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Anyway, the party kicks off bright and early tomorrow at Piers 92 & 94. Apparently there’s still no onsite parking this year since repairs remain ongoing after Carnival Cruise Lines opted to park one of their ships on Pier 92 last August. We never did get much explanation about how the ship managed to smash into the pier in broad daylight on a perfectly clear, calm day. But the NYC Department of Buildings has reassured us that the pier is no danger of collapse. So, thankfully, Westminster is in no danger of sinking into the Hudson.
February 10th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The Philippine Canine Club, Inc. (PCCI) once again has conducted its very successful Philippine Circuit Show for 2019. The shows were held in conjunction with its institutional partners, the Department of Tourism and the Department of Agriculture. PCCI have now been hosting this show for seven years. It is one of the biggest if not the biggest dog show in Asia and is now one of the most well-known dog show events in the world, where the quality of the dogs entered is very high.
February 6th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
By Amy Fernandez Who doesn’t love those final countdowns? Every sport’s got ‘em. This one probably has more than it needs, but this one never loses its luster… Thankfully, we’re no longer agonizing about who got into Westminster and who didn’t. But this year the final tally easily reached the 2800 dog limit. We’ve got […]
February 1st, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The most likely theory about the origin of the Sennenhunde (mountain dogs) in Switzerland is that they descended from dogs that traveled from the ancient Far East via Epirus and Greece to Italy.
January 29th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
They are frozen in time and sometimes deceptively real. Perpetuated in stone or bronze, looking over water, streets, parks or squares, dog statues can be found all over the world.
January 28th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Europe’s most important show (after the World Dog Show, which is often held in Europe, but not every year) the Europe Dog Show, has large entries–in lighter years 7-8,000, and 12-14,000 dogs in stronger years. Much depends on the time of year, judges, host city, etc. This year’s show was held at a good time, more or less in central Europe, had a good judge list, and drew more than 15,000 dogs.
January 25th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
This year, many fanciers came together to raise funds for the NAIA (National Animal Interest Alliance) with a Gala and auction on Saturday night.
January 23rd, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
2019 AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP JUDGING PANEL The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2019 AKC National Championship to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15, 2019. The 2019 event will showcase the top national and international […]
January 22nd, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Let’s face it. The judging business has been suffering through quite a dry spell in recent years. Nothing highlights that sad fact more drastically than a little walk back to the days when this sport had so many great judges; we’ve forgotten half of them.
January 22nd, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Okay, ladies, if I refer to “LBDs”, I am sure you know precisely what I mean. For the uninitiated, “LBDs” are little black dresses. Our closets have several at any given time. There is often an occasion that requires us to reach into the closet or to run out to shop for one.
January 21st, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
