Kindness Is Free
Fifty years ago I made a promise to myself, one I considered so important I actually wrote it down and saved it. It read: “If I stay in dogs, I will never treat people like I have been treated.”
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“A Star Is Born” – Can You Name This Current Show Dog?
Pictured above as a baby, this Bernese Mountain Dog is a Multiple All-Breed Best In Show winner, Multiple Best In Specialty Show winner and Multiple Reserve Best In Show winner. He is currently America’s #1 Bernese Mountain Dog All-Breed and a Top 20 Working Dog. Hint: You can find him somewhere on The Canine Chronicle […]
Observations From The Other Side Of The Line
Time flies. I vividly recall my first AKC judging assignment 34 years ago. I awarded my first Best of Breed to the English Springer Spaniel, Ch. Salilyn’s Condor, a young dog at one of his first shows as a special. And I can easily remember the first dogs I showed in the classes when I was eight: an orange roan English setter and a black-blanketed beagle. But when I tried to recall the last time I showed my own dog, I drew a blank. After a quick check through the file cabinet, I realized that, while a few handlers showed some of my dogs in the years between, it had been 21 years since it was just me, my dog, and a Resco.
Send Us Your #Blooper Photos!
We want to see our readers’ funniest or most embarrassing photos from a dog show to be shared on The Canine Chronicle in good fun! Thank you Erin Foreman for sharing your blooper photo series with us and giving us all a good laugh! Erin and Anthem, the Rottweiler, and Lizzie and Charm, the […]
From The CC Vault: Precious Points
By Peter Baynes Orignally Published May 2009 To the uninitiated, explaining how a dog becomes an American champion is sometimes very di?cult, especially to those from another country, who regard our points system as being rather bizarre. Unfortunately the AKC explanation contained in every show catalog does not coverevery situation. Even if it does cover […]
Send Us Your #FormFollowsFunction Photos!
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 Bree Elizabeth for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Border Collie, “Hope” (Neecabe Designed With Hope SPRD HT), doing what […]
From The Publisher
In the world of purebred dogs, we pride ourselves on precision, planning, and passion. Yet lately, the dog show calendar reads more like a cautionary tale from a business textbook than a roadmap to breed excellence. The hard truth? We are facing a classic economic imbalance: too much inventory, and not enough buyers.
#NextGeneration Spotlight – Gunnar Alfinda
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Deborah Bell for sharing this adorable photo of Gunnar Alfinda and his Rough Collie litter. Gunnar already enjoys helping out at dog shows walking and playing with the “woof woofs” as he calls them! Gunnar calls all of the puppies […]
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The “AKC Eddy Award” For Breeder Education Is Now Accepting Applications
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 […]
