Around here, the Edison shows have come to symbolize the kickoff of that non-stop show calendar that doesn’t ease up until winter. At least for local exhibitors it represents our first big opportunity to rack up points. Bronx and New Brunswick understand that, which has directed the ongoing structure of this weekend from the start.
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, lauds the draft language released by the U.S. House Agriculture Committee for the 2024 Farm Bill – the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. This must-pass bill reauthorizes U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs [...]
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Answer: Kaz Hosaka and CH Surrey Spice Girl, winning Best In Show at the 126th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 2002 with Peter R. Van Brunt, Westminster Kennel Club President, Judge Mr. Everett Dean, Jr. & Mr. Thomas H. Bradley III Don’t forget! Do you have a fun [...]
In 1960, my parents (Jim and Lee Canalizo) were a young married couple with three small kids. After the loss of an infant brother, Lee wanted a dog in the home. She was attracted to the Afghan Hound after seeing Ch. Shirkhan of Grandeur go Best In Show at the 1957 Westminster Dog Show. Maybe because his breeder (the ubiquitous Sunny Shay) was “now” a local legend…it wasn’t hard to find her kennel that was within 10 miles of our home.
Herding forced a self-described “city bred” man who could barely tell a cow from a sheep to become someone who can speak with some authority about a half dozen bovine breeds along with almost a dozen sheep breeds and even a few different breeds of ducks and goats.
Stand ringside at a conformation show and you’ll often hear criticism of the judging. That’s to be expected. Everyone involved–exhibitors, owners, handlers, and judge–is human. All have their own opinions of what the breed in question should be, and all may disagree a little or a lot with what the judge is doing.
Earlier this week, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new rule for the importation of dogs into the United States. The rule, which becomes effective on August 1, 2024, will require all dogs to be at minimum six months of age prior to import into the U.S. The American Kennel Club (AKC) [...]
The Giant Schnauzer of Ocean City, NJ, handled by Katie Bernardin and owned by Sandra Nordstrom, Katherine Bernardin and Cherlann Ambrose, won the Working Group under judge Rick Gschwender of Nampa, ID at the 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis [...]
The Colored Bull Terrier of Ontario, Canada, handled by Sarah Byzewski and owned by Sarah Byzewski and Joe Byzewski, won the Terrier Group under judge Patricia Anne Keenan of Chehalis, WA at the 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan, held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. [...]
It was a hard month of March. The dog community suffered excruciating losses of family, loves, friends, mentors, and beloved dogs–so many of all these far too soon
