BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite Golden Retriever? Tell us about your favorite GOLDEN RETRIEVER 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 [...]
The American Kennel Club (AKC) is excited to announce that its popular special, AKC Heroes: 2024 Awards for Canine Excellence will premiere on Sunday, December 15th at 6:00 pm on ESPN2. The show features incredible stories of this year’s AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE) winners. These annual awards celebrate loyal, hard-working dogs that have significantly improved [...]
If you are visiting England and you hear that someone in your breed has a champion, you go out of your way to see it. Why? Because earning a champion title in the UK is more challenging, and perhaps more revered, than it is here in the States. The opportunities are far fewer, the breed entries per show are enormous compared to those in the States, and there are no classes for champions. In American terms, all three wins essentially must come “from the classes.”
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday Canine Chronicle Cover edition? Answer: GCH Lockenhaus’ Rumor Has It V Kenlyn, “Rumor” Owned By:Deborah Stern, Pamela Buckles, Patti Dukeman, Pamela McElheney & Kent Boyles. Rumor was bred by Pamela McElheney & Kent Boyles and shown by Kent Boyles & Liz Oster. Rumor was the winner of the [...]
The Icelandic Sheepdog ancestors were brought from Scandinavia by the Vikings as early as the 800s. Blood samples show that the breed is related to the Finnish Karelian Bear Dog that originated in Russia. It may also be related to the Norwegian Buhund, Swedish Vallhund, and Norrboten. The Icelandic Sheepdog has been documented as a distinct breed since the Middle Ages.
by Ric Chashoudian, From the archives of The Canine Chronicle – September, 1991 Today we have what some people might say are too many dog shows. [Editor’s Note: The discussion about too many dog shows has been going on for 30 years.] Maybe that’s right, but I always counter with the argument that you don’t [...]
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 Mary Dukes. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
It seemingly began as an isolated outbreak of an unidentified respiratory disease among Greyhounds in January 2004. Ground zero was a racetrack in Florida. In the twenty years since, the virus has spread to at least 36 other states (and very likely more) and shows no signs of abating.
By Lee Canalizo Originally published: July 2014 I’m getting to be “a child of the times”. Spending way too much time on my computer and iPad! Of course, most of this time is devoted to that which is near and dear to all of our hearts….the dog, dog shows and everything involved in this way [...]
Pictured above as a young puppy, this Sealyham Terrier is the winner of over 50 All Breed Best In Shows as well as the #1 Sealyham Terrier 2021-2024 and a Top 3 Terrier in 2022 & 2023. He is a Multiple National Specialty Winner as well as a the Terrier Group Winner at the AKC [...]
