What is American Kennel Club?
{{Unreferenced|date=May 2020}} [[File:Rottweiler Conformation Showing.jpg|thumb|A [[Rottweiler]], at a competition, in 2006.]] The '''American Kennel Club''' is an association of breeders of [[purebred dog]]s. It is in the United States. The club was founded in 1886. It is one of three such associations. The others are the [[Federation Cynologique Internationale]], and the [[British Kennel Club]]. The American Kennel Club has a defined set of [[dog breeds]], which it classifies into groups. While the breeds are pretty standard among the three associations, the classification into groups is not. [[Category:Dogs]] [[Category:Organizations based in New York City]] [[Category:1886 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Animal organizations]]