by Sarah Montague Being crowned Best in Show at Westminster is usually the pinnacle of a show dog’s career. It’s like winning an Oscar. You are an instant celebrity, and everyone wants a piece of you. You and your exhausted but exalted entourage make the round of morning talk shows; open the Stock Market on […]
Attending Westminster can seem like going into a combat zone.
The Canine Chronicle has a few tips to help you adjust that attitude.
Dorothy Franc’s multifaceted contributions to America’s dog world are largely forgotten. Matronly widows are generally not famed for initiative, originality and groundbreaking accomplishments. In many respects, she was ahead of her time. Unconventional, misunderstood, and impossible to pigeonhole, most breed historians have therefore overlooked her role in Pekingese history. That wasn’t difficult. Unlike most successful fanciers, she never indulged in self-promotion.
By Amy Fernandez Every weekend Junior Showmanship classes are packed with kids from all age groups presenting every breed, all focused on the big prize – qualifying for Westminster. The Junior Showmanship finals long ago came to rival the intensity of that gut-wrenching showdown for BIS. That’s surprising considering its modest start. Len Brumby is […]
I’m writing this before the holidays set in and just ahead of the huge end of the year dog shows in Orlando. Many come to the celebration at the enormous Orange County Convention Center in Orlando every December. The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship extravaganza always offers much drama, tears of joy, heartbreak, excitement and fun.
If you have recently come to the realization that you have been skimping on even the most basic amount of exercise due to your job, family or other personal commitments, take heart; the New Year will soon arrive with guarantees of fresh starts for all of us. What better time to resolve that you and your canine companion will work together toward better health and fitness in 2015 and for the many years to come.
Every February seemingly everyone involved in the sport of purebred dogs makes the trip to snowy New York to worship at the Temple of The Garden – Madison Square Garden. They come for the show of shows, the one and only Westminster, America’s oldest dog show.
There are some youngsters who stand out from the crowd from the moment they are born. They have a combination of beauty and talent that endures as they mature to adulthood. Then, they burst on the scene as young adults and find adoring fans wherever they go. Such is the case with Freedom.
By Amy Fernandez Winter has been a mere formality in NYC until last week when our first big snow reinstated the status quo. We didn’t get the 30-40 inch monster that was predicted. But it was enough to preempt Monday’s routine. We’re getting hit with another one today, and let’s hope this nonsense wraps up […]
