The AKC® National Championship presented by Royal Canin has a grand total of 5,637 dogs that will compete for the title of America’s National Champion on December 14 and 15, 2024 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Additionally, 1,756 puppies and juniors will vie for Puppy/Junior of the Year in the AKC/Royal Canin [...]
The American Kennel Club® Museum of the Dog is thrilled to announce Dog Days of Winter, a juried art competition and exhibition for Members of the Museum, marking the first time the competition has been held since the Museum’s opening in 2019. All Members are welcome to submit artwork in any medium. Submissions will be [...]
No. That’s the general answer given for the cancelled all-breed shows in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. And as much as these clubs probably wish they could, they probably can’t. Here’s why:
By Chris Robinson Originally published: August 2013 According to most psychiatric journals, a problem exists when there is a discrepancy between what you are doing and what you would like to be doing. So, when there is a discrepancy between what my dogs are doing and what I would like them to be doing, it [...]
AKC Perspectives, the AKC Delegate publication, is one of the best dog publications you’ve never heard of. It’s professional in presentation and content and is full of well-curated articles about the sport. Perspectives is created by and published for the delegates, so it’s understandably not available to the public; that’s unfortunate because it occasionally reveals some real writing gems, none more important than a recent series regarding the number of dogs that compete in dog shows. The writing is excellent, the tone is pragmatic and positive, and the data is shocking.
Fifteen years ago, in 2009, a major change was made to the format of the AKC National Championship. This change, in my opinion, is one of the main reasons this show has become the premier dog show cluster in all of the Americas and one of the most important dog shows in the world.
Pictured above as a puppy, this Dalmatian is a Multiple Best In Show Winner, Multiple Reserve Best In Show Winner, Multiple Best In Specialty Show Winner as well as the #1 Dalmatian 2024. He was the Dalmatian Club Of America National Futurity Winner. You can find him on a past cover of The Canine Chronicle. [...]
Click here to read the complete article 10 – November/December, 2024 Click here to read the complete article 10 – November/December, 2024
Join us for an interview series where we get to know some of our most successful owner-handlers in purebred dogs. How did you get started in the sport of purebred dogs, and how did you acquire your first show dog? Growing up I was your average spectator, someone who enjoyed watching the dog shows that [...]
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 to The Basenji Sisters, Julie and Kathy Jones, for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Basenji doing what she [...]
