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An American Curl performing cat agility. Cat agility is a sport in which trained cats are lured through timed obstacle courses by their handlers. [1] Cat agility contests, like similarly themed dog agility contests, are modeled after the equestrian sport of show jumping. [1] Under the rules, cats must complete a course in under 270 seconds ...
Lure coursing is a sport for dogs that involves chasing a mechanically operated lure. Competition is typically limited to dogs of purebred sighthound breeds. The AKC has a pass/fail trial for all breeds called the Coursing Ability Test (CAT) and a timed 100 yard dash called Fast CAT where the dog's speed is converted to points.
The AKC National Championship is held by the American Kennel Club every year in December or January in the US since 2001. [1] Over 5,000 dogs from all over the world come to compete, but only seven go to best in show. The 2021 AKC National Championship was livestreamed on AKC.TV on 18-19 December 2021.
The Lancashire Heeler, which has been recognized as an official breed in the United Kingdom since 1981, joined the AKC's official list of dog breeds at the beginning of 2024, and the breed will ...
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. In addition to maintaining its pedigree registry, this kennel club also promotes and sanctions events for purebred dogs, including the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, an annual event which predates the official forming of the AKC, the National Dog Show and the AKC National Championship.
When the Westminster Kennel Club dog show added an agility competition a decade ago, it opened U.S. dogdom's most elite door to mixed breeds for the first time since the late 1800s. “She just ...
The Westminster Kennel Club predates the formation of the American Kennel Club by seven years and became the first club admitted to the AKC after AKC's founding in 1884. Breed parent clubs (e.g., the Collie Club of America) create the standards for judging their breeds, with the AKC administering the rules about shows and judging.
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