What Do Herding Titles Mean?
Of all the performance titles, it seems like herding titles are the most baffling–the proverbial alphabet soups of titles! While all are impressive, which ones should we be most in awe of?
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#ThrowbackThursday – Guess Who? – Check Your Answer!
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Answer: Curtiss Smith circa 1980 with judge Sharon Krogh 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!
AKC National Championship Dog Show Presented By Royal Canin To Air On ABC December 31st
The AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin® will air as a three-hour special on the ABC television network on December 31st, 2023, at 2 p.m. ET. The show features thousands of dogs from around the country and the world competing for the coveted title of America’s National Champion. Hosting the broadcast are AKC Executive Secretary [...]
Luke & Diane Ehricht Named 2023 AKC Breeder Of The Year
Luke and Diane Ehricht were presented with the 2023 AKC Breeder of the Year award for Hallmark Jolei Shih Tzu at the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin on Saturday, December 16, 2023. The annual award honors those breeders who have made an impact on their breed and dedicate their lives to improving the health, temperament and quality of purebred [...]
The Border Collie: The Epitome Of Versatility
Click here to read the complete article 406 – November/December, 2023 By Amy Fernandez The border collie is truly a purebred anomaly, one of those rare crossover breeds that somehow gained traction as a stalwart worker, an unrivaled athlete, a fun companion and a show dog. That unexplainably broad appeal makes as much sense as [...]
Junior Handlers Take The Top Spots At 2023 AKC National Owner-Handled Series Finals
The AKC® National Owner-Handled Series (NOHS) Finals Best in Show honors went to GCHB CH Kinloch So There!, an Irish Setter known affectionately as “Stryker” owned and handled by 14-year-old Adam Kucera and bred by Patty Fanelli and Mike Fanelli. Adam and Stryker beat out 874 other dogs to take highest honor. Additionally, 15-year-old Savanna Michalak [...]
Octavia Stensen Wins Best Junior Handler At The AKC National Championship Junior Showmanship Competition
The American Kennel Club (AKC®) is pleased to announce that Octavia Stensen with her Norwegian Buhund GCHB CH Cultiva Cruisin For A Bruisin was awarded the coveted title of Best Junior Handler along with a $5,000 scholarship. The Junior Showmanship competition, for handlers between 9 to 18 years of age, was held for the 23rdyear [...]
Rottweiler “Granger” Wins AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy And Junior Stakes
CH Von Hawes Forever Forward, a Rottweiler known as “Granger” triumphed over 1,717 dogs ages six months to 18 months to become the AKC® Royal Canin National All-Breed Junior of the Year, held today in Orlando, Fla in conjunction with the AKC® National Championship Presented by Royal Canin. “Granger,” owned and bred by Peter Hawes & Kathleen [...]
The American Kennel Club Congratulates Eight Clubs In Receiving The AKC Eddy Award For Breeder Education
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is excited to announce the recipients of the 2023 AKC Eddy Award. The AKC Eddy Award is designed to encourage and reward Parent Clubs that demonstrate a breeder education effort (website, workshop, mentoring, or the like) that [...]
Australia’s Famous Cattle Dog
Recently, a long-held dream of ours came true; we moved from our home in a ‘chocolate-box’ sleepy English village to the other side of the world to start a completely new life in… Tasmania.
