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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/A15.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='American Kennel Club Welcomes the Bracco Italiano' data-article-id='6174'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11292'>The American Kennel Club (AKC) has officially recognized another dog breed in its registry of dogs.</span> <span data-start-time='11292' data-end-time='17875'>The AKC is the oldest dog registry in the United States. </span> <span data-start-time='17875' data-end-time='25125'>The organization has now welcomed the bracco Italiano to the group.</span> <span data-start-time='25125' data-end-time='34167'>The ancient Italian bird-hunting dog is the 200th member of the club, the organization announced. </span> <span data-start-time='34167' data-end-time='45708'>That means the powerful but good-natured pointers can now compete at many U.S. dog shows for best in show. </span> <span data-start-time='45708' data-end-time='52083'>That includes the famous Westminster Kennel Club event in New York state.</span> <span data-start-time='52083' data-end-time='57688'>The European breed goes back more than 200 years. </span> <span data-start-time='57688' data-end-time='64354'>The AKC said it was brought to America in the 1990s. </span> <span data-start-time='64354' data-end-time='71021'>It is sometimes called the Italian pointer or Italian pointing dog.</span> <span data-start-time='71021' data-end-time='82083'>The bracco should be “tough and adapted to all types of hunting, reliable, docile and intelligent,” the AKC said. </span> <span data-start-time='82083' data-end-time='88729'>It added that the breed is also friendly and not aggressive.</span> <span data-start-time='88729' data-end-time='97938'>“They’re very easy to live with and be around,” said bracco owner and breeder Lisa Moller of Portage, Wisconsin. </span> <span data-start-time='97938' data-end-time='108250'>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…”</span> <span data-start-time='108250' data-end-time='117229'>She and her husband Dale had depended on Labrador retrievers to help them hunt birds called pheasants. </span> <span data-start-time='117229' data-end-time='121979'>But, about five years ago, they met a bracco. </span> <span data-start-time='121979' data-end-time='129958'>The two noted the dog's methodical way of hunting in the field and sweet nature at home:</span> <span data-start-time='129958' data-end-time='134625'>“They're very Velcro,” Lisa Moller said.</span> <span data-start-time='134625' data-end-time='140000'>Velcro is a material that attaches one thing to another.</span> <span data-start-time='140000' data-end-time='154125'>Moller said bracchi Italiani have a deep bark and readily deploy it on sensing wildlife; so, “they may not be the right dog for everybody.”</span> <span data-start-time='154125' data-end-time='167125'>AKC Executive Secretary Gina DiNardo called the bracco a great dog for active families who can provide “the love and attention it needs.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/A15.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18758 data-hint-location='134625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/which_of_the_following_is_a_definition_of_the_word_velcro.wav'>Which of the following is a definition of the word velcro?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a material that attaches one thing to another'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/a_material_that_attaches_one_thing_to_another.wav'><span>a material that attaches one thing to another</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/behavior_showing_high_moral_standards.wav'><span>behavior showing high moral standards</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/the_material_or_monetary_worth_of_something.wav'><span>the material or monetary worth of something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/a_style_of_fast_heavy_electronic_dance_music_typically_with_few_or_no_vocals.wav'><span>a style of fast, heavy electronic dance music, typically with few or no vocals</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18759 data-hint-location='25125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/what_type_of_hunting_is_the_bracco_italiano_used_for.wav'>What type of hunting is the bracco Italiano used for?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='bird'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/bird.wav'><span>bird</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/bear.wav'><span>bear</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/deer.wav'><span>deer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/boar.wav'><span>boar</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18760 data-hint-location='64354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/it_is__blank__called_the_italian_pointer_or_italian_pointing_dog.wav'>It is <span class='blank'>sometimes</span> called the Italian pointer or Italian pointing dog.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='sometimes'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/sometimes.wav'><span>sometimes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/stumping.wav'><span>stumping</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/summary.wav'><span>summary</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5575/sunshine.wav'><span>sunshine</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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