AKC Meet the Breeds Brings Dog Care Into Focus
At a Glance
- What
AKC Meet the Breeds 2024
- When
- January 27-28, 2024
- Where
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 429 11th Avenue, Manhattan
- Experience
Breed booths, expert advice, demonstrations, and family activities.
- Coverage
- Explore coverage
- Details
- What to Know
TheNakedNYC coverage
TheNakedNYC documented breed booths, dogs, exhibitors, and visitors at the 2024 AKC Meet the Breeds event.
Photo Gallery
Visitors met dogs and spoke with exhibitors throughout the Javits Center. TheNakedNYC source archive
What to Know
Compare Breeds in Person
Booths explain dogs' origins, traditional roles, temperaments, and care needs. Visitors can meet dogs and ask exhibitors how a breed's size, energy, grooming, and training requirements might fit their household. The emphasis is responsible ownership rather than appearance alone.
Training in Action
K-9 presentations and dog-sport demonstrations show the coordination between handlers and animals. Agility and disc-dog activities bring speed and athleticism into a program otherwise centered on close conversations at the booths.
Room for Families
A Kids Zone offers activities for younger visitors. Families can also watch the demonstrations and meet dogs around the floor. Vendor stands sell dog-related equipment, gifts, and other merchandise.
The Organizer
The American Kennel Club was founded in 1884. Alongside its purebred-dog registry, it supports canine health, responsible ownership, and dog sports; the organization describes a calendar of more than 20,000 competitions and events annually.
Event and Travel Information
The AKC Meet the Breeds page carries organizer information. The Javits Center publishes travel directions. Dates in this article refer to the January 2024 edition.
