by Amy Fernandez Emergency Dog Wash Options Jogging around NYC streets can leave your dogs pretty grimy. If sidewalks are icy, always check their paws for salt and injuries. Hotels generally discourage grooming and bathing dogs in rooms, which presents problems if they need a thorough cleanup before the shows. The Penn provides bathing and […]
by Amy Fernandez Avoid Hotel Mayhem Currently, 90+ NYC hotels accept dogs. You definitely have options, but the Westminster’s perennial favorites earn their keep. The Affinia and the Penn roll out the red carpet for canine guests during Westminster Week. The Penn provides basement exercise pens, treadmills, and bathtubs. The Affinia provides an outdoor dog […]
By Amy Fernandez Flying into NYC NYC airports rank among the nation’s busiest. The experience can frazzle the most stoic traveler. If you’ve got dogs, tack, etc. in cargo, they are usually ready for pickup at the oversize luggage door before baggage comes down the carousel. If needed, flag down a luggage porter, who will […]
By Amy Fernandez Its often said that Westminster is mired in outdated traditions, and therefore irrelevant to the modern dog world. The club put rest to those ideas with some recent groundbreaking announcements. Obedience was once a regular Westminster feature. Like many other beloved events, it fell victim to space limitations decades ago. But last […]
By Pilar Kuhn Over the last decade, microchipping animals has turned into an every-day “no brainer” for most breeders. Before sending puppies home, most have a microchip inserted between the shoulder blades for better identification purposes, for record keeping and “lost and found” capabilities. The AKC encourages microchipping via registration forms and their AKC Reunite […]
By Amy Fernandez Consumers cannot be faulted for believing that major safety reforms followed the nationwide pet food recall in 2007. The source was eventually traced to wheat gluten imported from China that had been adulterated with melamine to boost its protein content. By then, the deadly contaminant had found its way into over 150 […]
by Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton, Esq.-Mediator Social media hit the dog show world like a tsunami. We can share our wins and the birth of that special litter; we can help if someone is in trouble on the road or has a bitch in whelp. Everyone is literally only a few keystrokes away. The Canine Chronicle […]
By Nikki Riggsbee What features make a good Miniature Pinscher? The character of the dog seems important, for the dog appears to do it all himself, performing at the end of a string that the handler holds. With a smooth coat, there is no hair to cover flaws or to be a significant feature of […]
By Peter Baynes When I read the Judging Task Force’s draft about the AKC Canine College (temporary name), whereby the newly formed AKC Judging Task Force is to investigate various distance-learning possibilities, it gave me pause. This includes the possible creation and development of a virtual, computer-based simulation of a judging experience that could be […]
by Dr. Gareth Morgan-Jones As yet another year draws to a close, it is surely appropriate and timely to once again revisit the state of our sport and, in particular, to offer some hopefully salient commentary on where things appear to stand with regard to certain aspects of governance. Specifically, it seems useful to revisit […]
