WHAT: See tons of amazing dogs compete for the highest honor at the Kentuckiana Cluster Dog Show. Groups and Best in Show will be streamed live from Louisville, KY only on AKC.tv. WHEN: Saturday, March 18th, 2023, Louisville, KY, Coverage will begin at 4PM ET / 5PM CT WHERE: Watch the live coverage on the [...]
Many in our sport complain about how dog shows today don’t compare to days gone by. I am grateful. I feel that with evolution comes change and with change comes a new perspective. Not all change is positive nor welcome, but then we have amazing advances and growth driven by necessity. Nothing stays the same, so to lament the loss of the past only paralyzes us and stifles our ability to evolve. The time for complaints has passed and the time for solutions is upon us.
WHAT: See tons of amazing dogs compete for the highest honor at the 2023 National Agility Championship sponsored by YuMOVE®. All competitions will be streamed live from Tulsa, OK only on AKC.tv. WHEN: Friday March 17th - Sunday March 19th @ Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square Coverage below: 3/17/2023 National Agility Championship – All Rings 7am CT [...]
Using DNA from dog jaws excavated from the Jamestown site of the first permanent English settlement in Virginia, archaeologists from the University of Iowa found that contrary to their expectation of European dogs, the bones were from indigenous Native American dogs. Butcher marks indicated some of these dogs were eaten, likely during “the starving time,” [...]
Imagine, if you will, a beautiful winter morning. A bright blue sky, no wind, the show grounds a freshly mown dormant field fanning out in front of you, rings decorated with straw bales and colorful faux flowers. The rising sun hasn’t chased the heavy frost off the fields yet, and its rays are bright and not warm at all. The temperature is 31 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of the people are bundled up, huddled around the portable propane heaters stationed under the tenting.
Guess Who? Are you ready for this week’s great #ThrowbackThursday photo? Can you name this Great Dane handler? 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!
Brachycephalic breeds are known to be at risk for Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS). BOAS refers to a combination of traits such as an elongated soft palate, pinched nostrils (stenotic nares) or narrowed trachea, that can cause difficulty breathing in affected dogs. Signs of BOAS can include noisy breathing (which can include snoring and wheezing, [...]
A great many people choose not to dwell on their mortality and even put off writing a will as long as they can, but we can do our dogs a favor by planning ahead for what should happen to them when we are gone.
There’s a new top dog in town! The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, announced this morning that the ever-popular Labrador Retriever’s record-breaking reign has ended. The playful and adaptable French Bulldog is America’s most popular breed for the first time. While it may come [...]
Please share this information with every person in the state of Florida who owns— or hopes in the future to own— a responsibly-bred dog. Several extremely overreaching and punitive dog breeder bills have been filed in Florida. Senate Bill 1492 and House Bill 1581 define any unsterilized female dog over the age of 6 months as a “breeding female” [...]
