Driven by a passion to improve the health of the dogs they love, the Bearded Collie Club of America Charitable Trust recently made a generous donation to Morris Animal Foundation to support research against hemangiosarcoma, a deadly cancer that, on average, kills a dog every two minutes. “This cancer was not talked about for a long time,” [...]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), in collaboration with the American Kennel Club (AKC), announces the launch of the AKC/AKC CHF Canine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Program. This program is designed to increase the number of specialists trained to meet the unique needs of athletic and working dogs, as well as all dogs in [...]
Yes, the current president’s dog is a biter. Every day the news brings a brand new political scandal of some type. Remember when politicians were boring? Yeah, that idea seems pretty nice nowadays. Anyway, this news was not boring. Apparently, a FOI request yielded a string of biting incidents involving the presidential German Shepherd, Commander. You might recall that Biden’s other German Shepherd, Major, was also known for a less than personable approach to White House life.
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Dannie Lee for sharing this photo of Cora Thomas and her German Shorthaired Pointer, “Breeze.” Cora, age 10, and Breeze participate in Junior Showmanship together as well as in the field. Together they’ve accomplished the following titles: JH, BCAT, FDC, [...]
Like all lifelong students, I have had many mentors. I first learned about straight fronts when I was eleven and a crusty old breeder of German Shorthaired Pointers told me that while yes, my dog was beautiful to the eye, he was terribly, straight fronted. Unfortunately, my early mentor must have thought I understood her meaning but I did not. Why, I thought, was his beautifully boned front legs – stick straight from elbow to paw – considered a flaw? It wasn’t until much later I learned that while words are helpful, they are not enough.
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday Canine Chronicle Cover edition? Answer: Schipperke, GCH Dantes Fire When Ready handled by Erin Roberts and owned by Sandra Middlebrooks, J. & A. Gossman, Michael Jameson MD & Patrick Allison. Bred by Amy Gossman & Gene Johnson Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like [...]
Every breeder wants their puppies to have ears like the ones described in their breed’s standard. They want this because they know that a dog’s ears influence their overall appearance–not just in size, but in position and shape–and more often than not, they produce the characteristic look that represents the recognizable traits of their breed.
By Caroline Coile Hill’s Pet Nutrition is being sued for more than $2 billion in a class action suit brought by the boutique dog food manufacturer, Ketonatural. The suit claims that Hill’s fabricated the alleged connection between boutique, exotic and grain-free (BEG) dog foods with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) beginning in 2018, in order to destroy [...]
Sportsmen commit themselves to values of fair play, honesty, courtesy, and vigorous competition, as well as winning and losing with grace – AKC’s Code of Sportsmanship.
Sometimes I get a distinct feeling many don’t “actually” read all the rules regarding exhibiting dogs at AKC shows. That includes both exhibitors and judges.
