AKC Museum of the Dog

New York’s only Museum celebrating the human-canine bond.

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@IntrepidPup @DogFriendlyTrav @DIADetroit Excited to have you visit in the future! Let us know when you plan to come! 🐾

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@muzzeltov 👋🏻🐾

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@sdkstl @JessicaHuseman Facts!

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@MiaLossen We’ve got one out now!

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@MediumSizeMeech No lies detected.

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@MediumSizeMeech 👋🏻🐾 thanks for visiting!!

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Which dog are you? Tell us in the comments!

Champion Dogs of the 1860s, c. 1864 (attributed to) Edwin Frederick Holt. Gift of Dornwald Kennels.

Exhibited as part of Identity & Restraint: Art of the Dog Collar, on view through September 4, 2023.

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Stare down the week with the same determination as these Scottish Deerhounds!
This gorgeous painting by Conradijn Cunaeus shows a pair of these formidable dogs resting by the fireplace. Perhaps taking it easy after a hunt or anxiously awaiting the next one?

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@MetsVetDog @Mets @CitiField @AmazinMetsFdn @AmericasVetDogs Congrats on moving to your next stage of training, Shea! Hope the @Mets continue to provide pup-dates! All of us at the Museum of the Dog send our best!

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Join us on Friday, June 2nd 6-8pm for Furry Friday: Pawride with your Pups! Tickets are going fast! https://t.co/NiQEq2Ogh7

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As we move into #MemorialDayWeekend, let’s take a look at war dog collars and breeds with curator Alan Fausel.

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Happy 140 birthday to the iconic Brooklyn Bridge! It opened to the public on this day 140 years ago connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn with a walking path for the first time. Enjoy this illustration of the NYC landmark with pet tourists by Kristin Doney also available in our shop!

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Here’s a look at some of the almost 300 artworks that live in our shared offices with @akcdoglovers. Which is your fav?

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@chelsiamarcius @MilesGCohen Thank you for visiting and sharing Otto with us! We love seeing which works of art caught your eye! 🐾

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Who loves a challenge?
Try our scavenger hunts available in the Library! One is an exhibition exploration challenge for Identity & Restraint: Art of the Dog Collar and the other is our monthly visual hunt. Complete one or both a get a small prize!

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Coursing is a dog sport that pits 2 greyhounds to hunt a hare using sight not scent. This collar allows the contest to be fair as explained by Adjunct Curator, Alan Fausel. See it and more in Identity & Restraint: Art of the Dog Collar on view now!

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@autisicdoglover Hi there! We are not. We moved to NYC and opened up here in February 2019.

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Did you know the dog featured in the @WKCDOGS ’s logo was a real dog? His name was Sensation and he came from England as a foundation stud in 1876. See him in The Haunt of the Woodcock: Sensation and Bang Bang by John Martin Tracy c.1886 at the AKC MoD!

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Can’t get enough of @WKCDOGS Best in Show winner, Buddy Holly? Neither can we—so we put this lovely sculpture by Audrey Fournier Mulligan (c.1990) out on view. If you’re in NYC pay him a visit!

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That’s our staff loving on Buddy Holly! 💕🐾

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Buddy had so much fun making new friends at the @akcdoglovers Headquarters. 🥰 #WestminsterDogShow