With an extreme abundance of caution, and with the care and concern of pets top of mind, Redbarn Pet Products, LLC of Long Beach, CA is voluntarily recalling a single product, Redbarn’s 7-inch Bully Stick three pack, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk […]
Dr. Marvin Lessig is one of the innovators behind the development of a new approach that uses saliva as a test for the COVID-19 virus. Dr. Lessig is the husband of our good friend and popular AKC Judge Mrs. Elaine Lessig. This new collection approach is a safer approach for health care professionals. The new […]
We received the sad news that Mr. Raymond Bay of Littleton, CO passed away today, April 15th at 88 years old. Mr. Bay was a respected and popular past AKC judge of All Terrier and Toy Breeds as well as Best in Show. He was a breeder-exhibitor of Sealyham Terriers. The Canine Chronicle extends our […]
The Board of Directors of Take The Lead announces the inception of a NEW fund, created to assist members of our fancy who have suffered the loss of their existing health insurance. This unexpected turn of events would be directly due to the unprecedented COVID-19 national pandemic. This loss of coverage may be due to job […]
We received the sad news that Ronald Rella of Livingston, New Jersey passed away last week. Mr. Rella was a longtime respected AKC Judge of the Terrier, Toy, and Non-Sporting Group. Mr. Rella was a dedicated fancier of the sport of purebred dogs for over 50 years. He was a successful breeder of Miniature Poodles […]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), the leading non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their people, welcomes Calvin B. Carpenter, DVM, MBA, DACLAM as its new Executive Director. After a nation-wide search, the AKC Canine Health Foundation Board of Directors has selected Dr. Carpenter to lead the Foundation based on […]
Certain dogs may be more susceptible than others to developing environmentally associated cancers. Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are studying how exposure to common environmental chemicals, like those found in tobacco smoke and yard products, and individual genetic differences in response to them, put dogs at risk for common cancers. Information gained will help […]
The latest installment of Canine Health Bites – a webinar series sponsored by the AKC Canine Health Foundation and presented by VetVine will be on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 8:00 PM. The topic is Time to Get Tough and “Ruff”: Protecting Dogs from Infectious Diseases. The guest speaker is Jason Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, […]
Late last week, the United States’ Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published new technical, medical, and behavioral standards recommendations for explosive detection canines. These standards are a response to legislation (HR 4577 – the Domestic Explosives Canine Capacity Building Act) that the American Kennel Club (AKC) worked to advance in 2017 and 2018. That legislation directed the TSA to […]
Today, the American Kennel Club (AKC) submitted comments to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding its proposed regulation updates that would redefine “service animal” for the purpose of air travel. The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in air travel and requires […]
