We received the very sad news that Mr. Jordan Chamberlain of Lake Wales, Florida passed away. Jordan was a longtime fancier, handler, AKC judge, and successful breeder of Miniature Poodles under the JLC prefix. Jordan was loved among the fancy; he was kind, generous with his time and knowledge, and always a gentleman. A native […]
As we know, the foundational strains of our breeds originally developed in response to prevailing conditions. Specialized selection, which added the finishing touches, came much later. Modern breed development built on the natural groundwork of the dog’s genetic plasticity. Blistering hot, arid, frigid or wet, adaptation truly became the canine key to survival. Where other species merely thrived or failed in response to changing conditions, dogs systematically tailored their physiology to conquer their environmental demands. That has resulted in everything from hairless dogs impervious to heat to Nordic breeds ideally adapted to arctic zones. It also explains the globally pervasive presence of domestic dogs.
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, continues its commitment to students pursuing veterinary studies with the announcement of the 2023-2024 AKC Veterinary Outreach Scholarship recipients. These scholarships aim to support those with backgrounds in AKC events and programs seeking to promote animal […]
In the middle of the night, my telephone rings and instantly my racing heart brings me from slumber to full-attention. Fumbling, I find the phone and learn that a dear, elderly, dog friend is dying and I must come at once to collect the dogs.
Who knew? For months there were so many questions surrounding the move of the 147th Westminster Kennel Club annual dog show to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. “Flushing, New York? Where in the world is that,” so many inquired. Well, sitting right near LaGuardia Airport, and Citi Field–home of the New York Mets baseball team in the boro of Queens–the center is in a highly trafficked area where commuters travel through to get to and from Manhattan to the West and Long Island to the East. How was this ever going to work? Let me say, unequivocally, it worked perfectly.
By Amy Fernandez Originally published February 2017 Shows like Westminster are a whole different ball game when you come without a dog to watch the show. The spectator experience truly does provide all of that fabled glamour, excitement, and adrenaline rush, which is almost impossible to tap into if you are spending the week lugging […]
Did you know…virtually everyone in the dog sport, even those famous ones in the history books for one reason or another, started exactly where you started. Somewhere, somehow, they wanted a purebred dog and sought to find one. Most didn’t have a show dog in mind at first, and most likely their first purebred dog didn’t cut it as a show dog. Those of us that dipped a toe in the pond were quick to find that out. There were big fish in ‘Dem Der Waters’…and some of them looked like sharks with really, really sharp teeth to those of us in the uncharted waters we waded into.
From the archives of The Canine Chronicle, August, 2013 By Lee Canalizo This month I’m looking back, not at persons who made up the interesting fiber of our dog show world, but at the way they arrived at the point in their dog lives that made them a household name in the sport. Back then, […]
I’ve bred quite a few litters in my time (Boston Terriers, Miniature Smooth Dachshunds and Standard Smooth Dachshunds) and the one thing that’s always really struck me was the difference in behaviors of the various puppies produced.
Click here to read the complete article 102 – March 2019 By Wayne Cavanaugh The quintessential “Type vs. Soundness” debate endures. In our sport centered on subjective evaluation, continuing the debate is healthy and necessary for properly assessing the dogs we see. There is, however, another debate that increasingly deserves an active, unbiased, and respectful […]
