336 – Annual, 2012-13 by Kimberly Silva Garrett What made you decide to become a judge? I started to judge matches and sweepstakes back in the early ‘80s. I found I enjoyed learning about new breeds and searching through an entry for the one that really pleased me. Who, if anyone, has influenced your […]
354 – The Annual, 2012-13 by Peter Baynes When we travel by air on vacation, or for pleasure, our arrangements are usually pretty fluid. In fact, despite my wife’s panicky looks, I have been able to negotiate some great deals by volunteering to skip an overbooked flight. Even if a flight is delayed, I sometimes […]
498 – Annual, 2012-2013 by Amy Fernandez By now, you’ve probably heard more than enough about Superstorm Sandy. Even so, it’s hard to envision the surrealism of Monday, October 29. This incident might bring this disaster into focus. At the height of the storm, a little bar in Mill Basin, Brooklyn was ripped from its […]
580 – Annual, 2012-13 by Kerry Rushby Photographs by Svetlana Valueava Against a background of economic recession, social network disagreements and a campaign to stop people going to Romania, the organizers of the 2012 European Show came through with flying colors to surprise many detractors with a show that grew in stature over its four […]
98 – The Annual, 2012-13 By Dr. Gareth Morgan-Jones As we approach the end of yet another year, the twentieth in which I have contributed monthly essays to The Canine Chronicle, perhaps some further reflections upon certain aspects of our sport are in order. Within the firmament of our pedigreed-dog indulgence there exist so many […]
What to do…What to Eat… What to See… In Ocala, Florida during the January Florida Gulf Coast Cluster
120 – The Annual, 2012-13 By William Given When I was considering the topic of “Winning Strategies,” I seized the opportunity to put some of my colleagues on the spot by asking them about the strategies that have helped them achieve a great deal of success in the ring. Almost all said they really didn’t […]
AKC bashing is a routine aspect of today’s dog world. Occasionally, we are all guilty of this, simply because saying nothing is easier than defying mainstream opinion.
During the warm UK summer, I had a very exciting trip to undertake. The opportunity to travel to the Emerald Isle otherwise known as Ireland to exhibit my dogs presented itself and I jumped at the chance. Let me tell you a bit about the ‘Munster Circuit’.
Sunday afternoon, 12/16, a concerned neighbor entered Belmont’s Kansas City home to discover his badly beaten body covered by a sheet. The previous Friday evening, his Afghan Hounds escaped from his property. Longtime dog breeders do not carelessly leave gates ajar. Belmont’s puppy was struck by a car and taken to a local animal hospital where friends are arranging its care.
