AKC Legislative Alert Last week, House Bill 594 was introduced in Pennsylvania relative to COVID-19 limitations and restrictions as they may apply to a number of recreational activities, including dog shows and events. AKC wishes to clarify its position on this legislation. Early on during the COVID-19 Pandemic, AKC worked to developed guidelines to assist those clubs […]
The Baytown Kennel Club dog shows to be held in Humble, Texas have been cancelled due to a broken water main and water pipes at the show site. This includes the Houston-All Terrier Club, Baytown Kennel Club, and associated specialties.
The premium list for the Fort Worth Kennel Club and Texas Combined Specialty Association is available online now. These shows are to be held at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth Texas on Friday, March 26th – Sunday, March 28th. Entries open with Onofrio Dog Shows on Thursday, March 4th at 9:00 PM […]
This past week, State Representative David Millard introduced House Bill 594 which would restrict the governor’s disaster emergency power to shut down lawful recreational activities. As written and subject to the capacity limitation of the facility, neither the Commonwealth nor any municipality may restrict or impose a limitation through an executive order, proclamation, regulation, resolution or ordinance […]
MISSION VIEJO, CA — AKC Reunite, the largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service provider in the United States, is pleased to announce its donation of Mission Viejo’s AKC Pet Disaster Relief trailer. This life-saving equipment will be available to dispatch to any local disaster scene that needs assistance sheltering pets. This is the 16th trailer donated to […]
Last week, a bill was introduced in the California Assembly to regulate all who breed a dog in the state. Assembly Bill 702 can be scheduled for a committee hearing beginning March 19. No hearing is currently scheduled; however, this is an opportunity for all who breed dogs in the state to join the AKC in […]
Woofstock has rescheduled their groovy cluster from their regularly scheduled dates of June 10-13, 2021 to November 4-7, 2021. The new dates were approved by AKC yesterday. The show will be held at their regular venue at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo, California.
Here is the statement put out by the Woofstock Cluster Team on Facebook yesterday:
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their owners, celebrates its 26th anniversary with more than $535,000 in new canine health research grants awarded this year. CHF was founded by the American Kennel Club as an independent, 501c3 non-profit organization in February 1995 to focus […]
The Spring Fling Weekend Premium List is available online now. These shows consist of the Troy Kennel Club and Trap Falls Kennel Club. The shows will be held at the Eastern States Exposition Grounds in West Springfield, MA on Saturday, April 10th and Sunday, April 11th 2021. Entries open on February 25 2021 at 9:00 […]
New York, NY – The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is proud to honor K9 Arlo of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office with the 2021 AKC Paw of CourageSMaward as he recovers from two bullet wounds that he sustained while working in the line of duty in January. The […]
