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Show Name: Lakeland Winter Haven Kennel Club Location: Lakeland, FL Show Date: Friday, February 19, 2016 Total Entry: 962 Best In Show Judge: Ms. Carolyn Herbel Dog Reg: GCh Mephistos Speak Of The Devil [Bitch] Breed: Boxer Handler: Diego Garcia Owner: J Billhardt & S Tenenbaum Breeder: Michelle & Peter Yeadon Jr. & Monika Pinsker [...]
February 19th, 2016 | Posted in All Breed Show Results | Read More »

Check out more Around the Ring Galleries in The March Issue of the Canine Chronicle. Follow us on Facebook @ The Canine Chronicle
February 19th, 2016 | Posted in Around The Ring Galleries | Read More »

By Amy Fernandez It has taken a few years but finally, in 2016, Westminster seemed to be settled into its second home over at Piers 92/94. Needless to say, managing a major show at two separate venues poses substantial logistical challenges. That was pretty much the overriding theme for Westminster 2012, its first year at [...]
February 19th, 2016 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

An autism assistance dog which stopped a seven year-old boy biting himself in frustration and shutting himself off in his own world; a Labrador which saved his teenage owner twice from going into a potentially fatal diabetic coma; a Lurcher giving his owner a reason to live again following complications in pregnancy that left her [...]
February 18th, 2016 | Posted in World News | Read More »

For the 10th straight year, a Purina® Pro Plan®-fed dog has been named “Best in Show” at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show*. The streak continued as the 2016 winner, GCH Vjk-Myst Garbonita’s California Journey, or CJ for short, a German Shorthaired Pointer handled by Valerie Nunes-Atkinson, took home the prestigious title at the 140th Westminster [...]
February 18th, 2016 | Posted in Featured,The Buzz | Read More »

By Joan Harrigan A steady stream of families comes to a full stop in the middle of Row 21 of Pier 94 on Tuesday afternoon, drawn in by the charms of “Livvy,” a nearly-3-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog bitch. Her performance in the ring is behind her, and now it is time to relax on the [...]
February 18th, 2016 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

By Joan Harrigan Elizabeth Reynolds of Rising Sun, Maryland is a breeder/owner/handler exhibiting the fourth generation of her own breeding at Westminster on Monday. Standard Poodles are arguably one of if not the most difficult breed for amateur-owners to learn to groom for the show ring. The scissoring, the banding, the spray-up for the ring [...]
February 17th, 2016 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

Photo by Congleton Photography Show Name: Westminster Kennel Club Location: New York, NY Show Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Total Entry: 2619 Best In Show Judge: Dr. Richard Meen Dog Reg: GCh Vjk-Myst Garbonitas California Journey [Dog] Breed: Pointer (German Shorthaired) Handler: Valerie Nunes-Atkinson Owner: V Atkinson, A Manning & Y Hassler-Deterding Breeder: Alice Manning, [...]
February 17th, 2016 | Posted in All Breed Show Results,Featured | Read More »

Check out more Around the Ring Galleries in The February Westminster Issue of the Canine Chronicle. Follow us on Facebook @ The Canine Chronicle
February 16th, 2016 | Posted in Around The Ring Galleries,Featured | Read More »

by Amy Fernandez Westminster welcomed seven new breeds this year. Ironically, more than half of them are setting up shop in the Herding Group which was created in 1983 to resolve the Working Group gridlock. These new additions to that original lineup of 15 breeds bring the group’s total up to 31. The hardy, rustic [...]
February 16th, 2016 | Posted in Featured,The Buzz | Read More »