companion animal theriogenology residency program. The college is one of two U.S. veterinary colleges with renowned expertise in genetics to receive the competitive grant this […]
We asked 3 experienced AKC judges 2 questions about current issues affecting our sport. Here’s what they had to say…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting pet owners and veterinarians to be aware of the potential for neurologic adverse events in dogs and cats when treated with drugs that are in the isoxazoline class. Since these products have obtained their respective FDA approvals, data received by the agency as part of its routine […]
