If you have not had the opportunity to read our Publisher’s comments this month, (https://caninechronicle.com/current-articles/from-the-publisher-46/) I encourage you to do so. The topic is judging, and the reasons why people judge. Currently, there are over 3,000 licensed AKC judges. Based on the panels at shows over the last couple years, that number is hard […]
The Canine Chronicle is saddened to report the passing of the great Old English Sheepdog, GCh. Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect – known by all as Swagger. Shown by his breeder and owner, Colton Johnson, Swagger won Reserve Best In Show from the Open Dog class at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club dog show under Judge […]
I just returned from the Doberman National Specialty, and what a great experience it was! The venue was the University Plaza Convention Center in Springfield, Missouri and it is a great location for a National Specialty. With a total entry of 351 dogs the day of the National, the convention center comfortably accommodated a […]
As breeders, many of our proudest moments include wins from the Bred-By Exhibitor Class, wins at the “big” shows like Westminster and the AKC National Championship, nods at the National Specialty, etc. For some breeders there are other moments of great joy and satisfaction. Michelle Piercy-Jones of Kingdom Shepherds recently realized this dream first-hand when […]
I attended the Chinese Shar-Pei National for a few days this past week. It was close enough to my house that I could go back and forth (80 miles or 1.5 hours is about my limit and that was exactly the distance one way). While traveling home Thursday evening–after a very enjoyable dinner with […]
The live stream of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum commemoration ceremony – marking the 22nd anniversary of the attacks – begins at 8:40 a.m. (EDT) on Monday, September 11.
It is hard to believe that Labor Day has come and gone! This is a sad time for me as I truly love summer and Labor Day is the “official” close of my favorite season. As we tumble into fall, it also means that our show year is only a few months from ending. […]
Congratulations to Margery Good and co-owners France Bergeron, Emily Bennett, Lucy Spiegel and Sandra Middlebrooks! Their Sealyham Terrier, Stache, won the first Chicago Challenge Cup sponsored by The Canine Chronicle in Chicago this past weekend! Marge was presented with a check for $20,000 and was able to choose from three wonderful charities to donate an additional $5,000. The charities were the AKC Canine Health Foundation, Take the Lead, or the American Heart Association. Team Stache chose the AKC Canine Health Foundation.
If your travels bring you to Chicago, be sure to stop by the Chronicle booth at McCormick Place and see me! We will have our latest issue of The Canine Chronicle, and I will be visiting with fanciers for Table Talk Live!
Mrs. Kramer brings a lifetime of experience as a preservation breeder, professional dog handler, American Kennel Club Executive Field Representative, and judge to the most prestigious assignment in the sport. As a child, Mrs. Kramer started in the sport showing her Wire Fox Terriers. She later worked for a top Scottish Terrier breeder after school and on weekends, to learn animal husbandry, and gain more experience showing dogs. Later she apprenticed under a prominent professional dog handler and eventually became a highly successful top handler herself while continuing to be a preservation breeder. Mrs. Kramer has bred National Specialty and All-Breed Best In Show winners, and numerous top-ranked dogs. She handled top-winning Terriers and Toy dogs setting
