Did You Know – Critics Can Be Critically Critical Criticizing Critiques!
Having just returned from my Crufts Breed assignment, the experience has prompted this month’s article.
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Junior’s Perspective · Inside The Minds Of The 2025 Westminster KC Junior Showmanship Judges
With the 2025 Westminster show in the rear-view, what better time to reflect upon the incredible depth of talent demonstrated by the Junior Showmanship competitors?
Interesting Conflicts Of Sharp Swords And Sharp Words
Chivalry, in its original medieval form, is indeed dead. And that’s a good thing. No one needs knights with their clanking armor riding around on dressed-up horses slaughtering people with swords and lances anymore.
Drug-resistant Idiopathic Epilepsy in Dogs
Speaker: Thomas Parmentier, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology) Date/Time: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 7:00 pm ET Around 30% of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy will require lifelong treatment with two or more drugs to control their epilepsy and are thus affected with drug-resistant epilepsy. These drug-resistant epileptic patients often experience substantial side effects and a decreased quality [...]
From The Publisher
Wayne Cavanaugh’s article in this month’s issue titled Interesting Conflicts of Sharp Swords and Sharp Words is a great piece of writing that discusses the absence of courtesy and poor sportsmanship at dog shows across the country. Wayne specifically addresses the increasingly common occurrence of judges being confronted by exhibitors after making their choices.
2025 National All-Breed Puppy & Junior Stakes Judging Panel Now Available
The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin. The AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes will be held on [...]
Drentsche Patrijshond: The Rare Dutch Gundog for Field, Farm, and Family
Written By: Brian O’Connor & Ellie Ovrom The Drentsche Patrijshond, aka Drent, is said to be a reflection of the Drenthe people themselves. Drenthe, a North-Eastern Dutch province, with a long history of hardship, forests, heathlands, megalithic Hunebedden, gentle rolling hills, and many family farms consisting of a few hectares. The Drent spent 350-some-odd years [...]
On The Cover
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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 Jennifer Darcy for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Golden Retriever, “Cali” (CH Jazzin’s Upland Girl CDX BN RN [...]
The B.O.B. Cluster – An Idea Whose Time Has Come!
By Amy Fernandez Group shows have become such an embedded feature of our sport that it’s hard to understand why AKC resisted the concept for so long. They offer the perfect compromise between specialty and all breed. Even so, for decades, Progressive Dog Club in NYC remained the sole standard bearer for this business model. [...]
