DOG SHOWS AND SHOWING 67 



special prizes, seeing that competent judges offi- 

 ciate, and even by holding shows where only dogs 

 of their breed are exhibited. 



All shows, whether given by local or specialty 

 associations, are held under A. K. C. rules, and 

 the regulation of these shows is the main work 

 done at the club's offices at 1 Liberty Street, New 

 York. The A. K. C., however, does more than 

 this. It publishes the dog Stud Book, a volume 

 annually, and also a semi-monthly, official jour- 

 nal, the A. K. C. Gazette. Moreover, the club is 

 judicial as well as legislative and executive in its 

 functions, and tries the offenders of the kennel 

 world. Last, but not least, it has jurisdic- 

 tion over field trials, both for bird dogs and 

 hounds. 



The A. K. C. recognizes seventy-seven distinct 

 breeds as thoroughbred dogs not counting sev- 

 eral subdivision of breeds into varieties based on 

 coats or colors. Any dog of any of these recog- 

 nized breeds may be entered in the Stud Book, pro- 

 vided it has three generations of known, pure- 

 blood pedigree. The registration fee is one dollar 

 and includes the assigning of an official number 

 to the dog, entry in the Stud Book for that year, 

 a certificate of his registration, and the right, 

 throughout the life of the dog, to show him, re- 

 gardless of ownership, at any A. K. C. show. Un- 



