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 Smooth Fox Terrier males First, Second and Third AND to tell us why. The complete AKC Official Standard for Smooth Fox Terriers is available online here. As quoted [...]
Getting To Know Us is especially happy to write about long-time friends and fellow fanciers Mr. and Mrs. Herman L. Felton, owners of the Mandith Kennels in Marietta, Georgia, where more than 50 famous champions have been housed during the Felton’s years of activity in the world of purebred dogs.
Can you name the professional handler pictured circa 1974? Hint: Maltese are not the breed he was most known for….
Veterinarians at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital offer the following tips to keep pets healthy and cool during the hot days ahead: Do not leave your pet alone in your car. Vehicles heat up quickly in the sun, and animals left in them can succumb to heat stroke within minutes. Heat stroke is life threatening for both dogs [...]
The Morris & Essex Kennel Club would like to inform the fancy that we have made the difficult decision to reschedule our much-anticipated show to Wednesday, October 6, 2021.
When we asked our readers to share their funniest or must embarrassing win or candid photo from a dog show all in good fun, we received an enormous response! This outtake shows “Harry”, GCH Kingsbury’s I’m Harry P, winning the National Specialty from the 12+ Veteran Class. The judge, Margaret Heaney, couldn’t resist giving Harry [...]
The Southern Handlers Charity League benefit T-Shirt is now available in Teal, Red, Black, Royal Blue, and Purple with gold glitter vinyl lettering. Sizes are available from Small to 5X. The cost is $30 with free shipping. For more information or to order a t-shirt of your own please email deesplace1@sbcglobal.net and include the order [...]
We have another fun #ThrowbackThursday photo to share with our readers on this Thursday. Can you name the talented and successful professional handler pictured in this week’s Throwback? Guess Who? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! If you know who it is, he is celebrating a birthday this week. Please join us in [...]
In a move designed to combat inherited disease in the Shetland Sheepdog, the Kennel Club has approved two new official DNA test reporting schemes for two forms of progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) in the breed following consultation with the Breed Health Coordinator. These schemes are for PRA (BBS2-PRA) and PRA (CNGA1-PRA). PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) [...]
The premium list for the 2020 Cudahy Kennel Club and Greater Racine Kennel Club is available online now. These shows are to be held Friday, August 6th – Monday, August 10th in Waukesha, WI at the Waukesha County Expo Center. Entries close 12:00 PDT on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 or when the entry limit of [...]
