American Kennel Club Welcomes the Bracco Italiano
2022-07-14
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1The American Kennel Club (AKC) has officially recognized another dog breed in its registry of dogs.
2The AKC is the oldest dog registry in the United States.
3The organization has now welcomed the bracco Italiano to the group.
4The ancient Italian bird-hunting dog is the 200th member of the club, the organization announced.
5That means the powerful but good-natured pointers can now compete at many U.S. dog shows for best in show.
6That includes the famous Westminster Kennel Club event in New York state.
7The European breed goes back more than 200 years.
8The AKC said it was brought to America in the 1990s.
9It is sometimes called the Italian pointer or Italian pointing dog.
10The bracco should be "tough and adapted to all types of hunting, reliable, docile and intelligent," the AKC said.
11It added that the breed is also friendly and not aggressive.
12"They're very easy to live with and be around," said bracco owner and breeder Lisa Moller of Portage, Wisconsin.
13But they are also ready, she said, "when it's time to jump in the back of the truck and go hunting, and they've got a job..."
14She and her husband Dale had depended on Labrador retrievers to help them hunt birds called pheasants.
15But, about five years ago, they met a bracco.
16The two noted the dog's methodical way of hunting in the field and sweet nature at home:
17 "They're very Velcro," Lisa Moller said.
18Velcro is a material that attaches one thing to another.
19Moller said bracchi Italiani have a deep bark and readily deploy it on sensing wildlife; so, "they may not be the right dog for everybody."
20AKC Executive Secretary Gina DiNardo called the bracco a great dog for active families who can provide "the love and attention it needs."
21The AKC opened the nation's oldest dog registry with nine breeds in 1878.
22In the last 10 years, the club has added over 20 breeds.
23There remain many breeds that are registered in other places but not by the AKC or are not formally recognized at all.
24Some dog lovers do not want the exposure that AKC recognition brings to a breed.
25Animal rights activists denounce dog breeding.
26They argue that adding more breeds just increases demand for purebred animals and the factory-like business that produces them.
27The AKC says it supports responsible breeding.
28It says the goal is to keep important qualities of dogs that enable them to perform different kinds of activities.
29And, the group says, that can ease owners' search for a dog they can live with long-term.
30I'm Caty Weaver.
1The American Kennel Club (AKC) has officially recognized another dog breed in its registry of dogs. 2The AKC is the oldest dog registry in the United States. The organization has now welcomed the bracco Italiano to the group. 3The ancient Italian bird-hunting dog is the 200th member of the club, the organization announced. That means the powerful but good-natured pointers can now compete at many U.S. dog shows for best in show. That includes the famous Westminster Kennel Club event in New York state. 4The European breed goes back more than 200 years. The AKC said it was brought to America in the 1990s. It is sometimes called the Italian pointer or Italian pointing dog. 5The bracco should be "tough and adapted to all types of hunting, reliable, docile and intelligent," the AKC said. It added that the breed is also friendly and not aggressive. 6"They're very easy to live with and be around," said bracco owner and breeder Lisa Moller of Portage, Wisconsin. But they are also ready, she said, "when it's time to jump in the back of the truck and go hunting, and they've got a job..." 7She and her husband Dale had depended on Labrador retrievers to help them hunt birds called pheasants. But, about five years ago, they met a bracco. The two noted the dog's methodical way of hunting in the field and sweet nature at home: "They're very Velcro," Lisa Moller said. 8Velcro is a material that attaches one thing to another. 9Moller said bracchi Italiani have a deep bark and readily deploy it on sensing wildlife; so, "they may not be the right dog for everybody." 10AKC Executive Secretary Gina DiNardo called the bracco a great dog for active families who can provide "the love and attention it needs." 11The AKC opened the nation's oldest dog registry with nine breeds in 1878. In the last 10 years, the club has added over 20 breeds. 12There remain many breeds that are registered in other places but not by the AKC or are not formally recognized at all. Some dog lovers do not want the exposure that AKC recognition brings to a breed. 13Animal rights activists denounce dog breeding. They argue that adding more breeds just increases demand for purebred animals and the factory-like business that produces them. 14The AKC says it supports responsible breeding. It says the goal is to keep important qualities of dogs that enable them to perform different kinds of activities. And, the group says, that can ease owners' search for a dog they can live with long-term. 15I'm Caty Weaver. 16The Associated Press reported this story. Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English. 17___________________________________________________________________ 18Words in This Story 19breed -n a kind of animal that has been produced by special breeding to produce babies with the same qualities 20tough -adj. able to do hard work 21adapt -v. to change behavior to meet new conditions in a good way 22type -n. a particular kind or group of things 23reliable-adj dependable 24docile -adj. easily taught, led or controlled 25exposure -n. public attention or notice 26__________________________________________________________________ 27What do you think of dog breeding? We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 28Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. 29Our comment policy is here.