Are you a responsible dog owner?  Here's a checklist from the American Kennel Club.  Take their Pet Promise.  You can also host an AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day this September.  Contact the AKC at communications@akc.org or visit www.akc.org/rdod.

Glad to see that the AKC does much more these days to benefit canines than issue pedigree papers to "purebreds" (not show dogs) produced by breeders of every ilk.  They now  do a lot of medical research on canine diseases, which I could have used years ago with Butterscotch and Dolly, who succumbed to hereditary conditions no one knew much about at that time.  Why, they even host an AKC mutt show!