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Stories written by AnthonyA

It is the dog’s nose, its power to discriminate scent and the dog’s ability to follow a track that many believe lead to the single most culturally significant occurrence in all of human history. And, that event was the domestication of the dog. Exactly where domestication first began is widely debated, but genetic evidence suggests that it occurred between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago. So, it was a process that took place over thousands of years, but as it was happening, the fates of both species became intertwined.
January 7th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

Will Alexander Drops Some Knowledge About What’s Happening in the Sport of Dogs. It’s Deep… It’s Humorous… It’s Provocative… It’s Will Unfiltered! Will Alexander has an in-depth conversation with George Alston. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
January 6th, 2025 | Posted in Featured,Videos | Read More »

The Glam Cam Goes To The Hunt Country Cluster
January 6th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

Australian Cattle Dogs were developed in the 1800s in Australia to work large herds of cattle over large unfenced areas.
January 5th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

Understanding what the essence of any breed goes far beyond familiarizing yourself with the standard–no matter how thoroughly–or knowing all about canine anatomy.
January 4th, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

Maybe you’ve seen the quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s book, The Little Prince: “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
January 3rd, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

The young people competing in the sport of Junior Showmanship are vitally important to the future of our sport. And, because of that, there are many of us who judge Junior Showmanship that feel it is the most important assignment a judge can have at any show, large or small.
January 2nd, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

Closet Confidential with Elaine Lessig “Elaine talks about Westminster Tips” Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
January 1st, 2025 | Posted in Featured,Videos | Read More »

Does your dog trance? Have you seen him creep in slow motion in an almost trance-like way, often as low-hanging leaves or clothes brush along his back? That’s called trancing, or ghost walking, and nobody knows why some dogs do it, but they do. Go to YouTube and search for dog trancing and you’ll see lots of examples.
January 1st, 2025 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »

Twelve years ago, the UK was shivering through one of its coldest winters on record. Even on the mild south coast (where we then lived), crisp snow lay on the ground. Usually (although England practically collapses when even a mere inch of snow falls) I would simply have enjoyed the snowy, picturesque scenes but things were very different that year.
December 31st, 2024 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »