Happy 4th of July from The Canine Chronicle

Did you correctly guess this week’s #ThrowbackThursday Canine Chronicle Cover edition? Answer: Susie Olivera and GCH Downhome HiTech Innovator, known by his friends as Chet. Chet was owned by Joe Sanchez, and bred by Miram Nell & Susan Lowder. Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email [...]

More pets go missing and are admitted to shelters around the Fourth of July than at any other time of the year, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is reminding pet owners to prepare for the holiday and take steps to keep pets as safe and calm as possible. While fireworks, picnics and other Fourth [...]

Caroline Mansfield, PhD, The University of Melbourne, Australia Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Melbourne, Australia, studied if specific gut bacteria can drive or exacerbate intestinal inflammation in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease or chronic enteropathy. Their findings could inform continuing studies on how the gut microbiome may be manipulated for novel treatments [...]

By Caroline Coile A year ago we had a vendor selling hemp products at our show. It was met with some horror by our older members. Last week we went to another show. They had two hemp vendors, and they seemed to be doing a bang-up business. In fact, their customers included one of our older [...]

By Caroline Coile Ph.D. Meet Jake. He gave up on a dog show career because he won’t let the judge touch him. He’s so afraid of the vet that he has to be held down and muzzled to take blood. But at home he’s a great dog. Too bad nobody else ever gets to see [...]

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 Peter Frost. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!

We received the very sad news that Anne Katona of Roca, Nebraska passed away on June 14. Anne, a longtime fancier and AKC Judge, was a kind, helpful positive influence to all who had the pleasure of meeting her. Anne’s family was immersed in the world of Arabian Horses; it was not until 1970 that [...]

By William Given Originally published: September 2016 The most challenging aspect of improving a breed is measuring the actual performance of breeders. Since success is truly measured by results, continuous assessment is a necessary process that must be administered in order to monitor the achieve- ment of milestones throughout the span of the breeding program. [...]