Did you get a chance to watch The Canine Chronicle Live Stream of Progressive Dog Club Show on Saturday, January 31st? Watch Both NOHS and Regular Progressive Dog Club Judging on CC TV. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
The Bloodhound is the acknowledged king of scent. The reason (supposedly) lies in its large number of olfactory receptors distributed in the olfactory epithelium along the intricate, maze-like scrolls of nasal turbinates. The Bloodhound’s deep muzzle has more room for more scrolling, and thus, more olfactory receptors. Each receptor sends its signal along a long nerve through a bony plate called the cribiform plate, and then to the olfactory bulb of the brain. It’s not practical to measure the surface area of the olfactory epithelium, but you can get a good estimate of the number of nerve cells by looking at how large the cribriform plate is. It turns out that cribriform plate size correlates very nicely with a species’ sense of smell.
Allergic disease in both humans and canines is increasing worldwide. Theories explaining the rise in allergic disease include genetic and environmental factors. Reports of dogs and their human owners being allergic to the same indoor allergens emphasizes the importance of environmental allergens. In canines, allergic disease is largely limited to skin manifestations including atopic dermatitis (AD). In humans, allergy frequently presents as runny, itchy, watery eyes and nose, sneezing, cough, wheezing, hives, and/or itchy, dry skin.
Stroke patients treated intravenously with loberamisal, a novel neuroprotective medication, daily for 10 days and starting within 48 hours of stroke symptoms, had better recovery than patients who received a placebo, according to a preliminary late-breaking science presentation at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2026. The meeting, from February 4 to 6, 2026, in [...]
Here in the US, it’s impossible to imagine the everyday reality of life in Soviet Russia.
Older adults’ driving habits revealed clues about their brain health and may provide early warning signs of cognitive decline or dementia, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2026. The meeting is in New Orleans, Feb. 4-6, 2026, and is a world premier global event dedicated to [...]
On December 23rd the dog world received an unwanted holiday gift–a rescue dog in Cook County, Illinois had tested positive for rabies. This was the first rabies-positive dog in the state of Illinois since 1994 and the first in Cook County since 1964. Those numbers align with the rest of the US where rabies long ago ceased to pose a threat to household pets.
As another show season begins, ask yourself: do you know why you’re going? Are you chasing points or progress?
The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is an unusual working breed in that many of them still perform their original function. The majority of the Anatolians today, including those in the breed ring, work as flock guardians. The flocks may vary, and in at least some cases include guarding other dogs; but the Anatolians are still working at the jobs they have done for millennia. This breed may be the penultimate “dual dog.”
Penny the Doberman Pinscher took home the highest title and was named Best in Show at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with handler Andy Linton. Penny, a four-year-old female officially known as GCHP CH Connquest Best Of Both Worlds, bested a field of over 2,500 entries in conformation, with two days of Best [...]
