The American Kennel Club (AKC) is a registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. It also promotes and sanctions events for purebred dogs, including the Westminster Dog Show, the National Dog Show, and the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship. The American Kennel Club was formed in 1884. In 1887, the first office was opened, in […]
There’s nothing like a good tan to make us look healthy. But in recent years skin cancers have been on the rise. Humans have now learned how to protect themselves from sunburn and dangerous sun rays. And we’ve discovered that our pets also need protection from harmful sun rays. Pets that are most affected by […]
The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA in California has a unique idea to encourage adoption of shelter dogs. The shelter is investigating DNA testing to discover the breeds present in each individual dog. To this end, 12 dogs who looked like chihuahua mixes were chosen and put to the test. Recently, a group of animal […]
