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Despite its name, the Australian Shepherd was developed in the western United States. They became popular on ranches and farms, and were often associated with horse people, shows, and rodeos. They were valued for their trainability, intelligence, and herding instinct. They were registered by several registries in the twentieth century. AKC recognized the United States Australian Shepherd Association as the parent club, and the breed joined the AKC herding group in 1993. Unlike some newly recognized breeds, the Australian Shepherd was popular and had good entries in AKC events from the beginning.
December 1st, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
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November 30th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Most days in a dog sport, the field, or the show ring with a dog are pretty ordinary. The dogs either do the work required by the sport or they don’t. In the show ring, they either win or they don’t. If the dogs are gun dogs or hounds, they either find birds or critters or they don’t–and you either harvest the bird/critter or you don’t.
November 29th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Classes just for altered dogs? Limited Registration dogs allowed to compete in conformation? A new conformation title based on a passing score rather than competition? AKC’s recent Board meetings have been filled with what some would call innovative ideas–and others would call heresy.
November 28th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The fall season is in full swing, and while the weather is getting cooler, gardening never truly takes a day off.
November 27th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
I often wonder why breeders are puzzled by others who can produce more winners and some of the better dogs than they can. Is it because they had better luck, was it a roll of the dice? Maybe it’s none of these.
November 26th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
It has become increasingly clear that committed assistants are hard to come by these days. Whether it’s a live-in position or weekend role, our sport is facing a noticeable shortage of dedicated help.
November 25th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
R.E.S.P.E.C.T was the clarion call roared out by the irreplaceable Queen of Soul back in 1967. Its powerful message has continued to echo on down through the decades, completely undiminished in power, because, after all, we all want respect. We all want acknowledgment. We all want our ‘props’.
November 24th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
There was a time when the word “Golden” was self-explanatory. After all, it is the nation’s third most popular breed. That has changed… unfortunately. Popular culture has redefined the Golden Retriever as a doodle ingredient rather than a purebred classic. Who saw that one coming? Early breeders focused their attention on functionality, coherent type, documented lineage, etc. It’s impossible to imagine this issue coming up at one of those nineteenth-century club meetings.
November 23rd, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Quite likely, Morris and Essex was a minor blip on the radar when it debuted in 1927. There was a lot of breaking news crowding out any developments within the sport. For instance, Charles Lindbergh successfully completed the first transatlantic flight; the legendary trial of Sacco and Vanzetti competed with multiple other horrors like the Mississippi flood–which killed over 500 people–and the rise of Stalin. Mainstream attention vied between the first actual “talking” picture and Babe Ruth breaking records. Dog biz of any sort was not a headliner.
November 22nd, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
