Kennel Club Americano (AKC)

The provided articles discuss canine behavior, specifically scratching after urination/defecation and the use of talking buttons for dogs. Neither article mentions the Kennel Club Americano (AKC). Therefore, it's impossible to determine why the AKC might be newsworthy, any recent events or developments related to them, or their current relevance based on this information alone. Without any mention of the AKC in the source material, I cannot provide a summary about the organization.