Westminster Icons – John Grenville Bates
John Grenville Bates made history by owner-handling his Wire bitch, Ch. Pendley Calling of Blarney, to back-to-back Westminster wins in 1930 and 31.
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Posterior Judgement
Fanciers and Judges make a great to-do over the dog’s hindquarters but can they really recognize a sound, strong pelvic girdle and pelvic limb construction?
The Queen of Pet Trusts
Lately, we hear plenty about supersize trust funds for pets. We know all about Leona Helmsley and her Maltese, Trouble, Muriel Siebert and her Chihuahua, Monster Girl. Occasionally, a little ink gets spilled on behalf of other notably generous pet lovers like Doris Duke. But we rarely hear about the undisputed queen of dazzling pet bequests.
We Are The 1%
I asked him if there was any way we could have known what to look for should it happen again and he said, “Pilar, it’s a situation that affects 1% of all puppies born. It’s so rare. You didn’t do anything wrong.” I sarcastically chirped, “Whoo-hoo! We are the 1%,” before I rolled my eyes.
What Does A Wagging Tail Really Mean?
A study published October 31 in Current Biology revealed new discoveries about tail wagging. Researchers observed dogs as they watched videos of tail wagging.
Spaying & Neutering May Lead to Increased Health Problems in Dogs
By Amy Fernandez For decades, spay/neuter has been widely advocated as socially responsible and beneficial to a pet’s health. Although these ideas are constantly reinforced in the media and endorsed within the veterinary community, there was no scientific evidence to validate them. That has changed over the past decade as researchers began reviewing lifetime health […]
Pistal’s Best in Show: Retirement Village Style
But, on a sunny fall day, in a New Jersey retirement village, surrounded by walkers and wheelchairs, GCH Dal-Mar’s Topaz Pistal, BN, CGC achieved one of his most rewarding titles: Best in Show-Retirement Village style.
“He Got a Good Ribbing”
A truly, well-skilled judge is carefully feeling for the curvature or flatness of the ribcage, from the vertebral column down to the sternum. Ribbing is the narrow, elongated bones emanating from the vertebral column that form the chest wall.
Memories of Michele Billings
Mrs. Billings was a judge that I had the utmost respect for and was a judge that I was always eager to show my most exciting new dogs. She was a judge that was impartial and could always recognize the best dogs. Aside from being a famed and respected judge, Mrs. Billings was also a […]
Remembering Michele Billings
The Canine Chronicle is deeply saddened to relay the news that an icon in the sport of purebred dogs, Mrs. Michele Billings, passed away on the evening of October 31, 2013. She will be terribly missed. We would like to express our deepest condolences to her friends, family, and the entire dog show community. Funeral information […]
