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Certain dogs may be more susceptible than others to developing environmentally associated cancers. Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are studying how exposure to common environmental chemicals, like those found in tobacco smoke and yard products, and individual genetic differences in response to them, put dogs at risk for common cancers. Information gained will help [...]
April 10th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News | Read More »
By Amy Fernandez Strange times we are living in right now. Even in our fringy realm this lifestyle is a whole new learning curve. Obviously, it’s hard to schedule life with …no schedule. So, downtime is all the time. I don’t know about you, but I’m totally caught up with beer drinking and binge watching [...]
April 10th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
What is your favorite dog show tradition?
April 9th, 2020 | Posted in The Buzz | Read More »
In order to provide the sport greater flexibility during this time of uncertainty, the AKC Board approved staff recommendations to modify the following standard procedures/policies. These modifications will be in effect for 2020, unless specific dates are noted.
April 9th, 2020 | Posted in Featured,World News | Read More »
We are making a call out for our readers to share photos or videos of what you and your dogs are doing while cooped up at home. Are your dogs helping you work at home or helping you clean up around the house? Or are they creating more work and more clutter by leaving their [...]
April 9th, 2020 | Posted in The Buzz | Read More »
We have another fun #ThrowbackThursday photo to share with our readers on this Thursday. Can you name the great dog folks that are 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 [...]
April 9th, 2020 | Posted in Featured,The Buzz | Read More »
The latest installment of Canine Health Bites – a webinar series sponsored by the AKC Canine Health Foundation and presented by VetVine will be on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 8:00 PM. The topic is Time to Get Tough and “Ruff”: Protecting Dogs from Infectious Diseases. The guest speaker is Jason Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, [...]
April 9th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Featured,Health & Training | Read More »
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 Dalmatian males First, Second and Third AND to tell us why. The complete AKC Official Standard for Dalmatians is available online here. As quoted from the AKC Standard, [...]
April 9th, 2020 | Posted in Featured,The Buzz | Read More »
Last week we asked our readers to share their funniest or must embarrassing win or candid photo from a dog show…all in good fun! Thank you to Shelley for sending us this funny photo from the Nicola Valley KC. Shelley and her Pomeranian were simply “blown away” by this nice win! Do you have a [...]
April 9th, 2020 | Posted in Featured,The Buzz | Read More »
Feeling bored at home? Below is a Canine Chronicle Word Search that features the call names of the Top Dog Among All Breeds for the past ten years. Check out the puzzle below and look for the following ten names and words which appear forwards vertically, horizontally and diagonally. Enjoy! 1. Beckham 2. Bono 3. [...]
April 9th, 2020 | Posted in The Buzz | Read More »
