As an additional step in creating a safe and respectful sport environment for all, the AKC Board of Directors approved the following educational requirements policy and recommendations. Effective immediately: AKC Board of Directors, Inspectors, Field Staff across all sports, AKC Registered Handlers, and additional AKC Staff that regularly attend events, will be required to successfully [...]
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Brandie Perkins for sharing these adorable photos of your son, Taylen, and his Siberian Huskies. Brandie says, “Taylen is a master socializer and goes to manners and handling classes with our dogs. He’s also the resident tug-of-war champ and our ringside [...]
The American Kennel Club is pleased to announce the annual election of officers. In accordance with the Charter and Bylaws of The American Kennel Club, the following Executive Officers were re-elected at the April 2024 Board of Directors Meeting: • Dennis B. Sprung – President and Chief Executive Officer • Gina M. DiNardo – Executive [...]
“Dogs don’t run on their ears…” But according to a study that examined factors important to speed, maybe they do…sort of.
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday Canine Chronicle Cover edition? Answer: CH Smash JP Moon Walk. Walker was shown by Kat Hosanna for owners Ron Scott & Debbie Burke. Walker was bred by Yukiko Omura. Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email Liz Powell [...]
You can count on two things happening every year in March. The swallows come home to Capistrano and the Americans come back from Crufts. The Americans come home tired yet invigorated, graced with lighter wallets and heavier luggage. The smart ones also come home with new insights into their breed, most likely regarding the classic points of breed type.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider a problematic animal ordinance at their April 9, 2024, meeting. Every pet owner, breeder, rescue group, foster pet caretaker, and individual in DeKalb County who transfers, gives away, or sells a pet would be affected by this proposed new law. Additionally, the collection and retention [...]
According to the latest data from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), 45% of U.S. households include a dog or dogs, for a total of 88 million canine companions in the United States. While the vast majority of these dogs will coexist peacefully with us, dog bites remain a serious public health risk, with more than [...]
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for all dogs, is honored to recognize K9 Vishu of Kankakee Sheriff’s Department in Kankakee, IL., and K9 Biza of Auburn Massachusetts Police Department in Auburn, MA., with the American Kennel Club’s DOGNY Paw of Courage Award. The AKC DOGNY Paw [...]
Advertising is an important part of the modern dog show environment, and it has been for the past half-century. The advent of desktop publishing and various advances over the past 30 years have allowed us to create ads for dogs that couldn’t even be imagined in the 1980s.
