Will Alexander Drops Some Knowledge About What’s Happening in the Sport of Dogs. It’s Deep… It’s Humorous… It’s Provocative… It’s Will Unfiltered! Will Alexander has an in-depth conversation with Carol Grossman. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
Table Talk Live! Pam Lambie talks about her Sporting Group at Space Coast Kenbel Club. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
Table Talk Live! Deb Cooper celebrates Robin Novack and Freddie’s Sporting Group win at the Space Coast KC show. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
The winner of Space Coast Kennel Club is the Portuguese Water Dog…..Kim Calvacca chats about her win with her dog Sonny. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
Table Talk Live sits down with Daryl Martin to discuss her history in the fancy. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
If you are visiting England and you hear that someone in your breed has a champion, you go out of your way to see it. Why? Because earning a champion title in the UK is more challenging, and perhaps more revered, than it is here in the States. The opportunities are far fewer, the breed entries per show are enormous compared to those in the States, and there are no classes for champions. In American terms, all three wins essentially must come “from the classes.”
The Icelandic Sheepdog ancestors were brought from Scandinavia by the Vikings as early as the 800s. Blood samples show that the breed is related to the Finnish Karelian Bear Dog that originated in Russia. It may also be related to the Norwegian Buhund, Swedish Vallhund, and Norrboten. The Icelandic Sheepdog has been documented as a distinct breed since the Middle Ages.
Will Alexander Drops Some Knowledge About What’s Happening in the Sport of Dogs. It’s Deep… It’s Humorous… It’s Provocative… It’s Will Unfiltered! Will Alexander has an in-depth conversation with Mary Dukes. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
It seemingly began as an isolated outbreak of an unidentified respiratory disease among Greyhounds in January 2004. Ground zero was a racetrack in Florida. In the twenty years since, the virus has spread to at least 36 other states (and very likely more) and shows no signs of abating.
When trying to understand the ever increasing shift in what it takes to win at American dog shows, I keep coming back to the same bunch of questions. If dog shows are about evaluating breeding stock, why must a dog “nail the free stack” from 10 feet away, regardless of the breed? Why must a dog lead it’s handler by 10 feet going around the ring, regardless of the breed? In breeds where markings do not matter, why do they? If a breed requires a dense, water resistant coat, why do they have to be blown dry backwards and covered in mousse? Do we underestimate the ability of judges to find good breeding stock based on breed type and merit alone?
