Juniors continue to be successful in all events for which we congratulate those who are participating in Companion and Performance Events who are handling their dogs to titles. Please develop the habit of checking the Judge's Sheets to confirm that your dog's awards are marked correctly as well as the Junior Showmanship Class markings. If there is an error, it is much easier to correct the day of the show as opposed to after the fact. Many of the Dog Show Photographers offer a photograph to the winner of Best Junior at an event. AKC greatly appreciates receiving some of these for the Junior Newsletter and I thank the photographers who submit them. I am sure the Juniors who receive these photographs as an award are thanking the photographers as well. If you are not currently a Junior member of either a breed club, all breed club or training club I encourage you to look into joining. Learn how a club is run and what is required to conduct an event. Volunteer and assist, it is a great learning experience! We have a new AKC program - AKC Therapy Dog. The AKC Therapy Dog program awards an official AKC title awarded to dogs who have worked to improve the lives of the people they have visited. Click here to learn how to earn the title ► We greatly appreciate the participation of Juniors with articles and photographs. If you are interested in writing about your experiences or a special event in which you participated, please submit to juniors@akc.org. We also appreciate receiving photographs of Juniors competing or just hanging out at AKC events. If you have a camera and enjoy taking photos, please forward with information about the show or event.

AKC/USA Obedience and Agility Team Members Triumph at Crufts   AKC/USA team members Petra Ford and Tori Self excelled in the Obedience and Agility competitions, respectively, at the Crufts Dog Show, which took place March 8-11 in Birmingham, England. Petra and her Labrador Retriever "Tyler" won the Individual obedience competition in the Crufts World Cup, while Tori and her Border Collie "Rev" brought home 2nd, 3rd and 5th placements in the International Agility competition... Read more ►

Emma Echols' Crufts Trip 2012 In December 2011, I went to Orlando, FL, to compete in the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship where I had to compete against 168 other junior handlers to make it to the final 12 where one of us would be... Read more ►

Allison Frappier   When you come to your first AKC agility trial and study the several dogs as they zoom through a perplexing course of complicated twists and turns, you think, 'Man, my dog could never do that!' Well, you're wrong... Read more ►

Holly Lewis Junior means a lot of hardwork. All this hardwork is worth it for that first moment when you walk in the ring and all other thoughts in your head leave and all I'm thinking... Read more ►

Ellen Mohler   When I'm not riding horses, watching anime, reading manga, going to school, doing homework, or hanging with friends, I am showing and handling a Labrador Retriever... Read more ►

Hailey Rau Hi, my name is Hailey Rau and I am sixteen years old. My dog, Sid, and I, recently received are CD title in Novice Obedience. Sid is a Chihuahua that, for fun, I started... Read more ►

Lauryn Vanderwerff   Over two years have passed since I have competed in an AKC junior showmanship class, though it feels like just yesterday. Juniors helped to involve me... Read more ►

Crufts World Cup Click here to see photos ► If you have moved or your address has changed, please remember to change with the AKC. It is necessary for you to change your address in our system or we can not reach you. Please submit changes to juniors@akc.org.