Dogs have been in my life from the time Great Aunt Rose came to visit one spring Sunday, not long after my ninth birthday. Accompanied by my maternal grandparents, Cleo, as I named her, was handed to me in a brown cardboard box with nothing else in it.
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Sidney Wilcox for sharing these fabulous photos of Tripp and his Beauceron, Rooster, growing up together! Do your children train the puppies? Do they love to groom the dogs and get them show ready? Do they help whelp litters? Do [...]
By Amy Fernandez Group clubs were pretty rare back in the day when the Progressive Dog Club appeared on the scene. Not anymore. Over the past couple of decades AKC has rubber-stamped clubs all over the country that confine their competition to a single group. Terrier, Hound, Herding, Sporting, Non-Sporting, Working, and plenty more Toy [...]
BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite Scottish Deerhound? Tell us about your favorite SCOTTISH DEERHOUND of all time. Your answer MUST be a DECEASED dog from the past. Please include registered name, call name, and the reasons why you believe this particular dog was the very best example of its breed. Bonus points [...]
As we already seem to be hurtling through yet another year, I thought it would be a very good moment to pump the brake a little, slow down and take a look back…way back…to some of the early pioneers of our most popular breeds of today.
The AKC Museum of the Dog cordially invites you to celebrate the beginning of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show weekend with a fundraiser cocktail party, honoring long-time supporter, distinguished judge, and Museum Board Member, Gayle Bontecou, Friday, February 7th from 4:30pm – 7:00pm. Enjoy music, cocktails, and delicious hors d’oeuvres. Tickets start at $150 and proceeds go towards the [...]
Many spend a lifetime climbing the ladder of success only to learn their ladder was leaning against the wrong wall.
Being an “interactive” person in the “dog sport” for over a half-century, I figured out a few things.
By Amy Fernandez Photos by: Deana Niosi At the risk of sounding boring, once again I have to say that Meet The Breeds is the best idea that AKC has lifted in a long time. Crufts Discover Dogs had this concept nailed down years before AKC stepped up to the game. Even so, better late [...]
The Westminster Kennel Club is a mix of tradition and innovation in the dog world. And both are plain in the way it has historically treated women. One example of tradition is its exclusion of women members until very recently. One example of innovation was its choice in 1888 of Miss Anna Whitney to judge, the first time a woman officiated at any dog show in the United States.
