August is the “Dog Days” of summer. Here is an article of how the “Dog Star”, The A.K.C., Dog Breeds & More, have so much to do with the world, and the perspective that August has on the role dogs play in our lives. . .
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The Astronomical Factor of the “Dog Days”:

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These are the Dog Days of Summer! Summer is going into it’s final whole month, as the “Dog Star” Sirius is making it’s rise in the sky in the morning sky! August is guaranteed to be all as hot as the other months of summer, despite the waning sunshine, and slightly shorter daylight. Happy Dog Days to everyone. . .
Dog Days:
Location: The World
Dates: July 29 β August 1, 2021
Started: Dog Days began everywhere in the Northern Hemisphere.
Circa: They do not end on any specific day but start July 3rd in the certain areas where the star Sirius can be seen first.
Length: 30 to 61 days in length until Sirius is obviously visible everywhere in the world.
Recorded in 1883 by Dunwoody:
Dog days bright and clear
Indicate a good year;
But when accompanied by rain,
We hope for better times in vain.
Facts about Sirius, the “Dog Star”:
Statistics:
Magnitude: Sirius is the brightest proper star in the Earth’s night sky.Β
Worldwide To-be Locations: It is 8.7 light-years away from Earth.
Effect on Weather: It has no effect whatsoever on the planet’s weather or temperature.
Dates Visible: Rises mid to late July and is visible throughout winter months all the way until early to mid April when it gets too close to the Sun to be seen.
Future:
Meandering Earth Axis: The star continues to return to the night sky in late summer, its position continues to gradually shift relative to the Sun and will rise in the middle of winter in about 10,000 years. The Earth has a wobble that takes 10’s of thousands of years to complete. The “North Star” or Polaris (Ξ± Ursae Minoris) is currently the north Pole’s star. The wobble will make the star Vega (Ξ± Lyrae), a much brighter star. Vega currently is the brightest star to be directly overhead, or the zenith, as visible in Chicago, Illinois. Vega was the”North Star” in 12,000 BC and will be so again around the year 13,727. The whole wobble path takes about 25,000 years to fully complete.
The A.K.C., Dog Breeds, Shows, Championship & More:

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A.K.C.:
Start Date: Sept 17, 1884., and Major James M. Taylor was elected as the first president.
What: The first meeting of the American Kennel Club was held.
What For: The Constitution and Bylaws plus Dog Show Rules were created and adopted.
Creator: Major James M. Taylor was elected as the first president.
Premise: Instituted for the betterment, purity, consistency of breeding purebred dogs, and to ensure that the breeding of purebred dogs are monitored for health, safety and welfare of the common breeds instituted within the group and establishment.
The History of Dog Breeds and the Years They Were Inducted Into The A.K.C.:
DOG BREEDS INCEPTION INTO THE A.K.C. BY YEAR (ABLE TO SHOW) | |
BREED NAME |
YEAR |
Pointer | 1878 |
Chesapeake Bay Retriever | 1878 |
Clumber Spaniel | 1878 |
Cocker Spaniel | 1878 |
English Setter | 1878 |
Gordon Setter | 1878 |
Irish Setter | 1878 |
Irish Water Spaniel | 1878 |
Sussex Spaniel | 1878 |
Basset Hound | 1885 |
Beagle | 1885 |
Bloodhound | 1885 |
Bull Terrier | 1885 |
Collie | 1885 |
Dachshund | 1885 |
Fox Terrier (Smooth) | 1885 |
Greyhound | 1885 |
Harrier | 1885 |
Irish Terrier | 1885 |
Mastiff | 1885 |
Pug | 1885 |
Saint Bernard | 1885 |
Scottish Terrier | 1885 |
Yorkshire Terrier | 1885 |
Bedlington Terrier | 1886 |
Bulldog | 1886 |
Dandie Dinmont Terrier | 1886 |
English Toy Spaniel | 1886 |
American Foxhound | 1886 |
ItalianΒ Greyhound | 1886 |
Manchester Terrier (Toy) | 1886 |
Newfoundland | 1886 |
Scottish Deerhound | 1886 |
Great Dane | 1887 |
Manchester Terrier (Standard) | 1887 |
Poodle (Standard)[Non-Sporting] | 1887 |
Poodle (Toy) | 1887 |
Skye Terrier | 1887 |
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | 1887 |
Airedale Terrier | 1888 |
DalmatianΒ | 1888 |
Japanese Chin | 1888 |
Maltese | 1888 |
Old English Sheepdog | 1888 |
Pomeranian | 1888 |
Welsh Terrier | 1888 |
Whippet | 1888 |
Borzoi | 1891 |
Boston Terrier | 1893 |
Field Spaniel | 1894 |
Irish Wolfhound | 1897 |
French Bulldog | 1898 |
Chow Chow | 1903 |
Boxer | 1904 |
Chihuahua | 1904 |
Schipperke | 1904 |
Standard Schnauzer | 1904 |
Pekingese | 1906 |
Samoyed | 1906 |
Doberman Pinscher | 1908 |
German Shepherd Dog | 1908 |
West Highland White Terrier | 1908 |
English Foxhound | 1909 |
Otterhound | 1909 |
Brussels Griffon | 1910 |
English Springer Spaniel | 1910 |
Sealyham Terrier | 1911 |
Shetland Sheepdog | 1911 |
Belgian Sheepdog | 1912 |
Cairn Terrier | 1913 |
Norwegian Elkhound | 1913 |
Welsh Springer Spaniel | 1914 |
Papillon | 1915 |
Flat-Coated Retriever | 1915 |
Labrador Retriever | 1917 |
Kerry Blue Terrier | 1922 |
Curly-Coated Retriever | 1924 |
Miniature Pinscher | 1925 |
Golden Retriever | 1925 |
Afghan Hound | 1926 |
Miniature Schnauzer | 1926 |
Briard | 1928 |
Saluki | 1929 |
Border Terrier | 1930 |
Giant Schnauzer | 1930 |
Keeshond | 1930 |
German Shorthaired Pointer | 1930 |
Siberian Husky | 1930 |
Bouvier des Flandres | 1931 |
Kuvasz |
1931 |
Rottweiler | 1931 |
Great Pyrenees | 1933 |
Brittany Spaniel | 1934 |
Bullmastiff | 1934 |
Lakeland Terrier | 1934 |
PembrokeΒ Welsh Corgi | 1934 |
Alaskan Malamute | 1935 |
Lhasa Apso | 1935 |
Cardigan Welsh Corgi | 1935 |
Affenpinscher | 1936 |
American Staffordshire Terrier | 1936 |
Norwich Terrier | 1936 |
Puli | 1936 |
Bernese Mountain Dog | 1937 |
Komondor | 1937 |
American Water Spaniel | 1940 |
Weimaraner | 1943 |
Basenji | 1944 |
Black and Tan Coonhound | 1945 |
English Cocker Spaniel | 1946 |
Rhodesian Ridgeback | 1955 |
Belgian Malinois | 1959 |
Belgian Tervuren | 1959 |
German Wirehaired Pointer | 1959 |
Silky Terrier | 1959 |
Australian Terrier | 1960 |
Vizsla | 1960 |
Shih Tz | 1969 |
Akita | 1972 |
Bichon Frise | 1972 |
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | 1973 |
Tibetan Terrier | 1973 |
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 1974 |
Bearded Collie | 1976 |
Ibizan Hound | 1978 |
Norfolk Terrier | 1979 |
Australian Cattle Dog | 1980 |
Pharaoh Hound | 1983 |
Portuguese Water Dog | 1983 |
Tibetan Spaniel | 1983 |
Petit Basset Griffon VendΓ©e | 1990 |
Australian Shepherd | 1991 |
Chinese Crested | 1991 |
Finnish Spitz | 1991 |
Miniature Bull Terrier | 1991 |
Chinese Shar-Pei | 1992 |
Shiba Inu | 1992 |
American Eskimo Dog | 1994 |
Border Collie | 1995 |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 1995 |
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog | 1995 |
Anatolian Shepherd Dog | 1996 |
Havanese | 1996 |
LΓΆwchen | 1996 |
Canaan Dog | 1997 |
Parson Russell Terrier | 1997 |
Spinone Italiano | 2000 |
Polish Lowland Sheepdog | 2001 |
German Pinscher | 2003 |
Nova Scotia Duck Trolling Retriever | 2003 |
Toy Fox Terrier | 2003 |
Black Russian Terrier | 2004 |
Glen of Imaal Terrier | 2004 |
Neapolitan Mastiff | 2004 |
Plott Hound | 2006 |
TibetanΒ Mastiff | 2006 |
Beauceron | 2007 |
Swedish Vallhund | 2007 |
Dogue de Bordeaux | 2008 |
Bluetick Coonhound | 2009 |
Boykin Spaniel | 2009 |
Irish Red & White Setter | 2009 |
Norwegian Buhund | 2009 |
Pyrenean Shepherd | 2009 |
Redbone Coonhound | 2009 |
Cane Corso | 2010 |
Icelandic Sheepdog | 2010 |
Leonberger | 2010 |
American English Coonhoun | 2011 |
Cesky Terrier | 2011 |
Entlebucher Mountain Dog | 2011 |
Finnish Lapphund | 2011 |
Norwegian Lundehund | 2011 |
Xoloitzcuintli | 2011 |
(Jack) Russell Terrier | 2012 |
Treeing Walker Coonhound | 2012 |
Chinook | 2013 |
Portuguese Podengo Pequeno | 2013 |
Rat Terrier | 2013 |
Coton de Tulear | 2014 |
Wirehaired Vizsla | 2014 |
Bergamasco | 2015 |
Berger Picard | 2015 |
Boerboel | 2015 |
Cirneco dellβEtna | 2015 |
Lagotto Romagnolo | 2015 |
Miniature American Shepherd | 2015 |
Spanish Water Dog | 2015 |
American Hairless Terrier | 2016 |
Pumi | 2016 |
Sloughi | 2016 |
Grand Basset Griffon VendΓ©e | 2018 |
Nederlandse Kooikerhondje | 2018 |
Azawakh | 2019 |
Barbe | 2020 |
Dogo Argentin | 2020 |
Belgian Laekenoi | 2020 |
Biewer Terrier | 2021 |
Hungarian Mudi | 2022 |
Russian Toy | 2022 |
The History of Dog Breeds and the Years They Were Inducted Into The A.K.C.:
DOG BREEDS INCEPTION INTO THE A.K.C. BY YEAR (BY GROUP) | |
SPORTING GROUP | |
BREED NAME | YEAR |
American Water Spaniel | 1940 |
Barbet | 2020 |
Boykin Spaniel | 2009 |
BrittanyΒ Spaniel | 1934 |
ChesapeakeΒ Bay Retriever | 1878 |
Clumber Spaniel | 1878 |
Cocker Spaniel | 1878 |
Curly-CoatedΒ Retriever | 1924 |
English Cocker Spaniel | 1946 |
English Setter | 1878 |
English Springer Spaniel | 1910 |
Field Spaniel | 1894 |
Flat-CoatedΒ Retriever | 1915 |
German Shorthaired Pointer | 1930 |
German Wirehaired Pointer | 1959 |
Golden Retriever | 1925 |
Gordon Setter | 1878 |
Irish Red and White Setter | 2009 |
Irish Setter | 1878 |
Irish Water Spaniel | 1878 |
LabradorΒ Retriever | 1917 |
Lagotto Romagnolo | 2015 |
NederlandseΒ Kooikerhondje | 2018 |
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | 2003 |
Pointer | 1878 |
Spinone Italiano | 2000 |
Sussex Spaniel | 1878 |
Vizsla | 1960 |
Weimaraner | 1943 |
Welsh Springer Spaniel | 1914 |
WirehairedΒ Pointing Griffon | 1887 |
WirehairedΒ Vizsla | 2014 |
HOUND GROUP | |
BREED NAME | YEAR |
Afghan Hound | 1926 |
AmericanΒ English Coonhound | 2011 |
AmericanΒ Foxhound | 1886 |
Azawakh | 2019 |
Basenji | 1944 |
Basset Hound | 1885 |
Beagle | 1885 |
Black and Tan Coonhound | 1945 |
Bloodhound | 1885 |
BluetickΒ Coonhound | 2009 |
Borzoi | 1891 |
Cirneco DellβEtna | 2015 |
Dachshund | 1885 |
English Foxhound | 1909 |
Grand Basset Griffon VendΓ©en | 2018 |
Greyhound | 1885 |
Harrier | 1885 |
Ibizan Hound | 1978 |
Irish Wolfhound | 1897 |
NorwegianΒ Elkhound | 1913 |
Otterhound | 1909 |
Petit Basset Griffon VendΓ©en | 1990 |
Pharaoh Hound | 1983 |
Plott Hound | 2006 |
PortugueseΒ Podengo Pequeno | 2013 |
Redbone Coonhound | 2009 |
RhodesianΒ Ridgeback | 1955 |
Saluki | 1929 |
ScottishΒ Deerhound | 1886 |
Sloughi | 2016 |
Treeing Walker Coonhound | 2012 |
WORKING GROUP | |
BREED NAME | YEAR |
Akita | 1972 |
Alaskan Malamute | 1935 |
AnatolianΒ Shepherd Dog | 1996 |
Bernese Mountain Dog | 1937 |
Black Russian Terrier | 2004 |
Boerboel | 2015 |
Boxer | 1904 |
Bullmastiff | 1934 |
Cane Corso | 2010 |
Chinook | 2013 |
DobermanΒ Pinscher | 1908 |
Dogo Argentino | 2020 |
Dogue de Bordeaux | 2008 |
German Pinscher | 2003 |
Giant Schnauzer | 1930 |
Great Dane | 1887 |
Great Pyrenees | 1933 |
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog | 1995 |
Komondor | 1937 |
Kuvasz | 1931 |
Leonberger | 2010 |
Mastiff | 1885 |
NeapolitanΒ Mastiff | 2004 |
Newfoundland | 1886 |
PortugueseΒ Water Dog | 1983 |
Rottweiler | 1931 |
Saint Bernard | 1885 |
Samoyed | 1906 |
SiberianΒ Husky | 1930 |
StandardΒ Schnauzer | 1904 |
Tibetan Mastiff | 2006 |
HERDING GROUP | |
BREED NAME | YEAR |
AustralianΒ Cattle Dog | 1980 |
AustralianΒ Shepherd | 1991 |
Bearded Collie | 1976 |
Beauceron | 2007 |
Belgian Laekenois | 2020 |
Belgian Malinois | 1959 |
Belgian Sheepdog | 1912 |
Belgian Tervuren | 1959 |
Bergamasco | 2015 |
Berger Picard | 2015 |
Border Collie | 1995 |
Bouvier des Flandres | 1931 |
Briard | 1928 |
Canaan Dog | 1997 |
CardiganΒ Welsh Corgi | 1935 |
Collie | 1885 |
EntlebucherΒ Mountain Dog | 2011 |
Finnish Lapphund | 2011 |
German Shepherd Dog | 1908 |
Hungarian Mudi | 2022 |
IcelandicΒ Sheepdog | 2010 |
MiniatureΒ American Shepherd | 2015 |
NorwegianΒ Buhund | 2009 |
Old English Sheepdog | 1888 |
PembrokeΒ Welsh Corgi | 1934 |
Polish Lowland Sheepdog | 2001 |
Puli | 1936 |
Pumi | 2016 |
PyreneanΒ Shepherd | 2009 |
ShetlandΒ Sheepdog | 1911 |
Spanish Water Dog | 2015 |
TERRIER GROUP | |
BREED NAME | YEAR |
AiredaleΒ Terrier | 1888 |
AmericanΒ Hairless Terrier | 2016 |
AmericanΒ Staffordshire Terrier | 1936 |
AustralianΒ Terrier | 1960 |
BedlingtonΒ Terrier | 1886 |
Biewer Terrier | 2021 |
Border Terrier | 1930 |
Bull Terrier | 1885 |
Cairn Terrier | 1913 |
Cesky Terrier | 2011 |
Dandie Dinmont Terrier | 1886 |
Glen of Imaal Terrier | 2004 |
Irish Terrier | 1885 |
Kerry Blue Terrier | 1922 |
LakelandΒ Terrier | 1934 |
ManchesterΒ Terrier (Standard) | 1887 |
MiniatureΒ Bull Terrier | 1991 |
MiniatureΒ Schnauzer | 1926 |
Norfolk Terrier | 1979 |
Norwich Terrier | 1936 |
Parson Russell Terrier | 1997 |
Rat Terrier | 2013 |
(Jack) Russell Terrier | 2012 |
ScottishΒ Terrier | 1885 |
SealyhamΒ Terrier | 1911 |
Skye Terrier | 1887 |
Fox Terrier (Smooth) | 1885 |
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | 1973 |
StaffordshireΒ Bull Terrier | 1974 |
Welsh Terrier | 1888 |
West Highland White Terrier | 1908 |
TOY GROUP | |
BREED NAME | YEAR |
Affenpinscher | 1936 |
BrusselsΒ Griffon | 1910 |
CavalierΒ King Charles Spaniel | 1995 |
Chihuahua | 1904 |
Chinese Crested | 1991 |
English Toy Spaniel | 1886 |
Havanese | 1996 |
Italian Greyhound | 1886 |
JapaneseΒ Chin | 1888 |
Maltese | 1888 |
ManchesterΒ Terrier (Toy) | 1886 |
MiniatureΒ Pinscher | 1925 |
Papillon | 1915 |
Pekingese | 1906 |
Pomeranian | 1888 |
Poodle (Toy) | 1887 |
Pug | 1885 |
Russian Toy | 2022 |
Shih Tzu | 1969 |
Silky Terrier | 1959 |
Toy Fox Terrier | 2003 |
YorkshireΒ Terrier | 1885 |
NON-SPORTING GROUP | |
BREED NAME | YEAR |
AmericanΒ Eskimo Dog | 1994 |
Bichon Frise | 1972 |
Boston Terrier | 1893 |
Bulldog | 1886 |
Chinese Shar-Pei | 1992 |
Chow Chow | 1903 |
Coton De Tulear | 2014 |
Dalmatian | 1888 |
Finnish Spitz | 1991 |
French Bulldog | 1898 |
Keeshond | 1930 |
Lhasa Apso | 1935 |
LΓΆwchen | 1996 |
NorwegianΒ Lundhund | 2011 |
Poodle (Standard) | 1887 |
Schipperke | 1904 |
ShibaΒ Inu | 1992 |
Tibetan Spaniel | 1983 |
Tibetan Terrier | 1973 |
BREEDS PEDIGREES MAINTAINED BY A.K.C, BUT NOT SHOWED:
Miscellaneous Class:
- Belgian Laekenois
- Biewer Terrier
- Bracco Italiano
- Dutch Shepherd
- Lancashire Heeler
- Mudi
- Norrbottenspets
- Peruvian Inca Orchid
- Portuguese Podengo
- Russian Toy
- Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
Foundation Stock Service (FSS) :
- American Bulldog
- American Leopard Hound
- Appenzeller Sennenhund
- Australian Kelpie
- Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
- Basset Fauve de Bretagne
- Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound
- Bohemian Shepherd
- Bolognese
- Braque de Bourbonnais
- Braque Francais Pyrenean
- Broholmer
- Carolina Dog
- Catahoula Leopard Dog
- Caucasian Shepherd Dog
- Central Asian Shepherd Dog
- Croatian Sheepdog
- Czechoslovakian Vlack
- Danish-Swedish Farmdog
- Deutscher Wachtelhund
- Drentsche Patrijshond
- Drever
- Estrela Mountain Dog
- Eurasier
- French Spaniel
- German Longhaired Pointer
- German Spitz
- Hamiltonstovare
- Hanoverian Scenthound
- Hokkaido
- Hovawart
- Jagdterrier
- Jindo
- Kai Ken
- Karelian Bear Dog
- Kishu Ken
- Kromfohrlander
- Lapponian Herder
- Mountain Cur
- Perro de Presa Canario
- Porcelaine
- Portuguese Pointer
- Portuguese Sheepdog
- Pudelpointer
- Pyrenean Mastiff
- Rafeiro de Alentejo
- Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
- Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka
- Schapendoes
- Segugio Italiano
- Shikoku
- Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer
- Slovensky Cuvac
- Slovensky Kopov
- Small Musterlander Pointer
- Spanish Mastiff
- Stabyhoun
- Swedish Lapphund
- Taiwan Dog
- Thai Ridgeback
- Tornjak
- Tosa
- Transylvanian Hound
- Treeing Tennessee Brindle
- Wetterhoun
- Working Kelpie
- Yakutian Laika
A.K.C. Sanctioned Events:
The A.K.C. sanctions events in which dogs and handlers compete divided into these three areas:
- Conformation shows
- Junior Showmanship
- Companion events: all registered and PAL/ILP dogs can compete. These include:
- Obedience trials
- Tracking trials
- Dog agility, including the specialized Fifteen and Send Time events
- Rally obedience
- Performance events, which are limited to certain entrants; PAL/ILP dogs of the correct breed are usually eligible:
- Coonhound events (coonhounds; no PAL/ILP dogs)
- Field trials (hounds)
- Earthdog trials (small terriers and Dachshunds)
- Sheepdog trials (herding tests) (herding breeds, Rottweilers, and Samoyeds)
- Hunt tests (most dogs in the Sporting Groups and Standard Poodles)
- Lure coursing (sighthounds only)
Conformation Shows: For the conduct of conformation shows, the A.K.C. organizes dog breeds into sporting, hound, working, herding, terrier, toy non-sporting, and miscellaneous groups.
Conformation Classes: In all sanctioned conformation showing, the dogs are divided into two catagories: Dogs (male) and Bitches (female). Any dog can win in a Best of Breed, Group or Show. Dogs (male) win more because the testosterone naturally shows the required characteristics of the breeds requirement much easier than that of the females. In order to be considered in any dog show, it is absolutely required that both a male and female not be “fixed” meaning being spayed or neutered. One of the first things a judge checks for and is mandatory in all cases is to see if the dog is able to bear or can be studded. Fixed dogs can in most cases be entered at obedience trials and other events, but not in the show for championship.
Championship: The championship is not achieved by winning Best of Breed, Group or Show. It is achieved through winning the purple “Winners Dog” ribbon. Every dog, male or female is required to attain 15 points with two major wins (a major win is worth three points or higher) in order to become a champion. It is knind of confusing, so the environment for the actual rules are found here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn-origin-etr.akc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/02150210/Counting-Points-2019.pdf
Conformation Awards:
- Winners
- Best of Winners (BOW)
- Best ofBreed/Variety(BOB/BOW)
- Best of Opposite Sex(BOS)
- Select Dog and Select Bitch (SEL)
- Grand Championship Points (GCH)
- Awards of Merit (AOM)
- Best in Group, each group of dogs in the show
- Best in Show, the ultimate award in any show is to be determined the best dog in the whole show
Terminology:
- All Rounder Judge: An individual licensed by the AKC to judge every breed.
- Breed Type: The manifestation of those unique traits and characteristics of a dog that distinguish it as that particular breed.
- Breeder: The owner of the dam (mother) when she was bred to produce this dog.
- Breeder-Judge: Someone licensed by the AKC to judge dogs of their breed.
- Breeder-Owner-Handler: An individual who bred, owns and handles that dog.
- Benched Show: A show where dogs are required to be on assigned benches while not being shown. This allows all concerned β spectators, breeders, handlers and owners β the opportunity to interact, ask questions, and share information about the various breeds.
- Catalog: The compilation by breed of all dogs entered in the show, listing armband numbers, birthdates, sire and dam, breeders and owners.
- Champion (CH): A title or the dog that has earned a certain number of points (15) in competition at AKC licensed dog shows.
- Conformation: The structure and physical characteristics of a dog.
- Gait: The action of movement of the dog. Generally speaking, a sound and balanced gait usually indicates proper conformation and structure.
- Judge: An individual licensed by the American Kennel Club (AKC) to judge dogs.
- Limited Entry: Where the entry is governed by certain parameters set by the club, such as total number of dogs or champions only; or in Junior Showmanship, a certain number of qualifying wins for the handler.
- Owner-Handler: Someone who handles a dog that they also own.
- Professional Handler: Someone who handles a dog for a fee.
- Stack: The pose itself by a dog or the posing of the dog by a handler in its natural stance.
- Standard: The written description of the traits and movement of the ideal specimen of a breed, generally based on form and function. Each parent club creates and maintains their breed standard. Judges are to judge dogs by comparing them to the standard for their breed.
- Variety: A division of a breed based on coat, color, or size. For example, Poodles (size: Standard, Miniature, Toy), Cocker Spaniels (color: Black, Parti-Color, ASCOB); Collies (coat: Rough, Smooth).
General Obedience Awards:
- Companion Dog (CD)
- Companion Dog Excellent (CDX)
- Utility Dog (UD)
AKC National Championship: The AKC National Championship is an annual event held in Orlando, Florida, which is by invitation only, dogs being invited to the show having either finished their championship from the bred-by-exhibitor class or ranked within the top 25 of their breed. It is typical for the show to be seen on major television stations.
Canine Good Citizen Awards:
- The Canine Good Citizen ProgramΒ tests dogs of any breed (including mixed breed) or type, registered or not, for basic behavior and temperament suitable for appearing in public and living at home.
- The AKC Reunite, formerly AKC Companion Animal Recovery (AKC CAR), founded in 1995, which is North America’s largest not-for-profit pet ID and recovery service.
- The AKC Humane Fund supports breed rescue activities, assists shelters that permit domestic violence victims to bring their pets and educates dog lovers about responsible dog ownership.
- The AKC also provides titles for therapy dogs, after the dogs have been certified by AKC recognized therapy dog organizations and have performed a required number of visits.
Professional Handlers: Also, handlers are commonly recognized, although the A.K.C. does not directly authorize recognition. It is done by careful handling, mostly to the day by great word-of-mouth.
Ribbons and Awards: Dogs winning at shows win all sorts of colored ribbons, rosettes and trophies for the different winnings at a show or trial. A lot of such awards come from companies like Hodges Badge Company.
Non-sanctioned Events: There are non-sanctioned shows held, which go on without A.K.C. recognition, for both pure-bred dogs and non-pure-bred dogs.
Local Kennel Clubs:
Major Examples: The Westminster Kennel Club Show in New York is the largest worldwide show and is sponsored by the Westminster Kennel Club. The Chicago Kennel Club is the largest show in my area in Illinois. There are hundreds of clubs ranging in size to really small shows. The drawback is that it is harder to attain championship in smaller venues.
WorldwideΒ Kennel Clubs:
Anywhere in the World: Dog shows, obedience trails and all of the favor don’t just happen here in the U.S. There are many major shows such as the Crufts International Dog Show held annually in the United Kingdom.
The FCI (International Canine Federation): FΓ©dΓ©ration cynologique internationale (FCI) (English: International Canine Federation) is an international federation of a number of national kennel clubs.
Worldwide list of Kennel Clubs:Β Here is a list of the worldwide participation in the betterment of dog breeding worldwide:
Worldwide Participation in Registration of Dogs Via Kennel Clubs |
||
Country |
Kennel club |
FCI membership |
---|---|---|
Argentina |
FederaciΓ³n CinolΓ³gica Argentina |
Yes |
Argentina |
Association Canina Argentina |
No |
Australia |
Australian National Kennel Council | Yes |
Austria |
Γsterreichischer Kynologenverband |
Yes |
Azerbaijan |
KinologiΔeskii Sojuz Respubliki AzerbaidΕΎan |
Yes |
The Bahamas |
Bahamas Kennel Club |
Independent |
Bahrain |
Kennel Club of Bahrain |
Yes |
Barbados |
Barbados Kennel Club |
Independent |
Belgium |
SociΓ©tΓ© Royale Saint-Hubert |
Yes |
Belarus |
Belorussian Cynological Union |
Yes |
Bermuda |
Bermuda Kennel Club |
Independent |
Bolivia |
Kennel Club Boliviano |
Yes |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Unija kinoloΕ‘kih saveza Bosne i Hercegovine |
Expelled |
Brazil |
ConfederaΓ§Γ£o Brasileira de Cinofilia | Yes |
Bulgaria |
Bulgarian Republican Federation of Cynology |
Yes |
Canada |
Canadian Kennel Club | Independent |
Chile |
Kennel Club de Chile |
Yes |
China |
China Kennel Union |
Yes |
Colombia |
AsociaciΓ³n Club Canino Colombiano |
Yes |
Costa Rica |
AsociaciΓ³n CanΓ³fila Costarricense |
Yes |
Croatia |
Hrvatski KinoloΕ‘ki Savez |
Yes |
Cuba |
FederaciΓ³n CinΓ³logica de Cuba |
Yes |
Cyprus |
Cyprus Kennel Club |
Yes |
Czech Republic |
ΔeskomoravskΓ‘ KynologickΓ‘ Unie |
Yes |
Denmark |
Dansk Kennel Club | Yes |
Dominican Republic |
FederaciΓ³n Canina Dominicana |
Yes |
Ecuador |
AsociaciΓ³n Ecuatoriana de Registros Caninos |
Yes |
Egypt |
EgyptianKennel FΓ©dΓ©ration |
Independent |
El Salvador |
AsociaciΓ³n CanΓ³fila SalvadoreΓ±a |
Yes |
Estonia |
Eesti Kennelliit |
Yes |
Fiji |
Fiji Kennel Club |
Independent |
Finland |
Suomen Kennelliitto | Yes |
France |
SociΓ©tΓ© Centrale Canine | Yes |
Georgia |
Cynological Federation of Georgia | Yes |
Germany |
Verband fΓΌr das Deutsche Hundewesen | Yes |
Gibraltar | Gibraltar Kennel Club |
Yes |
Greece |
Kennel Club of Greece |
Yes |
Guatemala |
AsociaciΓ³n Guatemalteca de Criadores de Perros |
Yes |
Guernsey | Guernsey Kennel Club |
Independent |
Honduras |
AsociaciΓ³n CanΓ³fila de Honduras |
Yes |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong Kennel Club |
Yes |
Hungary |
Magyar EbtenyΓ©sztΕk OrszΓ‘gos EgyesΓΌlete |
Yes |
Iceland |
HundarΓ¦ktarfΓ©lags Γslands |
Yes |
India |
Indian National Kennel Club | Yes |
India |
Kennel Club of India | Yes |
Indonesia |
PERKIN (Perkumpulan Kinologi Indonesia) | Yes |
Iran |
Iran Kennel Club |
Yes |
Ireland |
Irish Kennel Club | Yes |
Israel |
Israel Kennel Club |
Yes |
Italy |
Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana | Yes |
Jamaica |
The Jamaican Kennel Club |
Independent |
Japan |
Japan Kennel Club | Yes |
Jersey | Kennel Club of Jersey |
Independent |
Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan Kennel Club |
Yes |
Kenya |
East Africa Kennel Club | Affiliated with KC |
Latvia |
Latvijas KinologiskaΒ Federacija |
Yes |
Lithuania |
Lietuvos Kinologu Draugija |
Yes |
Luxembourg |
Union Cynologique Saint Hubert Luxembourg |
Yes |
Madagascar |
Societe Canine de Madagascar |
Independent |
Malaysia |
Malaysian Kennel Association |
Yes |
Malta |
Malta Kennel Club |
Yes |
Malta |
Malta Canine Society |
No |
Mexico |
FederacΓon CanΓ³fila Mexicana |
Yes |
Moldova |
Uniunea Chinologica din Moldava |
Yes |
Monaco |
SociΓ©tΓ© Canine de Monaco |
Yes |
Montenegro |
KinoloΕ‘ki savez Crne Gore | Yes |
Mongolia |
Mongolian Kynological Federation |
Yes |
Morocco |
SociΓ©tΓ© Centrale Canine Marocaine |
Yes |
Myanmar |
Myanmar Kennel club |
Yes |
Nepal |
Nepal Kennel Club |
Independent |
Netherlands |
Raad van Beheer op Kynologisch Gebied in Nederland | Yes |
New Zealand |
New Zealand Kennel Club | Yes |
Nicaragua |
AsociaciΓ³n Canina NicaragΓΌense |
Yes |
North Macedonia | KinoloΕ‘ki sojuz na Makedonija |
Yes |
Norway |
Norsk Kennel Klub |
Yes |
Norway |
Hundeeiernes Klubb |
No |
Pakistan |
Kennel Club of Pakistan |
Yes |
Pakistan |
Pakistan Kennel Union |
No |
Panama |
Club Canino de Panama |
Yes |
Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea Kennel |
Independent |
Paraguay |
Paraguay Kennel Club |
Yes |
Peru |
Kennel Club Peruano |
Yes |
Philippines |
Philippine Canine Club |
Yes |
Poland |
ZwiΔ zek Kynologiczny w Polsce | Yes |
Portugal |
Clube PortuguΓͺs de Canicultura |
Yes |
Puerto Rico |
FederaciΓ³n CanΓ³fila de Puerto Rico |
Yes |
Romania |
AsociaΘia ChinologicΔ RomΓ’nΔ |
Yes |
Russia |
Russian Kynological Federation |
Yes |
San Marino |
Kennel Club San Marino |
Yes |
Scotland |
Scottish Kennel Club |
Independent |
Serbia |
KinoloΕ‘ki Savez Srbije |
Yes |
Singapore |
Singapore Kennel Club |
Yes |
Slovakia |
Slovenska Kynologicka Jednota |
Yes |
Slovenia |
KinoloΕ‘ka Zveza Slovenije |
Yes |
South Africa |
Kennel Union of Southern Africa | Yes |
South Korea |
Korean Kennel Federation |
Yes |
Spain |
Real Sociedad Canina en EspaΓ±a | Yes |
Sri Lanka |
Ceylon Kennel Club (Established 1899) |
Independent |
Sri Lanka |
Kennel Association of Sri Lanka |
Yes |
Sweden |
Svenska Kennelklubben | Yes |
Switzerland |
SociΓ©tΓ© Cynologique Suisse |
Yes |
Taiwan |
Kennel Club of Taiwan |
Yes |
Thailand |
Kennel Club of Thailand |
Yes |
Trinidad and Tobago |
The Trinidad and Tobago Kennel Club |
Independent |
Trinidad and Tobago |
The Independent Kennel Club |
No |
Turkey |
Cynology Federation of Turkey (KIF) |
Yes |
United Kingdom |
The Kennel Club | Independent |
United States of America |
American Kennel Club | Independent |
United States of America |
United Kennel Club | Independent |
Ukraine |
Ukrainian Kennel Union |
Yes |
Uruguay |
Kennel Club Uruguayo |
Yes |
Uzbekistan |
Cynological Federation of Uzbekistan |
Yes |
Venezuela |
FederaciΓ³n Canina de Venezuela |
Yes |
Vietnam |
Vietnam Kennel Association |
Yes |
Zambia |
Kennel Association of Zambia |
Independent |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Kennel Club |
Independent |
Breeding:
Pedigrees: A pedigree is a family tree for your dog. It follows through depending on how many generations are featured on the pedigree. It shows the success of the breeding program that was followed through before your dog is obtained. There are different styles of techniques involved with successful breeding.
Line Breeding: Examples would be mating between first or second cousins, uncle to niece, aunt to nephew, and in some references half brother to half sister is also listed as an example of line-breeding. There are different techniques of line-breeding used where the position of the match are purposely lined up by position, in order to obtain best breeding results.
Inbreeding: Inbreeding is frowned on at all costs. It is the practice of breeding dogs with pedigrees where either the parents or the grandparents are directly the same. It can create a breed’s deterioration, and has done damage to various breeds that can take decades to mull over the defects caused by this really bad technique of breeding. Such behavior of breeding had caused a really bad effect to the Old English Sheepdog and Great Pyrenees. The effect can range from overt viciousness and the effect of inbreeding always seems to exemplify the bad things about any breed, especially when it is a newer breed.
Stud Dogs and Stud Service: This is the practice of hiring a stud to breed with a bitch that is in heat. Pictures and pedigrees are often offered for the breeds finest to the smallest of kennels in the offer of their male dogs to be of service. Fees are exchanged and offers are made. Sometimes it is monetary or often it can be a pick of the litter. There obviously are different and even no guarnatees offered in exchange for such services.
Training:
Different Training for Different Purposes: There are various training for any and all dogs available. These can range for anything up to and including just making your pup listen to you, security. . .all the way to a service dog for the blind.
Different Popular Types of Training:Β
- Behavioral training. Behavioral training is any type of training that teaches dogs to behave well around both people and other animals.
- Obedience training.
- Agility training.
- Vocational training.
- Service Dog Training
Service Dog Training: Any dog that is geared up to be of service to the blind persons MUST be certified by their state’s secretary of state’s offices. If they are not certified, the technically are a pet. Even the biggest champions in the world are not invited to go into stores and restaurants. A service animal cannot be discriminated against by a store owner, and must be welcomed to accompany their blind owner. If a crime happens against a service animal, it often can not only aggravate the crime, but often change the degree and the total crime, up to and including murder. The dog is licensed with the state it is in and if the blind person should happen to die as a result, I have seen the murder sentence issued.
To the Moon and more: Animals including dogs and other species have been instituted worldwide with space flight. A lot of training and care is a must for such travel.
Largest to Smallest and OtherTrivia:
Largest A.K.C. recoginized Breed: The Irish Wolfhound
Smallest A.K.C. recoginized Breed: The Chihuahua
Colors: Color range is anything. Curly, straight, long, short hair. . .no hair, you name it! Most popular is brown.
Other Trivia: I could make over a book in trivia about dogs. They are so, so cute!!!
Just For Fun:
I recommend that you have some fun with your dog RIGHT NOW, if not tonight.They deserve your attention and the are so lovable. Love your dog!
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Happy Dog Days of Summer! I love my 3 dogs!
Wow, what an education! I never heard of so many of those recognized breeds!