‘Down and Back: Stories From the American Kennel Club Archives’ Debuts On Platforms Today! New York, NY- The American Kennel Club (AKC®) is proud to announce the launch of a new podcast series, “Down and Back: Stories From the American Kennel Club Archives”. The eight-episode inaugural season of the podcast digs deep into the AKC archives to tell the tales of breeds, dogs, [...]
What is your favorite scene from the 2000 movie, Best in Show starring Fred Willard, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara? Click here for complete link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=94y9n9lNy2Y&feature=emb_title If you have a video you would like to share for our Video of the Day, please DM us or email Cheslie at cheslie@caninechronicle.com. We look forward [...]
It is time to put your thinking caps on! For today’s Virtual Dog Show, we are asking our readers to be the judge and place the following three Toy Fox Terriers Dogs First, Second and Third AND to tell us why. The complete AKC Official Standard for the Toy Fox Terrier is available online here. As quoted [...]
When Violet, 2-year-old female French bulldog, was rescued by Alyssa Sterns, she had already been through more health problems than any young dog should. Overbred by a breeder, Violet developed hip dysplasia and had undergone surgery on both hips. Now, she developed a mast cell tumor on the paw of her left hind limb. Violet’s [...]
In this Friday’s Virtual Dog Show, we are featuring three “great ones”, which also happen to be Best In Show winners at Westminster Kennel Club in the early 2000s. Pictured below are “JR”, “Spice”, and “Mick”, which most experienced dog fanciers know simply by their call names. Today, we are asking our readers, which of [...]
In response to input from residents regarding a proposed animal ordinance, the Aiken County Council voted to table the measure. It could be reconsidered at a July 2020 meeting. The American Kennel Club (AKC) thanks council members for their receptiveness to the concerns of residents. View AKC’s 6/15 legislative alert on this issue below: Aiken [...]
Miniature Schnauzer takes ‘Best in Show’ The American Kennel Club is happy to announce the winner of the 1st ever AKC Virtual Top Dog Challenge. The inaugural event garnered 689 entries. GCHP CH Carmel Sky High Wish Upon a Star, a Miniature Schnauzer known as “Twink,” was awarded Best in Show by AKC Judge and Board Member Mr. Harold Tatro III [...]
Thank you to Jackie Van Delft for sharing photos from the Great Dane Club of Cleveland and Heart of Ohio Great Dane Club that was held this past weekend in Shelby, Ohio on Thursday, June 18th – Sunday, June 21st.
We have another fun #ThrowbackThursday photo to share with our readers on this Thursday. Can you name the handler and judge pictured in this week’s Throwback? Guess Who? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email Cheslie at [...]
The Fourth of July may still be several days away, but fireworks have been rattling cities across the country for weeks. Chicago, for example, has recently reported a 700% jump in firework complaints this year compared to 2019; in Boston, that number is 2,300%. While delightful for some, this increase in fireworks has been a [...]
