By William J. Given At shows and at club meetings, I have heard novice breeders ask seasoned and highly successful breeders, “What is the best age to select your pick of the litter puppy?” On one hand, a puppy just minutes old and still wet gives you the best representation of genetic potential, but the […]
By Amy Fernandez For decades, the East Coast dog scene was defined by three keynote events: Westminster, Westbury and Westchester. All three of them earned enduring reputations for their classy presentation and hypercompetitive entries. At this point, only Westbury remains in its traditional locale. Westchester was long characterized by the gorgeous Lyndhurst Estate that is […]
By George G. Alston (Reprinted from the ISCA Memo to Members) Showing dogs is the only sport that, by the payment of an entry fee and with no training whatsoever, you can compete directly with a professional. There is no other organized sport in which you can do that. The amateur is competing against someone […]
By William Given At least once a year, all exhibitors should go to a dog show unencumbered with a dog, grooming table and equipment. They should go for the sole purpose of observing the handling of their breed in particular, and a variety of breeds in general. We would all be very surprised, I think, […]
Clients who love their pets but can’t afford to pay for vital veterinary care represent a significant source of burnout and stress for compassionate veterinary practitioners. To help ease this burden, Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets is partnering with the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) to help expand the AVMF Reaching Every Animal with Charitable […]
Guess Who? Are you ready for this week’s great #ThrowbackThursday photo? Can you name this handler, now judge in this photo? 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 at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos.
By Amy Fernandez Importing dogs is never fun or easy, but the technical challenges wax and wane according to forces outside our control. At the moment, that’s mainly due to pandemic travel restrictions, economic volatility and a bit of war thrown in for good measure. Like I said, all beyond our control. There’s always gonna […]
by Gay Dunlap Originally published February 2010 We’ve all done it, myself included. Back in the mid-to-late seventies I placed a handsome young dog with a family willing to have him shown. In fact, the husband was open to the idea of handling the dog himself. The pup had a rather strong personality and I […]
Many of us enjoyed ‘The Cromicles’ during the Covid shutdown and after. We all loved the humor and creative satire from Crom and Elizabeth. They were some of our original stars on Canine ChronicleTV. From the Cromicles videos it’s easy to see how much these two love each other. You may not know, but Crom […]
by Dr. Gerry G. Meisels photo ©Lisa Croft-Elliott Improving breeding stock was the innate reason for the creation of canine conformation shows as well as shows of numerous other domesticated animals. Improving anything must have a goal, and for breeders that goal is clearly to come as close as possible to the “ideal” dog as […]
