Cancelled: Lake Shore Kennel Club – Sunday, June 22, 2025

Crown Point, Indiana & The Lake Shore Kennel Club is CANCELED tomorrow, Sunday June 22 due to Excessive Heat.

Crown Point, Indiana & The Lake Shore Kennel Club is CANCELED tomorrow, Sunday June 22 due to Excessive Heat.

The Black Russian Terrier was developed by the military Red Star kennel in Russia in the twentieth century, starting before and continuing after World War II. The goal was a breed that would be used by the military and national security. It had to be highly trainable, reliable, stable, courageous, useful for different purposes, and able to endure the harsh Russian weather.

Whoever wrote “If you’re cold, they’re cold…” never spent time with a northern breed–or for that matter, most dogs.

Pictured above as a puppy, this Australian Shepherd was America’s #1 Herding Dog 2023. She was the Herding Group First winner at the 2023 Westminster Kennel Club. She is the Top Winning Australian Shepherd in AKC history with 46 All-Breed Best In Show wins. Can you name this retired show dog? Please share your guesses in the comments […]

From the earliest days of mankind’s partnership with the domestic dog, the duty of acting as a guardian has been of the utmost importance. One of the earliest canine tasks was to protect the tribal settlements from intruders. However, when farming began, an additional role was created–that of defending precious livestock from thieves and predators.

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 Julie Yamane for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Pembroke Welsh Corgi, “Jasper,” (CH Sandfox Just A Libretto RE […]

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We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Corina Alexander for sharing these photos of your son, Jacob, and his Siberian Huskies. Corinna says, “Jacob’s first sled dog race was while in the womb. Later he rode in the dog sled basket on training runs and in […]

I dropped by the Edison, New Jersey shows a couple months ago, and I am delighted to say these clubs are going strong. New Brunswick hosted back-to-back shows on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22nd, and the Bronx Kennel Club held their 102nd show on Sunday, March 23rd. A good part of the success is due to their prime location at the Raritan Convention Center. It’s costly but the tradeoff is lots of space and a relatively convenient commute from all directions.

When we closed the first part of this story, Pat was hanging out with Raymond Oppenheimer, totally immersed in the Bull Terrier scene. So we need to backtrack a bit. Pat never lost her love for Sighthounds. On the contrary, by 1965 she had also acquired an Ibizan Hound, “And we started breeding some Afghans.”