American Kennel Club Inc

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The American Kennel Club (AKC), founded in 1884, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of purebred dogs. The AKC maintains the largest registry of purebred dogs in the world, oversees the sport of purebred dogs in the United States, and along with its 5,000 clubs, educates the general public about responsible dog ownership. More than 20,000 competitions for AKC-registered purebred dogs are held under AKC rules each year including conformation, agility, obedience, tracking, herding, lure coursing, hunt tests, and field and earthdog trials. Affiliate AKC organizations include the AKC Canine Health Foundation, AKC Companion Animal Recovery and the AKC Museum of the Dog.

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PAWS ON PAROLE GRADUATION TO BE HELD JULY 10 US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/7/2009 ...methods and train the dogs in the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizens Course...get a certificate from the American Kennel Club. The families adopting these...benefit of having what the American Kennel Club considers a "good social companion... ...more

PAWS ON PAROLE GRADUATION NOV. 13 US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2009 ...methods and train the dogs in the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizens Course...get a certificate from the American Kennel Club. The families adopting these...benefit of having what the American Kennel Club considers a "good social companion... ...more

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