Pictured above as a puppy, this Australian Shepherd was America’s #1 Herding Dog 2023. She was the Herding Group First winner at the 2023 Westminster Kennel Club. She is the Top Winning Australian Shepherd in AKC history with 46 All-Breed Best In Show wins. Can you name this retired show dog? Please share your guesses in the comments [...]
From the earliest days of mankind’s partnership with the domestic dog, the duty of acting as a guardian has been of the utmost importance. One of the earliest canine tasks was to protect the tribal settlements from intruders. However, when farming began, an additional role was created–that of defending precious livestock from thieves and predators.
All dog breeds were bred to perform a specific purpose. We want to see our readers’ dogs doing the work they were bred to do to be shared on The Canine Chronicle! Thank you Julie Yamane for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Pembroke Welsh Corgi, “Jasper,” (CH Sandfox Just A Libretto RE [...]
Click here to read the complete article 241 – June, 2025 Click here to read the complete article 241 – June, 2025
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Corina Alexander for sharing these photos of your son, Jacob, and his Siberian Huskies. Corinna says, “Jacob’s first sled dog race was while in the womb. Later he rode in the dog sled basket on training runs and in [...]
I dropped by the Edison, New Jersey shows a couple months ago, and I am delighted to say these clubs are going strong. New Brunswick hosted back-to-back shows on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22nd, and the Bronx Kennel Club held their 102nd show on Sunday, March 23rd. A good part of the success is due to their prime location at the Raritan Convention Center. It’s costly but the tradeoff is lots of space and a relatively convenient commute from all directions.
When we closed the first part of this story, Pat was hanging out with Raymond Oppenheimer, totally immersed in the Bull Terrier scene. So we need to backtrack a bit. Pat never lost her love for Sighthounds. On the contrary, by 1965 she had also acquired an Ibizan Hound, “And we started breeding some Afghans.”
Never, never did we ever expect to become nomads. When we sold our home of twenty-three years, we looked forward to building a new one. Taking our needs for our future years into consideration, a new, custom-built home seemed just the right fit for us and the dogs. The thought of creating our new space was exhilarating. We found a lot, got a builder, and worked with an architect. Building plans were created and sent to our municipal building department for approval. A land engineering group was hired, too. Now we had our team. It was go-time, and we were ready to take our leap of faith.
Click here to read the complete article 158 – June, 2025 By Sarah Montague So therapy dogs at airports make us feel calmer–and safer. But there is another level of safety being insured that most travellers aren’t even aware of. We’re all aware of the agency: the Transportation Safety Authority (TSA). Founded after the 9/11 [...]
