Originally published here  at AKC.org  on February 9, 2025 by Melanie Haid Saturday at the Jacob K. Javits Center was full of action with Westminster Week events. The 2025 Westminster Masters Agility Championship winner has been crowned at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show , presented by Purina Pro Plan. This year, both preliminary agility runs and finals were held on the same day, February 12. Border Collie “Vanish” and owner-handler Emily Klarman of Doylestown, PA, too

Originally published here  at AKC.org  on February 6, 2025 by Melanie Haid Kreg Hill got started in dog sports with a different breed than the Australian Terriers he competed with in Obedience and AKC Rally in Orlando in 2024. The Palm Springs, California resident, who is 76 years old, has spent the better part of the last three decades competing with Australian Terriers across multiple dogs sports, crushing the myth of the “stubborn Terrier” by not only collecting titles w

Originally published here  at AKC.org  on January 29, 2025 by Melanie Haid At nine years old, Morgan Johnson is among the youngest competitors in the sport of agility – and certainly among the youngest handlers competing at the 2024 AKC Agility Invitational . Part of the AKC National Championship week, presented by Royal Canin, agility teams competed at the Orange County Convention Center on December 14-15. The top five dogs in each breed received an invitation to compete a

'Louis' the Pug is the first dog in his breed to receive his AKC Rally Championship title.

“Monty” the 5-year-old Giant Schnauzer will go down in history as the 24th AKC National Champion Best in Show winner.

Group winners in each category competed first among the dogs in their breeds to determine Best in Breed. See the 2024 Group Winners.

Agility winners were crowned in different height divisions: 8 inch, 12 inch, 16 inch, 20 inch, and 24 inch.

Calista Sophia McKee, 15, spent the last 11 months and 1 week traveling across the country to show dogs in every state.

“Winston” and Jeff Wells found each other. Wells rescued the then-puppy in 2021, and soon grew to mean more to Wells than just a pet.

In the 2024 National Owner-Handled Series Finals, Best in Show was awarded to “Ulli,” a Bernese Mountain Dog.

Originally published here at AKC.org on December 14, 2024 by Melanie Haid https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/akc-rach-invitational...

The Puppy of the Year and Best in Stakes Winner at the AKC/Royal Canin Puppy & Junior Stakes was a Pekingese handled by Kay Canaan.

Cyber Monday deals are here! There’s no better time of year to save up on electronics for your pet.

t’s that time of the year: the biggest savings in dog gear is quickly approaching!

The 2024 Flyball CanAm Classic raced to ESPN2 screens on November 17 as the nation’s largest flyball tournament.

The 2024 AKC Diving Dogs Premier Cup was held in collaboration with North American Diving Dogs on September 19, in Aurora, Colorado.

Originally published here to AKC.org on October 18, 2024 by Melanie Haid https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/thy-cavagnaro-meet-the-b...

Originally published here to AKC.org on September 4, 2024 by Melanie Haid. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/winners-akc-agility-...

Junior handler Ellie Dalton of Franklin, Massachusetts, was one of two 11-year-old handlers at the 2024 AKC Rally National Championship.

Listeria outbreaks have affected many cold cut brands recently, raising the question of how listeria affects dogs, if at all.