From Exhibitors to The American Kennel Club

We, the undersigned, ask that the American Kennel Club amend its rules to allow mixed breed dogs to participate in the following AKC performance activities: obedience, agility, and tracking. While we understand that the purpose of the AKC is "to promote the advancement of purebred dogs," we believe that by allowing mixed breeds to participate in performance events (as many other purebred registries both in the United States and abroad already do), the AKC would be sending a message that ALL dogs are deserving of caring homes and useful work, while still maintaining its position that only purebreds should be bred. By allowing spayed or neutered mixed breeds to participate in this way, and by encouraging their owners to train and care for them, we think that the AKC could accomplish not only the letter of its goal, but its spirit as well.

We ask that the AKC give our petition the serious consideration it deserves.

Name                     Address                    Do you have purebreds,
                                                    mixed breeds, or both?


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