The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2025 National Owner-Handled Series (NOHS) Finals. The AKC NOHS Finals will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida as a part of the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin on Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14, 2025. Best in Show for [...]
By Amy Fernandez The economy may be crashing around us, but Americans continue to spend like proverbial drunken sailors when it comes to their pets. The annual stats of the American Pet Products Association offer the hard-line truth of this statement. Even though it does seem incredible, APPA reports that Americans continue to outpace predictions [...]
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Jamie Laney for sharing this fabulous photo of your son, Jaxen, and Vixey, his American Staffordshire Terrier. In this photo, Jaxen was 13 years old and very excited to receive an Owner Handler Terrier Group Second with Vixey! Congratulations Jaxen! [...]
The standout impression of Westminster 2025 was, by far, the week’s familiar routine. Yes, there were a few changes–mainly the venues. But for the most part, it was just like the good old days, right down to the awful weather. Larry and Vicki Abbot have been making the NYC Westminster trek for decades, first as exhibitors of record breaking Maltese and currently as judges. It’s no surprise that their initial breed was Maltese. Currently Larry is approved for the Sporting Group, Herding Group, Non-Sporting and Toys. Vicki is approved for Sporting, Hound, Terrier, Toy and Non-Sporting breeds.
Florida lawmakers need to hear your comments of opposition immediately to extreme breeder bills that will impact you. Senate Bill 1830 and House Bill 1481 seek to require state licensing and regulation of anyone in Florida who owns or possess an intact female dog that is six months old or older, and who offers puppies [...]
The Welsh Springer Spaniel is thought to be one of the oldest spaniels developed in Great Britain. There had been red and white spaniels identified in literature and art for centuries. In 1902, they were recognized as a separate breed in the United Kennel Club. AKC recognized the breed in 1906. The Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America was formed in 1961.
Simon Parsons, a living legend of the UK pedigree dog scene–and what this man doesn’t know about champion dogs, exhibitors and breeders past and present simply isn’t worth knowing–recently wrote on Facebook; “Delving into dog show history is a good way of blotting out present day reality, thank goodness!” I completely agree with him.
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Solving problems using Citizen Science is not new. It builds on a community of people who work together on topics of mutual interest. Traditional research was always considered the purview of the university. This belief effectively ruled out other kinds of good science and the motivation of others to become involved. Today, there are many Citizen Science projects that involve monitoring the Chesapeake Bay, astronomy, environmental science, climatology, hydrology, neuroscience and genetics. In the dog world, it shifts the restrictions imposed by laboratory controls and allows breeders to participate in dog studies like the Morris Animal Foundation that has been studying Golden Retrievers, and the Dog Aging project at Texas A&M. Other on-going studies are being used to shed light on problems of a specific interest. Citizen Science efforts can also mirror a successful concept used by the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation called the “Acorn Grant” . These are small seed grants (studies) designed to determine the viability of an approach to a specific subject or to a problem area. In this case, breeders and their clubs could use the Citizen Science approach to study how Form and Function might be interconnected with helping the growing problems of breeds that use Crop and Dock techniques.
