The Corporate Takeover of Veterinarians

Successful dog breeding requires the painstaking coordination of countless moving parts.

Successful dog breeding requires the painstaking coordination of countless moving parts.

Guess Who? Are you ready for this week’s great #ThrowbackThursday photo? Can you name this current professional hander? 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.

2023 BEST IN SHOW JUDGE Geir Flyckt-Pedersen, world-renowned judge and breeder, has been chosen
to award America’s Dog

The International Kennel Club of Chicago: To anyone who’s been around awhile, it’s one of the Big Ones, the ones you plan for, travel for, and wait for all year. It’s one filled with excitement, tradition, innovation, prestige and numbers. It’s one that was for years the largest show in the country. It’s one that was subsequently almost lost forever. And now, like the phoenix rising from the ashes–it’s back!

Even Americans have been enthralled by the spectacle of Britain’s farewell to their beloved queen. The pageantry and ceremony kind of takes your breath away. Although every stage of this carefully choreographed occasion was incredibly dazzling, nothing compared to the sight of her beloved horses and Corgis lined up for their final goodbye to their owner.

Tompkins Square Park has been a NYC dog zone for longer than anyone remembers. These days, it enjoys extensive official acknowledgement in that regard, as illustrated by the 32nd annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, which returned this year following a two-year Covid hiatus. The place was packed, with long lines, massive crowds, and plenty of media coverage.

Canine Athletes from the 50 States, Washington, D.C. and more than 20 Countries Will Vie for Best In Show The AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin has a new record-breaking entry. Five thousand three hundred eighty-five (5,385) dogs will compete for the title of America’s National Champion on December 17 and 18, 2022 in Orlando, […]

Paying tribute to Ronald Menaker in just a few pages is a daunting task. When he passed away in Jupiter, Florida on February 16, he had accomplished much in his 77 years—in our sport, his career in business, and through his generosity as a philanthropist. All well-documented in the business and dog world. To his family and friends, he was a brilliant, kind, and “utterly charismatic” individual. To others he was a “genius” who combined his honed business and people skills with vivid vision. Lorna Hastings Menaker remembers her husband of eight years as “very witty, a great raconteur, very humble—he was Ron, truly one of a kind—unique.”

Naturally, Pulido was grilled about the proficiency of his K9 partner. And two days into this horrifying trial, that grilling turned into a rare treat for this jury. Bodycam footage captured every minute of Champ confidently forging through the dense woods with Pulido in tow.

When you’re reading the premium list for a show, maybe you’ve run across a list of people on the Bench Show Committee. Did you wonder what that was and how it works?