It is with great sadness we share the news that Mr. Mark Cocozza of the United Kingdom passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024. Mark was an international judge and active participant in the sport of purebred dogs for 40+ years. He successfully bred and owned English Champions across six Hound and Utility breeds including many [...]
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is excited to announce that the Lancashire Heeler has received full recognition and is the AKC’s 201st breed. The Lancashire Heeler is eligible to compete in the Herding Group. “We are excited to welcome the Lancashire Heeler to the AKC [...]
It is with great sadness we share the loss of fancier and judge David Jay Hyman at the age of 93. From a very young age, Jay aspired to become a veterinarian. After being accepted to the University of Pennsylvania he was unable to pass his French classes (he was later diagnosed with dyslexia), which [...]
The American Kennel Club (AKC®) is pleased to announce that Frank Murphy has been hired as an AKC Executive Field Representative. He will start January 2nd, 2024. Murphy has over forty years of experience in handling various breeds. He has handled top winning dogs in almost every group, such as the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, [...]
5,762 entries in the AKC National Championship The largest entries include: 147 Golden Retrievers
Mid America Pet Food is expanding its October 30, 2023, voluntary recall to include additional pet food products, with Best By Dates before 10/31/24, made at its Mount Pleasant facility, due to the products’ potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products, and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially [...]
Written By: Lisa Dubé Forman The purebred dog show world has lost one of its giants, Mr. Wendell Sammet, Ale Kai Poodles. An icon in the dog show world, Wendell crossed over last evening, leaving many long-time friends mourning his passing. A tribute to his life is coming shortly, expounding on his impact on the [...]
EVENT CANCELLATIONS SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21-22, 2023!!!! Gloucester County Kennel Club – Galloway, New Jersey “At the Directive of the Township in Galloway, NJ (due to weather, from this past weekend and the expected heavy rains beginning Friday – Saturday, they have deemed the grounds unsuitable for a safe event) and after exhausting all [...]
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Stan Flowers passed away at the age of 87. Stan will always be remembered as the consummate professional and a great mentor, friend, breeder, and sportsman. Stan was one of the most successful dog handlers in the history of the sport with a career [...]
SHOW CANCELLATION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023!!!! Suffolk County KC held on Long Island, NY “Given the current weather climate and the Governor now extending the State of Emergency throughout Long Island for tomorrow we unfortunately have had to make the decision to cancel our Shows tomorrow September 30, 2023. It was not a decision lightly [...]
