We want to see our readers’ funniest or most embarrassing photos from a dog show to be shared on The Canine Chronicle in good fun! Thank you Candy Way for sharing this blooper photo taken at the Salty Dog Cluster with us and giving us all a good laugh! Ahoy Mate! We all know how [...]
On August 1, 2024, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement new restrictions and requirements for the entry of dogs into the U.S. The American Kennel Club (AKC) recognizes the serious health threats posed by the recent, continuing import of unhealthy dogs using fraudulent veterinary/import paperwork, and supports CDC’s intention of protecting the [...]
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry, and leading advocate for dogs, continues its commitment to students pursuing veterinary studies with the announcement of the 2024-2025 AKC Veterinary Outreach Scholarship recipients. These scholarships aim to support those with backgrounds in AKC events and programs seeking to promote animal [...]
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Bill and Mary Page for sharing this absolutely adorable photo of your grandson, Luciano, helping with a litter of a dozen Golden Retrievers. Bill and Mary call Luciano “The Puppy Whisperer!” Do your children train the puppies? Do they love [...]
What breed of dog am I? I am a breed in the Working group; their history possibly going back as far as 700 b.c. I was rediscovered in Italy in the 1940′s. I am a heavy-boned, massive, awe inspiring dog bred for use as a guard and defender of owner and property. I am characterized by loose skin, [...]
The Kuvasz is an ancient Hungarian flock guardian breed. One theory has it in Mesopotamia thousands of years ago and traveling north with herdsmen to central Europe and the area that became Hungary. Another has it coming from the steppes of the Ural Mountains in Siberia then traveling west with the Magyar tribes. In the fifteenth century in Hungary, the breed was kept and bred by royalty and used to hunt large game as well as for protection. Kuvaszok were exhibited at a dog show in Germany in 1863 and at the first dog show in Hungary in 1865.
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Answer: Michaelanne & Doug Johnson exhibiting their Bugaboo OES to judge Bob Ward in 1976. Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email Liz Powell at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos!
Some breeds have become such a dominating presence in this sport that we are apt to forget that this wasn’t always the case. For example, the Doberman ring is truly a shark tank. Countless great dogs never get a second glance in such a hypercompetitive environment. It’s not the place for novices–to say the least. From a historical standpoint, that is remarkable. This is not only a relatively new breed genetically; its AKC success is a pretty recent phenomenon.
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The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is thrilled to announce exciting programming coming to ESPN networks this summer. “The canine and human athletes who participated in these competitions represented the best of the best,” said Gina DiNardo, AKC Executive Secretary. “The sports [...]
