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Beginnings of the AKC

The formation of the American Kennel Club.

By Amy Fernandez

The American Kennel Club was founded on Sept. 17, 1884. Decades of turbulence led to this event and more followed. Every agonizing step was chronicled and analyzed by a group of self-appointed watchdogs through their personal media empires. Read on to learn about the evolution of the club and the dog show scene.

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Sources:
The Dog Book, James Watson (1906)
The Modern Dog Encyclopedia, Henry Davis, editor (1949)
The American Kennel Club 1884-1984 – A Source Book, edited by Charles A. T. O’Neill and the Staff of the American Kennel Club; 1985, the American Kennel Club.

Chicago Field
Sept. 11,1880 • Sept. 25,1880
Jan. 29, 1881 • March 19, 1881
May 28, 1881

American Field
June 4, 1881 • July 23, 1881
Jan. 6, 1883 • March 10, 1883
Nov. 17, 1883 • Aug. 2, 1884
Aug. 16, 1884 • Aug. 23, 1884
Sept. 6, 1884 • Sept. 27, 1884
March 19, 1887 • Jan. 7, 1888
Jan. 14, 1888 • March 10 1889
March 31, 1888 • Sept. 1, 1888

AKC Gazette
September 1934 • March 1974
May 1972 • June 1972
August 1972 • December 1972

The Canine World, June 6, 1890 

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