Research shows that as much as half of your risk for heart disease can come from your family genes. Experts from the American Heart Association, celebrating a century of lifesaving service as the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, say knowing your family health history is an important step to reducing your [...]
The breed judges for the 2025 Morris & Essex Kennel Club are as follows:
By: Susan London On Saturday, November 16, The Kennel Club of Philadelphia hosted the annual National Dog Show. Over 200 AKC breeds were showcased in the seven group rings, filmed by NBC, and it will be aired at noon on Thanksgiving Day. I would like to recognize the amazing dogs and their talented handlers, both [...]
Join us for an interview series where we get to know some of our most successful professional handlers in purebred dogs. Tell us about your introduction to the sport of purebred dogs. Share the steps that led you to your success as a handler today. Maddie: I grew up going to shows with my mom. She [...]
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 Diana Bak for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Mudi, “Koa” (GCH CH RACH Luminary Arcana RM3 RAE2 PT [...]
Back in 1983 the Herding Group was the culmination of decades of controversy. AKC is notoriously resistant to change. And their longstanding approach of admitting breeds rarely and reluctantly was clearly not a permanent solution. The Working Group, created to alleviate this rising tide back in 1923, inevitably became overstuffed with some of the sport’s most popular breeds. The abrupt and enormous popularity of breeds like Collies and German Shepherds was, likewise, something AKC did not anticipate. However, those floodgates truly opened after World War II when Americans fell in love with so many of the breeds that comprised Europe’s traditional canine workforce.
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Jody Michel for sharing this #NextGeneration photo from Catoctin Kennel Club last Sunday. Two Junior Handlers took the top spots in the National Owner-Handles Series! Congratulations to Stryker, the Irish Setter, and Adam Kucera on Best In Show and Pocket, [...]
BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite French Bulldog? Tell us about your favorite FRENCH BULLDOG 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 [...]
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Answer: Eugene Blake showing the Parti Cocker Spaniel & Judge Langdon Skarda. Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email Liz Powell at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos!
