In its endless pursuit to recognize outstanding members of the fancy, The American Kennel Club Lifetime Achievement Awards were created and first awarded in 1999 to honor our best.
The Canine Chronicle received the sad news that Patty Lapinski of Ocala, Florida has passed away on March 3, 2022. Mrs. Lapinski was an longtime knowledgeable AKC Judge of Sporting Breeds and was approved for Best In Show. She was also a breeder and handler of English Springer Spaniels. The Canine Chronicle extends our sincere […]
Are you ready for this week’s great #ThrowbackThursday photo? Can you name the dog show fancier pictured in this week’s Throwback?
Entries open Friday, March 18, 2022, and close at 3:00 p.m E.D.T., FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022. The limit of Conformation entries for this show is 3,200 AKC Conformation Champion dogs.
RALEIGH, NC (March 1, 2022) – The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their owners, announces a $60,000 gift from long-time corporate partner the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA).
The Kennel Club as organizer of Crufts condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The AKC Staff has been able to contact Nestle´ Purina. Contrary to a number of social media posts, they do not have a factory in Ukraine, but we learned today they do have factories in Poland and Hungary.
BOSTON, MA — March 2, 2022 — Embark Veterinary, Inc., a global leader in dog genetics, today announced that it has made the first-ever canine health discovery using commercial testing genetic data. Embark scientists determined that a genetic mutation in the EPS8L2 gene is associated with early-onset adult deafness (EOAD) in Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
Eye color. Much is made of it but a majority of fanciers have no idea why their breed’s eye color is defined in the breed standard. Other than the cosmetics being the dark eye is considered by most as attractive, many breeders just “do as they are told.”
The American Kennel Club formally and strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. We are devastated at the ongoing horrors, and our hearts go out to the Ukrainian people.
