The American Kennel Club (AKC ®) is pleased to announce the expansion of its AKC S.A.F.E. Grooming Certification Program with a “Safety in the Salon Recertification Course.”The course was soft – launched at Groom Expo, hosted by Barkleigh Productions, Sept . 1 2 – 15 th in Hershey, PA. “The launch of the Safety in [...]
The AKC® Humane Fund is proud to announce the winners of the 20thannual AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE). These awards celebrate five loyal, hard-working dogs that have significantly improved the lives of their owners and communities. One award is presented in each of the following five categories: Uniformed Service K-9, Therapy, Service, Search and Rescue and Exemplary [...]
New York, NY — The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to recognize breeding programs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding groups as 2019 AKC Breeder of the Year group honorees. “The breeders honored with this award have made important contributions to the sport and future of purebred dogs,” said Dennis [...]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their owners by funding significant scientific research and sharing information to prevent, treat and cure canine disease, announces the receipt of a $5.9 million bequest from a private, anonymous donor. The donation is specifically designated to scientific [...]
The Royal Canin Ring and Eukanuba Field, exclusively at The Roberts Centre, provide a best-in-class venue in the Midwest to honor incredible breeds and extraordinary performances. ROYAL CANIN RING offers the prestige of an opulent yet functional venue for conformation events for cats and dogs. The indoor venue has more than 80,000 square feet of [...]
- Organization is An Advocate for Breed Preservation & Dogs Everywhere – New York, NY – On September 17, 1884, a group of 12 dedicated sportsmen from local dog clubs convened to form the American Kennel Club® (AKC®). 135 years later, the AKC has grown into the world’s largest not-for-profit dog registry and is the second [...]
We received the sad news that Chris Walkowicz of East Moline, Illinois has recently passed away. Mrs. Walkowicz was a past respected and popular AKC Judge of all Sporting, Working and Herding breeds. Before embarking on her judging career, Mrs. Walkowicz bred German Shepherd Dogs and Bearded Collies under the Walkoway prefix. Together with her [...]
Sources tell us that AKC is allegedly investigating two judges who supposedly falsified breed judging applications for between 30 and 50 judges. Our sources say that these two individuals completed applications for other judges and charged them $250 per application or $25 per breed. They supposedly embellished these applications with potentially false claims and had [...]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) has a long-standing relationship with the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF) to support their dedication to improving the health of Golden Retrievers. The Golden Retriever Foundation was established as a non-profit organization by the Golden Retriever Club of America in 1997 to fund projects that further the health and welfare [...]
The Westminster Kennel Club announces exciting changes to its Masters Obedience Championship competition to be held Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. Westminster will institute a traditional obedience format with exhibitors performing Open B and Utility B advanced exercises to determine the 2020 Masters Obedience Champion. The competition will consist of two rounds, each with AKC-approved exercises. [...]
