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Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Premium List 2022
Entries open Friday, March 18, 2022, and close at 3:00 p.m E.D.T., FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022. The limit of Conformation entries for this show is 3,200 AKC Conformation Champion dogs.
The AKC Canine Health Foundation Receives $60,000 Gift from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
RALEIGH, NC (March 1, 2022) – The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their owners, announces a $60,000 gift from long-time corporate partner the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA).
Update about Exhibitors from Russia at Crufts 2022
The Kennel Club as organizer of Crufts condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
An Update on the AKC Efforts for Ukraine
The AKC Staff has been able to contact Nestle´ Purina. Contrary to a number of social media posts, they do not have a factory in Ukraine, but we learned today they do have factories in Poland and Hungary.
Embark Discovers Mutation Associated with Breed-Specific Hearing Loss
BOSTON, MA — March 2, 2022 — Embark Veterinary, Inc., a global leader in dog genetics, today announced that it has made the first-ever canine health discovery using commercial testing genetic data. Embark scientists determined that a genetic mutation in the EPS8L2 gene is associated with early-onset adult deafness (EOAD) in Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
The Eyes Have It
Eye color. Much is made of it but a majority of fanciers have no idea why their breed’s eye color is defined in the breed standard. Other than the cosmetics being the dark eye is considered by most as attractive, many breeders just “do as they are told.”
Official American Kennel Club Statement on Ukraine Crisis
The American Kennel Club formally and strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. We are devastated at the ongoing horrors, and our hearts go out to the Ukrainian people.
The Iconic Old English Sheepdog Comes Off The Kennel Club’s List of Vulnerable Breeds
The Old English Sheepdog, one of Britain’s most recognizable breeds, saw a boost in popularity last year according to Crufts organizers, The Kennel Club, having been listed as ‘vulnerable’ for the first time in 2020.
SARS-CoV-2 is Moving Between Humans and Wildlife
In 2020, Denmark culled millions of mink to quell a source of zoonotic COVID-19 transmission, the passage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus between humans and animals.
