The AKC is getting worse than the NFL. Endless expansion. Then they’ll be forced to ‘re-align’ the groups — probably by adding 1 or more because the existing groups are unbalanced and over-large for the ring.
Another pet-peeve is the re-naming breeds with exotic sounding names from their alleged home-countries. People, it’s the “American Kennel Club” not the United Nations.
OK... I feel better now...
“Another pet-peeve is the re-naming breeds with exotic sounding names from their alleged home-countries”
Major pet peeve is the fake names and historys they tell.
Ie - Chinese Crested, Chihuahuas, and others (insert native breed here) have no relationship to China. Australian Shepherds are American,etc.
I would like to see an American dog group consisting of breeds with New World origins. There are quite a few of them now.