“AKC Breeder of the Year” to be Announced at AKC/Eukanuba National Championship in Orlando, FL
GROUP HONOREES NAMED FOR THE 2012 AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB BREEDER OF THE YEAR AWARD
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Speaking Out
There comes a time when I feel it is everyone’s duty to speak out or make known their opinion on important, pertinent issues.
Westminster in Hell
Hell’s Kitchen earned its name as a hotbed of crime and vice in the 1850s when a volatile mix of factories, slaughterhouses, tenements, and street gangs sprang up around the Hudson rail yards. That kind of excitement is long gone…
Reproductive Health – Finding problems “after the fact”
November is the official month of giving thanks. My husband and I thankfully welcomed two new Scottie puppies into the world last week.
The Worries of Attending a Dog Show
I am discussing canine illnesses such as bacteria, parasites or possibly a life-changing virus for your dog. Even the most precautionary, prudent dog show exhibitors like myself have been afflicted.
What Are They Looking For?
Communication is truly a lost art form at AKC conformation dog shows. In past ages of our sport, there was considerable respect for the wisdom of our great adjudicators who stood in the show ring
The AKC Canine Health Foundation Hosts Canines & Cocktails
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) invites all dog-lovers to Canines & Cocktails on Friday, December 14 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This event, held on the eve of the AKC National Championship dog show, celebrates our canine companions and the scientific breakthroughs made by CHF-funded researchers in both canine and human […]
A Certain Specifying Function
Whilst recently preparing to conduct Provisional/Permit assigments in a number of Sporting breeds, the occasion arose to once more thoroughly review their respective standards. Yet again something really stood out like a sore thumb.
Ignorance Is Bliss
The shrinking of certain breeds’ gene pools is not a new topic. It has been widely discussed and debated with countless articles, research papers, and dissertations written on the subject.
Kids Love Horses, Kids Love Dogs
The lesson of the story: our sport needs a total revamping to turn it around so we can halt the continuing moral and financial decline, the egregious loss of our children’s participation, and once more, rebrand purebred dog conformation events as a family spectator sport because kids love horses and kids love dogs.
