By Amy Fernandez Group clubs were pretty rare back in the day when the Progressive Dog Club appeared on the scene. Not anymore. Over the past couple of decades AKC has rubber-stamped clubs all over the country that confine their competition to a single group. Terrier, Hound, Herding, Sporting, Non-Sporting, Working, and plenty more Toy [...]
BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite Scottish Deerhound? Tell us about your favorite SCOTTISH DEERHOUND of all time. Your answer MUST be a DECEASED dog from the past. Please include registered name, call name, and the reasons why you believe this particular dog was the very best example of its breed. Bonus points [...]
As we already seem to be hurtling through yet another year, I thought it would be a very good moment to pump the brake a little, slow down and take a look back…way back…to some of the early pioneers of our most popular breeds of today.
The AKC Museum of the Dog cordially invites you to celebrate the beginning of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show weekend with a fundraiser cocktail party, honoring long-time supporter, distinguished judge, and Museum Board Member, Gayle Bontecou, Friday, February 7th from 4:30pm – 7:00pm. Enjoy music, cocktails, and delicious hors d’oeuvres. Tickets start at $150 and proceeds go towards the [...]
Many spend a lifetime climbing the ladder of success only to learn their ladder was leaning against the wrong wall.
Being an “interactive” person in the “dog sport” for over a half-century, I figured out a few things.
By Amy Fernandez Photos by: Deana Niosi At the risk of sounding boring, once again I have to say that Meet The Breeds is the best idea that AKC has lifted in a long time. Crufts Discover Dogs had this concept nailed down years before AKC stepped up to the game. Even so, better late [...]
The Westminster Kennel Club is a mix of tradition and innovation in the dog world. And both are plain in the way it has historically treated women. One example of tradition is its exclusion of women members until very recently. One example of innovation was its choice in 1888 of Miss Anna Whitney to judge, the first time a woman officiated at any dog show in the United States.
Rathmullan Kennel was the newest feature of an estate that the world already knew as El Delirio (The Madness), the ultimate West Coast party palace. Famed for hospitality rivaling pre-Revolutionary France, El Delirio was a Mecca for A-list stars from every walk of life. Visitors included writers like Joy Adamson, Willa Cather, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Agatha Christie, and D.H. Lawrence, explorers like Sir Hubert Wilkins and Sylvanus Morley, and musical geniuses like Igor Stravinsky and Andres Segovia. Occasionally, Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi also stopped by for a break from the Manhattan Project in nearby Los Alamos. But it was more than the guest list that made those El Delirio parties legendary.
Hoosier Kennel Club is hosting their All-Breed Dog Show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Saturday February 1st and Sunday February 2nd as part of the Indy Winter Classic! Tune in on AKC.tv. Stream the event starting at 4pm ET on 2/1! Commentary by Bill Ellis and Carolyn Manno.
