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Stories written by ralbee
Sometime in the next few days, an eight-week-old Chesapeake pup will move into my house. Named Bo, for Pro Bono, because if there is ever a project undertaken voluntarily and without charge, it’s a puppy. Whether he’ll be welcome or not in my canine society depends upon whether the two dogs already in residence think it’s nice to have someone to boss around. Although they are litter sisters, they can’t stand the sight of each other and thus have never settled the issue of who is boss and who is bossee.
November 21st, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
MRS. JANE FORSYTH HEADS THE
MORRIS & ESSEX 2015 PANEL AS BEST IN SHOW JUDGE
November 20th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
Question:
What Do Some Kennel Clubs and the United States Government Have In Common?
Answer:
Neither of them knows how to work together for the benefit of their constituents.
November 19th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured,Uncategorized | Read More »
Puppies and young dogs are well-known for assuming an amazing array of extraordinarily unappealing shapes and sizes before they reach any sort of fixed maturity. You may look at a very handsome and promising youngster that has a good many outstanding qualities one day, only to find a month later that he has gone completely course.
November 18th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
Nothing has captured the attention of the dog show world quite as effectively as social media…
It is an invaluable tool for keeping in touch with fellow breeders and owners/handlers who have our dogs. The quick and easy exchange of information on ring timing, assistance, emergency coverage and engaging immediate help for a dog or person who goes down, is invaluable. Many a life has been saved due to the quick actions taken via a post or directions obtained off Google+!
November 16th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
John Berger says, “Without ethics, man has no future,” and the same can be said of dog shows. A code of ethics allows organizations to communicate ideas such as rules a group must follow or personal ideals of right and wrong, but no matter the definition, people understand a code of ethics differently because they have contrasting opinions on morality. The dog fancy needs the AKC Code of Sportsmanship (approved by the board in 2006) to communicate the sport’s guidelines for behavior.
November 15th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
Here we go again. I know the end of the year is closing in because AKC is performing the annual changing of the Judging Approval Process. Just like the annual waterfowl migration south, or the daily changing of the guard at Buckingham?Palacie, it appears that AKC feels the need to change the approval process for judges on what seems to be a yearly basis.
November 14th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial | Read More »
It’s difficult to believe that the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship (AENC) is midway through its second decade. Its ongoing success long ago eclipsed early uncertainties about the potential for an AKC-sponsored show, especially an invitational event. AENC continues moving forward, getting bigger and better each year. Conceived in partnership with it sponsor Eukanuba dog food, this unique showcase of canine talent immediately made headlines for its whopping cash prizes, most notably a BIS bounty of $50,000 to spice up a year’s supply of Eukanuba dog food.
November 11th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The Canine Chronicle Hall of Fame Non-Sporting Group
October 25th, 2014 | Posted in The Canine Chronicle Hall of Fame | Read More »
The FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale), the World Canine Organization, includes 87 member countries and contract partners (one member per country). Each issues its own pedigrees and trains its own judges. The FCI ensures that the pedigrees and judges are mutually recognized by all FCI members. Recognition of a breed by the FCI means that in almost every European country, that breed can be awarded FCI championship prizes.
October 21st, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial | Read More »
