Show Name: Intermountain Kennel Club Location: South Jordan, UT Show Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015 Total Entry: 1008 Best In Show Judge: Mr. Bradley Jenkins Dog Reg: GCh Rainbow Splash’s Ruggedly Handsome [Dog] Breed: Brittany Handler: Clint Livingston Owner: C Douglas, J & A Andras, K Hogan & A Cone Breeder: Kathy Hogan & Elud [...]
Show Name: Central New Jersey Hound Association Location: Erwinna, PA Show Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015 Hound Judge’s Name: Dr. Andrea Bradford Total Entry: 215 #1- Dog Reg: GCh Cherry Creek Confetti [Bitch] Breed: Treeing Walker Coonhound Handler: Amanda Alexander Owner: A Alexander & S Houston Breeder: Gabby & Donna Harvey #2- Dog Reg: GCh [...]
The Board solicited comments from the general public and the AKC Staff on a published proposed Judges Approval Process in October 2014. 750 email responses were received. Dr. Carmen Battaglia coordinated the coding and analysis of those responses and presented those findings to the Board. The Staff of the AKC was also solicited for comments [...]
Attention Alabama Dog Owners: Alabama House Bill 548 seeks to establish criminal penalties for failure to comply with overreaching, undefined, and arbitrary requirements for the care, feeding, and housing of dogs. Compliance with the problematic provisions of HB 548 would be required for every person or organization that has “custody or ownership” of ten or [...]
The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine—in conjunction with UC Davis Police Department—is pleased to announce the establishment of the Faithful Partner Program, a fund to assist with the medical costs of treating K-9 officers, as well as search and rescue dogs, injured in the line of duty. The UC Davis veterinary hospital has a long history [...]
The following letter has been sent to all AKC conformation judges. Dear AKC Judge, As you may be aware, there has been a recent increase in reported cases of Canine Influenza. In consideration of this fact, and for the safety and welfare of our dogs, Judging Operations strongly advises that all judges should ask the [...]
Delta Air Lines Inc. will offer what it says is the first pet-tracking device to reassure passengers who are separated from their beloved furry companions during flights. Starting Wednesday, Delta customers will be able to monitor their pets in real time, with data on the surrounding temperature and whether the animal is right-side up or [...]
All exhibitors are invited to pay particular attention during the registration of their dogs, when choosing “Club Show” and/or “World Dog Show”. In case of wrong registration of the dog to the world dog show instead of club show (or vice versa), the exhibitor has to make a new registration for the event in which [...]
The North Carolina House of Representatives has passed House Bill 159, which would define certain dog owners as “large commercial dog breeders” based solely on the number of intact female dogs they own. Read AKC’s previous Legislative alert below for details on this legislation. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it has been assigned to [...]
TFH Publications, Inc./Nylabone Products, of Neptune, NJ is recalling one lot of its 1.69 oz. package of the Puppy Starter Kit dog chews, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.Salmonella can affect animals ingesting the product and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their [...]
