New York, NY — The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to recognize breeding programs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding groups as 2019 AKC Breeder of the Year group honorees. “The breeders honored with this award have made important contributions to the sport and future of purebred dogs,” said Dennis [...]
We have another fun #ThrowbackThursday photo to share with our readers on this Thursday. Can you help us identify some of those featured in this short clip from a 1990 Junior Handling Clinic at the International Kennel Club of Chicago? Check out the click on The Canine Chronicle Facebook page here. Guess Who? Don’t forget! [...]
Even though we’ve been hanging out with them for thousands of years, there’s plenty we don’t know about how or why dogs took up residence in our world. These days, much of that discussion is steamrolled by AR rhetoric about animal enslavement. In spite of that distraction, research continues to unearth astounding clues about this long, intimate partnership.
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their owners by funding significant scientific research and sharing information to prevent, treat and cure canine disease, announces the receipt of a $5.9 million bequest from a private, anonymous donor. The donation is specifically designated to scientific [...]
Recently I had the pleasure of receiving two different phone calls from a couple of different dear friends/mentees to tell me of their Best In Show! In one case the dog was breeder/owner/handled and in the other the dog was owner/handled. I cannot describe to you the joy and excitement on the other end of [...]
“That judge doesn’t know the breed standard!” It’s a common declaration heard around the rings, a slightly angry statement, an editorial comment. When I hear it, I can’t help but think about what “knowing” a breed standard really means.
The Royal Canin Ring and Eukanuba Field, exclusively at The Roberts Centre, provide a best-in-class venue in the Midwest to honor incredible breeds and extraordinary performances. ROYAL CANIN RING offers the prestige of an opulent yet functional venue for conformation events for cats and dogs. The indoor venue has more than 80,000 square feet of [...]
- Organization is An Advocate for Breed Preservation & Dogs Everywhere – New York, NY – On September 17, 1884, a group of 12 dedicated sportsmen from local dog clubs convened to form the American Kennel Club® (AKC®). 135 years later, the AKC has grown into the world’s largest not-for-profit dog registry and is the second [...]
We received the sad news that Chris Walkowicz of East Moline, Illinois has recently passed away. Mrs. Walkowicz was a past respected and popular AKC Judge of all Sporting, Working and Herding breeds. Before embarking on her judging career, Mrs. Walkowicz bred German Shepherd Dogs and Bearded Collies under the Walkoway prefix. Together with her [...]
The following announcement appeared in the catalog of the 1926 Crufts Dog Show: ‘Blenheim Spaniels of the Old Type, as shown in pictures of Charles II’s time, long face, no stop, flat skull not inclined to be domed, with a spot in the center of the skull. The first prizes in classes 947 and 948 are given by Roswell Eldridge Esq. of New York and will be continued for five years. Prizes go to the nearest to type required.’
