Thousands of talented pooches will bark their way onto TV screens across America this January with the airing of AKC Celebrates Dogs. The two hour broadcast of dog-filled fun and competition will appear on Lifetime on Saturday, January 31st at 9AM EST and re-air on LRW at 2PM EST. “We are thrilled to partner with […]
AKC Press Release The Merrimac Dog Training Club hosts an annual Canine Kids Camp, where children with disabilities take part in fun dog competitions. Each child takes one of the member’s dogs, who are all trained performance and/or therapy dogs, through a small agility course, a small AKC Rally® course and a therapy dog training session. One 10-year-old young lady in a […]
by Humane Watch It’s clear that our campaign to expose the deceptive “Humane Society” of the United States has been successful. We have one main message: Only 1 percent of the money given to HSUS winds up at local pet shelters. Most people—including HSUS donors—don’t know this, and it’s due to HSUS’s deceptive fundraising chock full of […]
Valparaiso, IN – J.J. Fuds in Valparaiso, IN is recalling a select lot and product of J.J. Fuds Chicken Tender Chunks Pet Food because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune […]
By Krishna Ramanujan Last April, Dylan Raskin’s Japanese Chin, Esme, was diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation, a fatal condition that causes backflow of blood in the heart’s chambers. Though veterinarians initially treated the condition with pills, the dog’s heart failure became worse, leading specialists to predict just a few more months of life for Esme. […]
The Chain O Lakes Kennel Club is proud to announce on Sunday, January 25th, Group and Best in Show judging will be available to watch online via live streaming video. Cube Productions will be streaming the event live here. The live stream video begins at 2:30 PM CT. Tune in to catch all the action! […]
It is with great regret that we report the passing of AKC Judge, Julie Holm of Yucaipa, California on January 18th, 2015. Mrs. Holm was a judge of Best in Show and the Hound and Toy Groups. She and her late sister, Joan Frailey, successfully bred whippets under the Terrace Hill prefix. Our thoughts and […]
The ARK will be the world’s only privately owned animal handling cargo terminal and USDA-approved, full- service 24-hour airport quarantine facility for the import and export of horses, pets, birds, and livestock.
Westminster. There’s only one. That’s been true since 1877, as the world’s most famous and prestigious canine event – The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – has continually added to its inimitable legacy and its celebration of dogs with each ensuing year. In 2015, it will happen once again with The 139th Annual Westminster Kennel […]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), in partnership with Zoetis Inc., is pleased to announce the funding of two grants that will help accelerate novel, emerging technology in canine chronic kidney disease and heart disease. These grants, awarded from a corporate collaborative Request for Proposals (RFP), aim to better understand whether MicroRNAs can be used to […]
