We have another fun #ThrowbackThursday photo to share with our readers on this Thursday. Can you name the judge and handler 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 cheslie@caninechronicle.com [...]
A typical day of a seasoned dog show exhibitor is centered around many self-serving activities, such as finding the best parking spot for yourself, finding the premier grooming set up for yourself and completing all necessary steps to present you and your dog in the most meticulous nature in the ring. All of these serve as catalysts to assure that you are presenting yourself and your dog to maximum potential.
A bill is moving in the California Assembly that would make further clarifications and amendments to the law passed in 2019 regarding independent contractors. When the law was passed last year, some questions were raised by California clubs as to how it would impact show and event judges. AKC reached out to legislative policy staff [...]
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! Gayle Kaye shared her best outtake from the San Gabriel Valley Collie Club. No explanation necessary! Do you have a photo where you are having a [...]
I am writing about the need for a multiple-judge panel at the AKC National Championship. I write this column not for the exhibitors. No, nearly all of the exhibitors I talk to love the idea of having a five-judge panel at the group and Best in Show level. I write this column for the decision makers at AKC. I know it will probably fall on deaf ears, but like Don Quixote railing at the windmills, I persevere, knowing I am right and this is what we need.
Max, a 4-year-old male Large Munsterlander, enjoys walks with his owners, Dr. Stevan Cavalier—a retired physician—and his wife Stephany near their home in the Bay Area. While they take precautions for their dogs due to the presence of foxtails in the area, it’s not always a guarantee that the dogs will stay completely away from [...]
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 Welsh Terrier Dogs First, Second and Third AND to tell us why. The complete AKC Official Standard for the Welsh Terrier is available online here. As quoted from the [...]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation and VetVine have teamed up to offer a series of webinars featuring leaders in the field of veterinary health research that offer practical advice on common health concerns as well as information on cutting-edge research to benefit all dogs. Mark your calendar for next week’s free webinar “Biomarkers of Canine [...]
Can you name the handler on the April 1998 Cover of the Canine Chronicle?
By Herman L. Felton, From The Canine Chronicle Archives Rumor is something that goes in one ear and comes out through the mouth. A gossip is one who makes up in suspicion what he or she lacks in knowledge: who is a fact-mangler and misinterpreter; who likes to shake things up for the sake of [...]
