The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all dogs through research and discovery, is excited to announce the discoveries, and the researchers behind them, that were selected as semifinalists for the 2025 Canine Health Discovery of the Year Award. The Canine Health Discovery of the Year Award sets [...]
BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite West Highland White Terrier? Tell us about your favorite WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER of all time. Your answer MUST be a DECEASED dog from the past. Please include registered name, call name, and the reasons why you believe this particular dog was the very best example of [...]
Dog management is second nature to Canine Chronicle readers. We live in the mindset of preventing trouble. When was the last time you witnessed a dog fight at a show? It rarely happens. When was the last time you saw something like that go down on the street, the dog park, the vet, the groomer, or anywhere multiple dogs congregate? Everyone doesn’t operate on our wavelength. They fail to recognize dodgy situations before they go crosswise. Unfortunately, plenty of us have been caught in that crossfire.
AKC Reunite, the largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service provider in the United States and affiliate of the American Kennel Club®, is excited to announce the launch of a new temperature-sensing microchip, which will be available nationwide in mid-October. This ISO standard 134.2 kHz microchip will identify your pet with a unique microchip ID [...]
The Barbado da Terceira (BDT), a cute, shaggy, medium-sized herding dog, originates from Terceira, one of Portugal’s Azore Islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. For over 500 years, this hardy breed has worked alongside farmers, facing the island’s most formidable bulls and livestock. While clearly thriving on the farm, the Barbado da Terceira’s story extends far beyond herding.
With no small amount of trepidation, I’ve made a decision: I will be breeding my first litter in nearly 30 years.
There’s not one of us who hasn’t stared into their dog’s eyes and wondered, “What the heck are you thinking?” Or if you’re like me, it’s more like, “What is wrong with your brain?”
I still remember my first time asking Siri a question in 2011. I felt like I was living in the future–this little computer that could answer anything! I asked about weather, restaurants, who won the 1958 World Series, and more.
Pictured above as a baby, this Norwegian Buhund is the winner of 18 All-Breed Best In Show wins and 4 consecutive Norwegian Buhund Club Of America National Specialties. He is the only Norwegian Buhund to place in the Herding Group at the AKC National Championship and Westminster Kennel Club. He was the #1 Norwegian Buhund [...]
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