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.
Pictured above as a young puppy, this Miniature Schnauzer was the #1 Miniature Schnauzer Breed in 2024. He is a Multiple All-Breed Best In Show Winner as well as the 2024 American Miniature Schnauzer Club Roving National Specialty Winner. Hint: You can find this puppy in our magazine and on our website! Can you name [...]
As we were wrapping up the February issue of The Canine Chronicle and readying it for print, my thoughts turned to preparation for Westminster and our trek to New York City for the show.
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Heart disease is common in dogs, and a substantial proportion of affected dogs suffer from congestive heart failure as their disease progresses. Veterinary medicine has seen significant advances in the understanding of and treatment of congestive heart failure in the past few years and the future is bright as we look to novel ways to [...]
Winter is quickly approaching and it won’t be long before the roads, sidewalks, and driveways are covered with chemicals used to melt ice (ice melts). If dogs aren’t eating them, they are at least walking through or playing in them! Ice melts pose a problem with both oral ingestion and dermal contact. There are many [...]
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Emelise Baughman for sharing these awesome photos of you granddaughters, Brynn and Clara McGuire, and their Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. Brynn, 11 years old, is pictured with “Eve,” (GCHB Coppercast’s Change Of Command JH CGC, who she raised, trained and handled [...]
