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Media frenzy at the International Kennel Club of Chicago in the 1950s. The Samoyed is Ch. Dawn of the Arctic. Photo courtesy AKC Archives.

Chicago Story

“You haven’t seen a dog show until you have seen the International,” raved a dog writer in a 1951 American Kennel Club Gazette magazine. Today, more than a half-century later,... Read More

Amstaff Major

The Mecca for American Staffordshire Terrier enthusiasts.

Lithograph of the Dungavel Labrador Retrievers by Maud Earl.

A Mixed Bag

Nick Waters offers up a doggy variety, from Maud Earl’s Labrador Retrievers to an animated Cartier Dachshund.

For Tuppence (Ch Avalon For a Tuppence at Bethany Beach DCAT SWAT SCE SBN SHDN RATN TKN), owned by Beth Kravetz, any coursing event is “yahoo time.”

A Compact Working Dog

Small but spunky, the Norfolk Terrier is a lot of dog in a spirited package.

Paging 'Ma Dodge'

Morris & Essex president and show chair Wayne Ferguson talks about the iconic show -- and the late heiress who made it world famous.

Ch. Rock Ridge Night Rocket by Marjorie Walker, 1954.

Portrait of a Dual Morris & Essex Winner

Looking back at Bedlington Terrier Ch. Rock Ridge Night Rocket .

The Ins and Outs of Microchips

Everything you need to know about this identification transmitter.

Cherry Blossom Circuit, 1996

Photos by Eugene Z. Zaphiris. Read More

2021 Montgomery and Hatboro

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2021 Montgomery Weekend

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Dobermans, Then and Now Bo Bengtson asks four Doberman Pinschers experts how the dogs of the past measure up to those in the ring today. Read More

Media frenzy at the International Kennel Club of Chicago in the 1950s. The Samoyed is Ch. Dawn of the Arctic. Photo courtesy AKC Archives.

Chicago Story “You haven’t seen a dog show until you have seen the International,” raved a dog writer in a 1951 American Kennel Club Gazette... Read More

2021 Morris & Essex Kennel Club

Photos by Darlene Bello, Eugene Z. Zaphiris and Blake Hansen. Read More

Quaker Oats Awards Dinner, 1996

Photos by Phoebe Booth. Read More

Anne Rogers Clark, a mentor to many, shown winning Best in Show with Ch. Dunwalke Black Tulip. The Miniature was shown in the Continental trim, setting a trim trend in the breed. Photo: AKC Library and Archives.