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The American Kennel Club®, a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred registry and leading advocate for dogs, is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the AKC Eddy Award starting today through September 1, 2025. The AKC Eddy Award is designed to encourage and reward Parent Clubs that demonstrate a breeder education effort [...]

By Caroline Coile Part of the joy of owning a dog is the chance to take a trip together, whether it be for a competition, vacation or just an excuse to cruise with your best buddy. You dog can be the best co-pilot you ever had: he never argues about the radio station and he [...]

With just a few days before the end of the New York legislative session, bills have been filed in both the NY State Assembly and Senate that could force virtually every hobby breeder in the state to be licensed, inspected and regulated as pet dealers. The bills include some clarifying language to address the ban [...]

Incidents involving dog attacks on Postal Service employees rose to more than 6,000 cases last year. As part of the 2025 USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, the organization is offering crucial information on how dog owners can be good stewards for safe mail delivery and ensure the safety of its employees. The month-long campaign [...]

Pictured above as a puppy, this Giant Schnauzer was America’s #1 Giant Schnauzer All-Breed 2021 & 2022. He was the Best In Show winner at the 2021 AKC National Championship as well as the 2022 Giant Schnauzer Club Of America National Specialty Winner. He is the winner of 11 All-Breed Best In Show wins and [...]

What’s the Point? 20 Questions about Classes and Points

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 Michelle Hinshaw for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, “Ailis” (Fireside’s Scandal at Helwater BN [...]

From University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Medicine, By Deborah Stull Inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) are a group of genetic disorders that lead to progressive vision loss as the light-sensing cells of the eye—the photoreceptors—die due to mutations in genes needed for their function and survival. Gene therapy has emerged as a promising approach, replacing or supplementing [...]

We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Stacie Barnard for sharing these adorable photos of your daughter, Willow, and her Norwegian Elkhound. She has already earned her very first point on a Norwegian Elkhound and has placed in her Junior Showmanship classes as well. Stacie says, [...]