Clubs and Groups
www.dogbitelaw.com(includes information about dog bites and their legal ramifications)American Kennel Club 260 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 (212) 696-8200 www.akc.org
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 424 East 92nd Street New York, NY 10128-6804 (212) 876-7700 www.aspca.org
Animal Protective Foundation 53 Maple Avenue Scotia, NY 12302 (518) 374-3944 www.animalprotective.org
Best Friends Animal Society 5001 Angel Canyon Road Kanab, UT 84741-5000 (435) 644-2001 www.bestfriends.org
Metro South Animal Care and Adoption Center 1300 West Elm Street Extension Brockton, MA 02410 (508) 586-2053 www.mspca.org
Doris Day Animal Foundation 227 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 100 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 546-1761 www.ddaf.org
PetRescue.Com, Inc. P.O. Box 531057 Debary, FL 32753-1057 www.petrescue.com
Dog Clubs and Organizations
Browse Dog Web Pages – for free at WorkingDogWeb.com
Browse Dog Clubs- at Open Directory
Browse Dog Organizations – at YahooMulti Breed Dog Clubs and Groups
American Canine Association – veterinary health tracking registry
American Kennel Club and AKC FAQsAKC Club Search offering searches for breed
clubs, dog sports clubs, more
American Rare Breed Association – ARBA
Australian National Kennel Council
Avalon Kennel Club- in Newfoundland, Canada
Canadian Kennel Club
Danish Kennel Club
Federation Cynologique Internationale - FCI
Irish Kennel ClubItalian Club of Northern Breeds – in Italian, English
Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana
Japan Kennel Club
The Kennel Club - of the UK
New Zealand Kennel Club
North American Mixed Breed Registry
Scottish Kennel Club
Societe Centrale Canine – in France
Spitzdogclub- in Denmark. listing 28 breeds such as Alaskan Malamute, Norsk Buhund, more, with info pages for many such as the Jamthund,
the Shiba and more info
United Kennel Club and UKC FAQsand UKC Links
Welsh Kennel Club
Westminster Kennel Club - home of the famous New York show
World Kennel ClubClub or Association Listings
Breed Club Listing – from Bird Dog News, with links
Breed Club Listing - from Dog Domain, with addresses
Breed Clubs & Kennel Clubs - from NetPets
Dog Club List- with links, from Tamebeast
Dog Club Listings - with links, from Open Directory
Dog Organizations- with links, from Yahoo
Dog Registries around the World- Five Stars!
Pennsylvania Federation of Dog Clubs
Breed Specific Clubs and Groups
Afgan Hound Club of America
Airedale Terrier Club of America
Akbash Dogs International
Alaskan Malamute Club of America
Bearded Collie Club of America &Beardie Herding Standard
Beauceron Club of America & Beaucerons Clubs around the World
American Belgian Malinois Club
United Belgian Shepherd Dog Association
Basset Hound Club of America &Basset clubs online
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America
Border Collie Society of America &U.S. Border Collie ClubBoykin Spaniel Society
Canaan Dog Club of America
Israel Canaan Dog Club of America
American Chesapeake Club
Doberman Pinscher Club of America
German Spitz Club - in the UK
Golden Retriever Club of America
Great Dane Club of America
Irish Setter Club of America Irish Setter Club of Canada
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America
National Greyhound Association - the racing Greyhound registry
Harrier Club of America
Jack Russell Terrier Club of America
American Kuvasz Association
Labrador Retriever Club
Newfoundland Club of America andNewfoundland Club in UK
Norwegian Buhund Club of Americaand Norwegian Buhund Club in UK
Pyrenean Mastiff Club of America
Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States, Inc.
American Rottweiler Club and U.S. Rottweiler Club
& Rottweiler Club of Canada & Rottweiler Club of Great Britain
Saint Bernard Club of America
American Miniature Schnauzer Club and Giant Schnauzer Club of America
Siberian Husky Club of America & SHCA Area Clubs
Vizsla Clubs - for this Hungarian pointing dog
Weimaraner Club of America- with local club links
American Whippet Club
American Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Association
Athletic Dog Competitions and Groups
Agility, EventingAgility Clubs – AKC Listing
Agility Clubs & Schools - search the database, many countries
Agility Organizations- UK, USA, more
Agility Organizations Compared - NADAC,
USDAA and AKC agilityBlue Ridge Agility Club - in North Carolina
Skyline Agility Club - in New Jersey & New York
Sno-King Agility Club- in Western Washington
The Agility Club – largest registered agility club in the UK
Zone 3 Dog Agility Club – agility & flygility club in New ZealandEarthdog Trials
Earthdog Trial Clubs – AKC Listing – search database
Field Trials
Association of American Working Trials Society – promoting canine field trials in the USA, formerly the American Working Dog Association
Field Trial Clubs – AKC Listing – search database
Working Trials Societies - in the U.K., for testing patrol dogs, utility dogs, companion dogs and working dogsFrisbee, Flyball & Flygility
Australian Flyball Association and more club links
British Flyball Association - for the canine flyball sport
California Canine Discmasters - state’s largest club
Dallas Dog & Disc Club
DiscRockers – disc dog portal in Germany, great photos
Greater Jacksonville Dog & Disc Club- for disc dogs and owners
Houston Canine Frisbee Disc Club
New Zealand Flygility Association
North American Flyball Association & Flyball Teams
Skyhoundz – produces the world’s largest canine disc competition series
Who Governs Flyball? - in Australia, Belgium, North America, UKLure Coursing
American Sighthound Field Association – preserving coursing skills. and its regional member clubs
Lure Coursing Clubs – from Sighthounds.com
Lure Coursing Clubs – AKC Listing – search databaseSchutzhund
ABC’s of DVG- or Who are all the Players in the German Dog
Sports World?
DVG America - an all-breed Schutzhund organization
Finnish Working Dog Association – or in Finland, Suomen
Palveluskoiraliitto ry, comprised of some 200 working clubs
Umea Workingdog Club
United Schutzhund Clubs of AmericaSled Dog Racing [ Top ]
North America
Alaska Dog Mushers’ Association – Fairbanks
Alaskan Sled Dog Racing Association – Anchorage
Beargrease Marathon - headquarters organization
Down East Sled Dog Club – Maine
Iditarod- headquarters organization
International Sled Dog Racing Association
Mush Maritimes Dogsled & Skijor Club
Mush with P.R.I.D.E. - enhancing the treatment of sled dogs
New England Sled Dog Club - since 1924
Nome Kennel Club - the first sled dog racing kennel club
North American Skijoring Association
North Country Mush and Skijor Club
North Star Sled Dog Club
Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club
Sierra Nevada Dog DriversEurope and Asia/Pacific
Affiliated British Sleddog Activities - for event organizers
Auckland – New Zealand – Sled Dog Club
Australian Sleddog Sports Association
British Mushers Association
Canberra – Australia – Sled Dog Club and more club info
European Sled Dog Racing Associationand the 19 ESDRA Members
German Sled Dog Sport Federation
International Federation of Sleddog Sports and IFSS newsletter archives
Norsk Polarhundklubb - for sled dogs in Norway
Svenska Polarhundklubben - for sled dogs in SwedenInternational Listings
Directory of Sled Dog Clubs - from Mushing Magazine
Sled Dog Clubs & Organizations- with addresses, links
Sled Dog Clubs & Organizations- from SleddogCentralTracking
Southwest Tracking Association - comprehensive site, with photos
Track Racing
Finnish Greyhound Racing Association [in Finnish] and information
from the Finnish Greyhound Racing Association [English]
Western Australia Greyhound Racing Association in overviewWeight Pulling
International Weight Pull Association
Dog Rescue and Transportation Groups
Canadian Canine Safety Net – guide to dog rescue in Canada
Dog Rescue FAQ – dog breed rescue organizations by breed:
· Affenpinscher to Chinook
· Chow Chows to Golden Retrievers
· Gordon Setters to Redbone Coonhounds
· Rhodesian Ridgebacks to Yorkshire Terriers
Dog Transport Discussion Group
Rescue Angels on Wheels – an all-breed group
Rescue Dog & Transportation Links – including volunteer groups
Rescue Resources for Animals – from Kyle Laird
Rescue Dog Transportion Groups – from Adopt A Rescue PetDog Training Clubs
American Dog Trainers Network
Dog Trainers Forum - online home for trainers to share ideas
Dog Training Clubs- Australia
Dog Training Clubs - search for clubs by type including agility, obedience, performance and training clubs, from AKCWorking Dog Breeds Clubs and Programs
Airedale Terrier Club of America – Hunting & Working Committee
Akita Action - dedicated to the working Akita
American Hunting Dog Club - for help training your dog
American Working Collie Association & collies pictured at work
American Working Dog Federation – preserving the working utility of German Shepherd Dogs, Airedale Terriers, Malinois, Belgian Shepherds, Boxers, American Bulldogs, Dobermans, Rottweilers, Bouviers, Schnauzers, and American Staffordshire Terriers
American Working Malinois Association
Anatolian Shepherd Dog International - for working heritage
Federation for the American Staffordshire Terrier- for working ability
German Shepherd Dog Club of America – Working Dog Association
International Shepherd Network
North American Hunting Retriever Assocation – preserving the hunting instincts of hunting retriever breeds
North American Police Work Dog Association
North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association
North American Working Airedale Terrier Association
Organization for the Working Samoyed plus requirements for Working Dog certification in Working Samoyed Programs
Saint Bernard Club of American Draft Work
United Doberman Club - emphasizing the working Doberman
United States Police K9 Association
United States Rottweiler Club
Working American Bulldog Association
Working Retriever Central - for all working retriever breeds
Canine Health Resources
For information on specific health problems, or on genetic conditions particular to individual breeds, please conduct a Web search using appropriate keywords. In most cases, the AKC Web site (at www.akc.org) provides a link to the chapter for all recognized breeds. From that link, current and reliable health information is easily available.
American Animal Hospital Association 12575 W. Bayaud Avenue Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 986-2800 www.healthypet.com
The American Veterinary Medical Association 1931 North Meacham Road, Suite 100 Schaumburg, IL 60173 (847) 925-8070 www.avma.org
Canine Eye Research Foundation Purdue University Lynn Hall 625 Harrison Street West Lafayette, IN 47909-2026 www.vet.purdue.edu
Animal Eye Care Clinics 1221-B Avenida Acaso Camarillo, CA 93012 (866) 393-8387 www.eyevet.com
Animal Wellness Center 2115 112th Avenue NE #100 Bellevue, WA 98004-2946 (425) 455-8900 www.holistic-pet-care.com
Humane Society of the United States 2100 L Street NW Washington, DC, 20037 (202) 546-1761 www.hsus.org
Pet Health and Nutrition Web Sites
www.animalessentials.com
www.bravorawdiet.com (a commercial raw diet; includes plenty of information on raw diets in general)
www.caninehealthnutrition.com
www.fda.gov (online home of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine)
www.hsus.org
www.iams.com (commercial site with information on feeding at all stages of life)
www.petloss.com
www.petplace.com (includes information on pet aging and loss)
www.thepetprofessor com
www.petwellness.com (the Novartis Animal Health site, a good resource for health information of all kinds)
www.puplife.com
www.webvet.Cornell.edu
Training and Obedience
www.goldenretriever.com (includes a good article on housetraining “special” dogs)
www.inch.com/-dogs (the American Dog Trainers Network Web site)
www.minpin.org (includes useful information for training that clever breed, the min-pin)
www.veterinarypartner.com (includes articles on clicker training and correcting destructive behavior)
Doggie Travel Web Sites
www.dogfriendly.com
www.firstclasspettravel.com (Susan Gilbert’s subscription site for tips on travel with small dogs)
www.petsonthego.com
www.pettra.vel.com
www.takeyourpet.com (The Starwood Hotel chain’s pet policy)
www.wdwinfo.com/tips_for_touring/kennels.htm (the Walt Disney World kennel program)
Camps and Camping
www.camp-gone-tothe-dogs.com
www.camping-usa.com/campingwithpets.html
www.campw.com
www.coyotecom.com/dogcamp.html
www.dogpatch.org/doginfo/camps.html
www.dog-play.com/camps.html
www.flyingdogpress.com
www.fmca.com (the Family Motor Coach Association Web site)
www.newrver.com (includes information about RV travel with pets)
Dog Sports and Activities
Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc.
www.pet-therapist.com
Canine Freestyle Federation www. canine-freestyle.org
Delta Society Pet Partners Program www.deltasociety.org
North American Flyball Association www.flyball.org
Therapy Dogs International, Inc. www.tdi-dog.org
United States Dog Agility Association www.usdaa.com
