“The heartwarming stories of these five ACE Award honorees demonstrate the many ways that our canine companions uplift humankind each and every day,” said Doug Ljungren, President of the AKC Humane Fund. “We are grateful to everyone who shared their story by nominating a dog for an ACE award this year. We are pleased to be able to pay tribute to these five canines with the 2021 ACE awards.”
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for all dogs, is excited to announce the winners of the first-ever AKC/USPCA K9 Detection Dog Challenge.
I am sorry to report the passing of Bill Ellis’ father. Bill has been involved with the fancy for many years as an exhibitor, and currently works for the American Kennel Club. If you watch any AKC TV show coverage, you will enjoy Bill’s commentary, most often in conjunction with Gina DiNardo.
The fancy is mourning the loss of AKC Judge Judi Daniels. Judi was an AKC Board Member from 1991-1994 and served as Executive Vice President from 1994-1996. Our thoughts are with Judi’s family at this difficult time.
Hiring fewer judges can have a negative impact on the schedule and cause the show to run later than it would with a couple more judges. Furthermore, there have been some judges who feel that they are being asked to do too much. They say that with their regular judging, and then being asked to judge non-regular groups as well–in some cases after judging 175 dogs and a regular group–they are exhausted. Once again, I think it is the responsibility of the hiring clubs to ask judges up front about the non-regular judging and if nothing is said, the judge should communicate what they are willing to do as well as what they consider to be too much.
he Westminster Kennel Club announces changes to its judging panel for the 146th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan at Pier 36, New York City on January 24-26, 2022.
Woofstock 2021 is a wrap! I have returned from Vallejo, California where the annual celebration of Peace, Love and Dogs took place over four days. As many of you know, Woofstock is normally held in June, and I think the cooler temperatures challenged some of the “hippie wear” we normally see! Fanciers, however, would not [...]
Clint Livingston was hospitalized in Ocala, Florida after not being able to catch his breath while running around the ring. Clint is in ICU in Ocala with saddle pulmonary emboli and a blood clot in his leg. I heard they removed the clot in his leg on Monday. Get well soon, Clint!
