"If you talk to animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys."
"Never have the animals been in greater need of human compassion."
Salish Band, First Nations
Chief Dan George
The Best of Chief Dan George:
My Heart Soars
Your Dog's Path to
Championship
Judging, points, and how to reach championship status.
As part of the "front lines" of purebred dogs, we rely on our loyal breeders to communicate the benefits and importance of AKC registration to their puppy buyers. To ensure a strong future for you, your fellow breeders, and all purebred dogs, we need all of our breeders to make a concerted effort to ensure that every puppy in each litter you have bred gets registered with the AKC. We have implemented....click here to continue
Attn Breeders: ALL Dogs
Deserve to be Registered
Breeder of Merit Program
Successful breeders do not achieve that distinction easily. Success comes only with years of hard work, vision, and a willingness to do that which is right where dogs and kennels are concerned. AKC Breeders of Merit have those qualities and deserve recognition. To this end, AKC has announced implementation of a new....click here to continue
AKC has submitted comments to the Oklahoma State Board of Commercial Pet Breeders about their proposed regulations regarding dog breeding in Oklahoma. AKC states that the proposed regulations "... contain many problematic provisions that reach beyond the underlying statute and will cause needless and unintended harm to responsible dog owners and breeders." To review AKC's comments, click here.