From the South Windsor Kennel Club Facebook Page It is with great regret we are notifying you that Springfield Kennel Club and South Windsor Kennel Club, for reasons beyond our control, have been forced to cancel our Spring Cluster shows on April 18, 2026 and April 19, 2026 in West Springfield, MA. Several days ago, […]
Why do National Clubs include those classes in their offerings? Is the only purpose to offer exhibitors/breeders the chance to showcase their breeding programs? Is that the only reason that specialty clubs offer these classes, if and when they do? If the purpose in offering these classes is to showcase breeding programs and breeding stock, why are there so few entries? Why do some National Specialty clubs not offer these classes?
by Joan Harrigan From the archives of The Canine Chronicle, Feb, 2011 It all began with a 10 year-old boy practicing handling techniques in his family’s yard after school. Most junior handlers probably would have focused on their own skills – taking even strides, mastering the smooth transfer of the lead from hand to hand. […]
Dr. Jillian Johnson In the performance dog world, we often focus on what we can measure — conditioning activities, training hours, skill progression, and competition results. But the most consistent dogs over time tend to share something less obvious: they’re regulated. Not dull or low-energy, but able to shift between effort and relaxation without living […]
A type of therapy that stimulates specific brain pathways with electromagnetic pulses combined with physical therapy significantly reduced overall disability in stroke survivors compared to survivors who received sham (inactive) electromagnetic stimulation combined with physical therapy, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2026. The meeting is […]
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, alongside U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., together are taking historic actions to hold chronic companion animal welfare violators accountable and prosecute those who fight dogs to the highest extent […]
From AKC Canine Health Foundation Why understanding the type of kidney disease matters—and how a simple urine test could change everything Your dog’s kidneys are quiet overachievers. Every day, they filter waste from the blood, balance fluids, and help regulate vital body functions without fanfare or obvious signs. But when that system begins to falter, […]
Long before there was electricity, there was a Westminster Kennel Club. It’s interesting to discover how it all began. A group of gentlemen gathered regularly to brag about their hunting skills at the bar in the Westminster Hotel located in Manhattan, New York. What they had in common was the pleasure of taking their dogs into the field to hunt and shoot, the spirited conversations which followed, and the opportunity to enjoy their drink as well. What ensued was the Westminster Kennel Club, established in 1877 by this group of stalwarts who turned the name of their bar into a legend.
The domestic dog is the most diverse species on earth. Nowhere is this more evident than in the dog show world. While much of this variation is due to the separation of breeds and further selection for oddities during the Victorian age, there were already loads of variations before then, based upon selection for function. We tend to think of that variation as first arising during ancient Egyptian times, when we find evidence of coursing and warrior dogs, and later in Roman times, when even toy dogs joined the party. But when did dogs really start to fractionate?
