2013: Guest Dog of the Week! March thru November!
Saturday 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and Sunday 1:30 to 4:00 pm
Talk to responsible dog owners, learn about the breed's history, and ask questions! Guest Dog of the Week is an informal, educational program offering information about different dogs and what breed might be the right canine companion for you and your family. (And don't forget to give Fido a well-deserved pat on the head. He loves meeting our visitors!) Call 314-821-3647 for more information.
April 27 Meet the Toy Poodle
May 4 Meet the Doberman Pinscher
May 5 Meet the Pomeranian
May 11 Meet the Yorkshire Terrier
May 18 Meet the Dachshund
May 19 Meet the Dandie Dinmont Terrier
May 25 Meet the Shetland Sheepdog
June 1 Meet the French Bulldog
June 8 Meet the Basset Hound
June 9 Meet the Alaskan Malamute
June 22 Meet the Berger Picard
June 23 Meet the Golden Retriever
July 6 Meet the Labrador Retriever
July 14 Meet the Bernese Mountain Dog
July 20 Meet the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
St. Francis of Assisi and Ch. Rimskittle Romp, bronze by the American artist Damara Bolte
2013: Join us for a Blessing of the Animals on the front lawn of Jarville House (weather permitting) at the Dog Museum on Saturday,
April 13, at 9:00 am. All creatures, great and small, welcome!! Dogs on a leash, cats in a crate, birds in a cage, and horses on a halter. This event is free and open to the public!
2013: Check out The AKC Museum of the Dog on Nine PBS, Sunday, January 6, (2013), at 1pm (CST) on Nine's Sunday Arts program, and on Living St. Louis later in January!!
2013: Don't miss The AKC Museum of the Dog's Special Art Exhibition featuring dog paintings from the permanent collection on display at The Piers (booth #12) during the time of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in NYC!!
The AKC Museum of the Dog visits Tim Ezell at FOX 2 Now!
Check out the Guest Dogs - Bouvier des Flandres - at http://fox2now.com/2012/09/13/akc-meet-the-breeds/
2012: Matching Membership Fund!
Dog Museum Memberships help support Paws For Reading Program
Through the generosity of the Ann A. H. Warner estate, the Dog Museum is able to match new and renewing memberships at 100% up to $100 to help with specialized training of support dogs used in reading programs for children and young adults. St. Louis Support Dogs Paws For Reading Program utilizes volunteers from TOUCH (Therapy of Unique Canine Helpers) to assist in reading programs in various classroom and library settings. Paws For Reading Program teams must complete six weeks of TOUCH training and receive an endorsement from St. Louis Support Dogs to be certified and participate in the Paws For Reading Program.
Paws For Reading Program currently serves more than eight thousand children, ages five through twelve.
To become a member of the Dog Museum, call 314-821-3647. Membership gift donations can be sent to AKC Museum of the Dog, 1721 South Mason Road, St. Louis, MO 63131 Membership Levels: Patron $1,000
Supporting $500
Participating $100
Individual $35
Family/Dual $65
Student/Senior Citizen $25
This special matching fund program runs through December 2012.
Paws For Reading Fun Day - Sunday, June 10, 2012
From 1 - 3 pm
Three or more Support Dogs teams will be at the Dog Museum on Sunday, June 10. Kids can read their favorite story to Fido, and give a loving dog a hug! The Dog Museum provides free festive Goodie Bags filled with fun stuff of the canine kind for pets and kids! There is no admission charge for children ages 14 and younger on June 10. Admission for adults and seniors includes touring the exhibit galleries.
Highlights - More Events 2012:
June 16 St. Louis PetLover Coalition "Places For Pets", sponsored by Nestle Purina PetCare Co. 10 am to 2 pm
Pick up an illustrated map to more than forty of the most pet-friendly places in St. Louis, including The AKC Museum of the Dog! The Dog Museum's admissions hallway will be a place to "meet and greet" pets in need of adoption.
More information on "Places For Pets" is found at www.stlcommercemagazine.com
June 30 How fun is this! Variety the Children's Charity of St. Louis will hold canine auditions at the Dog Museum on June 30 (9:30am to noon)) for the part of Sandy in its October production of "Annie" presented at the Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. For more information about Variety Children's Theatre and how to audition your dog to play Sandy, visit www.varietystl.org
July 8 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Greater St. Louis White Elephant Auction and Potluck Lunch at The AKC Museum of the Dog, beginning at 1pm Museum visitors welcome! Join in the fun and meet the friendly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
August 12 Don't Miss Out on Schnauzer Day! at the Dog Museum, from 1 - 4 pm
September 25 Save the date! Cocktails at the Dog Museum! Join the friends of The AKC Museum of the Dog and St. Louis Mercantile Library for cocktails in the courtyard, beginning at 6pm. Guest Speaker STL Mercantile Library Executive Director John Neal Hoover will talk about several rare, important books in the collections of the Dog Museum's Hope A. Levy Memorial Library. RSVP: 314-821-3647 or email dogarts@aol.com
October 6 Saluki Day! at the Dog Museum, hosted by the Saluki Club of America. The Saluki is "perhaps the oldest known domesticated dog breed" and is highly prized for its for grace, speed and endurance. Colors: white, cream, fawn, golden, red, grizzle and tan, tricolor (white, black and tan) and black and tan.
October 7 German Shepherd Dog Club of St. Louis annual K-9 Awards Presentation honoring the service of outstanding police K-9's
October 21, Twentieth Annual Pug Party - the Pug Social Event of the Year! hosted by Metro St. Louis Pug Rescue, beginning at noon.
Guest Dog of the Week 2012:
Saturdays 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and Sundays 1:30 to 4:00 pm
September 8 Meet the Samoyed
September 9 Meet the Border Collie
September 15 Meet the Bouvier des Flandres
September 29 Meet the Bulldog
September 30 Meet the Saint Bernard
October 6 Saluki Day! Hosted by the Saluki Club of America - Meet the Saluki, one of the oldest known domesticated breeds.
October 7 - Meet the German Shepherd Dog
October 13 Meet the Doberman Pinscher
October 14 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Greater St. Louis Annual Fun Match - Museum visitors are encouraged to come watch the activities!
October 20 Meet the elegant Greyhound
October 21 The Twentieth Annual Pug Party - the social Pug event of the year! Hosted by Metro St. Louis Pug Rescue
October 28 Meet the Great Dane
November 4 Meet the Coton de Tulear
November 11 Meet the Afghan Hound
November 17 Meet the Australian Shepherd
November 18 Meet the Samoyed
December 1 Meet the Doberman Pinscher
December 8 Meet the Mastiff
Call 314-821-3647 for an updated list of Guest Dogs at the Dog Museum
Four paws up for Three Dog Bakery St. Louis (Town & Country) for providing delectable treats for Guest Dogs at the Dog Museum!!
March 2012 Guest Dogs, Bear and Mindy, greet visitors at The AKC Museum of the Dog!
April 2012 Guest Dog of the Week, meet the Samoyed!
Don't Miss Out!
The German Shepherd Dog Club of St. Louis will host its annual Outstanding Canine Awards Presentation at the Dog Museum on Sunday, May 22, 2011. Awards are presented to police K9 teams in the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area who have shown outstanding service. This special event is sponsored by the members of the GSDC. Check out our video on the awards presentation!
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2011 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Pepperoni, Guest Dog at the Dog Museum in March!
2011 Akita, Bekko, Guest Dog at the Dog Museum in April!
On the schedule for April: Italian Greyhound, Golden Retriever, Airedale, Scottish Deerhound, Australian Shepherd, Mastiff, Akita, and Shetland Sheepdog
2010 Updates! The Cam Lyman Gallery renovation is now complete with a new permanent exhibit Sled Dogs: Exploration and Endurance available to visitors.
2010 Updates! Renovations to The Constellation Room were completed in July 2010 with the installation of all new ceiling tiles and incandescent lighting that includes three decorative chandeliers. The Constellation Room, located off the main level hallway, is used year-round for lectures, dog club meetings, parties, and wedding receptions. Call 314-821-3647 for information on available dates and pricing. The Cam Lyman Gallery, located in the lower level of the facilities addition, will be renovated in 2011.
2010 Events:
Col. Ronald J. Smith and "Flint" Winwards Chill'N With Flint in front of framed aeronautical airway chart at the November 2 presentation ceremony in The Constellation Room.
Ch. Winwards Shotgun Justice and owner Diana Edwards of St. Louis.
AKC Museum of the Dog receives gift donation of a Commemorative Centenary First Edition Airway Chart of the South Pole Expedition
Join us on Tuesday, November 2 at 2pm in The Constellation Room. Major General Susan Y. Desjardins will present a Commemorative Centenary First Edition Airway Chart of the South Pole Expedition to The AKC Museum of the Dog on Tuesday, November 2. The aeronautical chart designed by USAF Col. Ron Smith, showing Airway 338 waypoints, was printed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and represents the sled dog teams of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (December 1911) and the pony pack team of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott (January 1912). The commemorative centenary chart is used in international flights from New Zealand to the Antarctica and is presented to The AKC Museum of the Dog on behalf of the Air Mobility Command.
2010 Fall Events Greater St. Louis Shetland Sheepdog Two-day Seminar on Breeding Better Dogs
October 30 and October 31
2010 Gateway Terrier Association Terrier Daze
November 13
2010 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club
of Greater St. Louis Fun Match November 14
2010 Gateway Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club
of Greater St. Louis Fun Day November 21
Ch. Winwards Shotgun Justice and owner Diana Edwards of St. Louis.
