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AKC Dog Breeds

Posted in Dog News on June 30th, 2006

The most appropriate way to make sure that you enjoy a long and a happy relationship with a purebred dog is to purchase the dog from a dependable breeder. Therefore, you should have to receive AKC registration papers from the breeder when you are purchasing your AKC dog Breed.

The AKC recognizes over 150 breeds of dogs, and each of these AKC dog breeds has its own distinctive temperament, appearance, level of playfulness and set of desires. It is advised that you should do some vigilant research to find out which AKC dog breed is right for you and your family. When deciding which breed you want, you should think clearly about which type of dog breed would be best suitable for you.
In the year of 1995, the top ten in AKC dog breeds registrations were the Labrador, Retriever, Rottweiler, German shepherd, Golden Retriever, Beagle, Poodle, Cocker Spaniel, Dachshund, Pomeranian and Yorkshire terrier. The Dalmatian fell onto the eleventh number, but when the cartoon movie 101 Dalmatians came out, the registration numbers for the Dalmatians grew up.
 
More than 130,000 Labradors were registered with AKC in 1995, rising up from approximately 106,000 in the year 1991.

The Labrador retriever achieved its repute as the best family companion, which is brilliant with children and extremely friendly towards people and other dogs. Moreover, this AKC dog breed is a dog that is easy to maintain and keep for an active-family. However, a Labrador retriever in a family that is not ready for a large, energetic and lively dog that has a habit of reclaiming everything that has not been nailed down and that which can clear a coffee table with a swing of its tail is definitely a dog that turns out to be more of a liability soon enough. This AKC dog breed, with little manners, ends up being in an animal shelter thus bring forth in their owners in a disillusion of liberation with the breed. 
Almost every kind of dog meets the same fate, purebred and mixed, equally bring in a fate that can be avoided by a cautious selection of a breed, a source, and a dog that matches the family’s needs and personal preferences. 
Clearly all the AKC dog breeds come in many forms of shapes and sizes, with different coat types and variation of colours along with different temperaments. Therefore if a family truly wants a canine friend that should evidently be more of a family member, then there are definitely a wide variety of AKC dog breeds that will clearly fit the bill. Those people who simply put, are not able too or do not want to cope up with the Labrador’s bulk, its destructive tail and frequent bustling topped with a cheery character should be able to find a numerous variety of smaller, less active dogs that are easy to handle and fit the family’s needs perfectly.  
 

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“Basic Principles in a Dog Lovers Club”

Posted in Dog News, Dog Stories on June 19th, 2006

“Basic Principles in a Dog Lovers Club”

There are lots of dog lovers clubs in the US that offer a lot more for both the dog lovers and their dogs. Here are some of them.

The American Kennel Club has a dog lovers section called “For the Love of the Purebred Dog”. This article is more than a canine purebred section. It is dedicated to living at home with dogs. This dog club gives informative and educational materials pertaining to pet care, training, nutrition and a lot more. It also includes funny stories, art, pet history and the more popular Companion Animal Recovery method. There are also more popular sites like the dog breeds and events page. 

The American Mixed Breed Obedience Registration or (AMBOR) on the other hand was created in 1983 with the objective of taking into accounts the perseverance and accolades in obedience contests of mix breed dogs and handlers. This dog lovers club also gives support and inspiration to dog handlers.

Important Information for Members:

1. Mixed-breeds

Unlimited full membership is open to handlers and owners of mixed-breed dogs as long as the pet is spayed and nails are cut. There should be front and side photo shots of the dog that will be included in the application. This is the ticket to all the obedience and agility programs, automatic tabulation in the agility and obedience nationwide ranking system. This also includes a given eligibility for the annual awards.

This achievement will be given honor in AMBOR highlights (AMBOR’S newsletter) and on the website. The member will be eligible to any agility and obedience national competition in the future. Dogs with assigned numbers are marked as purebred and should be enlisted as a purebred. Also, dogs that are listed as mixed-breeds that are given a number based on the owner’s application causes its membership to be changed to a status of a purebred. 

2. Purebreds

Purebred dogs can be listed with AMBOR with a rule that entry is limited to the AMBOR-supported agility program. All dogs that are purebred, listed with AMBOR and exhibits AMBOR-supported programs on agility will have competition points monitored and there will be an automatic issuance of certificates.

Dogs that are purebred and listed with AMBOR are not qualified to be a part of the agility and obedience scoring systems. They will also not be included in the website on highlights and not qualified for any mixed-breeds national competition in the future.  

Handlers that register to the AMBOR-supported trials on agility should put their AMBOR number on the form at the club’s entrance so that competition points will be monitored.

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