Guess Who? Are you ready for this week’s great #ThrowbackThursday photo? Who can you name 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.
January 6-8, 2023 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center! Together with the Great American Dog Show, the International Kennel Club of Chicago will host AKC’s Breeder Symposium with over 20 classes available to further breeder education. Seminars include a world-class line-up of vets, breeders, and dog experts covering topics most important to breeders. Take a […]
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is excited to announce that its popular special, AKC HEROES: 2022 AWARDS FOR CANINE EXCELLENCE, is coming back to ESPN2. This broadcast is scheduled to air on December 11th at 10pm ET. The show will cover the stories of this year’s AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE) winners. These annual […]
Like it or not, football season is upon us. Here in New England (humbly known as “Titletown”) it’s a very serious endeavor, and it’s common to see handlers sporting Patriot’s jerseys under their suit jackets on Super Bowl Sunday. At least during the years the Patriots are in it. Which is most of them. (Sorry, not sorry).
Though the team is not without scandal, there is at least one Belicheck-ism that I’ve taken to heart: Do Your Job.
By William Given Originally published: September 2019 Show win photos are important for many reasons and the reasons will vary from one exhibitor to another. Chief among the reasons is the fact that they preserve history while it is being made. How many owners want the photos of the first point, the majors and when […]
Were you able to name this fancier handling her Black Cocker Spaniel? Answer: Susan Lowder, showing her Black Cocker Spaniel 25+ years ago. 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 Dr. Gareth Morgan-Jones Originally published January 2012 There has, in recent times, been concern expressed about the direction which the sport of pedigreed dogs is currently taking, with a seemingly shifting emphasis and focus occurring away from the pursuit of meaningful breeding practices. A rather oddly rhetorical, and in some ways slightly nonsensical, question […]
By Amy Fernandez Originally published: August 2013 Many breeds experienced radical transformations during the late ‘30s and early ‘40s. Dachshunds may top that list. In 1924 AKC registered 43 Dachshunds. In 1934, annual registrations exceeded 1200, a 3000% increase. America had a few well-established kennels, but like most breeds, imports were the big winners and […]
By Peter Baynes Originally published: August 2011 “Being indisposed for several months after gruesome back surgery, it has given me the opportunity to reflect and ponder on life in the dog show world, and other frivolous thoughts…” • Why does the AKC still have an expensive office in Manhattan? • Why can’t delegates charge a […]
Thousands of dogs put their best paw forward for the title of National Champion The AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin® will air as a three-hour special on the ABC television network on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at 2 p.m. ET. The show features thousands of dogs from around the country and the world […]
