Westminster Kennel Club – Hound Best of Breed List Monday, February 13, 2017 New York, New York ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** Afghan Hound American English Coonhound American Foxhound Basenji Basset Hound Beagle (13 in. and under) Beagle (over 13 in.) Black and Tan Coonhound Bloodhound Bluetick [...]
After the show concluded on December 18, the canine chronicle asked the group and best in show judges to comment on their groups and placements. we also asked a simple question with many answers: dog show judging is rarely as glamorous as it seemed to be in orlando. why do they continue to devote their time and passion to judging?
One of the hallmarks of a preservation breeder is the excellent level of care provided to their dogs. Our dogs have tremendous value to us. Each individual has a contribution to make.
Our sport is not one which has been blessed with a great many young competitors, at least after these young peo- ple age out of Junior Showmanship.
Click here to read the complete article 346 – The Annual, 2016-2017 By Chris Robinson Back when I was a university student, sometime around the end of the second ice age, every major in the college of liberal arts began with a required introductory course– Journalism 1, Introduction to the Theater, Freshman English, French 1, [...]
For many decades, the prevailing advice to bitch owners about selecting a stud dog involved picking a mate that had the phenotypic attributes called for in the breed standard.
Second-generation fancier Gail Miller Bisher has been on her own Road to Westminster ever since she was a junior handler showing Bearded Collies with her parents.
They are frozen in time and sometimes deceptively real. Perpetuated in stone or bronze, looking over water, streets, parks or squares, dog statues can be found all over the world.
Until 1984, the Fox Terrier was one breed with two varieties in AKC – Smooth and Wire. At that time, AKC recognized the Smooth Fox Terrier and Wire Fox Terrier as separate breeds.
How many times have you been involved in a conversation and your thoughts turn to the response you are going to give rather than listening to the words the person is saying? Often? Don’t despair, this happens more than most people realize.
