By Amy Fernandez Originally published: February 2015 Since 1933 Westminster’s Junior Showmanship Finals have focused the spotlight on countless exceptional individuals. Along with material rewards, that win is frequently cited as the launching point of a successful career. In reality, qualifying for Westminster’s JS finals represents a significant achievement in itself. Over the years, the [...]
Detective Ice, a Michigan police K-9, took the internet by storm last month after he was accused of stealing a human officer’s lunch. The Wyandotte Police Department in Wyandotte, Michigan, shared the alleged thief’s mugshot on Facebook, where it went viral – garnering thousands of likes, comments and shares. As a result of the post, Facebook users came [...]
Click here to read the complete article 10 – February, 2023 By Tom Grabe The new year is in full swing and. the first month of shows is in the record books. It seems that in our quest for the next show, our anticipation of the next judging assignment, our thrill of seeing the next [...]
We received the very sad news that Salli Moore Kottas of Griffin, Georgia passed away on February 7. “Aunt Salli,” as her friends called her, was a longtime fancier and breeder of Boxers and Miniature Pinschers. Aunt Salli was a Florida icon; she was active in her local dog club as well as the American [...]
WHAT: For the second consecutive year, ESPN will host AKC programming on Super Bowl Sunday. ESPN & ESPN2 will air the following programs: AKC Agility Dog Invitational: 6:00pm – 8:00pm ET on ESPN2 AKC National Championship Highlight Show: 8:00pm – 9:00pm ET on ESPN AKC Agility Championship Highlight Show: 9:00pm – 10:00pm ET on ESPN WHEN: Sunday, February 12th, 2023 WHERE: ESPN [...]
Click here to read the complete article 10 – February, 2023 Multiple Best In Show · Multiple Reserve Best In Show · Multiple Group Winner GCHB Kiarry’s Gotta Have Faith #1 American Foxhound* – Breed Click here to read the complete article 10 – February, 2023
By Dr. Gerry G. Meisels This is a very personal story. I don’t usually write about Sylvia and me, but the subject of this article jumped into my head last night as I was sitting at the monthly meeting of the all-breed club of which I have been a member for 26 years. I have [...]
We want to see your best photos celebrating Valentine’s Day to be shared on The Canine Chronicle! Thank you Cat Dana for sharing this lovely photo! Reign, a Lowchen, is all ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Adorable photo! Love Is In The Air!! Please send us your best photos and videos of your dogs celebrating Valentine’s Day. [...]
By William Given The most challenging aspect of improving a breed is measuring the actual performance of breeders. Since success is truly measured by results, continuous assessment is a necessary process that must be administered in order to monitor the achieve- ment of milestones throughout the span of the breeding program. To that end, it [...]
by Peri Norman When I started in dogs, I was taught that “improving the breed” was a primary reason for breeding. The goal was to always see improvements in the pups on both parents. Improvement is defined as: • the act of improving something: the act or process of making something better • the quality [...]
