Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Answer: Pete Dawkins Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email Liz Powell at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos!
I bet your first thought, when you read the title for my thesis this month, was that it must be a typo. If not, your next conclusion had to be, “This girl cannot type.” Another likely response begged the question, why is the letter “R” lower case and the letter “E” upper case? Well, it captured, as predicted, your attention. After two-plus incredibly stressful years of building a house, while trying to keep the rest of my life obligations in focus, I doused myself with ‘reliability’. Whatever needed to be done got done. The words, “You can count on me to (fill in the blank),” poured from my mouth more times than I can begin to remember. Yet, here I am, Mrs. Reliability at the ready and wondering why.
“A beautiful dog can show better or worse on any given day; But an ugly one will be ugly forever!”
Tradition underpins our sport. We are so fortunate to love a sport that allows us time with mentors and friends, and our beloved pets. Showing dogs is a lifetime sport: We have kindergarten students in the ring with grandparents; and families who have blessed us with multiple generations of humans as well as their dogs.
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization that serves as the world’s largest registry of purebred dogs and a leading advocate for canine welfare and responsible ownership, is excited to announce the new season of its popular dog-centric lifestyle show, AKC Good Dog TV premiering the weekend of September 13th. The fourth season of AKC [...]
Every sport has its rules. Lots of rules. And our sport is no different. The majority of AKC rules are necessary and quite sensible. Although sometimes it seems that those who write rules for any sport are getting paid by the number of unnecessary words they can squeeze in between the good stuff. But in spite of the time it takes to create rules, no one actually reads them … unless they absolutely have to. Maybe they’ve done something stupid and are looking to confirm their assumptions. Maybe they’re trying to find a rule to get even with someone who they feel has done them wrong. Maybe they enjoy testing their limits by bending a few rules.
Pictured above as a baby, this Cardigan Welsh Corgi is a Multiple All-Breed Best In Show winner and Multiple Best In Specialty Show winner. He was Best Of Breed at the 2024 Westminster Kennel Club and the 2022 AKC National Championship! Can you name this current show dog? Please share your guesses in the comments on the Canine [...]
Are you ready for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Do you recognize this judge? 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 Liz Powell at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos!
This sport is losing the battle for public support–no secret there. Rather than endlessly debating the reasons why, let’s focus on solutions. One item rarely enters the conversation: the critical role of local all-breed clubs. Membership recruitment efforts invariably focus on parent clubs. Some are quite successful in that regard, but overall, it is clearly not doing the job.
A new study from the University of Missouri is helping veterinarians and pet owners better understand how to treat thyroid cancer in dogs by studying how to improve treatment with a type of therapy called radioactive iodine. It lays the important groundwork for delivering more tailored and effective treatment options. “The integration of radiopharmaceuticals and [...]
