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Send Us Your #FormFollowsFunction Photos!
All dog breeds were bred to perform a specific purpose. We want to see our readers’ dogs doing the work they were bred to do to be shared on The Canine Chronicle! Thank you Laura Kojima for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, “Dutton,” (BISS GCH Bear Hug Up To [...]
The Canine Chronicle Owner-Handled Hall of Fame 2024
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#NextGeneration Spotlight – Levi Dickson
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Reva Dickson for sharing this photo of your son, Levi, and his Brittanys. Levi is pictured at 2 years of age at the American Brittany Club National Specialty and in the first photo at 4 years of age. How adorable [...]
#TriviaTuesday BLAST FROM THE PAST – Name Your Favorite Norfolk Terrier!
BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite Norfolk Terrier? Tell us about your favorite NORFOLK 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 its breed. Please share [...]
Calming Competitive Anxiety
Looks can be deceiving. Beneath the smile and veneer of control, even an experienced junior handler with a nice winning record may get a case of the jitters before going into the juniors’ ring. It is the same sort of competitive anxiety that plagues many of us adults who compete in the conformation ring. Some highly experienced owner-handlers and even professionals, I imagine, have learned to use those stomach-churning sensations to their advantage. Instead of allowing negative thoughts and feelings to overwhelm and negatively impact their handling in the ring, they productively channel the negative energy.
Breed Priorities – Bullmastiffs
The foundation of the Bullmastiff in the 19th century was reported as 60% Mastiff and 40% Bulldog (as those breeds existed back then). He was the gamekeeper’s dog used to keep English estates and game preserves clear of poachers. The breed could work quietly, and move quickly to take down and hold the poacher without doing serious damage. The breed was recognized by the AKC in 1933 and is currently ranked 60th based on registration statistics.
The Big E – E-coustics
Yes. I am playing with words. The word “acoustics” is simply the science of sound, including its production, control, transmission, and effects. It is the “effects” of acoustics which offer me the license to bend the initial vowel, not the ability to spell. Raising a son born with severe sensory neural hearing impairment proved to be quite an education. From that life experience, I learned the unending value of acoustics, and I used the science daily, not just for our son, but for me, too. Each of those parts of the whole create a basis of how we communicate effectively, which is a critical life skill for each of us.
Where Have All the Spectators Gone? And How Do We Get Them Back?
When I was 6 years old, my mother saw an ad in the local newspaper announcing a dog show in the next town. We went. I’m sure she never imagined this simple afternoon’s entertainment would change my life forever. I still remember a kind exhibitor who took his saluki out of the crate for us to see, and the perplexing way he trotted it back and forth to us as though that was somehow important. More important to me was that I got to pet royalty. I left there obsessed with the idea of not just one day owning a saluki, but of owning a SHOW saluki.
Solving The NYPD K9 Cop Shortage
A short time ago, a local NYC news site, Gothamist, broke the news that almost half of the NYPD bomb squad was set to retire over the next few months. Unfortunately, the need for a bomb squad is self-explanatory. Municipalities large and small now confront this sort of threat on a routine basis. Here in NYC, this specialized unit is fairly substantial, currently consisting of 45 detectives. Considering the expertise and mental fortitude required to perform this job, 22 retirees will not be easy to replace. But that’s only half of the problem. These are teams–human/K-9 teams. In other words, we are also set to lose half of those highly trained explosives detection dogs. And filling those job openings presents an even bigger challenge.
