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Educating the Dog World
Since our founding in 1991, Continental Kennel Club, Inc. has been committed to empowering both breeders and dog owners with practical canine knowledge and education. Dog enthusiasts come from all walks of life, so CKC recognizes the importance of covering a wide variety of topics. For this reason, CKC accepts web-exclusive guest submissions for our blog.
Submission Requirements
Submission must contain the author’s name listed beneath the article’s title. For those working with a company or for personal reasons who do not wish to be specifically named, we can identify the author simply as “Guest Writer” on the website.
All submissions should be kept between 500 to 2,000 words in length.
Word Document Formats: Times New Roman, font size 12, 1-inch margins.
Please include relevant, credible sources linked within an article. Yes, these will be checked!
All links included within a submission will be subject to the approval of CKC and must be relevant to the written content. We do allow do-follow links at no charge. There is no limit to the number of links that can be included in an article, but – as stated – we are looking for relevant links and information. Promotional links related to simply selling a product(s) or the selling of puppies/dogs/animals may be asked to be removed.
All guest submissions will be reviewed and approved by CKC prior to publishing. We may request that edits be made to the content, but we also reserve the right to accept or reject articles after reviewing them.
What We Do Accept
Articles that are well-written, well-researched, and scientifically based.
Articles that appeal to CKC’s audience of dog breeders, owners,
puppy buyers, canine professionals and enthusiasts, affiliate clubs,
and dog event participants.
Articles with unique topics and perspectives that contribute something
new and fresh to our online content.
Articles that highlight information within these categories: Dog Breeding, Breeds and Information, Training and Development, Health and Nutrition, Grooming and Care, and Dog Science and Technology.
What We Do Not Accept
Articles from authors who are not familiar with CKC, our blog, or the needs of our readers.
Articles that contain numerous spelling and grammatical errors.
Articles with structure, flow, and readability issues.
Articles that contain plagiarized content or were written/created by AI.
Articles or topics related to gambling, casinos, dating, investment-related items, or CBD/vape topics OR links to these same items within the contents of articles.
Publication Process and Information
We review every article to see if it is a good fit for our audience.
It can take about a week to review new articles since more than one person on our team reads them, and we work with many guest writers at once.
We may ask for edits to be made to articles or pass on them and ask for new topics/articles.
Articles are published on a first-come, first-served basis in the order we accept them. We will provide images.
CKC retains the right to edit any portion of submitted content in adherence to our own style guide and principles.
We keep in contact throughout the process and will follow up with updates as soon as possible. Patience is appreciated!
CKC Guest Writer Agreement
All writers who submit a guest post to Continental Kennel Club (CKC) must agree to the following:
- Any claims made in a submission by a guest writer are solely the responsibility of the guest writer. Any statements that are presented as facts within a submission must be well-researched and accurate.
- When quoting or paraphrasing others, the guest writer must cite the original source of the quote or paraphrased content. Occurrences of plagiarism or copyright infringement within submissions are strictly forbidden.
- Although CKC will generally attempt to contact a guest writer prior to altering or removing a published article, we reserve the right to alter any guest post on our website at any time or remove any guest post from our website at any time.
- The guest writer will retain the copyright for all his/her own submitted material; however, CKC will retain exclusive rights to any published material for a period of 12 months following the material’s original publication date on a CKC website, after which CKC will retain nonexclusive rights to the published material in perpetuity.
- CKC will not offer any form of monetary compensation to guest writers for submissions prior to, during, or following the guest post submission and publication process. We also do not accept sponsored posts.
- It is free to submit a topic or article to us and for it to be published on our website, but we do have requirements that will be adhered to for submissions.
- The guest writer will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CKC and its employees from any claim, liability, action, or cost (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) brought by any third party against CKC in connection with content contained within the guest writer’s submission.
Ready to submit a topic or article proposal?
Please send an email to [email protected] with your submission. Be sure to follow the guidelines above.