The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of all dogs, proudly announces the publication of its 1,000th scientific study. This significant milestone demonstrates CHF’s unwavering commitment to improving the lives of dogs. Since its inception in 1995, CHF, in partnership with its generous donors, has invested over [...]
By Caroline Coile Melanomas are the most common oral cancers in dogs. Unfortunately, they come with a poor prognosis. They are highly metastatic and conventional chemotherapy does not increase survival time. Human oral melanomas are very similar to canine ones. In people, these tumors have been responding to a combination of immune inhibitors and radiotherapy. [...]
Guess Who? Are you ready for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Who can you name in this photo? Can you name the dog? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! 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!
Few situations at an AKC event are more unfortunate and frightening than dog aggression. It’s actually impressive that so few incidents occur. When they do, even judges, but especially event committees and owners, can be unprepared about what the rules say must happen. How prepared are you?
AKC Reunite, the largest non-profit pet microchip identification and recovery service provider in the United States, is pleased to announce that it has awarded $17,500 to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department through its AKC ReuniteAdopt A K-9 Cop matching grant program. Funds were raised by contributions from AKC dog clubs and community members, with AKC Reunite matching donations [...]
It’s widely claimed in the press and in the negative comments pertaining to pedigree dogs that, “dog shows have completely ruined our dog breeds.”
What breed of dog am I? I am a breed in the Toy Group. I am a small elegant dog, lively, long-legged, with fine bone and lean muscles. Dogs of more than three years have such a fringe which should completely hide the outer edges and tips of the ears. Correct Answer: Russian Toy
During the many years in my “real job” as an investigative reporter, I met and interviewed a lot of off-putting characters–unpleasant, disconcerting and often downright despicable individuals. Included in the latter category were thieves, killers, con artists preying on desperate people, corrupt, smarmy politicians, organized crime figures, hangers-on, a guy who, along with his creepy boss, was a true “prince of darkness” as he was a contract killer of show and race horses whose owners wanted to collect insurance money plus a duo who headed up a dog-fighting ring, had a cock-fighting venture as a side business, and one of the pair was a suspected mob hit man.
Did you correctly guess this week’s #ThrowbackThursday Canine Chronicle Cover edition? Answer: GCH Marlex Classic Red Glare, aka Classie. Classie’s owners are Leah Monte & Armando Angelbello, and she was handled by Armando Angelbello. 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!
After two years at historic Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show had a new venue–the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. Breed judging, group competition, Best In Show, and the Juniors Finals were spread over two days, May 8 and 9. Once again, we asked the seven group judges and Beth Sweigart, the Best In Show judge, to talk about their assignments and placements.
