Twenty minutes of focused training (on stacking, baiting, or gaiting, etc.) will be a far better use of time and will make training more sustainable. It will also serve to dramatically increase your handling proficiency. Additionally, it will be much easier to keep your ring partner interested and focused with shorter sessions.
Possibly, receiving the cue from ongoing economic down- trends, some longtime breeders and relative newcomers find themselves employing a unique accord to produce their next generation of champions.
Fourteenth-century engravers, 18th-century painters and yesterday’s photographers all show us dogs as seen through their eyes. Their work is an enlightening way to follow the development of breeds and how they were seen…
The skillful handling of dogs can’t be learned from books. Knowledge is gained from mentors and observation; skill develops with practice and experience. To have a career as a professional handler requires much more than handling skill and rapport with the dogs—it requires the ability to build trust with clients, as well as the business acumen to turn what is a hobby for many into a livelihood.
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor in dogs. The prognosis for long-term survival is poor, with less than 18 months survival even with tumor removal and chemotherapy. Now a new vaccine used in conjunc- tion with these therapies appears to significantly increase survival time.
Christmas day of 2016 started as an ordinary day in sunny Florida. Hot coffee, gifts opened and some relaxing down time on Facebook.
A big congratulations to Flynn and Bill McFadden! Table Talk shared a special moment on the streets of NYC with Bill before his win. Be sure to turn up the volume and listen to Bill’s moving story.
Westminster Kennel Club – Sporting Best of Breed List Tuesday, February 13, 2018 New York, New York ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** Brittany Lagotto Romagnolo Pointer German Shorthaired Pointer German Wirehaired Pointer Chesapeake Bay Retriever Curly-Coated Retriever Flat-Coated Retriever Golden Retriever Labrador Retriever Nova Scotia Duck [...]
Westminster Kennel Club – Working Best of Breed List Tuesday, February 13, 2018 New York, New York ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** Akita Alaskan Malamute Anatolian Shepherd Dog Bernese Mountain Dog Black Russian Terrier Boerboel Boxer Bullmastiff Cane Corso Chinook Doberman Pinscher Dogue de Bordeaux German Pinscher [...]
Westminster Kennel Club – Terrier Best of Breed List Tuesday, February 13, 2018 New York, New York ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** Airedale Terrier American Hairless Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier Australian Terrier Bedlington Terrier Border Terrier Colored Bull Terrier White Bull Terrier Cairn Terrier Cesky Terrier Dandie [...]
