AKC/Royal Canin National Championship – Non-Sporting Best of Breed List Saturday, December 13, 2025 Orlando, Florida ***Check back throughout the day as we update the Best of Breed list!*** American Eskimo Dog Bichon Frise Boston Terrier Bulldog Chinese Shar-Pei Chow Chow Coton de Tulear Dalmatian Finnish Spitz French Bulldog Keeshonden Lhasa Apso Lowchen Norwegian Lundehund [...]
The Westminster Kennel Club announced details for the highly anticipated return of the Flyball Tournament, now presented by Pro Plan Veterinary Supplements FortiFlora, to its milestone 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan. Twenty teams of top-performing dogs from across North America will compete in the high-energy sport that combines speed, [...]
Pictured above as a baby, this Ibizan Hound is the winner of 17 All-Breed Best In Shows and the 2024 Ibizan Hound Club Of The United States National Specialty Winner. She was Best of Breed at the 2024 & 2025 Westminster Kennel Club and Best Of Breed at the 2022, 2023 & 2024 AKC [...]
Join us for an interview series where we get to know some of our most successful breeder-owner-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. Growing up in Sweden, where there are no professional handlers. My [...]
The AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin returns to Orlando for its 25th show! This year’s event will showcase top canine athletes and include special attractions such as the Best-Bred-by-Exhibitor competition, the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes, as well as the AKC Agility Invitational, AKC RACH Invitational, and the AKC [...]
We want to see our readers’ funniest or most embarrassing photos from a dog show to be shared on The Canine Chronicle in good fun! Thank you Jaime Scott for sharing this fun blooper photo series of your Leonberger, “Yeti,” with us and giving us all a good laugh! Jaime says, “This is Yeti [...]
Will Alexander Drops Some Knowledge About What’s Happening in the Sport of Dogs. It’s Deep… It’s Humorous… It’s Provocative… It’s Will Unfiltered! Will Alexander has an in-depth conversation with Mike MacBeth. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
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 Erynn Lucas for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Whippet, “Cuvee” (GCHS Ableaim Kalina Mumm’s the Word BN CC [...]
by Peter Baynes Originally published May 2013 “I am not one of the multi-group judges who judges numerous shows each year, but even so I have to be careful of conflicts when agreeing on the phone to judge a certain show.” The judges’ selection committee has requested your availability to judge our next year’s show. [...]
