NEW YORK, NY – The American Kennel Club ® (AKC ® ) , the sole member of Smart Pet Technologies , LLC (SPT) , announced today that the L ink AKC ® smart collar was acquired by Wagz Inc. The L ink AKC ® smart collar is a GPS – enabled dog collar that uses […]
The Premium List for the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is now available online here. The 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be held on Monday and Tuesday, February 11th and 12th, 2019. Breed judging, the special attraction 4th annual Masters Obedience Judging and Benching, and Junior Showmanship preliminaries will be at Piers […]
The Middleburg Kennel Club dog show to be held on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in Millwood, Virginia has been cancelled due to weather and conditions of the show grounds. At the time of writing, the other shows in conjunction on Thursday – Sunday of the Hunt Valley Cluster have not been effected or cancelled. Please […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting pet owners and veterinarians to be aware of the potential for neurologic adverse events in dogs and cats when treated with drugs that are in the isoxazoline class. Since these products have obtained their respective FDA approvals, data received by the agency as part of its routine […]
We received the sad news that Cappy Pottle of Cotati, California recently passed away peacefully at her home with her wife, Gloria Birch, by her side. She was known to most as a world class icon of the German Shepherd fancy, breeding under the Covy Tucker Hills prefix. She moved to Northern California in 1956 […]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) has extended their matched funding opportunity for the 2018 Hemangiosarcoma Research Initiative. To date, the American Kennel Club (AKC) has matched $250,000 in donations made to CHF’s Hemangiosarcoma Research Initiative. In early August, the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF) generously pledged to match donations up to an additional $50,000. Now the Flat-Coated […]
Expert rescue team armed with giant 50-foot emergency vehicle, boats, and rescue equipment to save and shelter animals in hard-hit North Carolina American Humane assisting animals in two operations simultaneously American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, which has been saving animals in disasters for more than 100 years and deployed its famed rescue […]
We received the sad news that Mrs. Elaine Mathis of Temple Terrace, Florida has recently passed away. Mrs. Mathis was a respected AKC Judge of all Sporting, Hound, Terrier, Toy and Non-Sporting Groups, as well as Best in Show. Prior to becoming a popular Judge, Elaine and her husband, LaMar successfully bred American Cocker Spaniels […]
AKC Legislative Alert Summary: The U.S. imports 80-90% of its bomb- sniffing dogs from overseas breeders. Increasing demand and a shortage of dogs places U.S. national security in unnecessary jeopardy. HR 4577 creates a path forward to improve standards and capacity for explosives detection dogs and encourages domestic breeding programs. Please contact your Senators now […]
The Canine Chronicle regrets to relay the news that Mrs. Patsy Wood, master breeder of Penllyn Sealyham Terriers and Dandie Dinmont Terriers passed away yesterday, September 17th, 2018. Mrs. Wood enjoyed world-wide success with Pennllyn Sealyham Terriers, breeding nearly 50 Sealyham Terrier and 5 Dandie Dimont Terrier Champions. Notably, she bred Ch. Penllyn Proper Bloke […]
