It is hard to believe that I am in Orlando for the last cluster of 2019! It seems it was just yesterday that I was flying home from the 2018 National Championship week! Spirits here are high and everyone is working feverishly to set up and get their dogs looking their best for what is [...]
“So, just what is the big deal,” he says to a friend after getting fourth place in a class of four, “if my dog’s tail resides an inch further down the croup than that of the other dogs in the ring? It is a handsome tail, it looks to me to be the right sort of tail, and it seems to suit him quite nicely.” And, believe it or not, he may very well be more accurate than he realizes.
One of the astounding things about AKC has always been its militant dedication to the most contradictory concepts. The examples are admittedly endless, but if you had to pick one, the Miniature Schnauzer is a good place to start.
John Marvin was possibly the finest historian ever to chronicle AKC doings, but he definitely tended to understate things. “Today the Miniature Schnauzer is the most popular member of the Terrier group. It was not always so for in the ‘30s and early ‘40s the breed had a difficult time to become recognized as a contender.” His brief 1964 profile in The Book of All Terriers omitted most aspects of the breed’s long, strange trip to success.
Special Highlights The Largest Show in AKC History with Top Dogs In America Competing For Highest Honor Bring in the new year with one of the world’s largest and most prestigious dog shows, The AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin, returns to Animal Planet as a three-hour special on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at [...]
By Deb Cooper I was saddened to learn of the passing of a dear friend and icon within our fancy. Steve Hurt passed away yesterday, the day before his birthday. While unable to confirm his exact age, I believe he was in his early 80’s. Steve was a retired handler, AKC Field Representative and AKC [...]
December 1st was World AIDS Day and once again it brought to mind how significantly the AIDS epidemic has impacted our sport. In 1981, a group of researchers and scientists published a report in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) about cases of an uncommon type of [...]
How well do you know your veterinarian and their staff? When you arrive, do you use their names and ask how they’ve been, or are you on a mission to check “visit the vet” off your to-do list? Do you treat staff like servants and the vet like an expensive necessity?
If you knew that your attitude and the way you treat the staff could save a life, would that make a difference to you?
By Brian Clegg Nina Fetter retires from active dog handling this weekend in Lansing MI. The accolades for what Nina has contributed to our sport are endless. Nina has been a tireless worker at almost every dog show she attends to the benefit of all the exhibitors there, never asking for anything in return. The [...]
The 2019 AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin Judging Program has been released. The links for the Judging Programs for the National Championship, the AKC National Owner-Handled Series Finals and the AKC Royal Canin Puppy & Juniors Stakes are listed below. We look forward to seeing everyone in Orlando! AKC National Championship AKC National [...]
Dogs from the 50 States, Washington, D.C. and All Over the World Will Vie for Best in Show The AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin continues to top itself, drawing record numbers in its 19th year. An entry of 5,284 dogs will compete for the title of National Champion on December 14 and 15, 2019 [...]
