By Amy Fernandez These days show photographers are taken for granted. That final point, first major, there’s always someone on hand to commemorate the big occasion. Likewise, we can rest assured that the forthcoming pictures will be topnotch, professional quality. Dog show photography has actually been around so long that, in more than one case, [...]
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Answer: Westminster 1973, judge Adelaide Riggs awarding Best in Show to Standard Poodle Ch. Acadia Command Performance (Bart), handled by Frank Sabella. Bart was owned by Edward Jenner & Jo Ann Sering. Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? [...]
by Mary C. Lamphier From the archives of The Canine Chronicle, November, 1993 Many people believe that reality is a black and white thing, and that it never changes. Reality, however, is as much a matter of perception as anything and reality changes in relation to the perceptions through which it is filtered. The Belmont [...]
by Buris R. Boshell, M.D. Originally published: August 1993 Wake up man, you’re dead! This is the kind of shock I had when my physician said, “You have cancer of the colon” in May of 1993 and after two bouts of quick surgery, one in Birmingham and a final one (I hope) at MD Anderson, I [...]
by Ric Chashoudian Originally published: August 1993 I have noticed, in my fifty years of going to dog shows, that the same people seem to come up with good dogs year after year. It seems that a very small percentage of the fancy–maybe ten percent and that may be high–have a green thumb in either [...]
by Joan Harrigan Photos courtesy of Morris & Essex Kennel Club Originally published June 2010 Showing dogs today is rarely glamorous. Aside from the moments in the ring and a chance to catch up with friends, there’s a lot of back-breaking work and too little time. Too often, exhibitors leave a show with no idea [...]
As lifestyles have changed so too has the role of dogs in our lives. Man’s best friend, to most of us, is a loyal companion who gives us so much love, devotion, joy, protection and finally heartbreak when an all too short life comes to an end. No longer do many of our Herding dogs herd, our Nordic breeds go in harness, our Terriers go to ground, our Sporting dogs and Hounds give chase, flush, point and retrieve, nor do our Bulldogs bait, our Poodles retrieve, on goes the list.
Did you correctly guess this week’s #ThrowbackThursday Canine Chronicle Cover edition? Answer: CH Cordmaker Mississippi Mud, aka Amish, shown by the late Dennis McCoy, after Dennis retired from handling, Amish was shown by Linda Pitts. Amish was owned by Jackie Beaudoin, Carolyn Nusbickel and his breeder Sue Huebner. Don’t forget! Do you have a fun [...]
by Joan Harrigan Jim Moses’ name and career are inextricably linked to the German Shepherd Dog. He was nine when his father gave him his first German Shepherd and 13 when he finished his first champion. The dog fancy was in his blood—his mother bred Miniature Poodles—and he won his first all-breed Best In Show [...]
From the archives of The Canine Chronicle, August, 2013 By Lee Canalizo This month I’m looking back, not at persons who made up the interesting fiber of our dog show world, but at the way they arrived at the point in their dog lives that made them a household name in the sport. Back then, [...]
